996 Apple Play/Audio Upgrade from Porsche

[Castorman]

I used the supplied splitter to provide input to the DAB feed. I did get a couple of DAB stations when stationary but for obvious reasons I haven’t been able to drive and find out how decent a solution this is when underway on the road. All the parts I didn’t use are shown in the second set of photos I posted above. It is possible that the long black cable with the ivory connector is a DAB feed. The other two long black cables are definitely a GPS aerial and a microphone so it’s the third which I’m guessing is possibly a DAB cable. As you can tell I’m afraid I’m no expert. The last piece of radio fitting I did was on my first Minivan back in 1972 so please make appropriate allowances. Actually the reason I was confident is that the connectors were colour-coded and had tailored fastenings so it was quite hard to go wrong.

 

[majordom]

thanks castorman and everyone else

 

[jamesekirby]

this could be of interest regarding data usage for map apps... it compares google maps, apple maps and waze. personally I prefer waze (even tho it's now owned by Google)...

https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/How-Much-Data-Does-Google-Maps-Use

 

[Castorman]

I have personally tended to use either HERE or TomTom Go as you can download the maps offline using domestic WiFi.

 

[TheAnimal]

if i were to order one any suggestions as to who might fit it - i am in west london ?

Give Greg a call at Auto Audio in Park Royal if you get stuck. They are officially closed but taking calls - tell him Rehan sent you and he’ll be able to advise you on anything. Some of the OPCs send cars there and they have done high end installations / rebuilds for many notable people - e.g. Eric Clapton, Idris Ebla, Jazzy B, Royal families, etc. And of course ordinary people like myself...

But it seems from the wealth of details on this thread you may like to Give it a bash yourself!

 

[majordom]

well the unit is on backorder - seems like they underestimated demand - there are thousands of great well loved older porsches out there (as we all know well) and everyone wants the upgrade

 

[Mattjevans]

I got mine last week.

Wrightune have said they will fit it for me, but I think they’d rather people got them to source it

 

[majordom]

where did you get the unit from ?

 

[Mattjevans]

Teile

 

[billsexton]

Teile out of stock and saying end June earliest but no promises

Quoted £1896 from Porsche dealer

 

[billsexton]

Auto Audio in Park Royal

 

[majordom]

billsexton - 1896 is fitted or just the unit ?

 

[billsexton]

Fitted.

£1350 incl vat part only

£115 + vat for SD map data card

Porsche Tewkesbury

 

[corneg1]

Ouch - 400 odd quid for fitting...

 

[Mattjevans]

4 hours labour ? Probably about right

 

[markrreid]

Fitting is £520 from OPC

 

[markrreid]

Mine is being fitted today

 

[64830]

It would be nice to see a picture of it when it’s fitted Mark. Which OPC are you using ?

 

[markrreid]

I’m using Edinburgh. They’ve had a lot of fun with it - it’s taken far longer to install than Porsche suggested it would take. It’s done now though and they say it looks brilliant. I’ll post some pics when I get it back tomorrow.

I also now have a PCM2 and CDC-4 for sale

 

[64830]

Well done Mark, will look forward to the pic. Have they got the DAB working ok, was there a DAB antenna with the package ?