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Not great, original functions compromised
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Adam
(San Antonio, TX) |
July 23rd, 2024
For my 2005 Cayenne Turbo this Porsche Classic radio does not live up to the OEM quality or standards of Porsche. It does achieve smartphone integration and looks like factory equipment. In short you will lose AM, FM, CD changer and XM Satellite radio and the GPS comes without maps, so you need to purchase separately (I did) otherwise driver center display compass will not work without purchasing the microSD GPS maps. Yes it works to allow smartphone use (talk, music, streaming, smartphone navigation) but it is not very good compared to other factory stereo/phone/bluetooth/carplay/nav systems. We have a 958 Cayenne Turbo, 2015 RX350, and a late model Mazda Miata, all are superior in functionality of all aspects regarding these functions. Install instructions are not included and Porsche has not been helpful with any issues. If you have some experience and are mechanically inclined, the install is not difficult. I installed myself by following a frequently referenced youtube video for this specific 955 generation Cayenne and pccm+ unit. AM and FM radio reception is very poor to none, to the point that AM is useless and FM works sometimes. Satellite XM radio requires a new antenna and module (purchase separately) that should be installed at the same time to save yourself some headaches. The microphone clarity is poor (according to those I'm talking with). On at least 4 occasions the unit has turned off, blanked out and restarted without reason. Finally after about 6 months of compromises, yesterday I spent less than 1 hour re-installing the OEM Porsche PCM and I'm so much happier. I'd rather use my iphone with earbuds for talk and NAV than give up a solid quality OEM Porsche radio with AM/FM, XM and CD Changer. My expectations were high as this is a Porsche product and is not inexpensive. Others have found this system to be good, I have not. I wish that I could return it, it is not worth the cost and trouble.
Note From Suncoast: Sorry to hear about the issues, we haven't heard of these specific problems. The AM/FM is possibly a setting that has to be programmed. We REALLY recommend dealer installation and activation, and dealer inspection if you're having issues. Some might self install these, but if there are any issues you will have to pay a dealer to diagnose the problems and install it correctly. These radios don't fail, but the quirks of the installation make installation difficult or impossible for owners and independent shops. Try a dealer? If they get stuck, they are instructed to contact Porsche technical support to diagnose and solve these sort of installation hurdles.