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Best upgrade for a 20 year old car.
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Cesar
(Los Angeles) |
April 29th, 2024
Did not consider a 996 until this head unit came out. Bought the car and ordered the head unit, the double din bracket and support. No cutting or modifing needed, just plug and play. Bose speakers sound great with the head unit. So happy to now have Apple CarPlay with my music and map apps for long drives. Asthetecally looks perfect. I got rid of the CD caddy and also ordered an upper storage shelf to place hvac controls at the very bottom. I placed the USB box in the glove box. Length of cable was perfect for that No need to cut a hole anywhere to run the wire and no loss of storage in the storage shelf. Inside the glove box there are already two holes in the roof which allow for the USB box cable to be ran through one and another cable of your choice out the other for iPhone/usbc/aux.. Thank you for having it all in one place and at the best price I could find.
Eddie Sotto
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March 31st, 2024
I buy exclusively from Suncoast so I'm a fan, however, when some are having buzzing and other audio issues and it does not offer a backup camera outlet, it seems less compelling. Visually a home run with the look being seamless, love that. My current head unit has a USB input on its face so I don't lose storage either. My Suncoast magnet mount allows your phone to be angled upward so you can easily glance at maps, a flat vertical screen less so? I'm sure it's a great thing for most of you, but having a 99 Cabriolet with bad rear visibility, I need the backup cam option if I was dropping a grand. FYI. I did drop a grand on a computer amp that optimized the OEM speakers and it made huge difference.
Verified Buyer
So so, not impressed.
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Andrew Moden
(FL) |
May 14th, 2023
Not worth the money, sorry. I bought this to replace the original PCM 1.0 in my 996. Installation is pretty straight forward. I had the oldest simplest version so most of the extra parts weren't needed. The USB cord is very short, and it says that's for data quality... course I have a 6 foot USB-C cord connecting my phone to the usb jack, so we're going to have to say that's not a valid excuse. I read that the PCCM interfaces with the OBC. The old PCM displayed distance to empty, average mpg etc. This is not available in the PCCM. It was really the only reason I went with the Porsche head unit over the pioneer I put in my toyota for 1/3 of the price. Apparently it does display track information in the instrument cluster on newer cars. I actually installed a 4th stalk to get my OBC functions back on my instrument cluster, so there's another $500 that went into this installation. The head unit itself is nothing special. I haven't noticed any real improvement in sound quality. The motivation to change the head unit was to get bluetooth functionality. I did that but the volume is much lower either wired or wirelessly. If this persists I may remove the unit and go with something better.
Verified Buyer
Great Upgrade
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I was very hesitant about this upgrade, mainly since Porsche wants this to a dealer installed accessory and limits any support. Through various forums, I was able to install this myself with no wiring modifications whatsoever. It looks great and the sound is improved as well.
Verified Buyer
Nice upgrade with some bugs to work out
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Ryan R
(Vancouver, BC) |
December 19th, 2022
This system is a great upgrade to retain the OEM look on the dash. There are some minor software bugs when the head unit communicates to the car's CAN BUS if your car is equipped with MOST. The clock will not synchronize with GPS time. You still have to set it manually through the head unit. Setting it on the dash will not work as it will revert back to the head unit time.
The big issue is the static noise when connecting an iPhone and listening at low volume. It is pretty shocking that this interference is present in a car using fiber optic audio. An earlier comment stated that there was an additional bypass available? Would love to hear how this issue can be solved.
Rick T.
(Houston, TX) |
January 3rd, 2022
Installed the unit myself in my '02 with CDR-220 and Bose System; which is very much plug and play with everything Suncoast provided. As others have mentioned, I highly recommend purchasing the proper brackets so you do not need to cut up original parts. Installation was time consuming but came out great and definitely improves the look of the interior.
Great upgrade, do your research
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Jared
(Birmingham, AL) |
September 9th, 2021
Installed myself in a 2002 base model Carrera. I highly recommend getting the proper brackets so you do not need to cut up original parts. Installation was time consuming but came out great and modernizes the car. Also Porsche should consider lengthening the USB module cord!
Don’t waste your money
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Scott
(Lehigh Valley, PA) |
May 6th, 2021
Purchased from Suncoast and installed myself with Porsche Double Din bracket. Works well until the iPhone is plugged in, when a persistent static is present. Local Porsche dealer tells that Porsche Stuttgart says the unit now requires a additional bypass, which they would happy to install for $450 labor and $45 in parts. They make an error in design and want to charge $509 to correct. What a joke.
Great Unit...but DIY's beware.
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Gary M
(Prescott Valley, AZ) |
March 6th, 2021
This unit has a lot of nice functions, but was a bear to install in my 2003 Boxster S with CDR-23 Radio / CD Player and MOST. Thoroughly review the installation manual you can get online before buying this unit. You will need a conversion kit at about $150 - $180. The manual is severely lacking in information, like where to plug in the various plugs from old system to new. The manual said I had to buy an antenna adapter cable ($34), but unit played all local radio stations from old antenna connection just fine without it. The multimedia interface box that goes in new cubby or glovebox has a cable that is about 3" too short and was nearly impossible to find the shortest route to back of radio. Anyway, if you are not really handy and extremely patient, get Porsche dealer or Porsche authorized service to install. It took me about 15 hours to do myself with some help from my wife and son during routing and connection of short cables. Lastly, I am disappointed that the unit does not support latest IPOD Touch thru the USB connection. You have to go thru AUX port and of course can't see song titles, artist or album info on the display! Maybe if we're lucky Porsche will have a software upgrade in future.
Great unit, order the extra retaining brackets, and check forums for install notes!
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Patrick
(San Francisco) |
March 3rd, 2021
Great unit, installed myself on my 04 C4S originally equipped with CDR23 and Bose. Installation is pretty straightforward, I wouldn't recommend modifying the retaining brackets from single-DIN setups, just go for the updated parts listed in the install guide so the unit fits flush and securely (instructions found separately, not included.) I have had some issues with sound, it worked a couple times, but currently does not produce audio. I heard from some others that this could be part of the original head unit's 'handshake' with the computer systems, and need to try firing up the systems with the original headunit and then hot-swap it to get consistent audio.