Hi,

Has anyone added any of the CarPlay aftermarket retrofit kits such as the NM Automotive
kit:

https://www.nmautomotive.co.uk/carplay-androidauto

Seems the current older 3.1 PCM on my 2012 can be upgraded to have CarPlay and add a backup cam
with this retrofit. Has anyone tried it or something similar? Any issues or recommendations of an aftermarket retrofit kit?

Thanks,
Jon

 

Many vids on youtube including some PCAR owners who show how they did the mod. It requires major surgery - taking out the head unit and opening it up to insert a new circuit board and ribbon cables. Sirius board has to be removed (in some cases). Separate microphone installation required as well. For what I've seen on Carplay - on my BMW, not intuitive to use and requires you look and touch the screen to do things, more dangerous than using the stalk.

 

Try over here. I did the Install it’s pretty straight forward, just take time your time. It is not hard. I am still fiddling w the EQ settings. The resolution is not as good as my Q8 but the system itself is a bit older. It’s also not as fast scrolling as well. Overall well worth the 350 dollars and a great upgrade.

https://rennlist.com/forums/rennlist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1045332


If you attempt check out this video.

 

I did the joye-auto kit to mine. Still working out the kinks with the wireless (iphone 11 pro), where I can't get it to work properly, but everyone seems to have no troubles at all. The cable works perfectly though. Sound quality is about 8-9/10 as it uses the aux input, and just isn't as good as the bluetooth audio i've found.

James (blue 911 in minnesota) did a nice youtube video on it, and there are others that are pretty active in the 'porsche 991 enthusiast' facebook group.

The install was a little daunting, but with enough patience installs easy enough. LMK if you have any questions or want any pics / videos / help / etc!

 

If anyone wants a knowledgeable installer look at link. He did it for me.https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...9&goto=newpost

 

I had the NM Automotive system installed. Great customer service. It’s one of my favorite mods. My observations:
1. Good sound quality
2. Siri voice commands for waze, music selection, and do texting very user friendly
3. Front camera not very useful in most driving situations
4. I love the moving backup lines just not quite as accurate as a factory system.
5. I wish the display for park distance was a little large and more pronounced. I guess I was spoiled by the factory large and prominent factory warning
6. The touch screen scroll seems a little slow. I’m probably spoiled by my MBUX touch screen technology in my other vehicle.

Overall I am very happy with the product.

 

Honestly, I believe that the system I sell is so far the best and I do include all the special tools specific for your car based on the VIN. I have so far 0 failures on all units sold, and yes I do keep track, including those that lives in hot climates.

Here is the link to a video to help with the installation.


https://9xxresearch.com/collections/adding-carplay-android-auto/products/9xx-smartauto4-for-pcm30
https://9xxresearch.com/collections/adding-carplay-android-auto/products/9xx-smartauto4-for-pcm31