I'm not sure how kosher it is to post this here with all the drama I missed in the Vendor Marketplace section BUUUUUUUT,

If you have a PCM 2.0 and need the 2008 map updates, they're on our site now!


PCM Navigation Update - PCM 2.0 (2003-04)
$329




A new update to the model year 08' data version is available for the navigation data in Porsche Communication Management 2.0 (PCM 2.0). The maps cover new countries and are much more detailed. There are more points of interest (POI) available for selection. As a result, considerably more tourist information (hotels, restaurants, parking garages/lots, services stations, etc.) is provided.

• Fitment:
• Boxster with PCM - 2003-2004
• Carrera with PCM - 2003-2004

Special Note: The new navigation CD(s) can only be used with software version "3.0" in PCM 2.0. - The software must be updated to version 3.0 to operate, this update must only be performed by an authorized Porsche dealer. Professional installation recommended, this item is not returnable under any circumstance. File photo shown.

Covers America (Canada, USA, Hawaii, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Brazil).

 

Can a 2002 996TT be updated to accept this disc?

 

Are these NavTeq updates?

 

No.

Navteq stopped with 2004.1 (which sold for $199)

Porsche failed to comission any new updates past that point. (Navteq continued to issue updates for BMW and many other car marques well past the end of the model (ie BMW to 2007, 2008 for the 2000-2003 E39) The manufacturer just pays a minimal fee and they crank out updates using their database in a week's time... but not Porsche.)

No luck with Porsche.

I spoke to Navteq and they have no new maps- the data sold above is Porsche of unknown origin and quality. I am curious as to what it might include.

$329 is highway robbery- not Suncoast's fault. Time for a bittorrent run....

A

 

Hey A....yeah that is basically my understanding as well....so who's maps are they?

 

I have PCM 2.1 on my 2003 X50.Does this mean that my dealer can upgrade 2.1 to 3.0 and then put these new maps on? Do they come on CD (my PCM is CD, not DVD).thanksOr should I junk the whole thing and go aftermarket (what I am leaning to...)

 

There are 2 different designations....one is for the PCM2 (vs. PCM 1) and the other for the software (firmware) version.

see here

 

Has anyone picked up the update and installed it yet? Any worthwhile changes to the interface and/or maps?

 

Anyone try this yet? I'm probably going to order it soon, but really wanted to hear from someone with first-hand experience.

 

Yes i got a set from Suncoast, It was Released 26/06/08... 8 CD's, You just insert any CD and it Updates your Firmware... Covers Canada, USA, Hawaii, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Brazil... The Maps are Up-To-Date to 08/2007... These are Navteq CD's...

Noticed more new streets on the map and more Detailed street names... Interface is the same... But a lots been Updated since 2004 set. I live in a City where every month a New Building, a New Street, Plaza's or ETC are Made...

 

tons of info here http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=2012

 

Why don't we all chip in and buy a set and share it. :-)

 

anyone have a torrent?

 

Put me down for the first $50 toward the purchase! LOL.