Mine also picks up the signal very quick, i'm very happy with the operational part of it! get compliments on the aesthetic part all the time..

 

this looks amazing

 

Are you guys that are doing this taking it somewhere to have done or doing it yourself? I am really interested in trying this..

 

Did it myself, it's very easy. Run a cigarette lighter plug that you buy at Radio Shack hidden under the dash and wire it into a fuse and ground the only powers up with the ignition key on. Run the power cord from the GPS to the new hidden accessory plug you just installed under the dash.
Grab hold of one of the CD storage slots in the CD storage tray and pull it out. The unit will pull right out same with the storage nook. The Megellan will fit right in the opening but you've got to do some careful cutting of the foam behind the leather side panels to get that custom look we have. I filled in the 1/2 inch of open space on the bottom with black foam weather stripping I pick up at Ace Hardware.
This was by far one of the best easiest Mods I've done thanks to my buddy Tarek.

 

Really nicely done.

 

THanks, this mod totally updated the look of the car. ps: i sold this car and bought a 997 last year, however i totalled my 997 in august & the buyer of my 996 also totalled it few months after he bought it lol...

 

Awesome idea! I love creative, inexpensive solutions like this, very nicely done. You should do a step by step write-up and submit it to the DIY section, we can always use write-ups for good projects like these.

Here is what I did to achieve a similar effect (have seamless nav in the car without disturbing the stock Bose). I like yours way better though, looks much more integrated.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic...ss+%2Bcharging

 

this project looked like it was 100% stock...i have the step by step listed pretty much as how it was done

 

i'm picking up a 996C4S 2002 tomorrow and i'm gonna do this same project to it!

 

Congrats Tarek! Glad to see you back in a Porsche. Of course details and pictures are a must.

 

Very nice. I starting using my iPhone as a gps/navi replacement device to see if it was up to the task for an iPad mini install. Unfortunately a lot of expressways and interchanges in Tokyo are far underground with no gps or cell tower signal. My inbuilt (rubbish at most other things) pioneer navi system has 3d gyroscope position magic something that still provides accurate position and directions 100's feet underground. I don't think I can do this mod unless tablet/iPad apps use the internal sensors to calculate position.

 

Just finished doing same mod to my new to me C4S- Again like on my First 996, turned out perfect, and now you can buy the same GPS unit for $100 - This mod is a must for any 996 to totally update the interior- Thanks TAREK307 for discovering this set up lol

 

where did you buy one ?

 

just buy one from ebay man! read first thread post for all details, back then it was 300 almost, now its $100 on ebay