Did anyone here switch out the Porsche radio and put Nav in their Boxster/Cayman? How much did it cost and did it look good. And is there any way to get the Porsche navigation (so the porsche emblam comes up on the screen) installed aftermarket? Thanks in advance....

 

There was another Boxster Cayman board with exactly how to do this and cost. I am sorry I dont have the link but I am pretty sure it was one of the main Cayman discussion groups so do a search on google.

 

Ok it bugged me I found it here it is http://www.caymanclub.net/reviews/sh...ate=1161635403
hope this helps

 

I did it in my Cayman, all very plug and play. (and maybe dealer programming)

Just for note: if you are ebay hunting, the nav unit itself (the drive) is specified for 2wd or 4wd cars. Most dealers do not even know this. So, if you get a used one, be sure it is NOT from a Carrera4s or Turbo. The car will track all strange across the screen (I know this from experience )

 

The link I gave has a supplier in US who is selling the unit specifically for the Cayman. Just under 4000 dollars.

 

and the answer to your question is yes (including the porsche startup screen).


from cc.net:


Well...it's done! It took about 3 1/2 hours. Not as long as I thought. Only had to take 2 panels apart. One under the hood that covers the cd-changer. The other, the A-Pillar along the driver side window. All the other wires were actually run throughout the car using my "wire-hanger" technique. If you actually took all the panels apart to run the wiring, the install would probably take 6+ hours. If you're planning on installing this yourself....my suggestion....DON'T! If you have a circuit city around you, they install head-units for $150. It's well worth it! A normal HU install is quite simple, and this one was nothing different EXCEPT running a couple of leads from different locations of the car. I just got finished...Yeah! Real hot Saturday night! The lighting wasn't too good where I was working, so I'll take all the photos tomorrow and put them up for you guys.


Everything about this install was typical except the locations of:

Variable Speed Sensor: Under hood, under plastic compartment tha cover's CD-Changer. (White wire with brown stripe) Locataed on the 46-pin connector of the ABS module. (verified through the D3's "connection status" menu. Where speed sensor value increases and decreases per the car's speed)

Illumination lead: Located in the rear compartment area (left side), 39-pin connector. Gray wire. Pin No.3

Reverse lead: Located on the tail light connector (Black with Blue stripe)

12v switched acc: Fuse panel location C-6. I used a fuse tap from Radio Shack. Damn things cost $1.50...I paid $20 to get them overnighted. (Local radio shack didn't have them)

Other than that everything was the same. There are 4 plugs behind the CDR-24 unit. You only use 2 of them. The first plug has 8 wires connected and all 8 are used (speaker +/- leads).

1 - R/R +
2 - R/R -
3 - F/R +
4 - F/R -
5 - F/L +
6 - F/L -
7 - R/L +
8 - R/L -

The D3 has both a REMOTE lead and a ANTENNA lead: BOTH must be used. In the instruction I got from the Japanse company who makes the kit, they do not mention use of the REMOTE lead. This is needed to switch on the ASK amplifier. As a matter of fact, they didn't even put a wire in the harness to connect that lead??? I just took out an "extra" wire that had no use and put it in the proper location. The pin locations of the second plug are:

1 - Not used
2 - ASK amplifier remote turn on (connect REMOTE lead here)
3 - Not used
4 - 12v constant (Battery)
5 - Antenna (Connect power antenna lead from D3 here. Looking over the wiring diagrams, it seems that the Cayman's antenna is powered. (not motorized, but still powered)
6 - not used
7 - not used
8 - GROUND


Other than that.....it's pretty straight forward!! Still a PITA! Trust me! Definitely not worth saving $150. But if you're like me and can't stand the thought of letting some gorilla work on my car....then go for it! Like I said I'll take pictures of everything/upload pics I took tomorrow and fill in the blanks.



NOW THE REVIEW:

Integration: Excellent. Changing the leds to white and the screen to whit makes the unit look like it came with the car. Especially at night (you can't see the Pioneer at the bottom)

IPOD: Controls work flawlessly, video and all.

Bluetooth: Works great! Amazingly! I've had several "hands free" kits in my other cars without much luck. But this works GREAT! Almost too good. Auto-connects great, no-echo.

Sirius Sat radio: Don't know...don't have a subscription yet. I guess in a couple of weeks, when I get done playing with all the other features, I'll go ahead and get one. But it's installed!

Sound: 100 times better! Honestly...the CDR-24 is just a piece of #*@^! Normally with the bass all the way up, I would have to raise the volume to a considerable level to see any or my interior mirrors/etc. shake. Plus the level of the mids and highs would get distorted. Not anymore!! With the D3 set to "powerful" and the boost on...my doors, all three mirrors, etc...shake like they are supposed to! Don't get me wrong...it's not any jaw dropping bass....but it's 100x better!


OK...I'm really tired now.....GOOD NIGHT!







Startup "splash" screen

 

factory installed is around $4000.

 

trex..
sound nice..
how much for the part?