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Originally Posted by LEJ
I already had that cubby hole. I started to have problems and decided to remove the radio. The crimps provided by Pioneer are total CRAP. The ground wire came loose from the crimp as well as the 12V constant source wire. Threw away all the crimps and used unshielded butt connectors with heat shrink tube over each connection. I have an extension cord plugged into the brown rear view camera RCA slot as well as a wire that I guess will eventually go to the reverse lights on the car all in anticipation of buying a rear view camera as you did. Those wires including the USB cable are tucked behind the cubby hole piece and when needed, I don't have to remove the radio just pull out the cubby hole and route wires.
My car originally had the Porsche radio, Remote trunk mounted CD changer and the amplifier piece in the stack where the radio now goes. The former owner removed the Porsche Radio and installed a 1 din Pioneer radio that worked OK but the only feature was bluetooth. For my fitment, I Moved the A/C unit to the bottom where the amplifier piece was and then tucked the amplifier behind the A/C unit as suggested by Suncoast Porsche.
The 'cubby' hole is between the A/C unit and the radio. All in all, it looks great.
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It cost me $45 bucks to buy a used cubby. Gotta love Porsche prices. On the other hand, I was able to sell the old radio and manual for $400 which lowered the upgrade cost.
If you want the reverse camera to operate automatically you'll need to wire that reverse wire to the radio reverse pickup line. I found the easiest routing to the back alongside the center console, then tucked under the base of the carpet behind the seat and up behind the seat belt cover. From there I went over the inside of the roll bar and just under the foam engine bay trim. At the back edge of the engine it comes out and goes into the trunk right around where there is an electrical cable by the convertible top transmission cable.
Couldn't figure out how to even use those stupid connectors from Pioneer. Threw them in the trash and used twist on connectors. In all the pushing and sliding I managed to strip a speaker wire. I only found it when I went back in to install the camera. It is tight back there behind the radio with all those wires.
I use the USB cables all the time to charge phone's and for Apple CarPlay.
Can you post pics of your install?