986 best Apple CarPlay option

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I saw a very nice 986 sold on BaT last week with a Sony stereo upgrade that included the full works - Apple CarPlay, back up camera, etc. This was a Sony XAV-AX7000 unit, available from Amazon for ~ $650 (not including back up camera setup, etc). Pelican sells a Porsche factory upgrade unit (presumably not Sony) for more than twice that.
Which begs the question - what have others done to bring their 986s into the 21st century? The original stereo was sub-mediocre at best. Would love to hear what others are happiest with. Thank you.