Is it okay to swap porsche head unit for aftermarket? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

RandallNeighbour · 02-28-2006, 06:05 PM

Concerning your old head unit, where would you put it? The factory stereo is integrated into the dash! Have you an idea I have not thought of?

The Cayman hard top from that company is $7800 or more... I have not seen it advertised in the US as of yet. Seems a little steep just to look like a Cayman... others will rip it off soon though, and sell it cheaper. It's just a matter of time.

mach schnell · 02-28-2006, 06:11 PM

If it can be swapped, there should be a dash kit that will in the space after the orig is taken out.

03-01-2006, 04:08 PM

hi mach

is it an 05 986 or 987 that you own?

i had a very nice pioneer unit in my 986 and as far as i know you can change the middle tower to one that your unit will fit in, have no idea on cost but i am sure it is possible, as for 987 i have no idea but my guess is that it is possible too, have a look at threpwood threads from a couple of months back he has a really nice unit in his car.

see ya

sooner · 03-01-2006, 07:53 PM

I was warned swithching the OEM unit would disable the factory alarm system. Does anyone know if this is true?

manx · 03-01-2006, 09:07 PM

I know that Boxster owners in Japan can order one without a radio, so that they can install a 2DIN nav unit afterwards. (PCM isn't available in Japan, and kind of obsolete for that market.)

They have kits like this (works both on 997 and 987)

Don't know abou the alarm issue, or if there is something special about 987s built for the Japanese market.

mach schnell · 03-01-2006, 11:51 PM

Olly, i have an 05 987. Interesting thought about the alarm - any one have any comment on that one?

ljd-924se · 03-02-2006, 06:25 AM

I thought the radio was a MOST system on new boxsters, meaning all the wires going through the unit are fiber optic. In that case, there is no way the head unit could be easily swapped, with or without a dash kit. Of course the Bose ("Blose") also uses an amplifier that you would need to get signal to. And finally bose speakers are all low impedence (1 - 2 ohm), too low for the alpine unit to be stable. Most car audio speakers operate at 4 ohm. In order to upgrade to bose system, you basically have to replace the entire thing, which is not going to cheap no matter what components you use.

Porsche has really mucked it up with the audio systems in their new vehicles. No mp3, no ipod, horrible sound quality, and expensive to upgrade. Then again, if they're going to get anything wrong, i'm glad it was the audio.

Shellbmb · 06-24-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by manx

I know that Boxster owners in Japan can order one without a radio, so that they can install a 2DIN nav unit afterwards. (PCM isn't available in Japan, and kind of obsolete for that market.)

They have kits like this (works both on 997 and 987)

Don't know abou the alarm issue, or if there is something special about 987s built for the Japanese market.

Has anyone been able to get their hands on one of these or found a comparable solution to add a double-din unit?

I found a couple of pictures that look sweet, but I'm not sure where they got the trim piece from or if they made it.

I have searched and cannot find a definitive answer on whether or not you can install an aftermarket DDIN unit like the Pioneer Avic Z1. One post said definitely no, then it was followed by another one that said you could. I"m assuming you can given the links I've found.

Could someone please clarify?

Thanks in advance from a newie.

http://custom.autos.yahoo.com/gallery/photos-car-10236;_ylt=AkHhCIL6QcfuGFXPXlDHMsZK.ckF?photo_cat= all&start=0&sel=1

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.pb-jp.com/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpb-jp.com%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

06-24-2006, 11:43 PM

I just had mine done a couple weeks ago, it took like 4 hours for them to install it because they had to hardwire it to an "oem converter"(got it from crutchfield) then hardwire it to the car. It works fine, but yes, the horn does chirp(which wire do you ground?????) Sounds awesome, but Porsche apparently doesnt give a rip about aftermarket stuff because well... its a Porsche. (And I wish more people could get Porsches because I see about 50 billion hondas around and the parts for that car are dirt cheap, I wish I could get a complete turbo setup for like 2 grand, or a $500 bodykit.)