Official 2004 Boxster S 550 Anniversary Edition thread

[GTA_G20]

Originally Posted by cdumitru78

I've chased this one since the start of the summer, finally completed the deal. Just turned 25k miles, so far loving it!

Well done and welcome

[10/10ths]

Welcome to the party, pal.

[blair206]

Bought mine in 2008, second owner. Rare Black interior. 66,000 miles now and loads of mods.
Older Photo:

lol

This year photo:



Door pocket cover sprayed GT Silver:



A few mods done over the last 12 years:

BMC Air filter
Pedros plenum
911S throttle body
ECU Flash
Full sport Cat Exhaust
RZ Wheels 17mm spacers
Under drive pulley
Pedro's strut brace
Complete Stereo replacement 750 watts
M030 suspension
Clear sign markers

Car Dyno at 295 HP

Plans:
Koni shocks
Buff out all clear coat scratches
Don't sell it lol
Window tint

[Lugnut]

I'm the second owner of #288. I picked it up this fall with about 115k on it. So far I've replaced all the trunk shocks, engine mount, clear front markers, rollbar screens and a new windstop, PCCM+, fixed the HVAC blend doors, door pocket lids, light bulbs, window regulator, and a broken heated seat switch. I also picked up a hardtop in arctic silver that I haven't had painted yet.

I also have an IMS Solution, 2-quart deep sump kit, and a bunch of other maintenance items for it that should go on over the winter.

[GTA_G20]

PCCM +. More Details and pics please

[Lugnut]

Originally Posted by GTA_G20

PCCM +. More Details and pics please

I love the PCCM+. I have a Sony XAV-AX5000 in my '01 Boxster and the PCCM+ is way, way nicer. It fits its space appropriately and it sounds terrific. I don't know why the new radio would sound so much nicer than the original radio without any other modifications, but it sure does.

It's a little slower than I'd like (but, I mean, we do play with Boxsters, so this isn't the only thing slower than I'd like!) to boot up and be ready to go, and I still need to get the XM add-on for it. The GPS is pretty cool, but not better than Waze. I do like how configurable it is for displaying different landmarks on the map. For instance, you can tell it to display gas stations, and then you can go through the list of available gas stations and tell it exactly which brands of gas stations you want to display on the map. Like BP but avoid Thornton's? No problem, you can set that right up in the menu.

CarPlay is exactly what you'd expect CarPlay to be.

Radio reception is good and sounds great.

It has the standard Porsche knobs for volume and menu item selection. You can set the button light color to white or amber, which pretty much matches the climate control/gauge color. It looks totally factory and like it belongs there.

Installation couldn't have been easier. The SE is an '04, of course, so it has a MOST adapter to deal with that older cars won't have, but Porsche made that super easy and included a great decoder box. There's pretty much only one way to plug everything in, so you plug it in and it works. As always, it was a little bit of a pain to move the HVAC controls because the wiring harness is always a little bit sticky, but no surprises there. One big disappointment was that the port box, with the USB ports and aux ports, doesn't have a cable long enough to actually sit in a storage bin in the lower console. I routed both a USB cable from the CarPlay port and the external microphone into the storage cubby and stashed the USB port box behind the radio.

Sound quality is great, Siri always hears what I have to say whether the top is up or down, once it's booted up the unit is responsive. It was expensive. I think getting the Sony running in the red car was less than $600 all in, but with the PCCM+ you need the extra couple of trim parts (if you didn't already have a PCM in your car to begin with, and the 996-552-231-12-01C Center support was on backorder and took forever to arrive from Germany) and it's like $1,300 or so, so double what I paid for the setup in the other Boxster. But I think it was worth it. Every control on the thing looks like a Porsche control. It looks like it could have come this way.

All in all, if you feel like the fit and finish, ease of installation, and matching design is worth an extra few hundred bucks, go for it. Next time I get another 996 or 986, I'll be getting another one of these to put in it.
Here's the PCCM+ in the SE:

Here's the Sony installed in the '01:


Here's some of the PCCM+ in action.
Booting up:

Main menu:

[GTA_G20]

So where did you order this. I haven’t seen Or heard of this before

[Lugnut]

Originally Posted by GTA_G20

So where did you order this. I haven’t seen I hear of this before

I got mine at getporscheparts.com but they’re at all the usual places. Suncoast has them. My local Porsche dealer does too.

https://www.porsche.com/international/accessoriesandservice/classic/genuineparts/producthighlights/pccm/

[BRAN]

It really is the best looking alternative out there and is OEM to boot. Thank you for the link, never thought to see that youtuber on the PORSCHE website.
PORSCHE is probably the most active and innovative car company out there, in terms of youtube sponsoring and cooperations.

[BruceH]

I am going to have to get one of these I think. I have been looking at various double din systems but this seems to be a pretty good solution.

[Oldcarguy]

Obligatory gas station photo of #317 in it’s latest iteration.



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[BruceH]

Looks great

[BRAN]

YUP...perfect!
I just ordered the plastic holder (thanks Fred) for the right hump from Porsche (single piece, universal for both sides =48€).
Now we just need the summer sun over here, spring sun was non-existent so far...and the speedster humps season begins.

[Boxsters550]

[flmont]

wow oldcarguy that's sharp..must be nice that it can run like it looks !!

PS where did that rear spoiler come from...if I may Thanks Frank

[flmont]

wow oldcarguy that's sharp..must be nice that it can run like it looks !!

PS where did that rear spoiler come from...if I may Thanks Frank

[Oldcarguy]

Originally Posted by flmont

wow oldcarguy that's sharp..must be nice that it can run like it looks !!

PS where did that rear spoiler come from...if I may Thanks Frank

Thanks Frank. Just loaded my ‘aggressive’ FSI tune and I’m super happy with the 3.8L performance The rear spoiler is from Joe Toth in Canada. Do a search for him on FB and contact him by FB messenger to confirm details and order directly from him. Don’t pay attention if his FB page says the spoiler is not in stock, I think it’s like that all the time.

[flmont]

Nice to know about the spoiler...Thank You,.! Frank

[BruceH]

Very nice! Welcome

[jamimarti]

Thinking of selling my 2004 Boxster 550 SE, #7 of 1953, charcoal interior, ~ 34,000 miles, 6 speed, second owner, great condition. I once read that the first ten models in this series were used for promotional purposes including at the Paris Auto show where they were first introduced. Any interest out there?