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Hi Richard I went for the Pioneer AVH-2400BT which seems excellent. I think the only thing I'm lacking using the USB cable plugged into the front port is the App mode, but I didn't realise it would display the Sat Nav on the head unit, I might have to get one; I presume it will still play from other audio sources as well? Regarding the radio someone said to me it might be the antenna not being powered, is that a separate power than the blue cable on the iso plug? I've been away so haven't had chance to investigate yet. The adaptor you use, is it the amplified one? Smeg

Update....the USB does charge the iPhone :) Any ideas on a subtle holder / cradle to go somewhere near the head unit, possible near the lighter socket? Want something solid and not tacky. Still waiting any ideas about the antenna connection, any clues?

Hi All Well it's done and I'm very happy apart from a couple of issues; one fairly big and one not so. In the end I decided to do it as easily as possible, and to leave eveything stock so I could reverse it if required. I bought a couple of ISO kits from Maplins (so I could chop and change if I wanted) and I used the original ISO plug in the loom to supply constant power, and ran a new connection from the fuse box to source switched power to the device. This was the one slight headache as the unit I bought doesn't seem to have a complete "Off", it just seems to stop outputting sound and turns off the display but leaving all the lights on like a Christmas tree (not ideal in a rag top), if I could have turned it off completely I might just have wired them both to permanent live. I also just rewired the speakers using some new cable and a few spade ends, again so I could just unclip the original wiring and leave it in place in case I wanted to put it back. I haven't used it much yet but so far I've been surprised by a couple of things. What's good: Absolutely love the Pioneer, much better sound even using just the the stock speakers in the dash, not even wired up the door sub. I love the fact I jump in the car, turn on the ignition, iPhone and unit connect automatically using Bluetooth, unit starts the music app on the iPhone and starts playing the track where it left off last time, I don't even have to take it out of my pocket :clapping: Another thing is the Satnav on my phone (I have Navfree, I can't endorse the app as I've not used it much, but it's there if I need it), I start the app on my phone and when the nice lady has to tell me what to do, my music volume lowers and I get "Turn right at the next junction" or whatever direction I need...who needs TomTom? I read there was a additional cable you could buy to hook up the iPhone if you need more facilities than the Bluetooth but I didn't bother. I did want to see if the USB would charge the phone though so hooked it up and it does, I think. The reason I say I think is because I forgot to look, as soon as I connected it I noticed USB source had control over the iPhone...I could use the unit to scroll through my music, album artwork came up on the display, what extra's the cable gives you I don't know. The only really bad thing is I can't get a radio signal using the Fakra connection in the Porsche. I bought an adaptor (Google PC5-111) and hooked it up to the black Fakra connector but didn't get any signal to the unit. I then tried an amplified version (PC5-137) connecting the blue cable to the blue cable coming from the ISO (connected to the white cable on the original Porsche loom) which I believe is the powered antenna control, this might be where I've gone wrong and would be appreciative of any correction. The other slight issue which I actually thought I'd have to rectify anyway is the slightest of gaps around the facia, maybe a couple mm and can only be seen when you get down to the same level as the unit, I think I'll probably live with it. Thanks to all that helped me and if anyone else stumbles across this please don't hesitate to get in touch if you think I can help. Smeg PS: Anyone want to buy a PCM 2 unit with Sat Nav? :)

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Hi Richard Thank you. I was planning to do the rear speaker install and to upgrade the dash speakers, I was hoping to get away using just these and therefore not requiring an additional amp? Does anyone know if the cabling for the rear speakers is already in place? I was chatting to a chap at the weekend who suggested they'd be there but just taped up if they weren't being used, he seemed to think they would use the same harness for every car, whether the options were fitted or not. Smeg

Thank you Bill, that's very helpful and it sounds exactly like the way I want to do it, I'll keep you informed and I might contact you again if I have any questions if that's ok, Smeg

...and there is an amp in the front luggage space (boot?) but I can't see any marks as its covered by the housing

Thanks again, PM sent

....actually by the sound it seems only to have a sub in the drivers door and nothing in the passenger door

Hi guys Thanks for the quick responses. Whall, thanks for the link but I think my set up is different, as Richard says mine uses the MOST with fibre optic connections. Richard, I think this is what I'll end up doing, was there any issue with the displays, does disconnecting the oem kit have any adverse affects on anything other than the unit itself? Mine isn't the Bose system, it just has the dash speakers and the door ones so hopefully the speaker issue won't affect me.

Hi All Just starting on my Porsche journey and become the proud owner of a late 2002 Boxster S :thumbup: , my issue is with the PCM 2 unit. I spend a lot of time on business calls in my car and unfortunately the PCM isn't going to work for me; I have a new T-Mobile contract, they won't do a duplicate SIM for the car, and apparently it'll cost me about £400 just to get out of it. Popped into Halfords to look at Parrot Bluetooth devices and came across the Pioneer AVH-2400BT which will do lots of extra wonderful things, except swap easily with the PCM unit already in the car. There seem to be a few different opinions regarding changing them over, one of which is started by a lot of sucking air through teeth and telling me I "shouldn't be going there", and others that say "yeah, I can sell you a cable that'll do that". I think it's somewhere in between but can someone give me some advice where to get some definitive answers from? I've read a few articles but they all seem to refer to the single din head unit removal rather than the unit I have. Am I best trying to remove the amp and PCM unit entirely, re-routing the speaker cables to the new head unit? If I do that will it have an effect on the OBC (obviously I won't have the option of seeing audio details on the central display), someone seemed to think that it's all linked up and things like my odometer wouldn't work properly? I am on a budget so can't throw loads at this and any help would be greatly appreciated. Smeg