1080iAddict

At some point in 05, they added the functionality. All 06 cars have the functionality. If you don't have it, you can't get it. It is NOT software upgradable. This has been talked about alot on other Boards. So, don't shoot the messenger. You are, as they say, SOL.

At least you have a Porsche so keep smiling. :clapping:

Posters on other Boards are saying that Porsche now has sat radio available for the 997 as an official after-market dealer install. They also post that new orders have sat radio as an available option code.

Anyone have any news on this breaking info? Is there an official 997 part number now for sirius and XM?

Thanks Loren. I am in Baltimore, MD.

Darn, thought I might be able to give some hands on help.

The thought is greatly appreciated. When the parts get here I may have other questions. I am going to snoop around tonight in the trunk.

Have a look at TSB 9/04 9112 Navigation Module For PCM 2.1 Installation Instructions - dated Jan 10, 2005. It should give you some tips since it explains how to install the GPS antenna.

You remove the cowl cover from inside the front trunk. The side pieces come off like when your replace your pollen filter (see Owner's Manual). The center piece is either held on by velcro or screws I can't remember. You may need to get to the electronic storage area for wiring etc. For that there are 6 metal screws and one plastic nut (on the left side).

Where are you located?

Thanks Loren. I am in Baltimore, MD.

A TSB on NAV install in a 997 would be quite helpful because presumably it discusses the GPS antenna installation.

TSBs are published (and sent out to subscribers) every quarter - so I am expecting them any time now.

Maybe its not a TSB. But is there an 'instruction sheet' as to how to remove that plastic assembly under the wipers where the gps antenna is located?

Sorry if I am being a bother, but I will post instructions if I get the sat radio installed and working in the 997.

Some functions can be preset using a PIWIS and some can not. Sometimes cars come with some options preset and sometimes not.

IMHO... the main reason for hooking up a PIWIS (or PST2) after an install is to see if there are any trouble codes generated by the install.

You won't really know if it is "required" until you try.

Thank you for donation - it all helps keep to this site running.

I called parts and I am told parts should be here in about a week.

The trick is going to be gaining access to the existing GPS antenna. This resides under the plastic assembly beneath the wipers, or so I am told. Anyone wanna help me figure out how to gain access to this antenna? Do I need to remove the wipers? It looks as if there is a 'cap' at each end of that assembly. Do I remove the cap to get to the screws? A TSB on NAV install in a 997 would be quite helpful because presumably it discusses the GPS antenna installation.

According to the Cayenne install TSB some Cayenne's may not need to be coded. It may also depend on what other options are already on the car.

I will let you know shortly. :D I have the Sirius parts on order now for my 2006 997S!!!! :king:

Loren, the TSB has definitive PIWIS instructions. This leads me to believe it is required. I guess the question is...if the MOST Actual and MOST Required parameters match up exactly when you look it up on PIWIS, i.e., without needing to actually change any settings in PIWIS and instead just read the screen, it begs the question as to whether you needed to hook up PIWIS at all. In that case, would it be 'plug and play' without needing PIWIS? I will soon have an answer for this question. Do you have any info that would shed light?

Point of reference...adding the CD changer has similar steps in that the TSB for the CD changer has steps for PIWIS hook-up. But maybe the latest PCM2.1B changes whether PIWIS is required if the parameters already match up, unless this has always been the case.

Of course, I have never even seen PIWIS - yet. :jump:

See what happens? I become a contributing member, pay my $25.00, stay up all night and read TSBs on Renntech and learn enough to become dangerous. :rolleyes:

According to the Cayenne install TSB some Cayenne's may not need to be coded. It may also depend on what other options are already on the car.

I will let you know shortly. :D I have the Sirius parts on order now for my 2006 997S!!!! :king:

I see the roof console bulb change on page 232 of the owners manual.

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My manual has tire pressure information on page 232. (2006 997S owners manual)

Sorry, I haven't tried that on a 997 yet. The service manual (as expected) does not have that part yet. I think your best bet is to follow the bulb change instructions in the owners manual and then look to get the cover off. Then perhaps you can see how the rest is removed.

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The OM has no info on changing bulbs in that area. Thanks anyway.

Loren,

Two quick questions:

1. Do you know if the plastic assembly behind the rear view mirror simply unsnaps if i pull the sides hard enough or if i put a straight edge in the crease to separate the sides? It's on there incredibly tight and I do not want to break it.

2. If I wanted to remove the interior cabin light clear plastic assembly at the headliner, do I simply pull it down from the windshield side, i.e., if one were to change a bulb up there? It too is held on incredibly tight.

I want to search for wires in those locations to measure for switched 12 volts. This car is put together real tight and I am nervous to take these steps without asking first.

Thanks!!

Porsche has published a 997 Service Manual but it is anywhere but complete. Many sections are still missing including the wring diagrams. The best we could hope for is that it is the same or similar to the last 996's.

If it is like the 996 then you should need to take the mirror but the roof console will need to be opened, Generally Porsche uses brown colored wires as ground and the last 996's (2005) used black/orange for power.

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Thanks, that's a start. I am going to gently try and unsnap that plastic housing behind the rearview mirror and hunt for those colored wires.

What model and year please?

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997S Model Year 2006

I am about to embark on my V1 installation design criteria. Here is my plan. I would like to install the V1 under the rearview mirror. I have the self-dimming rearview mirror. When the ignition key is removed, the small power light in the mirror goes out. When the ignition key is inserted, the small power light in the rearview mirror goes on. What does this tell us?

Well, it tells us there is a switched power source in that mirror that travels down the wire stalk from the headliner to a plastic cover thing. That plastic cover thing has the white LED that illuminates the interior of the cabin (well, supposedly illuminates anyway). Then there is a separate small wire stalk that travels to the mirror. I think i can remove the plastic cover in between the two wire stalks and access the wires in there and meter the wires to find the switched power source and the ground. If that switched source is 12 volts, we just may have found a new V1 install design. There would be no visible wires save the 2 inch run from the V1 to the plastic thing.

I did this in the M5 and it worked. Same theory applies here. In theory.

Thoughts on this approach?

Thanks Loren, I appreciate the help.!!

Sorry, I haven't looked at how the windscreen attach.

Item 7 is the rear seat side panel. Is that what is damaged?

If so, what color of leather (or leatherette)?

Alos, US or RoW car?

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Yes its the rear seat side panel on the drivers side. It is leather - black leather (NOT leatherette). This is a US car - NOT a ROW car.

Thanks!!!

Well, hmmmm. It looks like item "10" but I guess it could be item "7"??? I cant get the pix edited and attached but you see the speaker grill? Its the part the speaker grill attaches to. I think that entire piece is the part, i.e., the entire panel.

However, this picture looks as if the panel at issue is on the passenger side, while I need the driver side panel.

-ACH

Loren,

I appreciate your helpful advice to other posters. Perhaps I can borrow 5 minutes of your time.

I did a stupid thing on my new 2 day old 997S. With the windstop installed, I was adjusting the drivers seat to set the seat memories and sure enough I was moving the seat around and it was pressing back on the windstop (without my knowledge) and the windstop 'snapped' out of the mounting hole behind the drivers seat. Two bad things happened. First, the windstop cracked. The dealer ordered me another windstop under warranty so that is a good thing.

However, the mounting peg on the windstop 'snapped' backwards when it came out of the hole on the drivers side and scraped the leather behind the mounting hole. It is not a big scrape, but it did have the effect of removing the top coat of leather and there is a small indentation. It by no means is a major rip or scrape, but I know its there and it remains the one imperfection on the new ride.

I am evaluating replacing the panel depending on the difficulty level and cost. The panel appears to be one cohesive unit that holds the windstop mounting hole plastic thing, the speaker, etc. The scrape is right behind the windstop mounting hole. However, I have the full leather interior package (in black) along with the all leather adaptive sport seats. Thus, that panel appears to be covered in black leather with some stitching, etc. I 'think' the entire panel gets replaced as the fix.

Thus, my questions:

1. I am assuming the panel just gets replaced with the leather already installed on it, as opposed to some other methodology. Do you have a part number and cost? Its the drivers side panel behind the drivers seat that holds the windstop hole and speaker.

2. How hard is it to do this? I cannot imagine its a huge job, i.e., if they needed to replace a speaker they would probably need to remove and re-install this panel.

Thanks,

Adam

Seems like this mod was written up for the 996 (even though its here in the 996/997 section).  Has anyone done this mod on a 997 yet?

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Unfortunately on the 997 the sound cutout is done by the DME CPU so there is no analog relay to bypass.

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OK then. Can you whip me up a DME firmware upgrade? B)

Seems like this mod was written up for the 996 (even though its here in the 996/997 section). Has anyone done this mod on a 997 yet?