Preparation for Fitting Sat Nav
Discussion
Taken delivery of my sat nav but due to it being my xmas present Mrs has ended any hopes of me receiving this as an early gift!
So i am going to fit it myself but want to make sure i have everything all the necessary bits in advance the main stumbling block is it has a fold out screen so if i fit it where my headunit is currently the screen will get in the way of the A/C panel.
has anyone fitted a double din or sat nav unit and moved the A/C panel to the lower section of the centre panel/console?
If so do i need any parts to move it, is it difficult to do?
Additionally it came with a six disc changer and audio control panel with various possibly connections (S video, Aux) etcwhich i intend to fit in the boot. My boot has the Porshce amplifier in there so i presme i will have a pre made root from the cabin to the boot to put all the wires through.
lastly i already have an alpine headunit in there so presume this will save me a trip to halfords to get all the bits for fitting an aftermarket sterio i.e facia and ISO connectors?
Have many peeps fitted equipment themselves or gone down the easier root of paying someone to do it?!
anyway thoughts/advice would be much appreciated...
So i am going to fit it myself but want to make sure i have everything all the necessary bits in advance the main stumbling block is it has a fold out screen so if i fit it where my headunit is currently the screen will get in the way of the A/C panel.
has anyone fitted a double din or sat nav unit and moved the A/C panel to the lower section of the centre panel/console?
If so do i need any parts to move it, is it difficult to do?
Additionally it came with a six disc changer and audio control panel with various possibly connections (S video, Aux) etcwhich i intend to fit in the boot. My boot has the Porshce amplifier in there so i presme i will have a pre made root from the cabin to the boot to put all the wires through.
lastly i already have an alpine headunit in there so presume this will save me a trip to halfords to get all the bits for fitting an aftermarket sterio i.e facia and ISO connectors?
Have many peeps fitted equipment themselves or gone down the easier root of paying someone to do it?!
anyway thoughts/advice would be much appreciated...
hi
I fitted a double din into my old 996 but.....
from the sounds of it you have the amp etc so it may not be as simple as plug and go so to speak! the reason being youll need to connect the speaker leads to the new head unit which will require running cables from the head unit through to the amp in the boot, or retaining the existing amp speaker configuration, which maybe possible but if its a pmc or most system which uses fibre optic i'm affraid i cant offer more help
mine was the old style simple system with no optics etc and no amp, so it was a matter of plugging the existing plugs into the new head unit
you will need a new piece of trim from porsche to relocate the heater controls to the lower part of the centre console but this was as a i remember about £10 and you may need to look for a special peice of trim to fill the gap around the head unit and the dashboard if it doesnt quite fill it
pm or email me if youve any more questions, but if its fibre optic please ask around i cant offer more help there!
and if in doubt, get it proffesionally done - mine took me a full day
Jon
I fitted a double din into my old 996 but.....
from the sounds of it you have the amp etc so it may not be as simple as plug and go so to speak! the reason being youll need to connect the speaker leads to the new head unit which will require running cables from the head unit through to the amp in the boot, or retaining the existing amp speaker configuration, which maybe possible but if its a pmc or most system which uses fibre optic i'm affraid i cant offer more help
mine was the old style simple system with no optics etc and no amp, so it was a matter of plugging the existing plugs into the new head unit
you will need a new piece of trim from porsche to relocate the heater controls to the lower part of the centre console but this was as a i remember about £10 and you may need to look for a special peice of trim to fill the gap around the head unit and the dashboard if it doesnt quite fill it
pm or email me if youve any more questions, but if its fibre optic please ask around i cant offer more help there!
and if in doubt, get it proffesionally done - mine took me a full day
Jon
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