Porsche Cayman replacement head unit
Porsche Cayman replacement head unit
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johnpdavidson

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10 posts

162 months

Tuesday 8th October 2013
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hi all, have just bought myself a 2007 Cayman.
Sadly it doesn't have built in sat nav.
can anybody recommend a replacement head unit that includes gps or will use my iphone app?

mrdemon

21,146 posts

294 months

Tuesday 8th October 2013
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not having nav a a 2007 car is a bonus imo :-)

why any one needs NAV is beyond me.

The roads I use never some up on a nav

the nav routes are always 30 miles longer.

every one uses NAV so the nav routes are busy.

if I ever need to find a inner city steet a smart phone is way more up to date than a NAV unit and does full postcode search.

edo

16,699 posts

294 months

Tuesday 8th October 2013
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3 options.

1. Retrofit Porsche Nav. Expensive and you will need a PCM head unit, and Nav unit in the frunk.
2. 3rd party system, alpine, or others, and there are full screen systems designed for the 997/987 I have seen.
3. Tom Tom/ phone or similar.

Actus Reus

4,312 posts

184 months

Tuesday 8th October 2013
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mrdemon said:
not having nav a a 2007 car is a bonus imo :-)

why any one needs NAV is beyond me.

The roads I use never some up on a nav

the nav routes are always 30 miles longer.

every one uses NAV so the nav routes are busy.

if I ever need to find a inner city steet a smart phone is way more up to date than a NAV unit and does full postcode search.
Depends how you use the car - drove to Reims and back and the nav avoided traffic and plotted routes perfectly. The points of interest aren't great though, and yes, postcode search is st.

That said it looks so much tidier than an iphone or aftermarket nav system. Saw a Gallardo the other day with a TomTom stuck to the screen and wires everywhere - really cheapened the look of it IMO, so I understand why people want nav. And come resale, the dealer will beat you with the 'no nav' stick.

On balance I'm glad the car has it.

mrdemon

21,146 posts

294 months

Tuesday 8th October 2013
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no need for a tom tom either though !

the routes a nav gives are so bad, it just seems daft to use it.

as I say it can add 1 hours to a UK trip making you drive the wrong way just to get to to a motoway.

no navs even know the fosse way,and because every one uses them the roads are busy.

I need NAv about twice a year, a smart phone will do that for me in the last 1 miles of when I need it.

resale is a joke, it's 2,2k to buy new a 2nd hand car bids a 1k over not having it.

buy 2nd hand you bid 1k lower, you sell 1k lower, so hardy a resale issue.

not having it from new saves you £1.2k even when selling ;-)

my car HAS PCM 3 but never used it, as you say just looks nice.