Car play for PCM3.0

[johnfm]

A few months ago when I bought the 987 Spyder I looked into getting a CarPlay mod for the PCM3.0.

Unfortunately only available for PCM3.1.

Seems they’re now available for PCM3.0.

£499 inc vat for the Navinc system.


Anyone tried it yet?

[johnfm]

I think Cartronics in Surrey are a Navinc supplier and can fit:

https://www.cartronics.co.uk/apple-carplay

Will check with them tomorrow.

[johnfm]

phazed said:

I wanted to keep the original head unit with Bose system in my 987.1. I had a Dension Gateway 500 fitted by a mobile guy in Surrey at my house.

This links to your phone by either cable, (To charge as well) or Bluetooth to your existing system. Hands-free phone and music please effortlessly through the existing system and keep the whole lot looking standard.

This keeps everything standard too - but you get the benefits of CarPlay.

[johnfm]

phazed said:

Surely its a different screen and not the standard head unit?

No, retains original head unit and screen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLuFoRXZ4UMX8xm...

[johnfm]

phazed said:

Ah, the 3.1 is a touch screen!

My PCM3.0 is a touch screen too.

[johnfm]

julian987R said:

johnfm said:

I think Cartronics in Surrey are a Navinc supplier and can fit:

https://www.cartronics.co.uk/apple-carplay

Will check with them tomorrow.

Thank you. What did they say as I approached them earlier in the year and their PCM 3 CarPlay offering at the time was, to quote
"We can add Carplay to the factory head unit, it would work via AUX and touch screen.
Cost is £1450 fitted"

A place in Watford sell it for £500 inc vat. Not sure on fitting price, but assume £120ish.

[johnfm]

julian987R said:

No offence to Watford, but thats the last place on Earth I'd go to.

I don’t think it really matters where a supplier is based for a piece of kit from the Netherlands! They’re one of the few U.K. retailers.

As Hobo said though, he sourced kit from China, so there’s that option too.

Good to see it’s finally available for PCM3.0 because it wasn’t when I checked in February.

[johnfm]

h0b0 said:

I installed the system on PCM 3.1 myself about a year ago. It was relatively easy and I assume the 3.0 would be similar. I bought the system off Alibaba for around $300. It is the same kit that they resell in the UK with installation and is supported by a team in Hong Kong.

On PCM 3.1 you can switch between porche nav and carplay by pressing the NAV button. No loss of function and when you put the car in reverse when using carplay the porsche camera comes on without having to press anything. i.e. the same as a standard car. The added benefit is that it is wireless as well. I have a 2013 Cayenne GTS and with this upgrade I have decided to keep the car.

Link to Alibaba kit?