That turned out really good!!

 

Thanks!

 

Wow...this is gotta be one of the best conversions I've seen. Did you do it all yourself? Why did it take so much time? Was it really difficult, or just the prob with the instructions in Japanese?

 

Was the install straight forward or was anything tricky about it. I have the same pioneer and install kit sitting in my garage, just match the colors on the wire harness and thats it. I only got the bluetooth and Ipod plugins, the install loos great I can't wait to get mine.

 

Yes, I did it all by myself.. from start to finish, it took about 10-12 solid hours.. I was very careful with every aspect of this install, as I realized I was tearing apart a 5 day old $65k car.. it looked scary for a while with the glovebox and interior panels removed.. but came together well in the end.. did a bit of research first and had a friend translate the japanese instructions, but it turns out they didnt need to be translated.. all the wire colors matched.

A couple of notes:

1 - I took the illumination signal wire from the hazard switch - I believe it was pin 5 or 6 (its grey).

2 - I did the reverse camera, and EVERY thread/reference I found to where the reverse signal wire was wrong (or at least did not apply in my 08), so I ended up just taking it directly from the taillight. I had other wires running back there anyways (for the sat/nav antennas and the backup cam) so it wasn't a huge deal.

3 - the double din area where the Avic goes was a bit tight back there once you push the unit back to be flush, so i just dremeled out some of the plastic "cage" area that the unit sits in to give it some more room.. worked well.

4 - for steering wheel controls, do not go with the PAC parts (only vol control will work). Go with the Soundgate CANPULSE4. Its the only one that has near full steering wheel control, AND it gives you wires for VSS (speed sensor), backup sensor, and 12v switched). $350 but worth it.

I have stock speakers (NON-bose) which sound EXCELLENT with the Avic unit.. far better than the stock Porsche deck sounded. If you have the Bose system, a decent adapter is $500 or so (unless you want to re-wire all of your speakers)..

I'm not satisfied with the bluetooth microphone quality and am looking for a better mic to use..

-Brett

 

Brett, thanks for the tip on the Soundgate part, as we have been using the PAC swican and swijack on Kenwood DNX7100's that we have been installing for the local Porsche dealer. It really is no fun telling the dealer that only the volume will work, only with the car running.

 

Would love to see more pics of the the rest of the install if you have them. How does the back-up camera look where you mounted it?

 

sorry its taken me a while to reply to the PM's I've received regarding this.. I've been real busy lately.. I'll try to snap some better pictures of the install within the next couple of days and post them up.. if anybody in the so cal area needs help with a similar install, let me know, i'm happy to help..

 

Here are some additional pics.. The device to the right of the D3 is a Proclip iPhone holder w/ Cayenne mount which is GREAT. The rear-view camera is pretty small.. not really noticeable at a glance and has held up perfectly well with the bad weather we've had in so cal recently. If anybody has any questions just let me know!

 

Looks good...great unit from what I've heard...were you able to bypass the speed sensor to be able to use the unit while in motion? Or do you have to wait until you're in park to input a new address, etc. into the NAVI?

 

Very impressive! The factory unit is so dated...

 

I did the bypass so I can use everything 100% (video, input addresses, etc) while driving.

 

That looks really clean and OEM! Great work!

 

Great thread. Just picked up a Cayenne for my wife. She want some kind of navigation but not a portable stuck on the windshield type. Look like the route I might take also.

 

If i were to do it again, i'd probably skip the sirius module.. where i live in so cal, its very "hilly" and the sirius cuts out quite a bit..