2007 / 2008 maps in my 986 PCM-1

[WilliamsF1]

Hi Forum,

I have spend quite a lot time investigating different navigation upgrades for my 986. I noticed there was not a lot information about this online.

I have both looked into aftermarket navigation units like the beautiful Pioneer but also a Porsche upgrade. PCM2 is not an option because it requires that the car is MOST optic cabled. I wanted to keep both my integrated phone system, my aircon, cd-changer and car-computer. Also I didn't want to mess too much with the interior design, I have seen some pretty cool Pioneer integrations but also quite a few where I though it looked 'out of its element'.

I choose to get a PCM1 16Bit Navigation reader and supplied it with the 2007 / 2008 NAVTEQ (for Opel cars) CDs for Europe.

The result is pretty fantastic. The unit is faster than my old 8-Bit (zooming and calculating) and the map coverage of the smallest roads in these

2007 / 2008 maps is great, its all I hoped for, at least as detailed as my new 2007 Garmin (Navteq) unit as far as I have been able to tell. I calculated a route from Copenhagen to Milano in less than a minute. My only complaint is the actual startup time of the navigation unit. It takes a minute or two to get it started, and the menus are not at all very Mac OS X intuitive, but simple - I guess you get used to it...

The install of the new unit is very easy - you only change the navigation cd reader - it's 2 plugs on the back of the unit.

I got a used 16 Bit reader from Porsch Apart (very friendly) and I bought the maps from NaviShop24.de (friendly aswell but a bit slow and they hardly speak english).

Total cost was about 700 £ which is more expensive than a stand-a-lone Garmin unit but cheaper than what Porsche asks for their 16Bit package with 2004 maps which I have heard should be pretty useless and I asked both in Germany in Denmark and Porsche would not sell the 16Bit reader as a stand alone unit but they said it was a package.

Posting pictures is useless but if anyone would like for me to check out a address somewhere in Europe to see if it is included I can do that :)

Just for info any 16Bit reader can use the 2007 / 2008 cd's. It only requires a 2002 Porsche CD, this will have the required software update and after that you can use the Opel CD's. The way to tell if you have a 16Bit unit is to look on the back of the navigation cd reader if you serial ends with .03 to .12 it's a 16bit. .00, .01 and .02 is 8Bit.

Edited July 27, 2007 by WilliamsF1

[duncanoaks]

Hi

Thats great news as I am in the process of changing my pcm to 16 bit!!!

Can you tell me which Opal CD you brought ie car make and model year....there are loads of different versions on the website you posted?

Thanks

Duncan

[WilliamsF1]

Hi

Thats great news as I am in the process of changing my pcm to 16 bit!!!

Can you tell me which Opal CD you brought ie car make and model year....there are loads of different versions on the website you posted?

Thanks

Duncan

It is great - before I the PCM16bit I got a Garmin 350 unit because I thought I might need that to help the PCM, but after the upgrade I am now selling the Garmin. I think for a 'old unit' it is pretty fast at recalculating routes and even though it is not touch screen it is still pretty fast to use. Worst part compared to Garmin is that you cannot search a street unless you have written a City first.

Follow this link:

http://www.navicd24.de/shop/catalog/index....Path/91_118_588

You are in the Porsche section for PCM1 16Bit. I bought the Europe package and you get it in a nice little leather package and it is very professionally packaged.

If you want to find the section yourself. Please go to the fronpage:

http://www.navicd24.de/

Choose Navigations CDs (right side) -> Porsche (right side) -> PCM 1 (middle) -> choose maps !

Let me know how it goes ... also if you have a PDF version of the 16Bit manual in English I would like that, I only have german manuals for the 8Bit version.

Edited July 31, 2007 by WilliamsF1