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Porsche PCCM Plus Installation London

Genuine Porsche Classic PCCM Plus supplied and fitted for £1,799.99 — Apple CarPlay, navigation, DAB+ and Bluetooth in your 996, 997, Boxster or Cayman. Mobile across London & Surrey.

August 2026ACR Automobile

Porsche PCCM Plus is Porsche’s own answer to a problem every owner of an older 911 or Boxster runs into: the car is superb to drive and impossible to use with a phone. The factory head unit was designed for cassettes and CDs. There is no CarPlay, no usable Bluetooth, and often no way to hear a navigation instruction without a phone stuck to the windscreen. ACR Automobile supplies and fits PCCM Plus across London and Surrey for £1,799.99, mobile, at your home or office.

What Porsche PCCM Plus actually is

PCCM stands for Porsche Classic Communication Management. It is a head unit built by Porsche Classic — the division that keeps older Porsches on the road — rather than an aftermarket stereo with a Porsche badge on it. PCCM Plus is the double-DIN version, with a 7-inch touchscreen sized for the original aperture in the centre console.

The point of it is restraint. The fascia is styled to sit in a twenty-year-old interior without shouting: black surround, period-correct proportions, physical rotary controls either side of the screen rather than a slab of gloss plastic. Sit in the car with the screen off and the dashboard still reads as original. That is the difference between a Porsche Classic part and a generic unit cut into the console.

What you get with it

  • Apple CarPlay — your phone’s maps, music, podcasts and messages on the screen, using the car’s speakers and controls.
  • Navigation with 3D maps built into the unit, so it works with no phone connected and no data signal.
  • DAB+ digital radio alongside FM and AM, which on its own transforms an older car’s radio.
  • Bluetooth hands-free calling and audio streaming, for any phone including Android.
  • USB and AUX inputs, plus charging for the connected phone.
  • A reversing camera input, so a camera can be added and shown on the screen — useful on a 996 or 997 with limited rear visibility.

Which Porsches PCCM Plus fits

PCCM Plus is made for the cars with a double-DIN aperture:

  • 911 (996) — 1998 to 2005, including Carrera, Carrera 4, Turbo and GT3
  • 911 (997.1) — 2005 to 2008
  • Boxster (986), and Boxster (987.1) 2005 to 2008
  • Cayman (987.1) — 2006 to 2008

Gen 2 cars are not compatible. From 2009 the 997.2, 987.2 Boxster and Cayman, and the Cayman R, came with PCM 3.0 or 3.1 in a different fascia — those want a CarPlay retrofit into the existing PCM instead. Air-cooled and earlier cars take the single-DIN PCCM — the 911 up to 993, and the 924, 944, 968 and 928. Both units come from Porsche Classic and both give you CarPlay; the difference is the size of the hole in your console and the screen that fits it. If you are not sure which your car has, send us a photo of your centre console and we will tell you.

Two versions — which one your car takes

PCCM Plus is made in two versions, split by generation, because the console and harness differ between the earlier and later cars. Pick yours:

How we fit it

PCCM Plus goes into the existing aperture using the car’s own wiring. Nothing is cut, no trim is damaged, and the original head unit comes back to you in a box. On a car whose value rests partly on being unmolested, that matters: the change can be reversed at any point, by us or by anyone else.

The work is done at your address. We remove the original unit, fit the PCCM Plus with the correct harness for your model, set up CarPlay with your phone, tune in DAB, and check the steering-wheel controls and any factory amplifier still behave as they should before we leave. Most cars take a single visit of a couple of hours.

What it costs

£1,799.99 supplied and fitted. That is the genuine Porsche Classic PCCM Plus unit, the model-specific harness, the installation, and the setup — not a starting figure that grows once we arrive.

Two things are commonly added at the same visit, and both are cheaper done together than as a second appointment: a reversing or dash camera wired into the unit’s camera input, and a speaker upgrade, since a twenty-year-old Porsche’s original speakers rarely do a modern source justice. Ask and we will price them with the job.

Why owners choose it over an aftermarket screen

A modern double-DIN Android head unit costs a fraction of this, and we will say plainly that it will give you CarPlay too. What it will not do is look as though it belongs. The fascia will be wrong, the fonts will be wrong, the blue glow at night will be wrong, and a future buyer will notice. PCCM Plus is the option for an owner who wants the car usable day to day and wants it to still look like a Porsche from the driver’s seat. If a cheaper unit is the right answer for your car and how long you are keeping it, we will tell you that as well.

Frequently asked

What is Porsche PCCM Plus?
A head unit made by Porsche Classic for older Porsches. It is double-DIN with a 7-inch touchscreen that fits the original aperture and keeps a period-correct look, adding Apple CarPlay, built-in navigation with 3D maps, DAB+ radio, Bluetooth hands-free and streaming, USB and AUX, and a reversing-camera input.
How much is PCCM Plus supplied and fitted?
£1,799.99, covering the genuine Porsche Classic unit, the model-specific harness, installation and setup. We are fully mobile across London and Surrey, so it is done at your home or office.
Which Porsches does PCCM Plus fit?
Gen 1 cars only: the 911 (996 and 997.1), Boxster (986 and 987.1) and Cayman (987.1). Gen 2 cars from 2009, including the Cayman R, are not covered. Air-cooled and earlier cars — 911 up to 993, plus the 924, 944, 968 and 928 — take the single-DIN PCCM instead. Send a photo of your console and we will confirm.
Does it have Android Auto?
PCCM Plus supports Apple CarPlay. Android phones connect over Bluetooth for calls and streaming and can use the unit’s own navigation, but Android Auto is not part of the unit. If Android Auto is essential for you, tell us and we will go through the alternatives.
Is the installation reversible?
Yes. It uses the existing aperture and the car’s own wiring, with no cutting and no trim damage, and your original head unit is returned to you.
Can you add a reversing camera at the same time?
Yes — the unit has a camera input, so a camera can be fitted and displayed on the screen during the same visit. Speaker and amplifier upgrades can be done then too.

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