Replacing an old double din head unit - plug and play?

[FieldAtlanta]

Hi all, apologies if this is a simple one but my technical knowledge around audio / electronics leaves a lot to be desired so I hoped some of you more savvy lot could help confirm.

I’ve recently bought a Porsche Cayman 987. The car has had a Pioneer SPH-DA100 unit fitted at some point in the past - by my reckoning it’s about 10yrs old. It works, however the software is very out of date (no CarPlay) and touch screen is annoyingly bad. I’d like to bring it up to date with something that I can simply Bluetooth my phone to and use Waze / Spotify without a load of mess / cables.

Here’s the existing one:



Am I right in thinking that if I replaced it with something like the following, it would just be a “in and out” job? Pull all the wires outta the back of the existing unit and put them into the new one? https://www.halfords.com/technology/car-audio/dab-...

Really appreciate any confirmation you can give. Also, if any recommendations for better/alternative head units to try, fire away’

[InitialDave]

I don't know about these cars specifically, but in general, if an aftermarket head unit has been fitted, whatever adaptors to the factory wiring that are necessary will already be in place, so yes, you should be able to just fit another as an in/out exercise.

However, if the head unit integrates with steering wheel controls or secondary displays, the adaptors for these function may, in whole or in part, be unique to a given brand of head unit, and possibly not universal across different generations of the same brand.

My first move would be to look up whats normally needed for the initial retrofit of an aftermarket head unit, and then pull yours out and see what you've got.

[h0b0]

I would take the free assessment that is offered on the site you linked to…..

[defblade]

One minor thing to watch out for is which way around the permanent and ignition-switched lives are, but otherwise the basic wiring should be easily swappable.

[Paul_M3]

defblade said:

One minor thing to watch out for is which way around the permanent and ignition-switched lives are, but otherwise the basic wiring should be easily swappable.

Yeah, this catches a few people out.

If it's a decent head unit the harness should have these wires on bullet connectors to make them easily swappable. My Lotus needs the red connected to the yellow (and vice versa, obviously)

[Pacman999]

I used a Connects2 harness with steering wheel controls. Put an Xtrons double din in, worked straight out of the box ??????
If you contact Connects2 and tell them which unit & which car, they do a complete plug & play for around £100.
I tried Halfrauds once for a stereo, never again. Think the guy only had a crow bar and lump hammer in his toolbox

This is the unit I fitted
XTRONS PX6 Android 10 Double Din Car Stereo BT 5.0 Radio with 7'' Touch Screen Hexa-Core 4GB RAM 64GB ROM GPS Sat Nav Built-in CarAutoPlay DSP AdroidAuto Support HDMI Output WiFi 4K Video Fast-boot https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089CHRH8X/ref=cm_sw_r...