Pccm radio installation

[Lammers]

Hi all,
I installed my pccm radio and added an amp in the trunk. I made my own cable to use the low frequency sound from the radio to the amp. The small box on the left is wired in to the locking module so I have remote locking. The relay behind it is a 10 second delay that turns on the amp a little bit after the radio to avoid loud pops.

[fallingat120mph]

Originally Posted by Lammers

Hi all,
I installed my pccm radio and added an amp in the trunk. I made my own cable to use the low frequency sound from the radio to the amp. The small box on the left is wired in to the locking module so I have remote locking. The relay behind it is a 10 second delay that turns on the amp a little bit after the radio to avoid loud pops.

Nicely done.

Love having the option of a full stereo system on my cross country drives. My amp is under the passenger seat and also updated all wiring, HU, speakers and added a subwoofer.

Erik

[Lammers]

Originally Posted by fallingat120mph

Nicely done.

Love having the option of a full stereo system on my cross country drives. My amp is under the passenger seat and also updated all wiring, HU, speakers and added a subwoofer.

Erik

My subwoofer is under the seat, it’s why the amp is upfront. It’s a cabrio so I can only have side speakers in the rear.

[Koizumi]

Tell us more: what amp are you using? What sub? What speakers?

I slapped in the Continental HU, a JL Audio amp, a powered Soundworks Sub under the passenger seat, and Focals in the doors and shelf (Coupe).

[Lammers]

Originally Posted by Koizumi

Tell us more: what amp are you using? What sub? What speakers?

I slapped in the Continental HU, a JL Audio amp, a powered Soundworks Sub under the passenger seat, and Focals in the doors and shelf (Coupe).

Pccm Head unit
The amp and speakers are both JBL. The speakers are 4 Stadium62 , I figured their own stuff should work best together. I did learn about thick power and ground cables to the amp or else it overheats and cuts out.
This is a JBL CLUB A754 amp which I didn't know has an out for a subwoofer so I put a cheap one (blaupunkt) under the seat, I'm not looking for heavy bass but it does give a much warmer sound, especially for a cabriolet.
I already test fitted my equalizer, I'm now working on making it fully functional.

[Koizumi]

Very nice! I really dig the interior color as well.

[Lammers]

Originally Posted by Koizumi

Very nice! I really dig the interior color as well.

New carpet and I re-dyed the leather. To control the subwoofer, I stuck a potentiometer to a Porsche knob and I put it where there the cabin sensor goes.

[Koizumi]

Clever! I’ve always dug those quirky equalizers. Too bad there’s no room for an LED spectrum analyzer in our little cars. That would complete the 70s/80s G-Body aesthetic!

[Balisong]

Nice install. Good quality wiring and tidy.
One note for others still shopping.
The first gen Porsche Classic radio was fine.
The second gen PCCM has several bugs when it relates to playing back media from SD card or USB drive. It cannot really shuffle the music and it will play you the same songs every time you take a journey. It’s absolutely frustrating. It also can’t shuffle the list on the screen so you are left alphabetically scrolling through all your same A songs trying to get to something it hasn’t played you every time you drive.
Abosfrickinlutley maddening
Removed it out of both of my 964s, put the Stuttgart back in and configured it to play to the rear deck if I want FM or Cassette.
Installed a Mosconi amp under the passenger seat and added Bluetooth card to it (high res Bluetooth). It plays from my phone out to Focal components in the doors and Focal isub twins in rear floorboards.
Sounds phenomenal.

[Lammers]

Originally Posted by Koizumi

Clever! I’ve always dug those quirky equalizers. Too bad there’s no room for an LED spectrum analyzer in our little cars. That would complete the 70s/80s G-Body aesthetic!

They made all kinds, I have the one in the middle. The ones on the left would also let you control the radio, you could eliminate your head unit and just have that. The full Berlin radio even had a system that could talk to you! I figure once I have it all wired up, I can swap out different ones for fun. I can already swap out head units in 10 minutes.