DAB / Bluetooth in a 911G

[Mike1963]

Has anybody experience of the Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46 in a G series car.

I have tried the (extremely expensive) Porsche Classic unit (89 G series car) and the bluetooth works well and the audio playback / apple car play too - but the DAB is basically non-functional (OPC fit). Not sure if it works better in Europe (they use different band for their DAB) but here with the supplied aerial it's not functional - you can get stations, but super intermittent, it's unworkable completely. I am going to get it removed and start again.

So the options are a/ go back to my original and do without bluetooth / dab, or b/ go to the Blaupunkt unit - cheaper than Porsches by some margin but unless it comes with some pretty special aerial it's not going to work. And no, I'm not looking for a surface mount aerial.

Any tips / experiences would be good to hear.

 

[IndischRot]

Can you post up a photo of the DAB aerial as it was fitted to you car? Orientation is critical; I think the internal glass mount aerials have to be vertical? Some need the earth foil connected to the car's bodywork; some have an earth wire. Some need a 5V power supply - some get this through a separate lead and some through the aerial's own cable. And then the radio need to be configured to provide the 5V supply - this might be configurable within the radio's menus.

 

[fxm911]

Fitted the SQR 46 to my SC a while ago and excellent DAB coverage (fitted with the glass aerial that was supplied with it but important to put it right and make sure you have got good earth as it can play up otherwise). And if you don't want a screen mounted aerial you can fit a splitter that will basically use your standard aerial for DAB and FM at the same time (they also work pretty well)
Something like this :


Just double check though as depending on the splitter you get, some have a screw fit DAB connector but the stereo is a push fit one so you may need an adaptor - they are dead cheap) :

Here it is after instal

and compared to the one it replaced :

Hope it helps

Franck

 

[stephengotrel]

I recently fitted the equally expensive PCCM in my 83 930 and the kit included a DAB/FM splitter which takes the feed from the existing offside front wing mounted electric aerial. DAB reception is excellent.

 

[stephengotrel]

Photo of fitted PCCM