pcm sat nav cd's

[stough999]

Any ideas where you can obtain an up to date cd for a jan 2002 boxster s sat nav system.
Porsche want around £300+ but thats for a set, i only want the one for the u.k.
I have in my system the 2002 pcm, which i find irritating especially travelling to ashford where my cd is completely out of sync because its a new world of flat packed houses round there, and all my sat nav sees there is cows, fields and horses but no roads.


thanks in advance
steve

 

[David Vickers]

Steve

I've copied this from an earlier thread on the 996 forum. It applies to PCM1 16 bit only which I think yours is as a 2002. If you search the 996 forum for PCM the thread is called PCM1 16 Bit Nav. Its a very informative thread with details on how to check your PCM version etc. I'm about to ring them as I have a 2002 996 which has me driving through fields on the A1.



BREAKTHROUGH!

I now have the latest (2005) NavTeq GB satnav map installed and working in my car. The Opel / Vauxhall disc does work in the Siemens PCM but first you have to install a bit of Porsche upgrade software. This is very simple as you just insert the upgrade disk, it initialises itself and then asks you where you want to go (my one seems to have the 2003 database on the same disk). Then you insert the 2005 Opel disk, it initialises itself and ... it works!

This is all possible because of the perseverence of Gerard Mahoney at:


[blockquote]
Satnavshop.com
11-15 Stoney lane
Sparkbrook
Birmingham
B12 8DL
Tel: 0121 773 7000
g.mahoney@satnavshop.com[/blockquote]

I would point out that Gerard put a lot of effort into finding this fix (along with someone he knows at NavTeq) and I did tell him that if he could find a solution then many Porsche drivers would be beating a path to his door.
The Opel disk is £109.99 + £6.00p&p and the upgrade disk costs £14.99. This is a bargain compared to Porsche prices. If anyone wants more information, call Gerard at the number above - he is very helpful and knowledgeable.