Return Radio to Stock
02-09-2020, 10:57 AM
#1
Track Day
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 19
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Return Radio to Stock
Hey Everyone,
I recently bought a 2010 Cayman with an aftermarket radio. I’d like to return the radio back to the oem Unit.
Is this as simple as installing a oem unit and entering the code, or is there a “gotcha” somewhere in the process?
-Bobby
I recently bought a 2010 Cayman with an aftermarket radio. I’d like to return the radio back to the oem Unit.
Is this as simple as installing a oem unit and entering the code, or is there a “gotcha” somewhere in the process?
-Bobby
02-09-2020, 03:11 PM
#2
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Spring Lake, NJ, US of A
Posts: 10,085
Received 1,150 Likes
on
763 Posts
It depends on how the aftermarket radio was installed. If it was done the usual way that aftermarket installers like to do - slash and burn (they hack the wiring harness, removing the factory radio connectors and direct wire to the wires coming out of the back of the aftermarket radio) - it's a rather large project since the Porsche connectors aren't readily available and you'd have to connect all of them to the stub of the existing wiring harness. IF they did it the right way - using an adapter harness that plugs into the factory radio connectors and then is connected to the aftermarket radio - it's a plug and play. If the factory one you're installing is a PCM - I'd guess you'll need help from a dealer since these are usually internally married to the original car they were fitted in using the VIN#. If it's doable - I'd guess the PIWIS is the tool that can remarry it to a new vehicle.