OEM factory option retrofits?

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The simple answer is it's cheaper to order a new car than retrofit almost any option through a Porsche dealership. Even swapping the steering wheel or seat belts will cost several thousand dollars.
I find 900 Euros for ACC to InnoDrive interesting. It is not offered as FoD over here.
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For others reading this in the future, retrofitting electric sport sound costs thousands of dollars, (mid thousands). On Porsche website, they make it sound easy and cheap, they price it at C$~800 but don't be fooled. It makes absolutely no point in retrofitting a sound box for thousands....
 

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One of the outstanding unanswered queries re retrofits is in regard the onboard charger options i.e. 19.2 kW and 150kW/400V - I have the latter as part of my spec but declined the former - not particularly interested in it TBH (for my setup here in the US) but would be very curious if anyone can get any kind of answer on the 19.2 kW kit (as some may recall Porsche actually had a press release promising this in certain circumstances/certain regions but has not followed through as yet with options).
 

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I didn't spec the 150kW converter, and wish I had of. I asked the dealer, and it is not possible to retrofit (UK).
 

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I didn't spec the 150kW converter, and wish I had of. I asked the dealer, and it is not possible to retrofit (UK).
Ah, interesting - curious still re Porsche's announcement then re the 19.2 kW charger - maybe they reconsidered vs abandoning re issues (as many have reported here) and/or supply concerns as the cost to perform this retrofit would likely mean too few would actually avail of it.
 


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ACC uses radar. If not optioned up front, it would be expensive to put in the hardware.
if you look at the front grill, the width will be continuous without ACC.
With ACC there is a round object on the left side (looking at grill)
Night Vision Assist adds another object (round also IIRC) on the other side of the front grill.
Interested to know if anyone has experience retrofitting ACC (ie radar) to a Taycan? Is the radar the only hardware needed in addition to change of bumber?
 

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was about to start a new thread, but found this to capture :)

what is possible from easy to hard:

official retrofits
- FoD comfort access:
I did that, love it.

- FoDpower steering plus:
I did that, nice.

- FoD: Matrix light plus?
- FoD: Porsche Intelligent Range Manager
- FoD: Innodrive

- Porsche dash cam
- Porsche Sport-Sound (in total $2000+ ?)
- 19.2/22kw on board charger (in total $3000+)


DIY and more

- third party dash cams
- passenger screen
- folding mirrors
- home link
(my next project, already got the ECU)

- Surround camera system
- colored seat belts

- Racetex on lower b-pillar
I did that, hard to match the right color but nice


what are your experiences? what I am missing?
 

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Folding needs coding, I don’t see that happen.
 


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In general you don’t want your car to be taken apart to deeply. The assembly is designed as a one way street and taken things apart again always causes wear and tear on clips etc. replacing a heater is already bad enough, but opening up things multiple times is typically not what you want.
 

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I am probably going for used Taycan and because of that I am checking what options can be retrofitted as if something is missing from the used one it could be added.

So please, list things that can or could be retrofitted. Let's exclude obvious like wheels and bodykit's.

I know most of them will be hugely expensive (some might be alright) but still lets make a list. If someone have also prices lets include those.

This is what I think you could probably add:
  1. Reverse camera
  2. Seats
  3. Storage package
  4. Seat belts
  5. Steering wheel (maybe even heated)
  6. Bose (or some aftermarket stereo)
Confirmed retrofits

  1. Innodrive
  2. Surround camera system
  3. Folding mirrors
  4. Homelink
  5. Rear view camera
  6. Electric sport sound
  7. LED matrix headlights, Glacier Blue, incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus) via Porsche
https://www.kufatec.com/en/porsche/taycan/taycan-y1a/
thanks for posting and apologies for what might be a really daft question but as I just have the rear view camera and front/rear sensors on my Taycan, would you know if I get the kufatec surround camera dongle, will it do anything for me?

I can’t find anything on theirpage that answers it
 

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stava per iniziare un nuovo thread, ma ho trovato questo da catturare:)

ciò che è possibile dal facile al difficile:

retrofit ufficiali
- Accesso comfort FoD:
L'ho fatto, lo adoro.

- FoD servosterzo plus:
L'ho fatto, bello.

- FoD: Matrix light plus?
- FoD: Porsche Intelligent Range Manager
- FoD: Innodrive

- Dashcam Porsche
- Porsche Sport-Sound (in totale $ 2000+?)
- Caricabatterie a bordo da 19,2/22kw (in totale $ 3000+)


Fai da te e altro ancora
- dash cam di terze parti
- parabrezza passeggero
- specchietti pieghevoli
- collegamento domestico
(il mio prossimo progetto, ho già ricevuto l'ECU)

- Sistema di telecamere surround
- cinture di sicurezza colorate

- Racetex sul montante b inferiore
L'ho fatto, difficile da abbinare al colore giusto ma carino


quali sono le tue esperienze? cosa mi manca?
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Grazie per il tuo post.
So to retrofit the Homelink there is some more hardware that needs to be added?
 
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Interested to know if anyone has experience retrofitting ACC (ie radar) to a Taycan? Is the radar the only hardware needed in addition to change of bumber?
A few shops in Taiwan have been able to do this:


What's crazier is they have even retrofitted rear axle steering (RAS)🤯
 

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Hi all !
New to forum, I was just curious if anyone has had success fitting heated steering wheel. I have a used heated wheel (&Piwis) with module I am in the process of trying to fit.

Would be good to get mode wheel working also as I don't have Chrono. I realise the changes porsche made 2019 regarding retrofit of Chrono.
I am curious as taycan wheel does not have the button so it makes me think it's not as technical as one that has it.
Some suggest you need code for activation others suggest you only online activation that porsche won't allow.

I like a challenge especially when its " not possible "
 
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Just curios , has anyone here had the factory dash cam retrofitted ?
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