MIB Platform, current generation

PCM4 is MIB2 from 2016, PCM5 is MIB2+ from 2019 and PCM6 is MIB3 from 2023. The system comprises of a headunit, display screen and optionally a separate audio amplifier.

PCM4 has display mounted together with control module so it appears as one unit, while PCM5 and PCM6 put control unit in a seprate location (usually on top of glovebox). PCM5 has 12" display and PCM6 has multiple widescreens depending on model.

PCM2.1 was from 2004 to 2008, the headunit has display and tuner, all other fucntions (audio amplifier, naivgation and Bluetooth) are performed by other individual control units.

Moving on to PCM3 in 2009 and PCM3.1 in 2011, the headunit incorporates bluetooth and navigation running on internal HDD.

Due to age, both PCM3 and 3.1 suffer from common problem of failing the internal hard drive. Symptoms include navigation stuck in loading, Bluetooth not working properly and the system restars every few minutes.

with indepth understanding of the hardware and OS, we restore the unit to good working condition by replacing the harddrive with SSD and rebild the software. As a result, the unit will run a lot faster after our repair.

PCM3 and 3.1 headunits hav no built-in audio amlifier, audio output is driven by an external amplifier. Standard sound system uses analog amplifier and premium sound use fiber optic.

From PCM4 the headunit has built-in amplifier with decent output (300W total), premium sound stills use external amplifier via fiber optic.

PCM4 headunits (2016-2018) inherit the common problem from MIB2 that the internal audio amplifier chips failing. Check our MIB headunit Repair Page.

For model year 2000 and before, please check our Vintage Equipment Page.