Bluetooth Car Kit Installed (with pics)
#1
Bluetooth Car Kit Installed (with pics)
I just added a new mod to my wife's xB. She's on her phone a lot for her job, and her driving scares me enough as it is without a phone in her hand. So I decided to get her a Bluetooth Hands-Free car kit. It took me about 2 hours to install, and it works really well. She loves it. She never has to take her phone out of her purse. She can place and receive calls by simply pressing a button on the car kit controll and speaking into the air. The sound quality is great ( a LOT better than I expected). Anyhow, here's how I did it:
I put the mic where it's pointed right at her, and I didn't need to put it up behind the A-post.
I mounted the speaker in front of the cupholders.
I mounted the controller on the door to the storage bin (double sided tape) and ran the wire below the door.
I mounted the "Brain" inside the storage bin. My wife said she never uses it, so it made that part very easy. I just stuck some velcro on the bottom.
I needed two power sources: one switched with the ignition, and one constant-on. I bought an Add-A-Circuit, but then realized I didn't need it, because the power lines have in-line fuses. I used the one I bought anyhow for one , but I just did a direct tap for the second one.
I installed everything in a way that I could easily remove it someday without leaving a trace behind. I like it so much, I'll be getting another one for my xA.
I put the mic where it's pointed right at her, and I didn't need to put it up behind the A-post.
I mounted the speaker in front of the cupholders.
I mounted the controller on the door to the storage bin (double sided tape) and ran the wire below the door.
I mounted the "Brain" inside the storage bin. My wife said she never uses it, so it made that part very easy. I just stuck some velcro on the bottom.
I needed two power sources: one switched with the ignition, and one constant-on. I bought an Add-A-Circuit, but then realized I didn't need it, because the power lines have in-line fuses. I used the one I bought anyhow for one , but I just did a direct tap for the second one.
I installed everything in a way that I could easily remove it someday without leaving a trace behind. I like it so much, I'll be getting another one for my xA.
#3
Originally Posted by evosky
whoa, looks like a very clean, slick job. cool to see that people are doing more technical mods.
cheers.
cheers.
#5
Originally Posted by evosky
actually, if you would do a Tech Write Up of your process and equipment used, i'm sure the community would like to see it. i know a lot of us out there would like to have this hands-free solution.
#7
Originally Posted by Big_Bird
nice job, very clean
^^and yes, could you do a write up
^^and yes, could you do a write up
#10
Looks cool, I added a Bluetooth kit to my car as well; I will post a few pics because not too many people believe me. But, it is a rear view mirror with built in Bluetooth. It has a digital display in the mirror so you can see the caller ID and other info. The speaker is built into the back of the mirror and the microphone is pre wired to the top of the mirror and can be clipped to the headliner. If this isn’t enough, it also has two back up censors with a digital readout of the distance of the nearest object behind you built into he corner of the mirror!
#11
Originally Posted by KingOfAllCarAudio
Looks cool, I added a Bluetooth kit to my car as well; I will post a few pics because not too many people believe me. But, it is a rear view mirror with built in Bluetooth. It has a digital display in the mirror so you can see the caller ID and other info. The speaker is built into the back of the mirror and the microphone is pre wired to the top of the mirror and can be clipped to the headliner. If this isn’t enough, it also has two back up censors with a digital readout of the distance of the nearest object behind you built into he corner of the mirror!
#12
I have a Parrot kit in my tC and absolute love it. They now make a harness adapter so you just plug it into the back of the radio - takes a few minutes and no wires to cut! See here: http://www.parrotkits.com
The harness adapter for our cars is called a Toy-1.
The harness adapter for our cars is called a Toy-1.
#13
We do alot of Parrot kits here at the shop. We make T-Harnesses for any vehicle that has Metra harnesses available for them. Customers love these kits. Verizon customers need to check compatability some of there phones are not 100% compatable
#19
Looks fabulous but recharge your cell battery
Did you hand wire with a speaker like the first poster or did you use the parrotkits.com harness adapter to make the audio come out of your sound system? Also, change the bluetooth name in your phone from "Motorola Phone" to Omextreme or whatever - personalize baby....
Did you hand wire with a speaker like the first poster or did you use the parrotkits.com harness adapter to make the audio come out of your sound system? Also, change the bluetooth name in your phone from "Motorola Phone" to Omextreme or whatever - personalize baby....