cheap bluetooth option?

tomrdy · Post by **tomrdy** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:59 pm

My current cheap BT solution all purchased from ebay:

- Aux cable retrofit (a few dollars for the cable, though you may need to modify it as I did with resistors etc)
- Bluetooth to Aux receiver (another few dollars)
- 12V stepdown board with USB plugs so I can run the power to my fuse box with ignition (another few dollars).

Total cost was maybe less than $20 AUD (so probably a tenner pounds). Best part is it's 100% hidden as all the bits are tucked inside the the fusebox area. My phone is held on a magnetic mount above my vent so the mic for calls etc is just through my phone.

Works a treat. Only downside is the BT receiver I got is a bit too basic and doesn't remember the pairing. I'm looking at swapping it out for something that can store the pairing so it links up automatically as soon as the car is on... but all the work has been done!

bz4kev · Post by **bz4kev** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:52 pm

Arrived today and pretty impressed with it fo £8.99 streamed music is great calls are ok remembers paired phones two charging ports micro sd slot a lot for £8.99

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littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:32 pm

DanG wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:22 pm Best £30 spent ever. It's no good for telephony, but great for music. There are two open connections in the

where did you find the connectors?

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:34 pm

Found it

DanG · Post by **DanG** » Thu May 02, 2019 5:28 pm

Sorry, slow to reply. Glad you found them!

Cribert · Post by **Cribert** » Thu May 02, 2019 5:56 pm

I’d like to know where the connections are

PHILGZ4 · Post by **PHILGZ4** » Tue May 07, 2019 4:21 pm

bz4kev wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:52 pm Arrived today and pretty impressed with it fo £8.99 streamed music is great calls are ok remembers paired phones two charging ports micro sd slot a lot for £8.99 20190424_164907.jpg

That's the same as what i have and great for the cost of it. Like Ronseal.....does what it says it does and cheap.

ph001 · Post by **ph001** » Tue May 07, 2019 5:13 pm

tomrdy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:59 pm Only downside is the BT receiver I got is a bit too basic and doesn't remember the pairing. I'm looking at swapping it out for something that can store the pairing so it links up automatically as soon as the car is on...

This remembers the pairing and has exceptional audio quality..... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... ag=z4fo-21

Power it with this.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1

Probocop · Post by **Probocop** » Sat May 11, 2019 6:46 pm

I just fitted the £30 Amazon option. Was dead easy to find the cables, maybe because I have the CD changer. Works nicely, only thing I'm missing is track titles on the nav screen, but maybe that's an Android issue. Steering wheel controls work to skip tracks too

Rocket · Post by **Rocket** » Sun May 12, 2019 6:43 pm

bz4kev wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:52 pm Arrived today and pretty impressed with it fo £8.99 streamed music is great calls are ok remembers paired phones two charging ports micro sd slot a lot for £8.99 20190424_164907.jpg

I bought one also. The streamed music is great. I have a parrot phone device so I use that for the phone and this thingy for the music.

Niallc · Post by **Niallc** » Thu May 16, 2019 6:01 pm

I bought the blue music option. So off I went and opened up the boot and pulled back the carpet. Found the cd changer but there is only one cable going into it!!! There’s no sign of the other!

Anyone got any suggestions?

Niallc · Post by **Niallc** » Thu May 16, 2019 6:27 pm

Probocop wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2019 6:46 pm I just fitted the £30 Amazon option. Was dead easy to find the cables, maybe because I have the CD changer. Works nicely, only thing I'm missing is track titles on the nav screen, but maybe that's an Android issue. Steering wheel controls work to skip tracks too

I have the changer in the boot . It has both sockets but there is only one cable. I have looked and looked but can’t find the larger cable

Probocop · Post by **Probocop** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:23 am

Niallc wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 6:27 pm
Probocop wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2019 6:46 pm I just fitted the £30 Amazon option. Was dead easy to find the cables, maybe because I have the CD changer. Works nicely, only thing I'm missing is track titles on the nav screen, but maybe that's an Android issue. Steering wheel controls work to skip tracks too
I have the changer in the boot . It has both sockets but there is only one cable. I have looked and looked but can’t find the larger cable

There were only two plugs plugged into the changer. These are the two you need. Sorry I didn't take a photo or anything whilst I was in there.

Vijay · Post by **Vijay** » Sun May 19, 2019 10:16 am

DanG wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:22 pm I got one of these.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1

Best £30 spent ever. It's no good for telephony, but great for music. There are two open connections in the boot. Just lift up the flap, find the connections and plug this in. The device is tiny. Then hop in the car and turn on the radio - select mode till you get to CD1.

On your phone you'll find a Bluetooth option called Blue Music. Pair your phone to that and any music you play will now come out the car's stereo.

Lead to one very happy teenage son. Of course now we have to listen to all his Spotify playlists in the car. Suffice to say we don't always agree on the merits of UK grime. Sigh.

Hi Dan
Will this fit an E86? It’s not listed as such on the Amazon page....

Jakg · Post by **Jakg** » Sun May 19, 2019 11:48 am

Niallc wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 6:01 pm pulled back the carpet. Found the cd changer but there is only one cable going into it!!! There’s no sign of the other!

Does it have the co-ax style cable instead? Do you have the fancy sound system? If so you need the DSP adaptor.

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