Add bluetooth to OEM radio (Page 2/2)
migs MAR 14, 06:00 PM
That pricing is crazy for what is involved. I bought a NOS early 2000 Pontiac Delco tape deck since it matches the interior perfectly and then I looked around until I found that guys with F body's do the aux in modification all the time using $10 of parts. From there its either just use a short 3.5mm plug for your device or get one of those BT dongle setups if you can't be bothered. Works like a factory input and none of the shortcomings of antennae adapters etc.
seq MAR 14, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by migs:

That pricing is crazy for what is involved. I bought a NOS early 2000 Pontiac Delco tape deck since it matches the interior perfectly and then I looked around until I found that guys with F body's do the aux in modification all the time using $10 of parts. From there its either just use a short 3.5mm plug for your device or get one of those BT dongle setups if you can't be bothered. Works like a factory input and none of the shortcomings of antennae adapters etc.



I've got an AUX-in as well, but I found I didn't like the wire hanging around the cabin. Additionally, I'd have to plug/unplug the wire when I wanted to use the radio. And unfortunately, phones have also downgraded their outputs, and my current phone doesn't have a 3.5mm output anyway.

What I paid was a bit excessive (although I bought when everything was on decent sales), but the $75 for the in-line bluetooth antenna adapter seems reasonable to outfit a car with an unmodified head unit and provide a very modern hands-free bluetooth functionality with no additional wires to juggle.
rkirkpatrick MAR 15, 01:22 PM
I bought a blue tooth broadcaster at Wal-mart at X-mas. Plug into cigarette lighter...choose an used frequency on radio...It connects to your phone in seconds...Boom ..Bluetooth.

$15.....And it is a charging port...
Threedog MAR 15, 02:19 PM
If money is not much of an issue, I would recommend this. I have had it for a few years now and it works great, you can change the lights to amber and it blends with the Fiero interior perfectly. It has every function you could want, and it has a rear USB/AUX input(I really hated having wires sticking out of radios) so I was able to run another line under the center console so if I did have to plug something in I could hide it. Also, when I ordered from Crutchfield they sent me all the hook up materials and mounting brackets for free..

The only problem is that the lights do not dim with the switch, it has to be done manually through the radio, but I just set it to low and forgot about it. It
seq MAR 15, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by Threedog:Also, when I ordered from Crutchfield they sent me all the hook up materials and mounting brackets for free..



I can also recommend crutchfield. Bought an android auto head unit + reverse camera for my wife's Accent. It cost a bit more than some other places for the unit itself, but it included the pigtail adapter, mounting bracket, facia, and a few other extras that would have cost me more to put together individually.