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[WirralNick]

Hello Forum, firstly please do not flame me , I’ve read and re-read many threads on the following topic across multiple websites and I’ve reached the point that I’m confused (can’t see the wood for the trees) and would like some straight answers and to find out what works well in your own cars. Also the technology may have moved on in the last few years so there may be new ways of achieving phone connectivity.
Car: 2002 Elite 3.2
Stereo: NCDC2013 with colour satnav and Bose and in-dash 4 CD autochanger.
Aerial: there is a short stubby aerial on the roof

I would like to:
Essential - Have a Bluetooth Hands Free kit
Nice to Have - Have the ability to stream music from phone.

I read of some people using the Parrott MKI 9200 for streaming (even on bose?) and others using a Harmon Kardon FM kit. For the Hands Free phone option there is talk of a cheap nokia kit available – is this just plug and play into existing wiring?

Please let me know what works well in your cars, especially if you have a similar setup to mine.

Thanks, Nick

[VXL V6]

Personally I use a Bury system 8 car kit with the AD9060 Bluetooth screen module as it allows two phones to be connected simultaneously, others here use the Nokia CK7W Bluetooth kits.

As far as Bluetooth streaming / line in connections for stereo audio, that's a bit more awkward to achieve than any plug and play unit.

EDIT - Should add, have the Bury kits in both cars, both have NCDC's with CID's and Bose, so same setups as yours.

[Magwheels]

Nokia kit great for hands free and are cheap and neat but I would not want to use it for streaming music (if it does which I don't think it does!) as it is only mono and mine uses the factory fitted input for the phone kit, the quality would be dire!

If I want to input music I use my Kinetic digitiser DAB as that has an aux input, though I have tried it I rarely use it as most of the time I am listening to the DAB on one station or another.

[biggriffin]

Got one off them parrots,connected up to me alpine.
Plays music,from sd card no problems,,thro speakers.

There nice simples reply.

[WirralNick]

Thanks all, is the DAB unit compatible with Bose do you know? Will hunt down a Nokia unit too

[Magwheels]

Yes, you can use it the lazy way (not so good round London due to so many FM stations on top of each other!) where you just use the inbuilt FM modulator (DAB unit can even be mounted in boot!) to get the signal to your head unit or you can do it the proper way which has no interference at all by putting it inline with the aerial lead which I must say gives excellent results.

My head unit is same as yours NCDC2013 with colour Satnav and Bose.

I modded the stubby aerial to take the mast from my Hirschman DAB amplified aerial and put the amplifier section between the roof and the headlining, a bit of a task but it works and I had it to hand from my last install.

Look on Web/YouTube for Kinetic Digitizer, you can even download the manual for it I think, that might help you.

[ckz]

i tried mutliple rechargeble Bluetooth systems.
they ok but not loud and with music they sound awfull.
i used to have a Bury system 8 too with the workphone but did not work with my samsung so i changed it for a e bay buy - motorola tk30.

fixed installed with connection on car electric and radio ( aftermqrket audio / video system ) and it works like atreat.
even with music and videos over the tab s.
connect all my phones and reacts directly on calls.

[WirralNick]

is anyone running a Parrot hands free kit, and if so which version is working with Bose - the MK9200 or the CK3100?

[pauls]

is anyone running a Parrot hands free kit, and if so which version is working with Bose - the MK9200 or the CK3100?

My car has the ck3100

[TheBoy]

I use a Nokia CK-7W in all mine, but purely for handsfree (as I pump music in via other methods).  Works well and reliable.

I'm not a fan of the Parrott trash, and the useless way Parrott suggest its wired in is pretty retarded.

[Old Fella]

I have a Parrot CK3100 fitted in mine. Works well with CCR2006 + Bose!

[tunnie]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veho-VBC-001-BLK-Bluetooth-Handsfree-Function-Black/dp/B0064EN954

Free from work, clips to sun visor. Works perfectly, put it straight on the car out of the box. 4 months later, still not had to charge it.

[chrisgixer]

Common requiremets.

I use Nokia ck7w for calls.

Blue stream blutooth reciever via 3.5mm Jack, to aux in on a Harmon Kardon hard wired fm modulator...allows ipod in car, or bluetooth from any btluetooth phone.

HK aux in is a bit of a fiddle as the aux in option is buried deap in the menues. It might hold the setting better if it was wired to live he'd unit feed rather than ignition, as the HK turns itself off with ignition off, so you can't sit in the car and listen to it while waiting etc.
But it works well with bose. No hiss or noise.

I don't like the other 4ohms parrot type installs for music due to the 2ohms used by bose. Think that's right anyway

[hoj]

I now have the ck3100 it works perfect