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Post by steveprime2004 » Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:14 pm

Help
New owner of a 54 plate 3.0SE Z4.
Whats the best way of using the car phone without buying another SIM card & then diverting calls?
Tried getting a 2nd / duplicate from my mobile provider, but they won't do.
Is there ea way to install bluetooth so I can pair my iPhone?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
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Post by paddy wright » Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:45 pm

Bluetooth modules can be retrofitted, but are exspensive and unless you get a recent module you may struggle to pair to a newer iPhone. AFAIK after market setups can be made to work with OEM controls, then either dash mounted or hidden away should you wish to keep the OEM look.
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Post by srhutch » Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:06 pm

Dension do audio interface that you can add a BT module to with intergration into oem head unit.

You could also change the head unit, but I'm not a fan of this as only the oem head unit looks right imo.
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Post by steveprime2004 » Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:13 am

paddy wright wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:45 pm Bluetooth modules can be retrofitted, but are exspensive and unless you get a recent module you may struggle to pair to a newer iPhone. AFAIK after market setups can be made to work with OEM controls, then either dash mounted or hidden away should you wish to keep the OEM look.
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Post by steveprime2004 » Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:14 am

srhutch wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:06 pm Dension do audio interface that you can add a BT module to with intergration into oem head unit.

You could also change the head unit, but I'm not a fan of this as only the oem head unit looks right imo.
Thanks for this!

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Post by Rusky » Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:32 pm

audiovox media bridge will do the trick if you can get one, will also do music streaming too. :thumbsup:
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Post by 85genius » Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:36 pm

AFAIK if you have the car phone prep on a UK car it should have bluetooth already worth checking on a vin decoder
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