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Bluetooth Car Kit
« on: February 01, 2012, 10:49:00 AM »
I am interested in buying an inexpensive bluetooth car kit to work with my Droid phone. I already have a GPS (without bluetooth)  Any recommendations?  Thanks

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Re: Bluetooth Car Kit
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2014, 01:02:08 PM »
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Re: Bluetooth Car Kit
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2014, 01:23:05 PM »
I use parrot. Cost me around 200, with installation.  Works very well!
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Re: Bluetooth Car Kit
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2015, 11:52:52 PM »
Looking at stuff like this Belkin or this GoGroove
Anyone have any experience with somethign along these lines?
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Re: Bluetooth Car Kit
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2015, 10:44:48 AM »

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Re: Bluetooth Car Kit
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2015, 06:35:19 PM »
If you're looking for an installed version in an older car, you can look at Sony's site - they have a few basic units on Sale in the $100-150 range. If you can live without all of the bells and whistles (i.e. controlling pandora or other music on your phone) you can get a basic unit that offers bluetooth phone and audio capabilities - it will work with both current and older phones. -http://store.sony.com/car-stereo-receivers/cat-27-catid-all-car-stereo-receivers

You can also try crutchfield - http://www.crutchfield.com/ - they generally tend to be more expensive but definitely talk to their staff (via chat or phone) who are very knowledgeable, and they also typically throw in wiring harnesses and other accessories that you will pay extra for elsewhere (especially useful if you want to do it yourself). They may also have some clearance units that are in the $100-200 range.

I wouldn't recommend buying a new head unit with CarPlay or Android auto just yet, as they're both not quite mature technologies.

One general caveat - Not all head units work with steering wheel controls - make sure you check before buying.

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Re: Bluetooth Car Kit
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2015, 11:46:25 PM »
Don't want an install. Just tried the belkin and my wife said it sounded like I was in  a tunnel.
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Re: Bluetooth Car Kit
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2015, 09:53:45 AM »

Don't want an install. Just tried the belkin and my wife said it sounded like I was in  a tunnel.

Check out wirecutter for rlly in depth reviews of options that don't require install