Bluetooth Phone/Music Streaming installation

[Bluedot]

I've just got myself a cheap weekday drive car, Astra SXi 1.4 on a 55 plate.
It doesn't have any MP3 connectivity so I'm looking at a cheap way of installing 'something' that will provide handsfree phone operation as well as (ideally) the ability to stream music from my iPhone.
I'm not looking at anything expensive, the car was only 2 grand so was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of somewhere that could fit something like this (ideally in the Fareham area) and roughly how much it would be ?

[SoliD]

Parrot probably have some options, should be fairly easily fittable by yourself. If not I hear good things about Sextons over in Portsmouth, but sure any old company could fit them.

[Benbay001]

I fitted a Grom bluetooth module thing to my car 2 weeks ago. Plugs into the standard head unit's cd multichanger port. Couldnt be happier! Lets me use the steering wheel controls to answer calls too.
Only issue is i cant change the track using the steering wheel controls.
The unit goes down behind the dash so the dash looks stock, unlike an after market head unit.

http://gromaudio.com/

No option for Astra, but maybe it shares headunit with some other GM car?

[zed4]

IF you've got an iPhone, go CarPlay. I've got the Pioneer SPH-DA120 in one of my cars and it's brilliant. It's £300, so not a really cheap option, but it's the best way to integrate with your phone, plus you get sat nav, Bluetooth, Spotify, internet radio, etc etc.

[Bluedot]

Cheers for the replies, will have a look into the options

[57Ford]

zed4 said:

IF you've got an iPhone, go CarPlay. I've got the Pioneer SPH-DA120 in one of my cars and it's brilliant. It's £300, so not a really cheap option, but it's the best way to integrate with your phone, plus you get sat nav, Bluetooth, Spotify, internet radio, etc etc.

Zed, you'd better be right! I've just bought-it-now to go in my 100hp based on your glowing testimony Hopefully either Pioneer or Copilot will offer the AirPlay extension so can use my favourite Copilot nav but if not, Apple maps will do.
Shan't bother with the interface for connecting my steering wheel controls just yet cos it's supposed to be a budget job. Just got to wait for that fat bloke to bring it down the chimney now...

[zed4]

57Ford said:

zed4 said:

IF you've got an iPhone, go CarPlay. I've got the Pioneer SPH-DA120 in one of my cars and it's brilliant. It's £300, so not a really cheap option, but it's the best way to integrate with your phone, plus you get sat nav, Bluetooth, Spotify, internet radio, etc etc.

Zed, you'd better be right! I've just bought-it-now to go in my 100hp based on your glowing testimony Hopefully either Pioneer or Copilot will offer the AirPlay extension so can use my favourite Copilot nav but if not, Apple maps will do.
Shan't bother with the interface for connecting my steering wheel controls just yet cos it's supposed to be a budget job. Just got to wait for that fat bloke to bring it down the chimney now...

Good stuff. I hope you like it. Ours is in my girlfriend's car, she really likes it. Does everything she wants it to. Ours does work with the Tomtom app, but only sound, the display won't show the Tomtom map. The map only works with Apple Maps. Bit of a shame, but Apple maps aren't bad and if we want to use the Tomtom app, we do get the sound.