Bluetooth streaming on 05 or 06 vantage

[orbit123]

I've read a load of old threads on this but wonder if something new might have popped up here from parrot type companies or what consensus is on best option? Thinking of the 2005 or 2006 models with SIM card kit. I'm less bothered about calls and more thinking what can be done to allow use of streaming audio from a phone?

[telum01]

Contact Aston Installations:
www.astoninstallations.com

[tonycordon]

My son bought me one of these for Christmas, it works perfectly in my '07 V8V. It plugs into the socket on the centre console and was very easy to set up, just pair with your phone and tune in one of your radio presets.It also has two USB charging sockets.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/263836420744?chn=ps

[laterontoday]

tonycordon said:

My son bought me one of these for Christmas, it works perfectly in my '07 V8V. It plugs into the socket on the centre console and was very easy to set up, just pair with your phone and tune in one of your radio presets.It also has two USB charging sockets.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/263836420744?chn=ps

Hi Tony,

How does that work? I can see from the details of the unit how it works with a phone, similar to the old bluetooth headsets that folk used pre bluetooth connection to the car audio system, but how does it play music from a phone to the stereo. The sellers details suggests it connects through the fm radio. Does it work like that? Im useless understanding this type of thing. I will go full hard wired installation eventually but this look like a simple short term plug in device.

[Minglar]

tonycordon said:

My son bought me one of these for Christmas, it works perfectly in my '07 V8V. It plugs into the socket on the centre console and was very easy to set up, just pair with your phone and tune in one of your radio presets.It also has two USB charging sockets.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/263836420744?chn=ps

I have something similar to this in my wife’s car, which has an old tape player, no Bluetooth and no 3.5mm input socket. You have to tune it in to a FM frequency which has no transmission, then pair your phone to the unit. As a cheap solution to the problem, it works pretty well. Problems can arise when travelling around though, as your clear frequency can start to pick up radio transmissions and that can interfere with the audio playback. But it’s worth trying as a initial starting point. Hope that helps.

Best Regards

Minglar

[ashway]

It’s as you suggest I had one about 10 years ago picked it up on a trip to Beijing. Worked ok but as you’d expect quality wasn’t brilliant

[bowvmi2001]

I just finished installing the last of the components for a iPhone set up in my MY2006 Vantage car. I am very pleased of the results and it finally brought my car into the present with regards to iPhone integration (minus radio bluetooth). Others have already discovered this set up and I may be late to the "game"; in the event that is not the case, below is what I used. The whole process took about two hours and if I had to repeat it, I could do it in about an hour.

PARTS USED:
-Dension Gateway 500 (install instructions 1 with dip switches set to 2B settings)
-Dension Lighting Adapter
-Proclip iPhone Holder
-Proclip Adjustable Console Mount

VIDEOS USED FOR INSTALL:
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYeGGnyq7C4
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y185hK92A8

[laterontoday]

Minglar said:

I have something similar to this in my wife’s car, which has an old tape player, no Bluetooth and no 3.5mm input socket. You have to tune it in to a FM frequency which has no transmission, then pair your phone to the unit. As a cheap solution to the problem, it works pretty well. Problems can arise when travelling around though, as your clear frequency can start to pick up radio transmissions and that can interfere with the audio playback. But it’s worth trying as a initial starting point. Hope that helps.

Best Regards

Minglar

Thanks for the advice.

[tonycordon]

Hi, so the device picks up the Bluetooth signal from your phone and retransmits on FM (87.5 I think). So you just tune one of the car's FM presets to that frequency...the car picks up and plays what ever is comming from the phone. Works great for podcasts and music.