[s-cars] 95 S6 - A pillar microphone for cell phone

[Steve Mills]

It's really not that bad. You can build a simple adapter harness between the
hands-free kit and the plug, and it makes it P&P in any car of that vintage
since the Motorola wiring is very consistent. I have one I regularly move
around between my various S-cars.

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Jeremy Palenchar <jeremy at palenchar.net>wrote:

> Thanks Steve.
>
>
>
> Not sure I want to go all the way to the trunk and mess with the powered
> microphone. Plan B is to install the microphone that came with the head unit
> in the A pillar location and snake the wire down through the fuse/relay area
> and behind the center console.
>
>
>
> -Jeremy
>
>
>
> *From:* Steve Mills [mailto:s.b.mills at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:13 AM
> *To:* Jeremy Palenchar
> *Cc:* stott at gwi.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] 95 S6 - A pillar microphone for cell phone
>
>
>
> This has been done plenty of times- you can access the microphone (and
> speaker, and power, etc. etc.) at the 20 pin connector in the trunk where
> the factory phone brick plugged in. There are multiple writeups on
> Audiworld's technical section. The only issue is that the Motorola
> microphone is powered, so you need to build a small circuit to compensate.
>
> Steve
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Jeremy Palenchar <jeremy at palenchar.net>
> wrote:
>
> Excellent.
>
> Any ideas what that connects to or where the wires run? I'd like to
> leverage
> the existing microphone and wires and connect into them somewhere below the
> dash.
>
> -Jeremy
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stott Hare [mailto:stott at gwi.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:26 AM
> > To: 'Jeremy Palenchar'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] 95 S6 - A pillar microphone for cell phone
> >
> > Iirc there is a two pin connector for/with the microphone behind the
> a-pillar
> > trim.
> > -Stott
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Palenchar
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:06 PM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: [s-cars] 95 S6 - A pillar microphone for cell phone
> >
> > I would like to leverage the existing microphone in the A pillar for my
> > aftermarket head unit's Bluetooth microphone. I haven't started in on
> this
> > project but I'm interested in knowing if there is a convenient place to
> tap into
> > the existing microphone wire somewhere in the fuse/relay area, behind the
> > center console, or in the tunnel under the armrest.
> >
> > Has anyone tried this?
> >
> > Pictures and/or wire colors will be very helpful.
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Jeremy
> >
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