[s-cars] Delta ipod connection

[JC]

>
> nice! with the iphone do you get that awful rx/tx noise from
> the cellular hardware?

FWIW I run an Alpine head w/ iPod IF and the iPhone never does the
irritating ggzzz-tick-tick-tick with that setup. that said the Alpine is a
disappointment in a lot of ways and I'd never do it again.  In the BMW I run
a Dice brand interface to the OEM headunit much like biloneys setup here and
it's pretty good - no sounds there either.  One big preference for me is to
keep the navigation live on the iDevice so you scroll tunes there using the
good native OS interface instead of through some shitty half-assed menu on
the headunit. Alpine doesn't do that but the Dice does.  Would like to know
which way the Blitz goes?

Oh yeah and almost all of these that work with the stock headunit pretend to
be a CD changer so you lose the OEM CD changer function. Bill can comment
but I'm guessing that's the case...

>
> also, can you use the on-board (dash) mic to go hands free?
> or better yet, tie into that cell phone in the armrest so i
> can use that bad-a$$ hardware instead? i'm pretty sure i'd
> pay 2 c-notes for that!
>

there's some DIY/BTDT from B-platform and C5 out in the interwebz who did
hybrid systems to use the OEM cell wiring with modern phones.  IIRC it's a
bit of a pain in the ass and involves getting a standalone handsfree kit but
then using the OEM wiring to wire it up. the OEM microphone is reported to
suck anyway so the trick is then to pop it off and splice in a newer mic
from a new handsfree kit. I got half fired up to try it for a Nokia phone a
couple of times but never really got the ball rolling.  really seemed like
more trouble than it was worth and benefit provided - aftermarket headunit
w/ Bluetooth really is really the ticket. once you get used to being able to
pile in the car and have it automagically pair w/ the phone in your pocket
it's hard to go back to messy wires and stuff.


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