| There are two ways Bluetooth car kits can be | | | | to remove before the fascia can be removed. A |
| installed, one is the difficult way, the other is | | | | little pull on the rear-view mirror fascia should |
| easier (however can still be fairly difficult | | | | allow you to install and route wire through the |
| dependent on vehicle). The problem is, Bluetooth | | | | lining of the roof. (Don't pull too hard as you may |
| kits are made with ISO connections as standard. | | | | pull the mirror off, and they can be a pain to |
| ISO is an older industry standard which | | | | reinstall) a metal coat hanger will do nicely when |
| determines the locations of various wires (which | | | | pushing it through. From here wire down the A |
| perform different functions) For example, the | | | | pillar, avoid the air bags at all costs and do not |
| front left and right speakers, back left and right, | | | | tangle the wire around them. And route behind |
| power, mute and ignition. If your vehicle is ISO, | | | | the glove box to the Bluetooth unit. |
| then the kits will install fairly easily. | | | | After this do done double check you have the |
| The problem is, the ISO standard is now fairly old. | | | | Power, Ground (when required) & Ignition wires |
| More modern vehicles utilise systems such as | | | | are active. The Ignition is a must to check, the |
| CAN bus & fibre Optic MOST systems which do | | | | kits will not work with out it. In fact this is the |
| not use conventional wires. If this is the case you | | | | number one cause for people thinking they have |
| will either need to splice into the wires (where | | | | a faulty unit. If your harness doesn't have an |
| possible) or use a mute cable, ISO2CAR, | | | | ignition (not all do) the best point is either the |
| Drive&Mute or Audio2Car. They all perform the | | | | fusebox, or the Cigarette lighter wire. A simple |
| same task, however each has a slightly different | | | | way of testing is by turning the ignition on when |
| compatibility. For example Audio2Car work | | | | the wires are connected. The unit should power |
| particularly well with amplified systems. | | | | up. |
| The only other difficult task when installing the | | | | Assuming the kit is working tidy up behind the |
| Bluetooth kit is to route the microphone into | | | | stereo and re connect the dashboard & fascias |
| position. This routes from the back of the | | | | and position the microphone to exactly where you |
| Bluetooth unit. Usually installed behind the car | | | | want it near the mirror (make sure is doesn't |
| stereo. From here its usually best to route the | | | | obstruct it). Pair your phone using the |
| opposite direction from the driver. Remove the | | | | manufacturers instructions and you will have a |
| glovebox where ever possible (Different for each | | | | fully working Bluetooth car kit at your disposal. (If |
| vehicle, but usually fairly pain free when the | | | | you choose well, you'll wonder how you ever lived |
| screws are found). | | | | with out one). |
| Remove the fascia from the A pillar in the vehicle, | | | | All in all the job shouldn't take longer than an hour |
| they usually un-clip, however sometimes they are | | | | of your time, unless you have a particularly |
| screwed in, if so you should be able to pull out the | | | | difficult vehicle such as a BMW X5 (Due to the |
| airbag clip plate (a little plastic clip showing where | | | | location of the unit) or most Porsche's (Because |
| the air bag is) a screw is usually found beneath | | | | of the firewall). |
| this. There may be a couple more hidden screws | | | | |