Audio genius needed...

[cruzinbill]

Originally Posted by Shit Luck

looks like its $50 bucks plus the obd adapter.... might be worth a shot.

You can just buy the bt1 and their software is free to use with it, If you like it then you can buy a headunit that works with it. if you dont like it sell the bt1

[Shit Luck]

Originally Posted by cruzinbill

You can just buy the bt1 and their software is free to use with it, If you like it then you can buy a headunit that works with it. if you dont like it sell the bt1

i would need to buy a device to run it on... I am a windows phone owner. so either way i am gonna have to buy something.

[cruzinbill]

Originally Posted by Shit Luck

i would need to buy a device to run it on... I am a windows phone owner. so either way i am gonna have to buy something.

Oh, then ya. Sadly that's the downside with windows phones they kinda dropped the all in the app side of things, b ut I think you could use an Ipod touch. I can look around and see what I can find in a lil bit.


Yep, Ipod touch will work with it, so you can just leave it thrown in the glove box to handle that and any music you want to put on it.

[Shit Luck]

Originally Posted by cruzinbill

Oh, then ya. Sadly that's the downside with windows phones they kinda dropped the all in the app side of things, b ut I think you could use an Ipod touch. I can look around and see what I can find in a lil bit.


Yep, Ipod touch will work with it, so you can just leave it thrown in the glove box to handle that and any music you want to put on it.

i guess i need to decide what route i want to go for all this....
this has really snowballed into a completely new project.

[cruzinbill]

Originally Posted by Shit Luck

i guess i need to decide what route i want to go for all this....
this has really snowballed into a completely new project.

any friends have an iphone? you could buy it and use theirs to see if it will work for your needs

[Shit Luck]

Originally Posted by cruzinbill

any friends have an iphone? you could buy it and use theirs to see if it will work for your needs

not really sure... i think my g/f has an android. i will have to check.

[Zippy]

There is another option that was not mentioned. You could go the carputer route. Centrafuse allows you to Bluetooth tether your phone for talking as an app. It also allows you to run XM software instead of the hardware. Also any mp3 files or movies you put on the hard drive would be accessible to you. You would need to get a USB internet access stick or wifi hotspot your phone to it to get internet access. You would also need a DSP for the carputer to connect to an amp and a touch screen to control it. $170 for a 7" touch screen and the cost of the carputer itself. Here a link with some prebuilt carputers.

http://www.mo-co-so.com/In-Vehicle-M...ers-s/1670.htm

There are both benefits and draw backs to doing this. cruzinbill has had experience with them in the past from other threads I have read and may be a better resource than I on the subject.

[cruzinbill]

Originally Posted by Zippy

There is another option that was not mentioned. You could go the carputer route. Centrafuse allows you to Bluetooth tether your phone for talking as an app. It also allows you to run XM software instead of the hardware. Also any mp3 files or movies you put on the hard drive would be accessible to you. You would need to get a USB internet access stick or wifi hotspot your phone to it to get internet access. You would also need a DSP for the carputer to connect to an amp and a touch screen to control it. $170 for a 7" touch screen and the cost of the carputer itself. Here a link with some prebuilt carputers.

http://www.mo-co-so.com/In-Vehicle-M...ers-s/1670.htm

There are both benefits and draw backs to doing this. cruzinbill has had experience with them in the past from other threads I have read and may be a better resource than I on the subject.

Ya.... I wouldn't recommend a carputer to a novice, well or anyone that doesn't have a ton of time and effort to devote to get it going right. There are a ton of things you have to add to them to just be up to par with a modern double din.

They are cool when you finally get everything setup tho. I had one when I had my SC300. There are still issues with startup and shutdown too. Sometimes it would work fine other times, I would end up giving up and driving in silence. I tried multiple setups with multiple parts, was just never great.

Now you could get crazy and mold a windows tablet in the dash and add a usb xm module. that would be the lightest option, but most expensive and you couldnt put gauges there.

[Shit Luck]

i will try the dash command thing and see how i like it...