Blue tooth hands free

[Keith]

No one fancy this then?

http://www.bimmernav.com/BMW_Bluetoo..._Overview.html

I must admit the parrot looks a lot simpler and cheaper

[davehockley]

Originally Posted by Keith

No one fancy this then?

http://www.bimmernav.com/BMW_Bluetoo..._Overview.html

I must admit the parrot looks a lot simpler and cheaper

Those look brilliant Keith but they cost an arm and a leg. They look like it would take ages to figure out how to make a call though but I guess you'd get used to it.

[davehockley]

Originally Posted by mach1rob

You're only really limited by the cable, but that's fairly long, there's a fair bit wound up behind the dash, and new kits come with a couple of different mounts to use too, so you can locate it pretty much anywhere you like.

I'm looking forward to trying a couple of mounting places now. My kit should be delivered tomorrow with any luck. It looks like it'll have to go in the same place as yours.
They announced today on the news that the government are increasing the penalty for using mobile phones behind the wheel so I need a better handsfree anyway. I don't pick up the phone while I'm driving as a rule but if the handsfree doesn't work for some reason I may pick up the phone just to answer it before pulling over, and knowing my luck the police would see me.
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[mach1rob]

The Parrots good, as all you have to do to answer is hit the green button, and to call, it can all be done by voice activation, you don't have to touch the phone at all, can leave it in your pocket, case wherever

[JohnDotCom]

The "Parrots" do seem to be the best cost effective answer.

[Simon W]

Originally Posted by Christopher

I got one of these Parrot Bluetooth Handsfree units:



Took it apart and reassembled it to fit inside the light cluster as below:



The power and speaker are fixed inside, the mike mounted up-front and the knob and buttons mounted in the blank for the sunroof switch.

You're not a member of 007's gizmo-building team are you Chris?

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by mach1rob

The Parrots good, as all you have to do to answer is hit the green button, and to call, it can all be done by voice activation, you don't have to touch the phone at all, can leave it in your pocket, case wherever

You don't even have to push the green button to answer Rob - it can be set to auto answer after 2 rings

[mach1rob]

True, but it's one thing I hate, auto answer so its always turned off on phone and handsfree

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by Simon W

You're not a member of 007's gizmo-building team are you Chris?

Yes, the less said about the rear facing machine-guns the better!!

[davehockley]

I received my Parrot 3200 today so I'm going to see if I can fit it tomorrow. I'm not sure if the wiring is going to be very straightforward because I've got the Highline Nav and the tuner/amp is in the boot. If I haven't got the plugs behind the dash to fit the loom supplied in the kit, I'll have to run the wires down to the boot, which will take a lot longer, so I may not get it finished tomorrow after all.