Iphone carkits:

gabgab

Hey,

I am looking at getting a carkit for a 01 3 series that will be compatible with the iphone. Has anyone gotten any decent ones that they are using and would recommend.

We have used Bury and Parrot in the past and are happy enough, just wondering any other options. The other alternative I was thinking of was the sat nav's that are also bluetooth comaptible but I hear TomTom have an app for the iphone but dont know much about it and have not looked into it too much.

Thanks

Victor_M

I have one of THESE and the phone plugs into one of THESE Works perfectly, in my '02 E46, MFSW controls work with it too (if you have them on the steering wheel).

Parrott do a kit which incorporates handsfree phone calling too, but I have a seperate Nokia C7-KW in my car and the combination of Dension and Nokia works flawlessly.

EPM

Parrot MKi9200. Good bit of kit

gabgab

Cool, are you guys using the 3g iphone or the previous one?

Thanks,

Victor_M

gabgab wrote: »

Cool, are you guys using the 3g iphone or the previous one?

Thanks,

3G

EPM

gabgab wrote: »

Cool, are you guys using the 3g iphone or the previous one?

Thanks,

iPod touch and HTC for the bluetooth

gears

Would the iPhone not simply connect via bluetooth to any bletooth compatible car kit. It might not charge the phone but you could still make calls.

gabgab

Hey Betafrog, thanks a million. Where did you find that?

gabgab

http://www.tomtom.com/products/product.php?ID=1019&Category=2&Lid=4

Found it and it looks the job, might stump up for that one now Would like to see a few reviews though

Gdep

to be fair its just a very expensive car mount!!

Victor_M

Gdep wrote: »

to be fair its just a very expensive car mount!!

It's also a gps signal booster, which from my experience using the iPhone and tomtom I have found the signal drops out way too much in built up areas in particular, so the tomtom mount is reasonable value if you don't have any form of handsfree or mp3 playing solution at the moment as it does everything as well as charging on the move.

lafors

EPM wrote: »

Parrot MKi9200. Good bit of kit

+2
Have them in both our cars, works a treat with my n97 and her iphone

gabgab

Hey guys,

can anyone recommend someone to fit it? I have seen the kit in Halfords for 249 but I need a loom for it also, he reckons its anything from 20 to 60. Any cheaper alternatives?

lafors

gabgab wrote: »

Hey guys,

can anyone recommend someone to fit it? I have seen the kit in Halfords for 249 but I need a loom for it also, he reckons its anything from 20 to 60. Any cheaper alternatives?

You talking about the parrott?
I got my looms off ebay from this lad for just under £20 including shipping. Would recommend them.
I also got my kit of ebay but the seller is no longer on there, cheaper than halfords.
Will halfords fit it for you if you provide the loom?

TestTransmission

lafors wrote: »

Will halfords fit it for you if you provide the loom?

Dont,theres been so many horror stories on here about letting Halfords near your car to "attempt" to fit anything.

I wouldnt let them put air in my tyres.

gabgab

lafors wrote: »

You talking about the parrott?
I got my looms off ebay from this lad for just under £20 including shipping. Would recommend them.
I also got my kit of ebay but the seller is no longer on there, cheaper than halfords.
Will halfords fit it for you if you provide the loom?

Its €249 in Halfords supplied and fitted plus the loom. Dont want them to make a balls of it though,

Yeh the MKi9200 carkit