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Old May 12, 2016 | 04:26 PM
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MAGNATUDE
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From: The South ~ Chattanooga
Default Bluetooth 4.0 HD mod to factory system

Hey everyone!

The 1st and only Bluetooth mod with the latest high definition, music only version has been completed and installed onto my factory sound system. I've read on this site that it could not be done with our factory system. Got it done around the time when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released on Blu-Ray/DVD. It sounds great and enjoying all my music now!

The non-nav factory radio stayed but I can now enjoy my recorded music from the cloud, from my smart phone, from my iPod or mp3 and listen to internet radio without spending at ton on a new hu. Listening to CD's are great especially on long drives, like the Tail of the Dragon, but who wants to carry around that many CD's everywhere you go? F-Fwd to now...my large music playlist has now made it to the car and I still have plenty of storage in the console!...and that's always a good thing.

This mod is not one of those little dongles you plug in between your FM antenna and the radio. No, this is the line level variety using the latest technology that provides better sound quality than any of the previous Bluetooth versions.

As I installed the Bluetooth A/B source switch, I went ahead and added a few more things while I had the center arm rest/storage console taken out of the car. Extras added were an auxillary power outlet for additional personal electronics, a digital volt meter so I can now monitor the battery/charging system, a dimmable console lighting so I can see stuff in that storage console at night and an iPod/mp3 audio cable with the 3.5mm plug for ease of connectivity.




Here is a teaser pic of the Bluetooth to radio A/B switch mounted to the cupholder panel.






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