Can I add Bluetooth to OEM Stereo?

watuzi said:

Ahhh, you are right on. I'm thinking about replacing my old, crappy radio with this one. But maybe Android Auto is better?

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DougAMiller said:

I briefly replaced mine (6-disc changer radio) with an Android, but I was dissatisfied with the inability to integrate it with everything the way the factory unit was. Even with an adapter for this, another adapter for that, it still couldn't get full integration, so I went back to the factory unit. I have now upgraded it to the factory nav unit with the external 6-disc changer, so I have complete integration. I did the LUX amp upgrade at the same time, and now I am pretty happy with it.

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Mr. 960 said:

Did you include the audiopilot mic? I did on mine and it works pretty well. When I switch to onstar and end my call, sometimes (on occasion) I get a loud blip from my radio as it switches over. It only lasts a split second.

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Mr. 960 said:

Sorry to hear abut your father. I ran the wire and drilled a hole on the trim cover around the center console trim that houses the two cubbies. I hacked a Bluetooth mic to get the cover and painted it the same color as my console and I mounted the mic behind that. It is in almost the same location as the Denali and Escalade. Easily reversibleView attachment 225312 by changing the trim and not the whole center console side trim panel. The Audio pilot mic work quite well, but If I had to pic between speed controlled volume and the audio pilot, I'd take speed control volume. Here is a pict of my mic.

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mountie said:

I read sorta fast, the comments...... I know somewhere in my computer bookmarks, there's a box, about the size of a pack of cigs, you swap the OnStar module by just plug-in-play and now you use your phone on the OnStar system without paying OnStar. It's now free to use and all the OnStar components are still usuable..... At no cost.

( Or did I get the primary question wrong?)

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DougAMiller said:

I think this is what you are referring to?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006XJF7N...olid=1DMV3YYK4SMTX&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

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DougAMiller said:

Thanks.

I was playing around with holding the mic in different locations while driving a couple of days ago, and position seems to be pretty important for getting good performance from Audio Pilot. Lying inside the console is definitely not best. I am thinking of doing something similar to yours, except for placing it in the lower front corner of the DVD screen housing. That is the closest location to the driver's ear that I see to mount it.

Your location is very close to the factory position, and arguably would be the best match for how the system was engineered. However, my testing of different locations while I was driving seemed to give best results with a high, central position. I need to build an extension harness and snake it up to the DVD player to get it mounted there. Then I have to figure out how best to fabricate a grille for it.

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