neilpeel2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I got an 04 Z recently and went to the Stealers to ask about getting an adapter or new cradle so that I can use my Sony Ericcson W810i in car. Anyway, the young guy in the parts dept looked up his system and quote me £130 for a new cradle unfitted? I asked him to check this as my eyebrows must have been on the ceiling and he confirmed this and then siad the bluetooth one was 'only' £70, again unfitted. My question is does anyone know of anywhere that will sell one of these at a reasonable price and also, does anyone have any comments about how good or not the Bluetooth one is compared to the wired option. Will it do everything the wired cradle will? I'm not scared of spending cash but £130 + fitting for what is only a bit of plastic with a phone connector is a bit much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Definitely go for the bluetooth one, as it is not limited to a single phone. New price buying seperatley is ( was ?) approx £100, so if you can get it for £70 then bite his hand off. No "fitting" required, it just snaps into place. Programming it to understand your voice may be another story though ........... Gus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpeel2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thanks, Looks like all I need to know is a) my phone does Bluetooth and how to make it work with voice commands. Must be easy enough to tell it to answer a call I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks, Looks like all I need to know is a) my phone does Bluetooth and how to make it work with voice commands. Must be easy enough to tell it to answer a call I suppose. The system in the car does the voice commands for you, it's not phone dependant. I'm also pretty certain that Sony does have Bluetooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 not having a phone connection in my car , I wondered do these work OK , as I have one in my other vechicle and it's a bit hit and miss..especially when noise levels are High (ie when going fast ! ) only I have the noisy exhaust etc on my Zed and wondered if it would work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I cant believe the Nissan stealers charge £10 + vat install the phone kit when it only takes literally 3 seconds if that just to slide in place, its as easy as putting a sim card in a new phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoREoD Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I've re-read your original post and am worried about confusion...... Does your car have a cradle in the centre armrest? If it doesn't then go to a phone specialist and see what they suggest. If it does, you dont need a new cradle. You need the Bluetooth adaptor (circa £100 but if your dealer will sell you one for £70 snap his arm off). Fitting the BT adaptor is easy (if you remember to pull out the spring release on the cradle!). Matching your phone to the BT is shown in the instruction leaflet with the cradle (and possibly in the handbook). If you have steering wheel controls, then you answer calls by pressing the button thereon - this automatically mutes the readio/cd/etc. Microphone is top of windscreen, and only right door speaker is used for calls. Hope this helps! JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks, Looks like all I need to know is a) my phone does Bluetooth and how to make it work with voice commands. Must be easy enough to tell it to answer a call I suppose. I was using the Sony Ericsson K750i and it worked superb with the system. Much better than the samsung I'm using at the mo! BTW> As already said, you want the BT adapter only (assuming your car has the weird looking plastic thing between the seats). If you're dealer is charging you £130 for one of these, then we have traders on here that do them for £100 all in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 moved jacko your losing ya touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpeel2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 My phone has a cradle with a different connector so I guess I will go and buy the BT adapter. I'm not worried about making many calls in the car but I need to be able to answer incoming calls. Will give it a go and hopefully all will be well. Surprised my dealer (Arnold Clark in Glasgow) has a 'bargain' although he has not been to bad to date I think although he did hit me up for £140 for the P1 (3 year) service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 If you post us a pick of whats in your arm rest console, we can give you a good idea of exactly what you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM Performance Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Just thought I'd mention if you get the part numbers from your Nissan dealers, along with the price they are wanting, give it to us and we'll try our best to source it from Nissan Japan at a lower price Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugger Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 May not help, but my car does not have the fitted SatNav so I got myself a Tom Tom. This allows me to use my phone handsfree via bluetooth and solves two problems at the same time (SatNav and phone all in one). You can also read/write text messages on the Tom Tom screen, not that I suggest you do it whilst driving. Just an alternative solution for people to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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