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Old 16th September 2019, 02:58 PM
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Difficult in the D3 due to the Optical links and component protection. You could add AMI and then attach a Bluetooth module to that but it's costly.

I've come to the conclusion that being stuck with the entry-level stereo renders it all moot for me and I am honestly going to have to change the car to something with an acceptable system in it.

The car has otherwise been good but I'll never bond with it.
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Old 17th September 2019, 07:54 AM
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Whats the thoughts on the denison units? it looks to be over £300 for the bluetooth version, those that have them, would you recommend them? are they a straight forward install?
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Old 17th September 2019, 11:50 AM
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Whats the thoughts on the denison units? it looks to be over £300 for the bluetooth version, those that have them, would you recommend them? are they a straight forward install?
Ive got the gateway 500 in my D3 A8L and its pretty seamless once you get used to going to the CD player and selecting a non-existant CD drive to tell it to connect! Plays music well and the phone bluetooth works very well too
I didnt buy it or fit it I have to admit, but it is easy to use
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Old 19th September 2019, 02:21 PM
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I have a full AMI kit for sale, see the advert in the for sale forum here. All you would need is the appropriate bluetooth adapter and cable.

With the AMI you can plug all sorts of things in, USB Sticks, HDDs for example. And if you have an iphone, you can plug it straight in with the correct cable and no need for bluetooth.
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