Car dock

[Europa]

I'm finally happy with my iPhone car integration. I just got my noise cancelling BlueAnt Supertooth 3 bluetooth speakerphone yesterday. The calling is all voice activated and hands free and the music can be controlled through the car stereo deck or through the 3GS voice activation.

[Hawk]

Nice setup Europa. I kinda went the same route, but more in my budget range. I got a DICE dock (which i had to modify slightly to be able to dock my phone with a slider case on it) and the Griffin Auto Pilot.
The Auto Pilot connects to the head unit via AUX connection, and then it connects to the back of my Dice dock. I can control the music either through the screen or the Auto Pilot. (the pilot has play/pause , fwd & rwd)
I made the bracket mount for the dock. If I had the money, I would have gone with the adjustable pass-through mount from ProClipsUSA, but alass, I'm married.
Also, I have a Bose factory head unit, but with no AUX in. It has a tape deck, so I use the tape adapter to plug into the auto pilot. Its the only wires you can see, but it's not too bad. I have a post about it somewhere in here.
I would actually like to get an updated head unit, but because my entire system is Bose, and it covers the entertainment system in the back, as well as the old CD GPS system (which has the AC controls integrated into the screen) there is nothing available as a replacement. I've even gone as far as to call Crutchfield about it. They said that there is nothing they can recommend as a suitable replacement without me losing the AC controls (need those here in GA) and the entertainment systems' sound.

[Hawk]

Found one of the posts: http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum...ild-43559.html

The vid is 8 friggin minutes. Can't believe I let it go that long

Here's a blog:

http://www.everythingicafe.com/artic...r-the-stereo./

and I cannot remember where I posted the pics....

...Found them (the search tool is your friend!)
http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum...a-44111-3.html

[iMerlin]

I have to agree with the proclips recommendation. Best mount Ive seen so far. I also posted about my new head unit, the Sony XPLOD MEXBT2700, streams via A2DP and works like a charm. Now I just need a nice, sleek, charging solution. I can use the FM transmitter I was using before I got the Sony unit but thats a lot of chord just to charge it. I wish I could charge it with Bluetooth!

[Eninety2]

Originally Posted by Europa

It's a combination of a Bracketron satellite radio dash mount and a vent clip/iPod holder. The GPS holder on the satellite dash mount didn't grip the phone tight enough, so I attached the gripper portion iPod vent clip to the satellite mount.
Best Buy only charged me for one of them

I can't find a short iPod cable like this http://www.diatec.co.jp/en/det.php?prod_c=367 in the USA though, oh well.

i believe cablejive.com has a cable that short.

[PAPER]

Originally Posted by Europa

It's a combination of a Bracketron satellite radio dash mount and a vent clip/iPod holder. The GPS holder on the satellite dash mount didn't grip the phone tight enough, so I attached the gripper portion iPod vent clip to the satellite mount.
Best Buy only charged me for one of them

I can't find a short iPod cable like this http://www.diatec.co.jp/en/det.php?prod_c=367 in the USA though, oh well.

here is a very short iphone cable , & very cheap @ $1.64

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25809

[Europa]

Originally Posted by Eninety2

i believe cablejive.com has a cable that short.

They do, I already bought one from them. Somebody gave me the link a couple months ago.

[Curko]

Nice setup (Y) looking to save up to get one that intergrates with my stereo - any reccommendations?

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by Curko

Nice setup (Y) looking to save up to get one that intergrates with my stereo - any reccommendations?

I suggest you head over to Crutchfield and see what is available for your current head unit. Once you find something, start shopping around online to find the best deal.

[Europa]

The voice activation for song control stopped working with 3.1.2 while connected via USB in my car. Voice activation continued to work fine for phone calls while connected. I had no issues while it wasn't connected in the car.

I found the solution this morning. When the iPhone is connected via USB, the songs are controlled from the head unit, if you open the iPod app, a white screen that says "accessory connected" appears and no playback options are available. However, it has a Passenger Control mode. To activate it, I push and hold the Mode button on the deck for 2 seconds. The music can then be contolled from the iPhone as well as the deck. I put it in passenger mode this morning, and voice control for songs worked fine. I was having to unplug the USB whenever I wanted to change songs via voice activation since updating to 3.1.2, and that was annoying.