Canary2323 said:Looked it up on amazon, new was 100 plus user was 21.package was ripped but works great, and can answer calls and swith songs through steering wheel controls.
kjkim93 said:is it fairly easy to install? I am about to buy it also.
drfsupercenter said:I just bought a used 2009 9-7X that came "fully loaded" with a navigation system, and was wondering if this trick would still work. It seems really pathetic that a car with a navigation system and XM radio wouldn't have an auxiliary input, but I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles.
I'd like to avoid buying one of those $200+ "harnesses" if I can just do it the simple way.
Wasn't sure if having the navigation system would make your method not work, so I thought I'd check if you knew before trying to take my car apart
I'm also curious how you actually activate the aux. input, does it show up like an XM station or do you have to flip a switch?
I hate to gravedig the thread, but this is the best solution I've seen so far, everything else I've looked into either involves buying a $600 GPS unit to replace mine or just using an FM transmitter, which has awful sound quality.
drfsupercenter said:So... does it take over the entire XM band or just one station? And how does it know if it's plugged in? I assumed there was some kind of switch you had to set up.
drfsupercenter said:Right, so that 12V power port I see in the first post isn't powering this method itself, it's just to power the device?
I had one of those cassette tape adapters where you could stick it in like a tape and plug the other end into your mp3 player. I just left that in the tape player 24/7. When I wanted to listen to my mp3 player, I switched it to tape, otherwise I had it on radio or CD.
But obviously the 2009 Saab doesn't have a tape player so I need a new solution.
Is this method basically just sound-activated? Like, say I leave it plugged in but the music is paused, would it still take over XM? I'm lazy, I'd rather just leave the thing connected and not have to worry about it I mean, I turn the mp3 player off when I'm not in the car, I just leave it attached.
Not too concerned about someone stealing it, more just wondering about how the actual connection works.
Playsinsnow said:Imagine if the tape you had also played an album when not plugged into an mp3! Technology! If you want the specifics, start a new thread asking about the feed bypass on XM? Some electrical gurus will be sure to chime in.
Power off-off
power on radio/cd-same
power on XM... is line tapped? No then XM plays. Yes then is the device plugged in? No then XM plays. If device is plugged in AND powered on it will feed it to XM. This is why Captain stressed the solid ground so there was no interference or feedback. If the power is off then nothing can play.
If you switch to the radio and device is still playing and plugged into xm aux, the radio plays and you waste the battery on your device. All I got for ya. Start a new thread in tech with a more specifc question to help with future searches by others...
drfsupercenter said:What happens if I have my mp3 player connected, but the song is paused? Like for example, if I get a phone call and need to pause the music. My old SUV would automatically fast-forward the cassette tape after 30 seconds of silence (even when it was connected - the mp3 player went completely silent when paused)... but luckily it didn't turn the radio back on, it kept it on cassette so it was still quiet in my car.
I'd be worried if the XM started blaring out the speakers if I paused my music.
drfsupercenter said:What shows up on the car display when you have the music transmitting, does it change from the XM station name to "override" or something?
drfsupercenter said:One last question... this should still work even though my 97X has a GPS system, right? It has the XM radio, but it's also a touch-screen navigation system display, which is a bit different than the OP's posts - I want to be sure before I start taking my car apart.
If you hit pause on your mp3 player then there will no sound at all. The XM station does not start playing while you mp3 player is plugged in. The only time XM will begin playing is when you physically unplug the mp3 player.
I have bought a new head unit so it's been a while but I believe you turn to channel 0 and it displays the serial # of the radio? I was using a Non-GPS Bose head unit. Yours probably will display something different.
Sorry, can't help you there because I had a Non-GPS head unit. My best guess is that it will work the same.
Canary2323 said:Looked it up on amazon, new was 100 plus user was 21.package was ripped but works great, and can answer calls and swith songs through steering wheel controls.
Canary2323 said:I bought the bluefusuon system someone suggested to me, works great music, phone calls and only cost 20$. A win in my book
willbill92 said:Will this work in my 04 Voy. Been reading up on it just cant figure out if I have the XM interface to work with.
willbill92 said:I just pulled the thing under the dash on the passenger side and i have the connector for the xm interface but I do not have the XM interface. Has anyone figured out if it is possible to do this mod with just the connector?
Was it a BFCL2K - Blue Fusion Kit or something else?? What year is your TB?I installed the bluefusion in my ss, took me 10 mins and now have full hands free blutooth music and calling. 21$.. Not bad.