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[Boiler Man]

Hi Guys

Looking for some more advice and photo's if pos' hope you can help.

I've decided after all your great advice, to go for the Parrot phone kit, proberbly the new one the 3200. In to a 2003 Facelift.

My question is where best to put it and what bracket to use. Ideally I'd like it fairly close, ( the old bins are going a bit now)  so dont want to be squinting at the thing, but dont want to obstruct anything important. Ideally I dont want to be drilling holes in the dash etc or cables hanging every where.

So if any of you chaps have found the best spot for your kit, I'd really appreciate it and any photos.

Ps I know a couple of you have already suggested their profered place, but could do with a bit more detail.

Cheers

[HI2DVY]

Found this handy dashmount...

[Boiler Man]

 
    nice one

looks like it will get a bit hot there.

and the tail could tickle the gear knob

[MikeDundee]

    nice one

looks like it will get a bit hot there.

and the tail could tickle the gear knob

Common place for the parrot is next to the seat headrest, they feel more at home closer to your shoulder

[Boiler Man]

 

I don't know. Ask a silly question get a ...........

[HI2DVY]

Sorry mate. Couldn't resist it.

[Boiler Man]

I wouldn't have been able to either  

left myself wide open.

But I will be waiting for my chance  

[iggy21uk]

You want to put it near the Sat Nav so it can enter the Post Code  

[Boiler Man]

O No, their all at it now

I'm going to bed

Definate case of fowl play

I think your jokes are Poultry

[Phil]

I know mines a pre facelift, but itll work the same.

Get some 25*2mm flat aluminium bar, cut it about 75mm long, and bent the end 25-35mm to 90 degrees

This bent end can be fed between the trim under the instuments and the top of the 'soft' bit above the climate control.

Then just screw the parrot display to this.

As the fascia needs to be out to connect to the radio the wires can be fed between climate display and rest of dash.

Pics below may help:-



Upgraded to the colour version:-



Alternatively just get the 'extra' bit of dash that goes along side the centre consule by the glove box and fix it to that.

The radar detector is fitted to it in my car in the second picture

[Boiler Man]

Cheers Phil  

A bit of sense at last  

How do you find the unit? easy to use?

Any one got a face lift version?

[Ghosts in my machine]

I used to have a Nokia car kit fitted to mine. It fitted to a tee bracket that slotted in between the fakey wood and interior trim about level with the hazard light button on the left of the centre console. It was a proper part from a phone shop. Just can't remember where it was from or the brand name.

It was a nice installation and allowed the cables to be fed into the trim with no holes being drilled. It was out of the way but easily reached.

[Marks DTM Calib]

What about mounting it on the bit of trim to the left of the headlight switch near the steering column?

[Phil]

Cheers Phil  

A bit of sense at last  

How do you find the unit? easy to use?

Any one got a face lift version?

The colour 3200 is fine, the older version had problems with connecting and phone book sync but its all been ironed out

Piece of cake to use and well worth having, especially if like me you have 2 phones.  

[Phil]

What about mounting it on the bit of trim to the left of the headlight switch near the steering column?

By the time the 'box of tricks' is shoved in  the passenger foot well the cable isnt long enough, but with the facelift double din there may be more room to ger the box nearer the head unit then it would.

Only other problem would be seeing it, as you can access the phone book from the screen without touching the phone, if it was hidden by the light switch it may make it difficult to see.