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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 08:15 AM
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Looking to add blue tooth to my car and after talking with a few installers it seems the best way to go is to get an aftermarket radio with navigation. I found a decent pioneer with nav and blue tooth for around 400 but was told installation would be about another 4 to 500 on top of that. Is installation really that bad? any ideas on how to do this cheaper.
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Do the install yourself. But do a lot of research first!
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Do the install yourself. But do a lot of research first!
I use to do all my own installations especially after Circuit city caught my factory radio on fire in my old truck. I am just being lazy and would rather if they screwed something up that they have to pay for it and not me.
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The install should be no more than $200 (assuming you have all the parts like the wiring harness, etc).
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Originally Posted by Andrew6
Looking to add blue tooth to my car ...... any ideas on how to do this cheaper.
What year car do you have....

What model radio....

Is it 100% stock....

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What year car do you have....

What model radio....

Is it 100% stock....

2008 and 100% stock for a zhz
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This thread details which adapters you'd need, and this one shows 90% of the work involved. Just for all of the integration parts you're looking at $150-200, plus a days labor if you have a shop do it.

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