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Oct 13, 2021 | 05:26 PM

Geoff13IOM6GS

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2013 Bluetooth capability?

first of many dumb questions - 2013 GS with Bluetooth, can you play music via Bluetooth or just calls??

Oct 13, 2021 | 05:53 PM

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Just calls, sorry.

Oct 13, 2021 | 06:06 PM

Geoff13IOM6GS

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Aaaaaaaaaaa!!! I was afraid that was the case. why would they do that???? I'm about to fly to pick up a car and drive back 30 hours, guess I will need to get an fm transmitter Bluetooth thing. Well, new stereo just made it to the top of the list.

Oct 13, 2021 | 06:32 PM

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so if it's got navigation, does it at least have an aux in???

Oct 13, 2021 | 06:40 PM

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It has a couple of external connectors. Answers here...

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-purchase.html

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Oct 13, 2021 | 06:42 PM

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It will have a USB port, plug in a 64 GB stick and it will play far longer than your trip.

Oct 13, 2021 | 07:26 PM

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2013 has both a USB and aux input in the center console.

Oct 13, 2021 | 08:38 PM

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It will have a USB port, plug in a 64 GB stick and it will play far longer than your trip.

^^^This^^^

Buy a $10 64 gb cruzer fit flash drive and you can copy your entire music library onto it and play through your Corvette stereo. It's so small you'll never see it.

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Oct 13, 2021 | 09:52 PM

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Or be like me and buy an a2dp receiver, plug it into the USB port and aux I put, and never worry about it again.

Oct 13, 2021 | 11:54 PM

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I use my old iPod Nano that wasn’t being used anymore.

Oct 14, 2021 | 01:00 AM

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Or be like me and buy an a2dp receiver, plug it into the USB port and aux I put, and never worry about it again.

If that works like I think it does that's pretty slick. Thanks.

Only down side is I assume you have to control your music from your phone and not the cars touchscreen?

Oct 14, 2021 | 04:29 AM

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I can control my iPod from the touch screen.

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Oct 14, 2021 | 06:16 AM

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I can control my iPod from the touch screen.

With wireless Apple Car Play and my iPhone, I control my music with my voice. Just say “Siri, play (insert song, artist or playlist). Same for navigation. Just say “Siri, go to xxxx”. Or making phone calls. Just say “Siri, call xxxx”. No distractions whatsoever.

Oct 14, 2021 | 08:14 AM

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thanks everyone - looks like I'll have lots of options for the drive home

Oct 14, 2021 | 08:37 AM

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Or be like me and buy an a2dp receiver, plug it into the USB port and aux I put, and never worry about it again.

this just may save me from having to get a new stereo so soon - thx!

Oct 14, 2021 | 08:59 AM

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this just may save me from having to get a new stereo so soon - thx!

Trust me, once you spend a little time with the oem head unit, getting a new head unit will be back to the top on the list.

Oct 14, 2021 | 09:35 AM

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Or be like me and buy an a2dp receiver, plug it into the USB port and aux I put, and never worry about it again.

Never heard of these before, thanks. Kind of hate that they use up the USB port just to get power. I suppose one could plug a USB power supply into the 12 V power port but that's getting messy. I do see some that are battery powered but they are bigger since they have an internal battery.

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Oct 14, 2021 | 10:03 AM

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This seems to be one of the better a2dp adapters but a little pricey, anybody have any experience with it or other recommendations?

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Oct 14, 2021 | 10:19 AM

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Or be like me and buy an a2dp receiver, plug it into the USB port and aux I put, and never worry about it again.

This is what I did before replacing the headunit. Worked really well.

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...Only down side is I assume you have to control your music from your phone and not the cars touchscreen?

The one I used had a control unit that I stuck to the center console. It had play/pause, and skip forward and skip back buttons which made a huge difference in not needing to have my phone out with the screen on to control music. I'd give you the link, but Amazon stopped selling it for some reason. Here's one that's similar, but I have not used it:

SoundBot SB360

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Originally Posted by dr_gallup

Kind of hate that they use up the USB port just to get power. I suppose one could plug a USB power supply into the 12 V power port but that's getting messy. I do see some that are battery powered but they are bigger since they have an internal battery.

Don't mess with the battery power ones, you'll inevitably forget to turn it off (leaving it connected to your phone as long as your within 20-30' of the car) or forget to charge it. Also the USB port turns on/off with the head unit, so it will auto connect/disconnect from your phone. And it's easy to pop it out and plug in a USB stick if you want to change.

Oct 14, 2021 | 10:26 AM

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This seems to be one of the better a2dp adapters but a little pricey, anybody have any experience with it or other recommendations?

https://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Bluet..._id=1293687011

this looks like the way to go

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