Mbrank20

I'm also having the same problem I bought a 2013 g37 great car, but no nav package. There's only bluetooth for phone calls. When I connect my samsung galaxy s6 to the built in usb port it says check device or can't read device something along those lines. Did you ever find a solution?? Evidently from what everyone is saying on this thread pre 2010 models have rca plugs mine doesn't just a usb port in the console.

the_wolff

Yeah, mine just has the USB also. It can read music off a thumb drive, but it doesn't recognize folder structures and is kind of sloppy. I believe the USB can work with apple devices, and some people prefer using that organizational structure and putting a used/refurbed ipod in the arm rest. I got notification that my GROM-BT3 shipped today, so I'll report back on how that goes.

Mbrank20

Did you ever get your grom-bt3 in? I was just curious if it worked?

the_wolff

I did get it in. Works like a champ. I just got the Bt3, and didn't run the mic, USB or AUX cables anywhere. I sync the phone's audio to GROM and the phone's "phone" to the existing car stereo system. I can control Pandora from the wheel (skip/volume), I don't get the album/song info on the display. I don't know if that's a deal breaker for you, but it's worth mentioning.

Install was not too bad. The back of my radio (2012) doesn't look like the one in the instructions, so it took some looking around to find the right power cable to tap into. Also on install: It looks like each of those radio connectors is unique, but in actuality, two of them are the same. If you transpose them, you'll have dead gauges, a CEL, a tire pressure light, and a security "key" light, and will blow ignition fuses every time you start the car.

Once you pull it all apart, swap them into the right spots and replace the fuse (which can be really hard to find at 1am, btw), reset the ECU (use this to get the timing right), you'll still have the security key light and the tire pressure light. Those will go away after a couple miles of driving.

Also, I put about 5 layers of painters tape down on the console to protect it from scratching it with the head unit. That seemed to work well. All the trim came apart and went back together very well. I can't tell it was pulled apart at all.



EDIT: The two cables that are easy to swap are toward the drivers side of the unit, one near the top, and one near the bottom. I don't remember where the power cable was, but with all of them out, it was easy to see that only one of those ports had flat pins on either side of the round pins. The port did look like in the instructions, just the location was different. The cable I tapped into was brown. There wasn't a lot of space to work and take pictures, but if you have specific questions on install, I can likely remember or just pop mine out again.

robertloblaw

Registered just for this. I recently bought a 2011 G25X and spent hours looking for solution for the same problem. I came across the Tune2Air and its the best solution. You just plug it into the usb port and pair with your phone and it will start streaming pandora, spotify, youtube, you name it. I use it with the google music app and aside from a few skips it works perfectly. You can even skip tracks using the steering wheel controls as expected. I have also tried NAXA Electronics NAB-4003 Wireless Audio Adapter with Bluetooth (https://www.amazon.com/Electronics-N...ilpage_o01_s00) and works similarly but i find the tune2air works way better. The only problems I experience is a little skipping (think its an android issue) and the tracks wont show on the head unit display which is not too big of a deal. Heres the link to their website. ViseeO Tune2Air WMA2000 USB Bluetooth Music Streaming Adapter for iPhone/iPod/iPad | Viseeostore Its a tad pricey but well worth it

the_wolff

That link doesn't work for me. I get a "bad gateway" error.

robertloblaw

weird.. works on my end. heres the link though
http://www.viseeostore.com/viseeo-tune2air-wma2000.html
its set to british pounds but you can change it to USD on the top right corner

if that doesnt work just google it.. depending on your connector you might need a different model. WMA1000 if you have the oldschool ipod connector and WMA2000 if you have the usb port

the_wolff

That works. Looks like a nice solution. Cheaper than Grom, easier to install, and would let you keep XM radio.

GFTW

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I have a 2012 sedan journey with USB for music. I have tried both the Viseeo WMA1000 and 2000 but they didn't work for my car. Not sure if they have updated firmware for Infiniti lately. Does it work for anyone else? I want to give it a try again.

Daddy Fat Sacs

iTrader: (15)

Yea noticed ALOT of mixed reviews when it comes to the 2000, I dont know how you would use the 100 model as your car does not have RCA jacks. Seems to be hit or miss for some reason, some G's link and some dont....curious to know the rhyme and reason behind it

Landshark

if you have RCA inputs, you can use a USB Bluetooth device (power it with a 12V-USB adapter if you have no USB).

i also posted this in the coupe forum:

i just saw in a new Crutchfield catalog that Infinity (lol) makes an amp with built-in bluetooth ... if you're going to replace the factory amp and you dont have bluetooth, this might be a good kill-two-birds-with-one-stone solution.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108K5/I...-Kappa-K5.html

GFTW

iTrader: (2)

There is a thread here somewhere I believe that shows the conversation from 30-pin connector to USB. I tried that but it didn't work. Then once they came out with the 2000 I gave it a try but still no luck.

Unfortunately my car doesn't have the RCA input. I still don't get the reason why Infiniti did away with the 3.5mm AUX. That amp is a potential option. Do you know if it's plug and play?

Landshark

you could contact Crutchfield to see if they have a harness adapter for the G37. if they do, it would make install MUCH easier without cutting and splicing, and easy to return to stock.

i like that it also improves the sound of digital audio ...

Majicwolf

Solved!!!

the_wolff

There are a myriad of apps in the Play store (Blue Mono Sound, Mono, Bluetooth, etc) that will allow you to emulate a phone call over the car audio for free, and with much less setup. This isn't a novel concept, and certainly not worthy of a donation. The call quality and volume for these types of solutions is nowhere near that of something like a GROM, or any of the other solutions presented here.

Lots of people contribute a lot of time, energy, and years of expertise to helping people out here, with no expectation of payment. People who find value in the forum donate to the costs to keep it running. It's uncouth to create an account, and in your first post not only misrepresent your solution as novel, but also suggest (twice!) that we'll be so enraptured with it that we'll want to throw money at you. Get over yourself, man. Maybe lurk for a bit.