OK, so I know this has been discussed in the past but I wanted to create a how to with some pictures and show how you can set up wireless streaming on your pre 2010 G for less than $30.00

What you need:
Belkin Bluetooth Audio Receiver/Gateway (or similar) $23.99 on Amazon
USB power cable
USB cigarette lighter adapter
Wire Cutters
Heat Shrink/Electrical Tape
Soldering Iron

How To:
Take the power cord that comes with the Belkin and cut the power tip off about 6" from the end. Splice it to the USB power cable. (This step is required for the Belkin as it does not come with a USB power cable and does not run on batteries. There are some others like the Bluegate BT Receiver which run on batteries but they cost a bit more.

Connect the supplied Phono Plug/RCA cable to the Belkin and plug the Red and White RCA plugs into their respective outlets in the center console.

Plug the USB power cable into the Cigarette Lighter USB power adapter.

Start your car. Once the Belkin is powered up it goes into pairing mode. Depending on your phone, it will either automatically pair or you will have to "connect" to it via your phones BT settings. I have a Razr Maxx so I still have to manually connect.

Open your favorite music player and enjoy.

Q+A

Q: What happens if I receive a call and I have my phone set up HF via the HF connection in the car?
A: The music will pause and you can answer the call via the cars handsfree feature or via the phone if you are not using HF. Once you complete the call the music will start again.

Photos:



All tucked away. Once I find a shorter Aux in cable, I'll clean it up a bit.



This is what your setup will look like. I didn't shorten the Aux In cable yet because I was afraid of causing noise artifact.



Another possible mounting point. Note to self... clean my seats.

Enjoy.

David

 

Im kind of confused, pre 2010...does that include 2010?

 

Sorry for the confusion. Just the models prior to the 2010, so that would be 2008, 2009.

David

 

Just the mod I was looking for and really inexpensive. Thanks for post this up.

Also, how is the sound quality? The reviews on the belkin audio receiver say that it has terrible sound quality.

 

Good idea

 

Nice setup.
I have the belkin on my home bedroom sound bar and the sound quality is less than stellar. Tin can effect

 

Lol! You read my mind! It be like that sometimes! Good write-up though.

 

Thanks,

I read some of the reviews about it before I bought it and that seemed to be a complaint from a few owners, however, that doesn't seem to be a problem with mine. Ultimately, this started out as an experiment for me to see if it could be done, so I went with one of the lesser expensive ones.

Now that I know it works well, I will probably buy a better BT gateway and hopefully I can find one that auto-connects.

David

 

OP, offtopic: Do you work for Motorola? Rare to see someone else with that much Moto gear...

 

This might be a dumb question but does the steering control work with this or do you have to manually change songs

 

This is the one I used:


Sound quality is pretty good. comes with everything you need other than a cigarette lighter adapter to USB which you can get one for $1 on ebay like this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-Car-Cigarette-Lighter-to-USB-Charger-Adapter-for-MP3-IPhone4-IPod-Black-/230803666018?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item35bcf87462
The adapter is a lot smaller than the one show in the OP

 

LOL... no, I'm a Physician Assistant. Moto products are notorious for having problems with non-OEM things like chargers. My Razr Maxx wigs out if I use anything but the OEM charger.

David

 

Not at all a dumb question. No, the steering wheel controls do not work with it.... I really wish they did.

David

 

Other than not having to physically connect/disconnect the phone, why not simply connect the phone to the audio inputs with one mini-plug/composite audio connections cable?

 

Quick question. Do the pre 2010 USDM models have no bluetooth at all or just no bluetooth music?

My 2008 JDM has bluetooth music...