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Originally Posted by Chris152
Sorry to be slow, Dave. I've been thinking this over, wondering how much I want his phone involved in the car. We had a quick chat this evening, and it seems you can lock the phone away in the glove compartment so it's not a distraction while driving, while having a playlist run, connected by bluetooth. But then discussion went on to speakers and all sorts of complexities, so I reckon this isn't a Christmas decision at this stage of the proceedings!
Any thoughts really appreciated. We need a Father Christmas emoji on here.
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Good morn Chris,
I'm guessing your boy is late teens - a little older probably than my son Dan (16 - and knows everything of course - but dads are still useful...). I'm not sure it is a good idea to try to stop a teenager having his or her cell phone in the car - they are surgically attached to their cell phones - it is just the way of the world.
That being said, there needs to be some allowance for when your son is in the driving seat - so I'm with Dave and the BT radio idea. The RB came with a nice Sony BT radio that also plays lots of different media and FM/AM (for the shipping forecast?) that just needed fitting properly.
I've rigged it up with some magnetic supports on the dash so I can semi-permanently fit a nice, large ruggedised cell phone that I normally use strapped to the bars on my motorbikes (I bought it because it is called a 'King Kong').
It works fine and also means I can use the SATNAV in Google maps linked through the door speakers. I can also play digital radio stations from the cell phone and access its music library direct from the radio (using a little bit of Sony software installed on the cell phone):
I think your son would really appreciate a BT radio so he could link his cell phone to the car - Dan does that when we are driving around in both the Porsche and the Skoda (so my Smooth Chill FM gets replaced by some street rappin' music).