XC90 2004 Phone Kit

[timgray]

Hi,

i have a XC90 2004 and it comes with a comical volvo handset for the phone and a way of loading the sim card in the radio consol. i was hoping that i could find some way of connecting a normal phone to this point without needing to remove the sim card and therefore use the built in speakers and mic.

any ideas?

Tim

[ally]

Hi, best thing to do get is one of the Parrot Bluetooth kits IMO.
I have the MKi 9200 & it's very good, plays the ipod / iphone music, as well as other devices such as usb, sd etc.

[timgray]

does it then plug into the main speakers or is it a stand alone unit? also sorry to ask but what did it cost and did you fit it?

[ally]

Yep, it all plugs in to your existing system, calls are played through the speakers & you will have a mic which mounts up beside the rear view mirror, it even uses a new lead for fibre optic connection nowadays which it didn't before, meaning it can connect to the amp & retain sound quality. Previous versions had to bypass the car amp. This lead is separate
Not sure of your skills, but it's definitley an easy DIY job for most people, I chose to have it installed by an auto elec though as i'm not too familiar with these things. That said, i would do it myself next time after having a root around I could see how it was all done.
If you search online you can find them for various prices, circa the £140 mark

[XC90 Dave]

Originally Posted by timgray

Hi,

i have a XC90 2004 and it comes with a comical volvo handset for the phone and a way of loading the sim card in the radio consol. i was hoping that i could find some way of connecting a normal phone to this point without needing to remove the sim card and therefore use the built in speakers and mic.

any ideas?

Tim

Alternatively see http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=143709