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iphone 3gs kit for car, help please.

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Old 29-11-2009, 3:01 PM   #1
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iphone 3gs kit for car, help please.

hey guys and girls.

i have an iphone 3gs and want to play my music in my van from the iphone,
i am doing this at the moment but just with a lead,but its a pain if you want to change the track over.

so im looking for something that will charge my iphone as i play mucic,and also has some sort of remote with it so i dont have to mess with the iphone when im driving.

any help would be great.

thanks.
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Old 29-11-2009, 5:13 PM   #2
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anyone?
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Old 29-11-2009, 8:01 PM   #3
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parrot do some good hands free that'll play music along with controlling track.
plus its obviously a hands free at the same time
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Old 29-11-2009, 8:39 PM   #4
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I am using this one on my car and is awesome.

Fab sound from your speakers, lot's of sound settings and hands free the same time.

Well good.
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Old 30-11-2009, 6:09 AM   #5
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I've got a Kenwood BT8044U, that charges my iPhone, handles all my phone calls via BT and plays music from the phone too (via either BT audio or the USB charging lead).

It also syncs with the iPhone address book, so when someone rings me their name shows up rather than just the number.

It comes with a remote, although I rarely use it and it really is an excellent head unit with excellent call quality for the phone (even when I have the roof down).

HTH.
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Old 30-11-2009, 10:30 AM   #6
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Griffin, Kennsington, Monster - all do systems which also have remotes. The Kenssington has a wireless one that sticks on your steering wheel.

Tried them all an dont like any of them much. I just got a decent dash mount - if the iPhone is positioned well, using the on screen controls is pretty easy.

Or go for a head unit with full iPhone compatibility - but dont be fooled into thinking bluetooth is a great solution, its PITA and sound quality suffers. Make sure its a cable.
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Old 30-11-2009, 9:44 PM   #7
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I couldn't find anything that suited my needs so I created my own solution from 3 different items, I can insert my iphone with one hand, in it's griffin reveal case, and then control my spotify/co-pilot etc.

It mounts, charges and connects the line-out audio to my car stereo just by placing the iphone in the bracket!

I have it mounted on the centre console, to the drivers side of the stereo, using a balljoint mount glued to an unused dashboard blanking plate to avoid damaging the dashboard itself.

dekoded design iPhone car bracket | dekoded.com Web Design
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