frenchv

Just bought me a TSX 04 no nav. Does it have Blue Tooth installed?

2007CGPTSX

negative

mrgold35

Only 06/07 have blue tooth standard.

LuvMyTSX

I wish it did

frenchv

Baaawaahahaha.... oh the agony...


is there any way to install it?

LuvMyTSX

I think so....but hell if I know how....

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

There is, but it's probably more effort than you really want to go through. You'll just have to settle for a good aftermarket piece.

One company is coming out with one that plugs into your 12v port and uses an FM transmitter to allow you to use your car's speakers.

Audioserf

This sounds like a question you should have asked before buying the 04 TSX.

Tsx536

There are actually really good aftermarket systems out. Motorola and Parrot both make good aftermarket bluetooth systems. Some of them even have little LCD displays showing call info. Install is actually not too difficult depending on how much experience you have. I was able to install my bluetooth kit fairly easily and there are other forum members who have done so too. Check the a/v section of the forum for more info.

xenonhid

Yup, I got Navigation Integrated Handsfreelink Bluetooth on my 05 via my Pioneer Avic Z1.



But bluetooth on the 04?

wickedk24

Damn, I wish it did

frenchv

Nah, my budget wouldn't allow me to get an 05 anyways.

prospec240

whoa whoa i dont remember the bluetooth being an option when i got my 05 with navigation

LuvMyTSX

It wasn't. It was introduced in '06.

SoCaliTrojan

This is the reason why I went and got an 06 instead of an 04...i love bluetooth

RogerPodacter

so my 2004 dvd drive broke, so i am gonna swap in a 2006 dvd drive. i also located the hands free link hardware. how complicated is it to install this into a 2004? i'm fairly decent at taking the car apart and custom installs, etc. just would like to hear anyone's advice who has done this. any critical info i should know?

JDMPLUS

you can always go with the aftermarket

JDMPLUS

even though 04/05 does not have it but still has loads of standard compare to other 04/05 model cars.

RogerPodacter

i cant go after market because i still dont have control over my A/C, cd, radio stations and tracks, etc. i need to gain that stuff back with an acura system.

davidspalding

More and more studies are confirming that any kind of phone conversation while driving (hands-free and otherwise) increases your chance of an accident 400%. They say impaired reaction time is similar to a 70 year old (prejudicial comparison) or someone with a BAC of 0.08% (more realistic). Hearing that, you might consider just getting a good Jabra or Motorola BT headset, and pull over to chat. Just my 2¢.

RogerPodacter

while i appreciate the concern, there aint no way i can avoid talking on the phone while driving. i travel for work every week, literally drive over 600 miles a week, and work 150+ miles from home. and i have 1+ hour phone conversations. but here's something that the studies do not show.

since i was an industrial engineering major at Penn State, one of our senior projects in human factors class was to study the effects of what happens to the human brain while being distracted. i.e. a line worker talking while working on an intensive task, etc. we had to study how each of the different senses reacts to distractions.

it was overwhelmingly found that the physical act of holding the phone up to your ear is what distracts your brain and poses the risk of distraction causing an accident. the human brain can handle a normal conversation with no problem at all. but because your hand is physically holding the phone/object up to your ear, you had a much higher chance of accident being distracted. having a conversation with both hands on the wheel has literally a 0% chance of distracting you. did you ever have a conversation with a passenger in your car? i have, and never had a problem while driving. its the same thing as having a conversation with the bluetooth system in your car.

i get so angry when driving in SoCal because EVERYONE has the phone up to their ear on the freeway. while i use my headset 100% of the time. just some food for thought next time. so adding bluetooth is the safest thing to do. i dont have the luxury of being able to pull over for a call when i'm stuck on the freeway in traffic or i'm driving home from work.

1Louder

I've read the same, but 400% seems a bit high for just talking. I've gone from hand-to-ear to headphone to bluetooth, and the bluetooth is remarkable. No different from having a conversation with someone in the car. So what they're saying is talking to a passenger makes you 4x as likely to be in an accident? I'd buy it's a bit more of a distraction, but that seems high.

RogerPodacter

yeah people have been having conversations with passengers for 40+ years at least. but NOW its suddenly a problem? like i said, holding the phone up to your ear is what incapacitates your physical driving skills and also your mental alertness and reaction time. talking into thin air does nothing. how about singing? so i cant sing along to songs anymore? even heavy thinking is worse. ever drive down the highway deep in thought and then not remember the last 10 minutes of driving because you were thinking of something else?

anyway, i look forward to installing this bluetooth. but i realized that replacing the instrument cluster resets my odometer. i dont think i wanna do that. so i might just live without it.