I have an '06....tape deck but no AUX...wtf? Plan is to put the cord where the 12v outlet is under the radio...that outlet is starting to go anyway. Had a BT FM transmitter in there after the tape deck died and whenever I hit a bump it cycles. Since the longest I found (AUX/USB combo) is 6 feet, think I'm safest running it as straight as possible to the trunk, which means by the shifter, under carpet and under rear seat. I hear you on the HFL - mine went bad last year after killing my battery...don't even get me started on that POS and the fact that the dealer charges an arm and a leg for just the part which is known to fail but won't admit/recall.. Where are you in ATL? I'm in Gwinnett.

 

No shit! I live in Buckhead/work downtown. Have you taken apart everything before?? Maybe you're my guy LOL. Yeah for the price of that part you can buy one of these which replaces it AND adds bluetooth audio. No brainer. My first one was an 05' TL and I had best buy put the iSimple aux cord where you're thinking and I liked it.

I put a rockford-fosgate all-in-one amp/sub in my trunk and ran that power cord and the mic cable along the driver side kick panels and everything works as expected, thought about going through the middle to avoid any potential interference from the power cable in the mic line but haven't gotten any complaints!

 

Nice! Haven't taken anything apart yet - heading out of town tomorrow, so will get at it when I get back.

Ha - not sure I'm your guy. The last time I did a major sound system overhaul was back in the 80's on my 84 Prelude...back when the only thing holding in the crap factory radio was a bolt on the back of the head unit you could get to with your hand! had 2 kenwood amps in the trunk, 2 12 in Kickers behind the seat, EQ hidden in the glovebox (lived in NYC).....ah, my youth! :-). Cars today are so tight with trim and no exposed screws, not always sure where to start. Plus in most cases the factory units are high quality...so its usually about adding to vs. ripping out and replacing.

 

Yeah I'm with you. If not for the issues I've been having with the bluetooth thing and the desire to just have a more usable-modern entertainment center, I wouldn't even think about it. It doesn't help that I was in a rental for two weeks with carplay that I just really enjoyed

 

These things are $170 at Crutchfield to get the warranty. Is it worth it?

 

 

Oh I agree. They are the only online authorized dealer though. I forgot about the warranty you can buy from Amazon though. Thanks!

 

I'm getting confused here, can this just stream music from Bluetooth and leave all other factory function intact?

 

Yes basically once the module is installed all you have to do is turn on your bluetooth on your phone or whatever device you have and it syncs to your car to play music. The modules takes the place of your XM1 radio function (XM2 is still functional to use for satellite radio if you wish to use it) and so anytime you want to listen to music via bluetooth, just set the setting to XM1 and play your music on your phone etc. All other functions will be working as before.

 

Thanks. I thought I read that you loose xm or steering wheel control function. I want this and the box to play some movies on the nav. I also want to update the radio amp and speakers, but it's a bit confusing. I'll keep searching write ups and try to get a plan for the installation.

 

Thank you for such a great video and instructions on connecting the BT45-HON3 Bluetooth device. I hooked mine up and it works like a charm!

 

I just recently purchased an 05 TL and the previous owner installed the BT45-ACU. My 05 has Nav and the bluetooth works but I cant seem to get xm to come through on xm2. It's like the bluetooth module has taken over both XM 1&2. How do I fix this?

 

It should only take over XM-1. It could be the dip switches on the back of the unit are set incorrectly. Should be 1-ON, 2-OFF, 3-ON, 4-OFF. If that's not it, I'd call tech support at 626-336-3836. Hope that helps.

 

Thank you. I'll try that when I get off work

 

Their unit is supposed to have noise cancellation but everyone i called has complained of hearing the surrounding noise... so not very happy with that.
Overall bluetooth music streaming works well

 

^ you could buy my grom for cheap

 

Is there any options similar for Canadians?

 

It actually is, there is an empty XM radio plug on the back of our head units. I installed mine into the back of the head unit. To listen to your music just double tap the cd/dvd button and it'll bring up a band called cd-c

 

I got this unit but the wiring is different. So I returned it and got the USA Spec BT45 ACU. Hopefully this is the correct one!

 

So I got the USA-SPEC-BT45-ACU kit installed. Connects and sounds great. Only issue is I did not connect the mic that came with the kit because I thought the mic inside the vehicle would work? Is that true or false?

Would love to avoid running the wires for the mic from the back of the car to the front.

 

Factory mic won't really work with it, you can place the mic in the dome lamps where the factory one is and run the wires up along the roof down to the rear XM tuner.

 

Did this recently do my 06 mdx with nav and it works great. Thanks for the write up. No bleed and still have the 2nd XM channel. I had to take out rear seats to get panel off. Otherwise went as expected.