So this is my lazyweb request:
I bought a used 2005 Saab 9-3 Convertible this weekend (Yes, I love it and it goes well with our Volvo wagon in the driveway).
How can I connect my iPhone to the Saab head unit so that a) the iPod capabilities of the iPhone work though the stereo, and can be controlled by the stereo (and the controls on the steering wheel) and b) the phone part of the iPhone works through the Saab in-dash microphone and speakers work like they should, but with my iPhone?
I know I can use the AUX input to play music from the iPhone through the stereo, but I can’t control it from the stereo. I also still want it to work like a phone…
I’ve read about the Motorola Bluetooth connections that Saab sells, but I don’t just want Bluetooth phone connections… I’ve come to learn to not like bluetooth because the sound quality is usually horrible…
Anyone got any tips or thoughts? Comment on this post if you do please.
Thanks in advance.
Nice car, you need to see my new Dodge Magnum Hemi, the ultimate Dad car…..
This might help you out with your stereo problem, the iPod2car adapter from Crutchfield:
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=305250&i=541PXDP&tp=120
Ciao!
Drew M
Thanks Drew, but as the photo below shows, that adapter doesn’t work with a Saab factory set up:
Nice call on the Magnum. We were down to the Magnum vs. a Volvo when we were looking at wagons when the first kid was born four years ago… We ended up going with the Volvo because it was going to be a Mommy car.
No, prob, was scanning for the same solution for us and came across that, didn’t catch the fine print… hope you find a solution.
Though I am driving the Magnum now (Daddy Types car), it was bought to eventually be “Mommies” car (with her input). Now if I could just find a Hemi Challenger for sale in the area…..
Do they offer carbon credits to offset my V8 fetish?
Drew M.
http://bam2media.typepad.com/drewmoynihan/