janiner
01-04-2017, 12:31 AM
Hi all,
I have a 2006 XC70 with what I believe is the HU-650 stereo. The dealer installed a hands-free Bluetooth phone thing which was state of the art at the time and now looks like a toy. They also installed a cable in the center console to plug my iPod into; it functioned like a CD changer but was always very primitive and now doesn't have the right connector for my iPhone. I've been using an FM transmitter to listen to music from my phone for years now.
I'd like to replace the receiver with something more modern, maybe a Kenwood, which has proper Bluetooth/iPhone integration. I don't care about satellite radio, which i currently have, but I do want to keep the steering wheel controls and the tie-in with the backup sensors.
Is there a resource out there that will tell me, as someone who knows very little about car audio, what I need to do? I was hoping to order parts from Crutchfield rather than trusting a place like Car Toys but I want to know a bit more about what I'm doing before ordering anything.
I'm looking at the Kenwood Excelon DPX792BH receiver, but am open to other suggestions if there's one that will work better. Crutchfield says it will fit. I presume this can be done without losing the storage cubby to the left of the receiver?
Thanks in advance!
I have a 2006 XC70 with what I believe is the HU-650 stereo. The dealer installed a hands-free Bluetooth phone thing which was state of the art at the time and now looks like a toy. They also installed a cable in the center console to plug my iPod into; it functioned like a CD changer but was always very primitive and now doesn't have the right connector for my iPhone. I've been using an FM transmitter to listen to music from my phone for years now.
I'd like to replace the receiver with something more modern, maybe a Kenwood, which has proper Bluetooth/iPhone integration. I don't care about satellite radio, which i currently have, but I do want to keep the steering wheel controls and the tie-in with the backup sensors.
Is there a resource out there that will tell me, as someone who knows very little about car audio, what I need to do? I was hoping to order parts from Crutchfield rather than trusting a place like Car Toys but I want to know a bit more about what I'm doing before ordering anything.
I'm looking at the Kenwood Excelon DPX792BH receiver, but am open to other suggestions if there's one that will work better. Crutchfield says it will fit. I presume this can be done without losing the storage cubby to the left of the receiver?
Thanks in advance!