Well Santa has very kindly delivered a Parrot 9200 which I'm in the process of fitting. Apart from the ridoculous amount of wires to fit all seems to be going well, but I do have one question. The Parrot appears to have a mute lead then 3 different options to plug it into - Mute In 1, Mute In 2 and Mute In 3. And the comments "Refer to your car radio's documentation". Except there's nothing in the radio documentation to tell me which to use. Anyone know which one to use? I have a Stream MP3 (factory fit) in an 08 Octy..

Thanks!

Hmmm - well this is proving a little challenging. Next problem - the Parrot requires a switched feed, yet accoding to this post http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/146776-stream-wiring/ there is no switched feed to the back of any Octy II headunits. Suggestion is to run a wire to the fusebox.. any suggestions as to bhe best place to pick up an ignition switched feed?

Rather beginning to regret have a stab at this myself, but will not be beaten... :S

Thanks

Chris

Hmmm - well this is proving a little challenging. Next problem - the Parrot requires a switched feed, yet accoding to this post http://briskoda.net/...-stream-wiring/ there is no switched feed to the back of any Octy II headunits. Suggestion is to run a wire to the fusebox.. any suggestions as to bhe best place to pick up an ignition switched feed?

Rather beginning to regret have a stab at this myself, but will not be beaten... :S

Thanks

Chris

Don't be put off!

There will be several switched lives in the fusebox that you can tap off, have you got a good selection of connectors and decent gauge wire?

Have a look in the handbook, it'll tell you which fuses are which and you can choose appropriately, choose the lowest rated fuse you can find.

Good luck!

I've fitted the 9200 to a Fabia 2 (see post here) I used a piggy back fuse holder which you can get from eBay, they're a little expensive for what they are, but it makes it easier to connect them to a spare holder in the fuse box, all you need is a mulitmeter to check which is switched.

Quick update on this. All installed now, and pretty pleased with the result. My only issue at the moment is the sticky pads on the display and controller. The locations I want to place them are both on the dash where there's the grainy, slightly soft plastic and the sticky pads just don't seem to want to grip on to this. Anyone else had the same problem, and how have they resolved it? I'm loath to screw into the dashboard but can't see another way at the moment. I suppose superglue might work but then you'll have the same issue again of messing up the dash when it comes to selling the car...

FYI - for anyone else's benefit: the wiring loom is a real pain to fit. I did try it without (ie connect using the line in feeds) but the volume was far too low to be useful. Using the loom adaptor is tricky as mentioned, but the volume is great. The parrot usint itself is located behind the climate control dials - there's a fair bit of space there.

To get the connectors in the fuse box I located spare permanent and switched feed slots, cut 15 mm of insulation off the cable and bent the bare wire round the end of a spare fuse to push into the connector. That ways it's seated well into the housing. The spare slots only have metal connectors in the top half so there's not danger of completing a circuit by mistake.

Cheers

Chris

To get the connectors in the fuse box I located spare permanent and switched feed slots, cut 15 mm of insulation off the cable and bent the bare wire round the end of a spare fuse to push into the connector. That ways it's seated well into the housing. The spare slots only have metal connectors in the top half so there's not danger of completing a circuit by mistake.

Cheers

Chris

Hi Chris

The problem of sourcing an Ignition Live on a modern vehicle is often quite difficult, as was our Yeti. I came up with a fairly neat solution which you might want to have a look at:

IGNITION LIVE CIRCUIT

Whilst we have different models the principal works for most makes / models. Anyway, I hope this helps......................

THE GREAT YETI

Thanks Mr Yeti - yours was indeed one of a number of posts I had perused during the course of the install, and it's certainly a neat solution if there are no spare slots. Had the method I used not given a satisfactorily firm connection then I would mot likely have gone down the drill and solder route as well. As it is the leads are in pretty tight, so I'm comfortable on that score. But thanks for the advice.

Any views on the pesky adhesive issue?

Ta...

Thanks Mr Yeti - yours was indeed one of a number of posts I had perused during the course of the install, and it's certainly a neat solution if there are no spare slots. Had the method I used not given a satisfactorily firm connection then I would mot likely have gone down the drill and solder route as well. As it is the leads are in pretty tight, so I'm comfortable on that score. But thanks for the advice.

Any views on the pesky adhesive issue?

Ta...

Thanks Chris. Not particularly familiar with the 08 Reg Octavia dashboard. Any pictures anywhere so that I can see and maybe suggest a solution to your problem....................Tony

THE GREAT YETI

Quick update on this. All installed now, and pretty pleased with the result. My only issue at the moment is the sticky pads on the display and controller. The locations I want to place them are both on the dash where there's the grainy, slightly soft plastic and the sticky pads just don't seem to want to grip on to this. Anyone else had the same problem, and how have they resolved it? I'm loath to screw into the dashboard but can't see another way at the moment. I suppose superglue might work but then you'll have the same issue again of messing up the dash when it comes to selling the car...

FYI - for anyone else's benefit: the wiring loom is a real pain to fit. I did try it without (ie connect using the line in feeds) but the volume was far too low to be useful. Using the loom adaptor is tricky as mentioned, but the volume is great. The parrot usint itself is located behind the climate control dials - there's a fair bit of space there.

To get the connectors in the fuse box I located spare permanent and switched feed slots, cut 15 mm of insulation off the cable and bent the bare wire round the end of a spare fuse to push into the connector. That ways it's seated well into the housing. The spare slots only have metal connectors in the top half so there's not danger of completing a circuit by mistake.

Cheers

Chris

I used a similar type of tape which is used for securing number plates to cars, you can pick up a roll off eBay for about a fiver, it comes in handy around the house too.

Edited 2 January, 201115 yr by Kanga

Quick update on this. All installed now, and pretty pleased with the result. My only issue at the moment is the sticky pads on the display and controller. The locations I want to place them are both on the dash where there's the grainy, slightly soft plastic and the sticky pads just don't seem to want to grip on to this. Anyone else had the same problem, and how have they resolved it? I'm loath to screw into the dashboard but can't see another way at the moment. I suppose superglue might work but then you'll have the same issue again of messing up the dash when it comes to selling the car...

Good effort!

Similar to Kanga's suggestion, I used 'outdoor sticky pads' from B&Q. They're (very) adhesive on both sides and 2 or 3 mm thick, perfect for the job in our car. Maybe not so good if you plan to remove the system come selling time (I don't plan to).

Last comment on this - I used double sided glazing tape which I had a roll of, and this seems to work fine for the moment.

Overall comment on the Parrot is that it's an excellent bit of kit. The phone book on my phone synchs seamlessly, and the call quality - I'm told! - is great. In addition I have around 20Gb of music on an SD card organised in a complex directory structure, and I can navigate up and down the directories really easily. So overall, am very pleased. I discovered I can also route the voice commands from the navigator app on my phone via the Line In in the centre console, so I have now got SatNav, Bluetooth phone and a good music store linked into my Stream MP3 for about £180... result!!

Edited 2 January, 201115 yr by chrisfsi

Well Santa has very kindly delivered a Parrot 9200 which I'm in the process of fitting. Apart from the ridoculous amount of wires to fit all seems to be going well, but I do have one question. The Parrot appears to have a mute lead then 3 different options to plug it into - Mute In 1, Mute In 2 and Mute In 3. And the comments "Refer to your car radio's documentation". Except there's nothing in the radio documentation to tell me which to use. Anyone know which one to use? I have a Stream MP3 (factory fit) in an 08 Octy..

Thanks!

Can I ask which way you installed the Parrot? Did you use an ISO lead or plug straight into the HU?

Can I ask which way you installed the Parrot? Did you use an ISO lead or plug straight into the HU?

The parrot comes with a loom that piggybacks into the head unit. Some head units will need an adapter, but I don't think any recent Skodas need it.

The one thing that is a minor annoyance on the Skoda (and all recent VAG cars) is there's no switched live at the HU, it's necessary to run a feed from somewhere else.

g'luck.

I had mine fitted by a local fitter and they did it with the ISO leads so I cannot have my satnav commands the same time as I have my music playing from USB. I was tempted to see if I could do it via the Aux but was unsure of whether the sound quality and volume level would be sufficient.

Ta