hey all

I'm just contemplating my bluetooth options. I was all for getting a Parrot MKi9000, but now I'm starting to wonder whether to get the OEM bluetooth kit installed. There's obviously a massive difference in price (Parrot kit is £250 cheaper than the OEM), so I'm just wondering whether it's worth it. So basically what I'm looking for is the pros and cons of the OEM bluetooth kit that uses the maxidot display. What can/can't it do, what could it be better at etc etc etc.

Thanks in advance

hey all

I'm just contemplating my bluetooth options. I was all for getting a Parrot MKi9000, but now I'm starting to wonder whether to get the OEM bluetooth kit installed. There's obviously a massive difference in price (Parrot kit is £250 cheaper than the OEM), so I'm just wondering whether it's worth it. So basically what I'm looking for is the pros and cons of the OEM bluetooth kit that uses the maxidot display. What can/can't it do, what could it be better at etc etc etc.

Thanks in advance

Buy the OEM one from ebay and fit it yourself. Unless you're a complete nincompoop it will take you no longer than 2hrs

I paid £85 for mine on ebay but that was just fluke - £200 secures the correct one but be careful you get the right one for your car as there are a few different ones.

Ask Ben (Shark_90) he fitted mine and he did a first class job of it and it's worth every penny.

I think it's probably best used in conjunction with the multifunction steering wheel though.

Buy the OEM one from ebay and fit it yourself. Unless you're a complete nincompoop it will take you no longer than 2hrs

I paid £85 for mine on ebay but that was just fluke - £200 secures the correct one but be careful you get the right one for your car as there are a few different ones.

+1

Contact the seller WWW.carsystems.pl on eBay and tell him what your car is and he will point you to the correct one.

Easy job to fit.

It's all very well saying buy it & it's easy to fit yourself, but unless you know what cable connects to which socket & which wire goes were, where to feed the cables and so on, then it's certainly very difficult.

What about the VCDS coding as well?

I would say unless you know exactly what you're doing, then it's best left to someone who knows what they're doing, otherwise you could inadvertently cause more problems than what you solve.

It's all very well saying buy it & it's easy to fit yourself, but unless you know what cable connects to which socket & which wire goes were, where to feed the cables and so on, then it's certainly very difficult.

What about the VCDS coding as well?

I would say unless you know exactly what you're doing, then it's best left to someone who knows what they're doing, otherwise you could inadvertently cause more problems than what you solve.

Sorry strongly disagree - there is enough info on here and on VRSSTU's website to get a good idea. I had no idea how to do it until I did it for myself.

Almost all of the kits you buy on ebay come with pre-terminated cable forms and it is therefore a plug - n - play install once you get the various trim off.

Also the phone is usable without a MFSW - thats how I operated my pre FL one for two years!

Tbh, it's more the lack of time for fitting the kit myself unfortunately, not lack of effort. Simply don't have the time to spend fitting kits to cars anymore unfortunately, especially as September is literally just around the corner!

So anyway, what's the OEM bluetooth like to use? Is it easy to operate, even without a MFSW?

Very easy. You just use the stalk that controls the maxidot or the hard unit. Best part about the kit is that there are no extra bits visible in the car

You can stream music over bt if you want (which not all third party kits support - but I think the parrot does)

You can scroll through the address book on the maxidot and makes and end calls. Name of caller displays etc

I think the oem does everything I need plus looks better than anything else. I fitted mine (but note you comment about time) but I'm glad I spent the extra on the oem over anything else

Note: I don't have the mfsw

Edited 25 August, 201114 yr by sdenny

Ah that does sound pretty good tbf! Is the streaming over BT easy with an iPhone? As I know they're a bitch for some things like that!

And if I've got the Maxidot on the MFD setting and someone calls, does their name still popup on the there?

Thanks for your help so far!

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http://www.camelectric.com/vw_fiscon_retrofit.html

Link to Camelectric who retrofit Bluetooth, Sat nav etc. Also a video for you with how it works

http://www.camelectr...n_retrofit.html

Link to Camelectric who retrofit Bluetooth, Sat nav etc. Also a video for you with how it works

Hmm... I'd be wary about getting someone to install a Fiscon unit for me when they don't know the name of the HU that they are installing it into! Not too bad a demo of the basic features when installed into a Columbus HU. The Bolero is pretty much identical.

Ah that does sound pretty good tbf! Is the streaming over BT easy with an iPhone? As I know they're a bitch for some things like that!

And if I've got the Maxidot on the MFD setting and someone calls, does their name still popup on the there?

Thanks for your help so far!

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Yes. Name pops up even when mfd showing. Can't comment on iPhone as I use Android. On that though I just start music playing and then select bt audio on the head unit

Ah right, so I presume it'd be the same with the iPhone as well then. Tbf, that's just an added bonus, not really a necessity. Thanks for your replies mate, they've been really helpful. Definitely think I'm going to the OEM route now!

I love my OEM bluetooth, never had a hands free kit in a car before, so when I ordered my VRS but I decided to treat myself this time!

Its great, the iphone 4 sync'd really easy, its doesnt dictate the text messages received but thats only a minor niggle, nothing to worry about, it downloads and updates teh phone book between the car and phone automatically, you can do it all from the drivers seat, or the wife can make a cal using the bolero screen, the sound at both ends of the phone call is great, the bluetooth music streaming is fantastic as well, mines produces a very clear and crisp sound when playing music.

Overall, I would definately tick this on the options list and would certainly retrofit given my experience with the system now, its worth every penny!

Go for the OEM, all hidden away, no nasty bits stuck to the dash etc, perfect :-)

Brilliant, that's just the persuasion I needed! Although, I don't have the Bolero head unit as I've got a prefacelift, but still! And I know I want to have a Columbus sat nav fitted at some point, so I might just save up for a few months and buy everything in one go; OEM bluetooth, Columbus sat nav and OEM cruise control!

I have also been wondering weather to tick this or to get the kenwood dnx520vbt

I've just picked up an MY10 vRS Octavia wagon sans Bluetooth.

Just going thru this whole bluetooth thing myself atm.

This appears to be the go:

Should be able to fit it OK....but whats the go with the coding?

Please note:

Only for WHITE DOT MATRIX!

VAG/VAS Coding is needed to operate this bluetooth kit in your car.

Voice control ONLY WITH RNS510 soft min 2660.

How

It needs to be plugged into VCDS for the bluetooth to be activated on the system. Which if you haven't got it or don't know anyone that has it, means that you'll have to take it to Skoda and I'm sure they'd charge you quite a bit just to activate it!

I havd a VRS with the Kenwood in it from the dealer as a demo car recently, personally I didnt like the Kenwood, it just doesnt look OEM for me, one thing about a new car for me is the ability to keep it all looking factory fresh for a while, so whilst this might be a good all in one solution for a cheaper priuce than the Columbuis/BT kit etc it just doesnt look as good as the OEM, for my money OEM all the way really.

does anyone know if getting the oem kitted fit will affect the manufacturers warranty?

cheers

I havd a VRS with the Kenwood in it from the dealer as a demo car recently, personally I didnt like the Kenwood, it just doesnt look OEM for me, one thing about a new car for me is the ability to keep it all looking factory fresh for a while, so whilst this might be a good all in one solution for a cheaper priuce than the Columbuis/BT kit etc it just doesnt look as good as the OEM, for my money OEM all the way really.

Yeah that was my other option, but I decided against it on exactly those grounds. Even though it is technically an OEM part, it doesn't look like it. That's why I'm going to the Columbus, looks more OEM and less like I've modified the car (Even though I obviously will have modified it by putting in the Columbus!).

does anyone know if getting the oem kitted fit will affect the manufacturers warranty?

cheers

If it's fitted by Skoda, there's no way that it would/could invalidate warranty. However, if you're getting someone else to fit it (or if you fit it yourself), you might find that they're not quite as lenient.