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Old 02-05-2005, 08:45 PM   #1
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Default Mobile Car Kits in the Focus: where do they go?

Putting a car kit for my phone in soon and part of it (genuine Nokia kit) is a cradle which holds and charges the phone, so obviously it's going to need connection to power somewhere.

I'm assuming it attaches to the centre console where the CD player and HVAC controls are, but it's got me buggered as to where it'd connect - im not allowindg any holes to be drilled and i dont want any obvious attachments.

Has anyone had one put in, if so how's it all connected and where does it all end up?
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Old 03-05-2005, 12:39 PM   #2
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I'd try removing the ash tray and attaching it in there somehow. Assuming you don't smoke in your car.
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Old 03-05-2005, 05:04 PM   #3
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Brother,

no i dont smoke and the ashtray is pretty useless to me - the one part i may use at some stage is the ciggy lighter as a source of power.
I'm toying with the idea of buying an LX centre fascia (the brushed silver one), and having the part where the ashtray/lighter is (the indented part) fibreglassed over so its all flat with just the ciggy lighter sticking out so i can use it for power. I figure if i dont use the ashtray there's no need for it to be there and i think it would cleaner and less cluttered if i got this fascia made up.

As for the phone kit my main concern is where the cradle for the phone goes - at this stage i want it to be on the LHS (passenger) side of the headunit facing me in the drivers seat, although im unsure of how The Genuine Nokia Cradle connects/attaches to a mounting point. Any ideas?
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Old 03-05-2005, 05:48 PM   #4
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Here are a few pics of some car kit installations...







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Old 03-05-2005, 05:51 PM   #5
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#1 and #3 are what im after, #3 is a bit of a cleaner looking install.
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Old 03-05-2005, 07:46 PM   #6
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Yeah #3 is what i want, now just to make it happen!
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dude, simple, new phone with bluetooth. There are a myriad of handsfree/loudspeaker bluetooth kits out there. Easy file transfer too between fone and PC. you cant lose with bluetooth
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Ive only just bought a new phone and unfortunately it doesnt have Bluetooth, to be honest I think I prefer the older method of connection though. My phone does have loudspeaker though which is great, so i may even end up just getting the cradle fitted and using the loudspeaker mode in the phone.
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yeah thats kinda inconvenient. Best thing I ever bought was the K700i Plays video (as 3gp files), MP3 etc, only thing it doesnt have is a memory stick slot. HTTP browsing, not much it doesn't do.
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yeah thats kinda inconvenient. Best thing I ever bought was the K700i Plays video (as 3gp files), MP3 etc, only thing it doesnt have is a memory stick slot. HTTP browsing, not much it doesn't do.
My Nokia 6230 does all that, has a 32MB memory card, is tiny, has bluetooth... wicked phone.
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What sorta phone do you have??

Ring a guy in QLD, he does all the Ford dealers and will send you a braket if you send him a cheque (I assume)

Prestige Car Phones

Look him up on www.whitepages.com.au in QLD

His name is Andrew King
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I just got one of the new Nokia car kits, that fits all the new 6000 - 7000 series fones, ilke the 7250 etc.

They now come Bluetooth enabled which i think is a cool feature, so not only do you have the cradle on the dash, but you also have the Nokia bluetooth button which works with the cradle, and can be used with a bluetooth compatible fone!
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Havent done it yet as funds have been a bit tight - having been returned to the realm of the unemployed it's put a bit of a clamp on car plans.

It is the first thing to do once i can afford it though.
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