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%o* to Install Bluetoot. udio in #our Carew cars now tpicall come with Bluetooth audio capa'ilit* 'ut i0 our older wheels don1t haveit* don1t 0ret2 You can install it oursel0 and start streaming music sooner than ou might thin32

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Bluetoot. audio is common in ne* cars3 but

i0 our ride is a 0ew ears old ou might not 'e

a'le to stream audio through the radio2 4ther

options e5ist. Your car ma have an au5iliar

input that connects an audio source via a

,2!6mm 786inch9 minijac3: older cars might even

ta3e a cassette adapter2 But 'oth o0 these

solutions add clutter to the interior2 Here;s a

cheap wa to put wireless audio in an car

without adding unsightl cords or even changing

the appearance o0 the 0actor audio sstem2

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4ired & &odulator$Be sure it includesantenna connection ca'les* as well as a power

switch2 I(!2

udio In'ut Cable$,2!6mm stereo male to dual

?CA stereo male2 $+2 You can 0ind them online 0or even less2

Bluetoot. 5DP da'ter$@oo3 0or one with a

,2!6mm input and

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THE HOW-TO

he general concept is simple* 'ut ou need to 'e com0orta'le with ta3ing our interior apart and

wor3ing under the dash'oard2 Here;s how it;s done.

!emove t.e !adio$Disassem'le the necessar trim and pull the stereo out o0 its mount to e5pose

the rear o0 the head unit2 his ma reuire a specialied stereo6removal tool2 =or help on this* consult

our car;s service manual or chec3 online 0orums2 a3e pictures o0 the process so ou can put things

'ac3 together in the correct order2

Connect t.e &odulator$?emove the antenna ca'le2 hen plug the wired =M modulator into the

antenna connection on the radio* and the antenna ca'le into the =M modulator2 I0 the =M modulator

has a 0reuenc selector* choose the 0reuenc with the least inter0erence in our area2

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O! POP-(! &EC%NIC)+ plug in0m transmitters i have 'ought at 'est 'u and then returned 'ecause o0 the inter0erence

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Bluetooth and =M are di00erent and don;t con0lict with each other2 You don;t get inter0erence 0rom radiostations2

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