Modecorp
A2OC Donor
Removed the radio and tried to remove the centre vent today in an effort to fix my cupholders, but gave up on the vent as the hazard connector wouldnt budge. Looks like the small plastic tang has broken off, so after 30 mins of trying, decided the cupholders could wait another day.
Whilst I was in there though I thought I’d take a look at the BlueMusic adaptor, as I had a microphone that came with the car but wasnt connected. Worked out a route without me needing to remove lots of trim (I’m finding out quickly that the A2 has lots of it and they havent scrimped anywhere!), and decided placement up to the left of the binnacle would be fine for now.
The only apetures available to me were under the steering column surround and the side openings behind the radio. So I took 3 x long zip ties and found my route up and through. I then taped the microphone end to the zip tie and pulled it very carefully through the side of the central console, down and up under the sterering wheel. After placing the mic in situ, I used a trim tool to press the mic wires into the trim shut lines and tidied up the excess wire behind the radio, before plugging the 3.5mm jack into the BlueMusic adapter.
This is when I noticed the BlueMusic dongle didnt have a connected ground (!). Whoever installed it must have got lucky and had it rest against the body of the radio, so I undid one of the side screws to the radio unit itself and attached the ground properly.
All back in place and works lovely. Here’s a picture of the microphone placement. One day i may take it up and into the map reading cavity, but for now its fine.
Whilst I was in there though I thought I’d take a look at the BlueMusic adaptor, as I had a microphone that came with the car but wasnt connected. Worked out a route without me needing to remove lots of trim (I’m finding out quickly that the A2 has lots of it and they havent scrimped anywhere!), and decided placement up to the left of the binnacle would be fine for now.
The only apetures available to me were under the steering column surround and the side openings behind the radio. So I took 3 x long zip ties and found my route up and through. I then taped the microphone end to the zip tie and pulled it very carefully through the side of the central console, down and up under the sterering wheel. After placing the mic in situ, I used a trim tool to press the mic wires into the trim shut lines and tidied up the excess wire behind the radio, before plugging the 3.5mm jack into the BlueMusic adapter.
This is when I noticed the BlueMusic dongle didnt have a connected ground (!). Whoever installed it must have got lucky and had it rest against the body of the radio, so I undid one of the side screws to the radio unit itself and attached the ground properly.
All back in place and works lovely. Here’s a picture of the microphone placement. One day i may take it up and into the map reading cavity, but for now its fine.