Thread: Bluetooth Head unit for defender 2002

I had a parrot alpine system in my nissan patrol and had a hard time getting it to work. I could hear perfectly but my callers had background noise and echo like you said. I now have an alpine head unit with inbuilt bluetooth and it doesn't work properly either. Ive seen people with those dedicated Bluetooth devices with their own speaker have better success. I should mention that i also had problems with syncing as i enter the car and turn on the unit. Sometimes it would sync but mostly not. iPhone 4.. 4s and now 6

I've got a couple of Alpine units, one in my XT ute and one in the 130. Both were woeful until the firmware was upgraded, the one in the Defender ended up getting replaced as the update that Alpine UK recommended bricked the bluetooth module.

Both units work pretty well now as streaming and handsfree units.

I've also got a Parrot MKI9200 in my Falcon ute which is a better user experience than the Alpine decks as it has its own screen and control unit rather than fiddly buttons on a deck. It needs to be wired into the stereo though and your stereo needs both an audio input and a phone input to work best.
The MKI9200 has been faultless for over 4 years now. http://www.parrot.com/au/products/ha...arrot-mki9200/

Regards,
Tote

Recently pronged a fusion mech less BT unit into the 2010 130. Much smaller than the useless factory unit ... Easiest install ever Oem lr plug just plugged in and done. BT works seamlessly. Is a little bit Blingy but nothing like some head units...
Very happy unit was recommended on here by another tdci user...

S

Thanks Guys

I actually ended up going with a Sony MEX-XB100T with reward points.. Class D amp (4x 100w! (40w rms))and apparently good BT - works seamlessly with my phone - not sure on call quality yet as I havent been anywhere I'll let you know. Its very blingy but can be toned down but came highly recommended

Bit of a different install as it required a direct feed (15a) from the battery and the ignition on controls the head unit on or off.. there is also a power conditioning box external to the unit which makes it a bit of a squeeze.. as I have my UHF mounted under the Head unit (hacked dash) so its wires galore in there!

Steve