Bluetooth USB for car

[sharktooth]

At the moment I have to run a cable from my iPhone to the USB port in my car (not the one for power, but the one that can receive data / music and  play it through the stereo). I got to thinking that as I can play music via Bluetooth at home via my phone and Bose Bluetooth speaker, then surely there must be a Bluetooth dongle I could stick in my cars usb and play music via Bluetooth without messy cables. I spent two hours today trawling various websites including Amazon and Ebay, but can't find anything with a decent review.

 

Has anyone bought one if these dongles here that they are happy with? Where and what price.

 

cheers

[NanLaew]

Nope. It doesn't work that way. The car audio system will need to have a BT radio natively installed. It won't recognize or enable a USB BT dongle the same way as a computer or laptop does 'cos it's not built the same.

[Langsuan Man]

Depends, if you have an Audio out jack then you can purchase a Bluetooth transmitter to send sound to  your blue tooth speakers

 

You can only use a car USB adapter to charge your devices from the power point (previously know as the cigarette lighter) 

 

Here is one available at Ali Express:

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1954332/search?origin=y&SearchText=bluetooth+transmitter

[NanLaew]

Haven't seen an 'audio out' socket on any stock OEM car audio yet but the OP may be lucky.

[sharktooth]

1 hour ago, Langsuan Man said:

Depends, if you have an Audio out jack then you can purchase a Bluetooth transmitter to send sound to  your blue tooth speakers

 

You can only use a car USB adapter to charge your devices from the power point (previously know as the cigarette lighter) 

 

Here is one available at Ali Express:

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1954332/search?origin=y&SearchText=bluetooth+transmitter

 

That's not quite right regarding the USB adaptor. I have two in my car. One from the fag lighter for charging, but the other links direct to the stereo. If I plug my iPhone data cable into this one I can control the music from the steering column. That was why I could go one step further with a Bluetooth dongle plugged into this dedicated stereo port.

 

the problem with the audio jacks is that you can only control the music from the source, not the steering column.

[commie]

I use modules that are wired to car stereo and provide bluetooth and SD card playback via AUX.