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Fiat 500, on a 59 plate. Has Blue & Me.


Bluetooth only works for phone calls, not audio streaming. Down by the handbrake is a windows branded USB socket. But there's not a 3.5mm aux jack anywhere.


Pulled the stereo out to check what model it is.


It's a Bosch Fiat 312 MP3 (7 468 572 316)


What's the best way to add in a aux socket?
 
Fiat 500, on a 59 plate. Has Blue & Me.


Bluetooth only works for phone calls, not audio streaming. Down by the handbrake is a windows branded USB socket. But there's not a 3.5mm aux jack anywhere.


Pulled the stereo out to check what model it is.


It's a Bosch Fiat 312 MP3 (7 468 572 316)


What's the best way to add in a aux socket?



same problem here, did you get an answer?
 
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I tried taking the radio out but as i slide it out, the left side gets stuck, the the cables are too short... Is there any way i can get around this?
 
It's crazy that such a complex solution is needed to such a simple requirement.
 
I managed to fit the well-known setup where you have the USB stick with a silent track on, and wire the aux in piggybacking onto the only three pins that are already connected in the top connector.

That works, but it's a pile of poo really, for the reason that AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF, THE RADIO TAKES OVER AT DEAFENING VOLUME!!!

Is there a way around this? The three wires going into the top connector are, I would assume, from the Bluetooth system, so if they aren't there, does it revert to giving you an aux option? I suspect not, but can anyone chip in who's tried it?

I hate this. It's particularly galling as I have the Interscope setup which sounds awesome but it's just imperfectly executed!

Pete
 
New idea - plumbing the AUX input into the CD output; fine, as I don't use the CD player. This should be fairly straightforward, though it might involve a similar kludge of inserting a CD with only silence on it, to kick the CD drive into "on" mode, unless perhaps it could be physically jammed into "on" mode, perhaps by jamming the microswitches, or whatever.

Anyway this revolutionary and brilliant idea - no, don't thank me, I was passing anyway - got stuck at the first hurdle, since when you take the covering panel off the head unit, you are presented with the rear of the main circuit board. And it's not clear how to get access to the other side, without some destructive bending and possibly breaking.

Anybody manage to do this? Cos If I get results I'll post 'em!
 
What's the reason for wanting to add the aux in? I have one on my Mondeo and never use it and on the Ducato, just plug iPhone / ipod into the usb. It all works fine?

Does the USB not work with some phones, (androids etc? )
 
What's the reason for wanting to add the aux in? I have one on my Mondeo and never use it and on the Ducato, just plug iPhone / ipod into the usb. It all works fine?

Yer jokin' me mon??

The 500 is an able and ergonomically sound car. The upgraded Interscope audio system is a lot better than the standard setup. The Blue and Me system, on the other hand, is pretty hopeless and ill-thought-out.

YMMV, but my USB devices will only play tracks at random - no thanks - via the USB input. There's no way to navigate a connected device. When you turn the ignition off, the audio jumps back to the radio. And in fact getting the B&M to play anything at all involves a lot of witchcraft involving unplugging the USB and re-connecting it. None of that happens with an AUX input.
 
I have a Fiat Punto Evo with Blue&Me system that also does not have support for AUX cable, only for USB. By installing this cable on the head unit of my stock radio will I be able to use both the USB port and the aux cable to play music?

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Just load your music on a memory stick and use that
I can never understand why people need to use there phones as the primary music driver
I have a portable hard drive in my van with all my music and some films my phone is just connected via Bluetooth and just deals with calls texts and emails I use double din head unit with 9'' screen sat nav and remote control from china and bought it three years ago for £40 never had an issue with it and has always worked a treat
Luigi
 
I prefer to use Spotify than having to download all the songs and put them on a USB stick. Furthermore, Blue&Me makes the navigation on the music library a nightmare. That's why I would prefer to use the aux cable
 
I am not here to argue with you the way I manage my music library... I am here to know if the cable I mentioned adds the AUX feature while maintaining the Blue&Me features, namely the option to reproduce music from the USB stick and the option to hear the sound of the calls
 
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