Technical 3.5mm Aux and sub help

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Technical 3.5mm Aux and sub help

Dolby259

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Is it possible to have an aux adapted fitted to the stock head unit whilst keeping the blue and me capabilities? Also, is it possible to fit a subwoofer to a grande punto?
 
Hi Dolby259 i bought one for my car so i dont see why not cant you get connect music via blue and me? if not then i dont see why you cant retro fit an auxillary kit :) i bought mine off amazon for £20 or so :)(y)
 
I bought a aux cable off of eBay for about £17 and tried to fit it but it would only fit in the blue and me. I've not touched it in months after giving up trying to install it. This is the said cable. ImageUploadedByFIAT Forum1366148069.659765.jpg
Also how would I go about accessing the aux setting on the standard headset?
 
I have just bought my first car, a 57 Reg GP, it has blue&me and I was hoping that would let me have my music over bluetooth unfortunately, it doesn't :(

I'd love to have Aux on my car so it will save messing around with FM Transmitters!... Can someone tell me how to check if my car is compatible or if it's compatible?

Thanks
 
The Blue & Me takes up the AUX socket on the head unit. It's possible to combine the B&M signal and the signal from your phone/iphone by creating a simple resistive combiner and connecting the two leads together whilst playing a silent audio track on your B&M. I wrote a guide for part of this, but for some reason it's not letting me edit it to put the bit about the resistors in. So I'm trying to edit that atm.
 
The Blue & Me takes up the AUX socket on the head unit. It's possible to combine the B&M signal and the signal from your phone/iphone by creating a simple resistive combiner and connecting the two leads together whilst playing a silent audio track on your B&M. I wrote a guide for part of this, but for some reason it's not letting me edit it to put the bit about the resistors in. So I'm trying to edit that atm.

So you've got blue&me and now an Aux port? :) gives me hope haha

What year and what model do you have?

Could you post a little guide please

Edit - just managed to get a photo of this near where my blue&me is...
 
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This is the guide: https://www.fiatforum.com/ice-guides/310168-aux-blue-me.html

However you need to put some resistors in, but it's not letting me edit it :/ I've attached an image of the circuit diagram you'll need. Hopefully with the guide and this image you'll be able to work it out. I've found that it works pretty well :) And it shouldn't take you too long. Ask me if anythings unclear.

I also put a fitted aux socket by the cup holders. When I went to write up a guide I'd found there was already one there. But you can see pictures of mine in the comments: https://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punto-guides/273950-fitted-aux-input.html

I'd definitely recommend using one of the screw together sockets like Cadebena and I used instead of super gluing one below the plastic like in the guide. It looks pretty professional when finished.

Edit: Doing it this way also means you don't need to spend £17 on an aux cable :p it should cost you about £5 over all.
 

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This is the guide: https://www.fiatforum.com/ice-guides/310168-aux-blue-me.html

However you need to put some resistors in, but it's not letting me edit it :/ I've attached an image of the circuit diagram you'll need. Hopefully with the guide and this image you'll be able to work it out. I've found that it works pretty well :) And it shouldn't take you too long. Ask me if anythings unclear.

I also put a fitted aux socket by the cup holders. When I went to write up a guide I'd found there was already one there. But you can see pictures of mine in the comments: https://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punto-guides/273950-fitted-aux-input.html

I'd definitely recommend using one of the screw together sockets like Cadebena and I used instead of super gluing one below the plastic like in the guide. It looks pretty professional when finished.

Edit: Doing it this way also means you don't need to spend £17 on an aux cable :p it should cost you about £5 over all.

Does it matter that when I double press CD it never says AUX or when I press the SRC on my steering wheel that never says AUX either?

I've ordered the tool to take my stereo out so I'll be able to see how that looks when it's out
 
Does it matter that when I double press CD it never says AUX or when I press the SRC on my steering wheel that never says AUX either?

That doesn't matter because you'll be playing a silent audio track through the blue and me. So it will show as though the 'Media Player' is playing. And on your screen behind the steering wheel it will say whatever the name of the silent track is. But you'll be able to hear what's going in though the aux :)
If you want, you can play one song through the media player, and one through the aux input at the same time.
 
That doesn't matter because you'll be playing a silent audio track through the blue and me. So it will show as though the 'Media Player' is playing. And on your screen behind the steering wheel it will say whatever the name of the silent track is. But you'll be able to hear what's going in though the aux :)
If you want, you can play one song through the media player, and one through the aux input at the same time.

Okay mate thanks, I've had the car for about 5 days and to be honest I don't even know how to play music through blue&me, is that using the USB stick? And do I use the usb that has the windows sticker next to it?
 
I don't even know how to play music through blue&me, is that using the USB stick? And do I use the usb that has the windows sticker next to it?

Yep, so you put your music on to any form of usb drive, and just plug it in to that usb port in the glove box. Your car will then take ages to build the media lirbary, but eventually you'll be able to look through your songs.

If some of your songs don't turn up try using this to rename your songs: http://www.spoelstrait.nl/BluMeUSB/

For some reason the B&M doesn't like some characters in some songs titles.
 
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