andystratton
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Hi all,
I have spent countless hours searching through here and the internet in general to try and resolve my dilemma. I bought my 2013 Ducato (I'm in France BTW) which has "Bluetooth", only to discover that I can't stream music or podcasts through the van's audio system. So I tried plugging my phone into the USB port via it's 3.5mm jack but that doesn't work either (even using a USB stick works in a very rudimentary way, with no folder hierarchy). There is no 3.5mm input in the van itself so I believe my options are therefore:
1. If it is possible (and my preferred choice), to plug a 3.5mm cable directly into the rear of the radio. Can this be done, how, and where are there such cables available?
2. Replace the radio with a 2 DIN unit but I won't need the screen as I prefer to use Google Maps for navigation as the maps are constantly updated forever.
3. Stream to a pair of bluetooth speakers that I will have to mount somewhere.
This really does spoil an otherwise excellent van.
All advice on the above, or other solutions, would be greatly received.
I have spent countless hours searching through here and the internet in general to try and resolve my dilemma. I bought my 2013 Ducato (I'm in France BTW) which has "Bluetooth", only to discover that I can't stream music or podcasts through the van's audio system. So I tried plugging my phone into the USB port via it's 3.5mm jack but that doesn't work either (even using a USB stick works in a very rudimentary way, with no folder hierarchy). There is no 3.5mm input in the van itself so I believe my options are therefore:
1. If it is possible (and my preferred choice), to plug a 3.5mm cable directly into the rear of the radio. Can this be done, how, and where are there such cables available?
2. Replace the radio with a 2 DIN unit but I won't need the screen as I prefer to use Google Maps for navigation as the maps are constantly updated forever.
3. Stream to a pair of bluetooth speakers that I will have to mount somewhere.
This really does spoil an otherwise excellent van.
All advice on the above, or other solutions, would be greatly received.