dak911

I see that there are BLUETOOTH adapters for MK l, how about MK 2 ? (Bose system)

sasilverbullet

I put in a Transit Blu HF in my 03 with the MOST interface. Under $100 for everything, works great.

craig001

My car had the Transit BT kit installed by a PO. Easy to use and seems to work well with the factory radio.

CYTH

I have a '02 Bose C2. I settled on a cassette blue tooth which believe it or not works great. My car was probably one of the last to have a tape cassette option. Even the media holders directly below the unit
are for cassettes rather than CD's which is by far the most prevalent I've seen in 996's of that era. The car also has a CD changer located in the frunk so this option for linking to my iPhone leaves no features unusable.

Since you have a '03 and the prior owner most likely didn't order a cassette (like my 80-year-old first owner, if indeed the option was still offered at that point) all of the above is a moot point. But I thought I'd offer it as one never knows, right?

dak911

Looks like the Transit Blu HF is $104 from Walmart....is that the one?
Is it REALLY SIMPLE to instal...REALLY simple?

R324U

You should be able to get it cheaper than that. I believe I got mine off Amazon for around $70.

sasilverbullet

there's two European antenna adapters you need to get along with the transit. They have them at Amazon

Vancouver996

dak911

Is it REALLY PLUG AND PLAY?
What do you need to take apart to install it?

merlot

It's not exactly plug and play. Personally, I never installed any type of electronics in a vehicle so this was a first for me. I basically followed some posts online, and winged it on my own. Here's a brief overview:

You'll need to remove the head unit to plug in the antenna adapter. You'll need the radio removal keys for that job. Next you need to remove the small, carpeted panel on the driver's side lower center console, you basically pull it off. From there you'll find an unused wire harness for the cell phone. I clipped the ground and 12v switched wires and connected them to the Tranzit unit with butt connectors I picked up at the hardware store. Then I ran the mic from my visor, down the a-pillar, under the dash to the Tranzit. Finally I stuck the call button to the dash to the left of the head unit behind the steering wheel.

The sound is fantastic and it works like a charm. The Bluetooth connects near instantly the key is turned on, unlike my factory VW system, or Ford Sync which take a few seconds. I highly recommend it. It wasn't too hard.

AnthonyGS

dan_189

If you want a simple decent solution go the transitblu, if you want the best quality solution go Dension gateway 500 + WMA1000.

Amazon also have a fiber optic unit with Bluetooth for around $150? Haven't seen it used but I do t see why it wouldnt work.

Nickshu

I used one of these, worked well: https://www.bumperplugs.com/index.ph...product_id=269

moburki

Anyone tried:
http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBa...22909000&ver=0

Simonripley

Does no one use the Rennkit Bluetooth Retrofit Kit?