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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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Integrated audio, satellite radio for pre-satellite radio Bentleys

What are solutions folks here have found to add satellite radio and ipods to their CGT/Flying Spur? My car is a 2006, so it has the older style navi/head unit.
 
Old Aug 29, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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I am thinking about doing Nav-TV with Ipod and video integration, anyone have this or something similar?
 
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Well, I ended up getting a DICE Ipod integration module and an XM Commander unit playing through the AUX input on the DICE module.
Not the best looking solution, nor most convenient, but it was cost effective, plays my Ipod (I have to reconfigure my damn music folders to make sense of it) and the XM works. The major drawback is you lose the function of the CD changer, but its not a problem for me as I always upload my cd's to itunes. If you have to have the CD player, this is not a practical solution.
The XM antenna was a ***** to figure out. The installer tried mounting it on the dash and it did not get a signal due to the factory UV coating on the windshield. When I arrived he had mounted it on the hood! I was not pleased and told him to figure out another way. They ended up mounting it in the cowl area where it barely clears the windshield wipers. Signal worked, problem solved. I'll report more when I get the car back as it was not 100% finished when I went to pick it up and I'm leaving town this weekend and shipping the car to AZ as soon as I get back to have Evoms do the ECU tuning
 
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The only down side on the older bentleys IMO, damn satellite radio can't live w/o it in my other cars.
 
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The only down side on the older bentleys IMO, damn satellite radio can't live w/o it in my other cars.
That and the Navi is absolutely worthless. I am actually looking for a portable unit to take with me, so its not a big deal. Just sucks that the '05 Infiniti I traded for the Bentley had a 1000x more advanced Navi than a car costing almost 5x more new.

I got a chance to use the DICE module and it is great. It's not the most intuitive function, but it is quite effective and easy to learn.
As stated before the main drawback is the loss of the CD changer function.
 
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Where have other folks mounted their Satellite Radio antennas? Mine is in the cowl and I get a signal, maybe 60% of the time (intermittently) which makes it pretty much useless.
 
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