JayKayWilliams
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Hi all I had a quick look and couldn't find any forums regarding this topic- if I missed one please forgive me- can you do me the favour of linking it below? thank you.
I recently bought a VE SS 2012 and I am beyond disappointed with how sh***y the audio system is in nearly ALL aspects- lets not even get started on the center speaker, nor the speakers in general... I 'upgraded' from a 2005 VZ Berlina with an aftermarket head unit so I believe I've been a little spoilt for ease of use. I start the car up, it connects automatically to the phone within a few seconds (usually a very minor delay- 10 seconds?) and immediately begins playing my own music. no hassle, not buttons, nothing, it does it all by itself.
BUT the VE is another situation.
The VE takes so long to connect to my phone (perhaps upwards of 30 seconds) and on start up plays stored music on my car (idk if this is stock to the system OR from the old owners). I can't figure out how to change its default audio source to BT audio. The screen also seems unresponsive during this 30 seconds and will continue doing whatever the hell it wants until it finally connects, it then delays this further by showing a dialogue box telling me that it finally connected, and then I can finally change the audio source to bluetooth, before beginning my journey. Some may not understand, but from going from no needed input to a lot of waiting and necessary input SUCKS.
Has anyone tried bypassing it but using a USB dongle to connect to the car via the USB/AUX jack in the center console? or is there a way to improve how bad the stock BT is? Personally don't want to spend the upwards of $500 getting a new head unit if possible, but I'm not afraid of minor mods to fix the problem if I can do it myself.
P.S. I hope the picture works I'm thinking something along the likes of that to 'bypass' stock BT and go aftermarket instead. I'm hoping it will automatically detect the input and switch to this source without need for me to change audio every time.
I recently bought a VE SS 2012 and I am beyond disappointed with how sh***y the audio system is in nearly ALL aspects- lets not even get started on the center speaker, nor the speakers in general... I 'upgraded' from a 2005 VZ Berlina with an aftermarket head unit so I believe I've been a little spoilt for ease of use. I start the car up, it connects automatically to the phone within a few seconds (usually a very minor delay- 10 seconds?) and immediately begins playing my own music. no hassle, not buttons, nothing, it does it all by itself.
BUT the VE is another situation.
The VE takes so long to connect to my phone (perhaps upwards of 30 seconds) and on start up plays stored music on my car (idk if this is stock to the system OR from the old owners). I can't figure out how to change its default audio source to BT audio. The screen also seems unresponsive during this 30 seconds and will continue doing whatever the hell it wants until it finally connects, it then delays this further by showing a dialogue box telling me that it finally connected, and then I can finally change the audio source to bluetooth, before beginning my journey. Some may not understand, but from going from no needed input to a lot of waiting and necessary input SUCKS.
Has anyone tried bypassing it but using a USB dongle to connect to the car via the USB/AUX jack in the center console? or is there a way to improve how bad the stock BT is? Personally don't want to spend the upwards of $500 getting a new head unit if possible, but I'm not afraid of minor mods to fix the problem if I can do it myself.
P.S. I hope the picture works I'm thinking something along the likes of that to 'bypass' stock BT and go aftermarket instead. I'm hoping it will automatically detect the input and switch to this source without need for me to change audio every time.
