Scosche Bfcl2 Bluefusion Interface Module For Factory Hands-Free (Gm Class Ii) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the second Bluefusion I've purchased. I have one in my 2007 Avalanche with a GM LAN radio unit. My wife wanted Bluetooth in her 2005 Suburban (which replaced her 2004 that had a Parrot installed). Installation of the Bluefusion could not be easier (well someone could do it for you, but that is not necessary). You simply drop the glovebox and unplug the antenna and power connections from the XM unit behind the glove. Connect the Bluefusion leads ad reconnect the factory leads to the Bluefusion harness, run the microphone cable, and bingo -- you're done. I used a zip-tie to hold the Bluefusion securely under the dash.
Use of the unit is easy and there is a nice factory-looking help card that my wife refers to from time to time. The only ding on these units (both the '05 and the '07) is a bit of background noise. Once in a while they will really set up a howl that callers on the other end of the line complain about. Calling back usually clears it up. I can't say if that is due to our phones, AT&T or the Bluefusion, but most of the time it is fine.
I stream media to my headunit using my iPhone in my '07. The Bluefusion is awesome for this. It is clear and sonically pleasing. The unit in the '05 is not quite as clear for streaming (using my iPhone), but is acceptable for us. I suspect this is due to the design of the older-style GM radio in the '05. My wife has a Blackberry Curve and it works fine with the Bluefusion, as well.

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USA SPEC PA15-GM Review

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(More customer reviews)USA Spec iPod interface PA 15-GM
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This arrived a couple of days ago and I finally had the opportunity to install it today. This truly is a plug and play unit. My 2005 Cadillac Escalade factory sound system has an XM receiver which is located behind the glove box, so all I had to do to install this was drop the glove box down, unplug a connector, substitute a cable which inter-connects the USA Spec unit with the XM receiver and head unit and plug in the cable with the 32-pin connector that goes to the iPhone and I was done. Oh, there were 2 DIP switches on the unit I had to switch to "ON".
I'll have to play around with this a little more but am pretty happy with the operation. I would say this is a definite step up from what I was used to with my iPhone and iPod with my previous car, which was a cassette adapter plugged in the earphone jack and a charger plugged into the cigarette lighter.
As I have the XM module, the iPhone/iPod can be controlled in either Direct Mode from the the iPod itself or in Folder Mode, which accesses all of your Playlists, Artists, Albums or Songs, using the head unit or steering wheel controls. Volume is controlled with HU/SW controls in either mode. The Folder Modes are a little cumbersome as scrolling through the lists is tedious with button pushing, so I think it will be easier to use the Artists and Albums functions in the Direct Modes, however, Playlists are pretty easy to breeze through and I usually use Songs mode in random shuffle anyway. Searching for a single song is infinitely easier in Direct Mode on the iPhone itself. Artist, Album and Song are all displayed on the car radio RDS display while in any of the Folder modes.
Short of replacing the factory HU with a "designed for iPod" unit, I think this is the next best thing and much better than what I was using previously, and better than plugging into an AUX jack. BTW, this interface unit also has AUX jack for an alternate source, such as another MP3 player, DVD, etc.
I also picked up a Bracketron cradle that clips into one of the vents. I like the location where its sits and there's just the right amount of cable to pick up the iPhone for calling. I'm not sure I like the A/C blowing on the iPhone though, so I'll have to see how this works out and what other options I might have for a cradle and its location.
For the price, it seems like a good solution.
Almost forgot, there is one annoying aspect. When you first plug it into the iPhone (I have a 3GS and have yet to upgrade to v. 4.0) it displays a message that the attached device is not compatible, however, once you press "dismiss" to the message, it indicates charging and hence, compatibility.


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