Anyone install a microphone by the visor for voice/bluetooth calls?

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JLiRD808

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2002 Protege5

• May 17, 2016

• #1

Easy install? Go behind the dash and up the left pillar yeah?

Just wondering if I should have a new HU with hands free pro installed or DIY.

Thanks!!

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JLiRD808

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2002 Protege5

• May 17, 2016

• #2

Or install anywhere else? Heard some ppl put the mic by the dash gauges.

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Hank3

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2010 Mazda5 GT

• May 17, 2016

• #3

I no longer have my BT mic, but when I did, I routed the wire behind/under the steering wheel and then up the left side of the dash:

 

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JLiRD808

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2002 Protege5

• May 17, 2016

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Nice! Did anyone say it was hard to hear u or there was background noise?

Also...what mic u used? I was gonna just use the stock mic that comes with a Pioneer 4100NEX. Wondering if I should upgrade the mic.

TKS!!

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• May 17, 2016

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I have actually done a lot of research into this, it is my job. Literally The best place to mount the microphone is to the headliner, centered above the rear view mirror. This will result in the best voice pickup with least amount of road noise. The headliner helps to dampen and isolate some road noise, and you need all the help you can get, these cars have a LOT of road noise.

 

Hank3

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2010 Mazda5 GT

• May 17, 2016

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JLiRD808 said:

Nice! Did anyone say it was hard to hear u or there was background noise?

Also...what mic u used? I was gonna just use the stock mic that comes with a Pioneer 4100NEX. Wondering if I should upgrade the mic.

TKS!!

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It was a JVC HU. I only had it for a short while, so I didn't have a lot of sample data. But I didn't have any complaints about cal quality.

 

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JLiRD808

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2002 Protege5

• May 18, 2016

• #7

Thx for replies...I'll keep them in mind!

So it doesnt sound too complex to set up then....hopefully I dont need a pro to help!

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• May 18, 2016

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I did center of headliner above the rr view. Easy since already had that apart to do compass/temp/homelink/maplight/autodim rr view install. Wiring routed in same place. Also my take was sharing the mic with passenger. Both me and the wife participate in a road call on occasion. No complaints about noise but that would depend on the mic to a large degree. I'm sure they aren't all created equal.

 

Last edited: May 18, 2016