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Install with a clunky telephone handset

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It is fitted with a clunky telephone handset which is wired into the PCM .
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Replace /update

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That makes it more difficult/expensive to replace/update.
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Replace side panel

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If you just want rid of the handset, I would suggest just removing it and replacing the side panel with a standard one.
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Replace with a cradle

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I'd like to get rid of hat and maybe replace with a cradle for a smartphone.
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Install with a clunky telephone handset

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It is fitted with a clunky telephone handset which is wired into the PCM .
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Replace /update

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That makes it more difficult/expensive to replace/update.
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Replace side panel

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If you just want rid of the handset, I would suggest just removing it and replacing the side panel with a standard one.
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Replace with a cradle

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I'd like to get rid of hat and maybe replace with a cradle for a smartphone.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Being stuck indoors recovering from illness I have been thinking about improvements to my car. It is fitted with a clunky telephone handset which is wired into the PCM . I'd like to get rid of hat and maybe replace with a cradle for a smartphone. Has anyone had any experience of this update and advice as to my plan?

POST 2Original post

Get rid of what - the handset or the entire PCM? With such an old system, you'll find a much better and cheaper solution but replacing the PCM - a sat nav you can easily and cheaply update, plus much better connectivity with the phone.

POST 3Original post

I believe yours is a 2004 car, in which case it is PCM2 with the fibre optic MOST bus. That makes it more difficult/expensive to replace/update. If you just want rid of the handset, I would suggest just removing it and replacing the side panel with a standard one. You could get a Dension/Tooki/Viseeo/Mobridge bluetooth adapter to integrate a smartphone into the system.

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks both Richard is right mine is a 2004 car and what he suggests sounds like what I am thinking about having done.

POST 5Original post

Ashley has a Dension unit in the For Sale section, if you are interested.

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