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YOUR RESEARCHIs/was there an OEM microphone anywhere??
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Install aftermarket microphone in the oem position
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Thanks, do you mean you installed an aftermarket microphone in the OEM position?....
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Install pccm plus supplied microphone in this position
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Yes I installed the PCCM Plus supplied microphone in this position.
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Then you disconnect the three colour coded plugs at the rear.
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Put it all back together and did a couple of test phone calls and it's working perfectly!
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If you already have a GPS antenna in that location (from a seriously old PCM), you can use an adapter cable to connect to the new PCCM+
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As above really, am fitting an aftermarket headunit that comes with a microphone to attach somewhere in the car (on the sunvisor etc) but I was hoping there may be a smarter OEM alternative....?
Thanks
Gawd bless Google - just did a search and found there is a microphone (or at least a grill for one) in the cluster and there are a few guides on how to remove these and add an aftermarket microphone.
Thanks
As an aside I've seen PCCM+ installs which use the original gps receiver placement under the central dash top too.
Better than the installs where they put the receiver on the right of the dash top by the A pillar, which looks a bit of a mess.
Sorry I missed this. Yes I installed the PCCM Plus supplied microphone in this position. Pulled out the old microphone that was in there on my car and swapped it for this. Had to slightly modify to get it in and make it stay but all working fine. Took the cluster gauge out to route the cable to centre of the dash behind the head unit. From memory one screw (25 Torx I think) behind the microphone and for the other you have to pull out the hazard switch. Then you disconnect the three colour coded plugs at the rear. Then it comes right out. Tip: make sure you secure the microphone cable so I doesn't rattle. I didn't and mine does and it's annoying so I need to take the cluster gauge out again and secure it properly.
Finally got around to doing this, wasn't a particularly hard job, just removed the dashboard binnacle (is that the right term?) so that I could feed the microphone lead down through to the head-unit.
Needed to fettle the back of the microphone pop out trim piece a little so that it would accept my head-unit's Pioneer microphone but other than that it all went smoothly. Put it all back together and did a couple of test phone calls and it's working perfectly!
Much better than having to clip the microphone to the visor or roof lining!
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