How to Add Bluetooth 4.0 to Any Car Stereo for 12$ ! Complete Guide !
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- D I S C L A I M E R :: horrible diction // super old video - SHIT HAS IMPROVED SINCE 2017
The only reason why I leave this up is that it SEEMS to have helped SOME, and the comment section seems to be a good place to exchange GENERIC radio modding intelligence.
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In this video I’ll be documenting how I integrated the CSR8645 Bluetooth Module into a Blaupunkt Car Stereo. Purchase links below:
5v Bluetooth 4.2 & 5.0 Boards :
[12V variant not recommended as car voltage can go up to 14.5v, which the isolating DC-DC converters do not tolerate]
International: bit.ly/3aCKfZR
Silent MP3 File (80min, full audio CD):
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Differential (Balanced) vs Single-Ended Audio Explanation :
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DIN Connector Pinout:
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Song:
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BT Board DC-DC Regulator (useful for finding out what the rated input of your board is)
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If you have any questions, feel free to ask down in the comments :) - Věda a technologie
nobody appreciates practical technical knowledge anymore nowadays. i liked it and nevermind the haters, this is craftsmanship.
thanks ! Nah I don't even think they take themselves too seriously - glad you liked it
Hi Bob, I would rephrase your statement to say something like "some people don't appreciate..." Since many others like you or me do appreciate it. :) Thanks
Holy smokes nice work but I would end up wrecking my stereo on attempting this but all the same very informative thank you sir
Right there with ya buddy. I was just curious if he did this internally. In America, they’re nearly all 5v. Sold as Bluetooth recievers, with the micro USB on one end for the power, and a 3.5mm headphone socket on the other. Right there, most quit once because brain can’t process it.
The rest of us run a power wire from someplace in the device thats 12v-15v, along with a wire to ground, connect that to a cigarette lighter usb Charger, then from the charger to the Reciever use a little micro usb cable. Then an auxiliary cable from the 3.5mm socket, cut the other end off, and solder/wrap/crimp the L & R Audio wires to the inputs of the device. Tuck it all out of the way and seal her up. Or let her dangle like most people.
My vintage 1970 HK Reciever has Bluetooth now and trips people out. Like it’s magic. *sigh*
Darieee what do you think can we connect bt on back side where is for changer place. R-in and L-in on back side of radio becouse my mechanic of cd is brocken? Or we cant use that input?
I had to take the time to say you did a quality job on that man very good work, you heat shrinked every wire, you didn’t hot glue the module in you took the time to drill holes and screw it in, you twisted the wires so they weren’t just floating wires, i seen some taped down to the board too! Very quality work man
thanks man ! hot glue really wouldn't cut it - the damn thing gets up to 100C in the summer xD
the best feature about your Channel and your videos is that you answer people's comments that's very important thank
well - that's half the fun of having a channel :D
I didn't know this was possible. I live in compton, stealing stereos isn't as big of a pain as it was in the past but I don't want a shiny ass stereo unit in my old car. This is perfect.
Exactly
If they don’t know it’ll still be there. No one wants stock, I need this done to my car
Nice skills
The soldering, the knowledge and the explanation is really amazing
Thanks man ! Glad you enjoyed it
Above my head, but I appreciate the work and initiative.
Great work!I added Bluetooth to many old stuff!My favorite thing is adding Bluetooth fm modules to old tube radios that cant receive anything but their amplifiers still work.
Brilliant low cost solution for someone with the knowledge and skill or even someone who likes to tinker.
I did it in few car audios, soldering is my passion i do it for 15 years and im only 30 years old 😎 thats passion keep it ❤️ great job
People who disliked this video clearly rather waste their money on buying new unit or not skilled enough to complete this mod.
Great video and I'm gonna sign my unit up for this. Cheers!
mk3whitewide yes I might be able to install this but I’d rather not brake my stock radio this is worth 200+ and would be better to buy a isimple device
Nah they didn’t like it because he says uhhhhh every 3 seconds
yeah the uh'ing is pretty terrible I'll have to say 😂
Darieee you are a genius. Thanks for doing this video. I just fitted Bluetooth to my daughter's Nissan pulsar stereo and it works thanks to your instructions and links. Now I've got 5 other car to do. I look like a genius.I'm
you're more than welcome!
maybe make a video and keep the ball rolling 😏
Just finished installing a BT module to my old Peugeot 406, works like a charm! Thanks for the idea! :-)
don't mention it :D
"Time Waste" comments really ignore the knowledge acquired by you in this process. Though I'm not at all in this field I really enjoyed.
I'm glad you did ! I do wonder however wether or not very deep down they are actually trying to help out somehow by helping us not 'waste' our time
PHANTOM 808, Did you even read and understand Venkatesan S's comment?
You are right. If bluetooth player costs x € you would still have to "waste" your time in the work to get that amount of money.
Sorry, I gotta go to play some Fortnite ➡️
I was trying to do this to my stereo a few years ago but was too lazy to find all the inputs and so on. I ended up having to hack the steering wheel transport controls anyway to make them work with my new head unit. Im glad I bought the new head unit though since it plays music from USB and I only need to use the bluetooth for calls the new stereo also came with hard wired hands-free. This is a very useful video though and I am thinking of making a similar one on the hacking of steering wheel controls.
@EasilyFallsForClickbait The devious minds can only read what suits them.
This is a great video. It may be a lot of work but this is a great mod if you live in an area where aftermarket radios are stolen. Even if an aftermarket is cheap crooks will still steal it and sell it.
interesting viewpoint, and relevant.
thank you man, i have the exact same radio youre showing in this video, youve helped me so much getting bluetooth in my factory one 🙏
This is exactly what I'm looking into doing to my honda glad i found your vid
Very useful considering some stock units are way to big to just be replaced with any other one
There's a practical argument to make for adding Bluetooth if the radio of yours is a favorite or plays cassettes, you don't have the deep pockets to buy it all that music digitally or you don't have the time to rip them to mp3, ogg-vorbis or whatever your favorite digital format is. There is also the idea of experimenting, learning and having fun with what you're doing unconcerned about whether the electronic project is practical or not.
Thank you sooo much for the video! And nevermind the haters. My Renault had the exact same stereo and I wanted so badly to add Bluetooth to it but I wasn't very knowledgeable about ICs and stuff to figure out where the audio input should go. Following your instructions now I have a revived stereo.
glad I could help ❤️
Super videos for the DIY! Much credit. For the NON-DIY, A decent Bluetooth to FM transmitter is 11$. I've found them at 5 below and dollar stores 1$. No radio disassembly or reinstall required. No tools to buy, Can run off batteries, fuse box, usb, cigarette socket, etc.
Yeah, that route does sound quite a bit worse though
This is best for a car where the hvac is built into the radio making it impossible to replace the radio. I.E. i did something similar in my 2008 Lexus is250. This car is just old enough to not have Bluetooth. It worked great, but if you don't know what is what you'll have to read a lot. I have some experience so it was easy for me to do.
What Bluetooth chip/module did you use ?
Darieee this one. www.sparkfun.com/products/11678
Dayum, must've been a lot of fun soldering to those edges
Does that have the 8645 inside ?
Darieee I wish I could tell you. The datasheet they have on the site is full of info though.
A few years ago I wanted to replace my e46's stock radio-TAPE but I was suposed to buy a "Standard Radio Frame" from $$$ BMW $$$...
In the end, I converted the original to a Radio-Tape-BL (3 function) while the BOM was even cheaper:
5$ for the (cheapest I could find back then) bluetooth speaker to dismantle
0.5$ 1x 7805
~0$ : 1x 1N4148 + 2x 33Ko
I'm using it on a daily basis so it worth every second, Waste of Time my a$$.
The "standard radio frame" for the e46 is 5 to 10$. The problem is, aftermarket stereos look like ass in the e46's dashboard. I went with a simpler mod - I created an "aux in" by dismantling the tape drive inside the stereo, removed the read head, added filter capacitors and tiny resistors and soldered a wire with a jack to where the tape drive's head was. Then I jammed the tape drawer to fool the drive into thinking there's a tape in the stereo and done. When selecting the cassette player, I can use the jack to get quality audio via aux in. Then i got bored of that not being able to switch tracks using the steering wheel buttons, and got a Dension Gateway Lite adapter witch provides a USB port, works with the steering wheel controls, and can display track information on the stereo's display. It cost ~90$. Then I got bored of that and installed an aftermarket 2 din nav system witch looks identical to the car's original navigation, but has a touchscreen and android 8.0. It was expensive to do (270$ for the unit and another 100$ for a new ashtray holder to move the climate control down one slot) but it's so worth it. I have mp3 (via 2 usb ports or two sd card slots), video, DVD player, navigation via google maps or igo, Torque for scanning codes, youtube, a reverse camera and much more. I even put a NES emulator on it for kicks. Worth the 370$.
Dude where you live I want your help with my 2008 Corolla S ?
Awesome vid, bought a 12v off eBay like a year ago finally gonna try this now that my aux port wore out
2004 Subaru, 70,00 ks and no USB Bluetooth and with a replacement kit for the stereo system being 1800 dollars this looks to be the solution to keeping the original Subaru system. Thanks for taking the time to share the clip.
maybe do a video yourself if you succeed :D
keep the ball rolling!
You don’t always need to reprogram. I added the wires to my generic oem head unit and when a device was plugged in, the option was added to the menu.
Thank you, greatly appreciated!
Bluetooth module already ordered. Can't wait to tinker with my old car stereo :) tnx for the video
you're welcome :D
Im using your video to keep my stock radio. Thank you bro this is a HUGE help
glad to hear it :D
Great for factory radio if you don't want to replace it.
Precisely.
Good job
I feel smarter after watching this
This is actually very useful, because that's the exact car radio model I have xD
Great video, keep up the good work and love your videos.
Would love to do this to my radio also.
thanks! what radio btw ?
Outstanding tutorial....and um...yah!
Thanks man - I did mostly get rid of that tic too, so, newer videos should be less annoying
Interesting soldering technique :P
You mean soldering small electronics with that firestick? - Quite impressive i must say!
Darieee - Or you go buy the right tool for the job and do the job right. You can get a 30-40W soldering iron for $10.
Mm, I did get a 70€ one like bigclive has - that's way too weak, and very cumbersome to set up on the table
Tor Arne Hustvedt or use one similar to Louis Rossmann
Hah! I was thinking to buy an cd changer emulator for my original stereo in my car (seems to be the only way to enable the audio input to hook up some kind of player, phone or whatever) but that costed me kind of a lot.. Never thought about a "silent CD". For sure this is the path I will take! Thanks for sharing the idea! :))
Very nice detailed video. Brilliant.
Great work. My stupid porsche radio does not have bluetooth. It will cost me 600 to purchase a bluetooth. I am going to try this out.
+Pete N let us know how it turns out :D
Pete N you got a Porche and aint got 300 quid to install a proper bluetooth module? Get lost...
dimitris kaloupis
I do not own a Porsche because I am rich. I own my Porsche because I am cheap....lol. But I enjoy learning and testing new things out. The Bluetooth modules cost up to 500. For that price, I rather purchase a new stereo. Plus, I had my car broken in before. So, I would like to keep it look stock.
dimitris - don't you guys have some debt to pay off btw ? just askin' ?
Porsches are not that expensive.. Also it might be a hobby or something who are you to judge?
interesting and informative, though you should have the camera at an angle where your head doesn't block the video so often
Excellent man, really enjoyed watching your video and looking forward to more. Subscribed
glad you enjoyed it ! I'll be posting my 2nd iPod Hi Fi restoration video shortly :>, keep an eye out for that !
I have an old clarion.best sound.will try your mod. Thanks for fighting against the throw away generation. goedendag
Let us know how it turns out !
To be honest I mainly did it because of the aesthetics - really hate the blingy piece of shit new stereos nowadays
Even if I would have bought a new one, this one would've gotten resold, they still fetch quite a price on ebay
A 55Ah battery drained with 50mA is empty after 46 days, not 114 years. And you shouldn't completely drain a car battery anyway. So let's say we can safely take out 30Ah, and the car electrical system also drains 50mA, then we're already down to 12,5 days, less than two weeks...
Yup, caught that also, and your math is right on.
Don' messed up on that one
*"How to perform brain surgery for $12!"*
Seriously I don't know any way to connect these wires since I'm not an electronic engineer.
Thats an awesome modification bro, I like this tutorial, you are amazing , and I need to ask you one question , if we need to add the Aux pin to the car stereo instead of the bluetooth , should we do the same thing? I mean should we connect the Aux wires to the same audio's pins in the audio module?
Very, very good description! And don’t worry about your diction, I appreciate German thoroughness!
i have a problem here, i bought a second hand car with a bluetooth head unit, but i cant use it, i mean i cant detect it with any of my devices
did you like your own comment :)) ?
open it up and see what's what .. is it at least a name brand ?
piece of potato maybe it has an early version which is out of date so to speak
Try holding down the "Call" button.
nice job, one cuestion, how can i create a radio station to emit silence?
You could buy a Radio Adapter - buying a non-bluetooth one should help with getting as clean a radio signal as possible. Here's some on amazon amzn.to/2snA9ot
Try smashing the radio sattion up in question
Just hold the button that says "Power" until you can't hear anything but silence
man, just call them on thursday, they got that call in request hour, you could request "Emit Silence" they will probably play it for you as long as it's not got cussing in it
Search via Tune to a all static station with the same on either side. If that is what you are asking.
This is cool, but my brain doesn't work like this.
Keep it up my man.
🤣🤣🤣
This is great. I would like something like this in my 1987 car! very cool.
I drive a 1987 car 30,000 miles a year
Si asa ai facut upgrade la Dacie.
Da sau nu :> ?
This is perfect because buying a unit is a good solution but it really does not fit the style of the rest of the car. This keeps that same look but with an upgrade.
Thanks for interesting content. It is not about to do this project or buy a new cheap radio with bluetooth. It is about a little fun project you can do and learn electronics and grow your skills. Many thumbs up Darieee.
Thanks man ! I'm glad you enjoyed it
I'd also say it's about the cool-factor of having a stock radio that secretly has bluetooth - I feel quite awesome knowing that
Do check the other mods I've done on radios if this kind of thing floats your boat :)
Nice mod. Thank you, for share it.
And ehm....
JK. Great video
Das Good.
i am trying to do the same in my 2007 hyundai sonata embera, very useful video. thank you.
I'd actually recommend you check my last video on the mercedes audio 10 CD
Has a better approach
Hey man, great video, better than those with "better diction" because it's more educational this one, at least for me. I am trying to recreate what you've did but I'm stuck on mine. I have a TDA7404D and I can't seem to trace where are they going (sel1r, sel1l / sel2r,sel2r). It's a Panasonic unit. If you can help me I would appreciate it. I have the schematics for the car stereo and the TDA chip.
Thanks in advance. Keep up the good work.
Funfact, this radio actually HAS bluetooth
😆😆
A really good, lot of work, to achieve far from perfect result.
+Dupy, Dziary, Muscle Cary. well, when life gives you lemons, what're you gonna do !? Thanks though :))
Darieee make a pie from them or lemoncrud
Thanks for the video. Really helpful 😊
This video helped me because is just like on the dacia logan from 2007-2009 and i’ve got one
awesome - and, how's it work ?
Interesting to watch but .fuuuuu that ..
Ahh...ummm...ahhh
Had to give up on the video before a minute .. Man its annoying as hell !
Yeah, agreed - should be better in the newer videos
And cause you spoke up about it .. I will watch the rest of the video ;) Its a pet peave of mine, and yer, I do it as well a lot !!
Nah still, somehow I really overdid it in this one - the newer videos in the playlist are more concise and better narrated :D
Darieee I think it's where you're not completely used to talking in a video like to someone, it's something you have to get use to doing
Awesome project! And very useful. Thanks man!
glad I could help :D
Really super easy and cheap method bro.
glad I could help :D
$12 in material $11,000,000 in labor
exactly my thought, better to get a new one with flashy touch screen all all that crap ;)
yet everyone's here on this video xD
Or you know, just a guy with some skill and interest in electronics with the drive to do something cool.
Good practice
Some people just like doing this stuff, like me. I'm in for such a project. Specially since it's not one of those dumb "discard your CD drive, NO ONE USEZ ITT" stuff, people who knows how to do this kind of stuff are in for a weekend project.
This is the kind response, I could also just say "GIT GUD" too.
I hate when someone says umm ever other word, and smacking their damn lips..😟
lwj w that's why i disliked the video, think of what you are going to say, then speak.
I hate it when people don't know how to provide positive constructive criticism.
Use the sandwich technique: Good, constructive, good.
E.G
I'm glad you provided this video with constructive criticism and insight to what the audience would appreciate from the poster.
Take a communications course.
I'm sure you will improve in this area if you considered the advice I supplied.
Looks like this will save the old-school Sony in my Bronco that's been in that truck since I was an infant and the truck was my Dad's.
Thanks for the video and keep up the good work
for the haters I have old car I am restoring right now it's already have aftermarket headunit I replaced it for the original old stereo and I want bluetooth feature to be in it, so this video helped me
Not worth the trouble
what trouble ???
Some folks enjoy to make little things with their own hands no matter if that thing cost a penny, others enjoy going to the store to buy the same thing and then continuing with their boring life.
thank you very much xD
GManGT its worth it if you have the skillset.
Roland Hatton I have the skillset, but you have to value your time versus just buying a readymade unit.
I live in Silicon Valley and as a child worked as a car stereo installer. Blaupunkt was the good stuff back then. I assume it's still very good. lol Just brought back some memories.
They're quite 'meh' these days .. this radio is okay quality wise, but after 5 years the buttons and encoder don't feel too good .. They make decent stuff for a reasonable price though
I could listen to your voice forever
Nice one,very good in explanation.
Thanks for sharing this! Great work! 10x
enjoyed the video picked up some useful tips good job, if possible making a video on adding Bluetooth to a classic car radio 60's chevy 😁.
uuu - yeah - would need someone to send one of those in I'm afraid :) - glad it helped !
being an electrical engineering student I'm gonna do to my Merc tape audio player ... I really don't want swap out the stereo , thanks for the vid
Hi,
really great video, I was able to learn from it what to do so that it works on my own radio unit.
I think it's very nice that I'm not the only one who wants to keep the contemporary look of the radio in the car.
But I have a question: Well, it worked and I was able to bring in the bluetooth signal via the cassette connection to the speaker of my car. But I have a lot of interference noise.
Do you have any ideas where the noise could come from?
Thanks a lot
My AUX port was damaged since last 2 years. Yesterday I visited a local repair centre and the guy suggested to install BT module in addition to AUX repair. He added BT module on my Nippon stereo some what in same way. I am very happy to see BT working on my 12 year old car in just 12 USD (850 INR)
Sweet, that's a pretty good price too
In my opinion these older more OEM stereos are much better, they don't blind you at night! I had the aux version of this stereo but it went in a car I scrapped :(
Great job!
I have a question,
Did you get a good range installing the module inside the chasis?
I'm planning on doing it on my '03 Pilot which comes with CD and cassette players, using the cassette input, I'll trick the cassette player I guess.
This factory stereo has great sound and sub-woofer.
Inside the car, outside of metal cans there's nothing one can do and nowhere you can put the phone to make it lose signal;
Man that radio looks like a f'cking tank, none a this "modern" bullshit lights and crap, good luck ! Let us know if it worked out !
Absolutely magnificent, will try it soon. Do you think it's possible to link its next and previous track buttons to unit's as well?
Mmm, would be very tricky, and you'd need them to send a 2.2v or so pulse to the Bluetooth Module
love your work and great skills and explanation thank you for the information I am using this board from Aliexpress (QCC3031 APTXHD Bluetooth 5.0) hopefully will do the job
Do you have the results? Any comment on that board?
nice job!
leuke mod ;)
Love the song choice
I love the video. I have bought an aux Bluetooth adapter for a RNS310. Do you know if I could connect the power to the + and ground of the RNS310 destined for the CD changer? Or should I find another source of + and use the radio unit's case for ground?
great upgrade
I like this idea, especially if you want to preserve the car's purity.
Very helpful, thanks. For the BT board you linked (CSR8645) - it has a pairing connector (it's labeled "COM"). Do you need to pair the BT board to your music source (I noticed you did not solder onto the "COM")?
You're welcome
The COM pin is actually the 1v8 rail derived by the CSR8645 chip - it's what you common the buttons to, so that when pressed, they apply 1v8 to the VOL+ VOL- PREV or NEXT inputs, which are GPIO pins of the CSR8645 programmed to perform those features
So, given this chip uses BT 4.1 (or other reasons?) volume on it is independent from the phone (at least for iphones), which renders in quite useless - so, I never actually used the buttons in any of my builds. Default volume is 100% which is fine by me - I control the volume from the phone exclusively.
At startup the BT module tries to connect to previously paired devices; if none are found it becomes discoverable, and you can pair your phone to it; at the next start it will connect automatically to it; no need for any buttons.
Also as a side-note, there are now CSRA64215 5/12V isolated modules available; that chip is way better, and there the volume of the BT Module is synced (with at least iphones). Other than that, they're a drop-in replacement for these CSR8645 ones - and cost the same too
Great job !
I have a question witch software do you use to programme the chip ? (for the CSR8670 the same i think)
+Ottawh I've done 3 videos on renaming, setting the equaliser, and disabling the microphone of these chips, feel free to find them on my channel [I think you'll need a newer version of some of the programs : comment on the specific video you need and I'll see what I used for the 70][the renaming should work just fine in any case if that's what you're after]
Very good video and really helpful. Congrats for this guide. Is there any way to connect the bluetooth chip to a PC and configure it? Like rename it or anything else? Thanks again.
yup - check my channel for qcc3008
Very, very cool. Thank you sir!
Nice Way to upgrade your factory radio and because i´m not a genius i did it the dumb way and bought a radio transmitter with bluetooth for 17 bucks. Works surprisingly perfect.
+Ferdinand Autermann hmm, must live in a quiet area .. I get a shit ton of interference when using a ~20 aukey one
(didn't yet dare tear down my dad's car :-s)
Great job and explanation. I understand the theory and the technical / soldering things. However I have difficulties to find the right pins on my radio (standaard Opel GT / Saturn Sky from 2009). I would be great full if you or someone else could help me with that 🙏🏼
Hi sir do you prefer the same CSR8645 module for wireless bluetooth headphone? Or is there any different and better one?
Thank you and appreciate if replied.
Hi! Thanks for sharing. Excellent description. Just a quick question: What model is that Blaupunkt? I really like the design of the front panel of it.
Mmm, no idea ... I can look it up in about 3 weeks if you really need it
It's an original dacia logan or dacia sandero radio... 2011 or prior or maybe even earlier
Paid around 60€ for mine at the time
@@Darieee Thanks! No worries, the Dacia lead gave results right away.
Thank you for this video. It inspired me to install one in my lincoln with built I 6 disc changer. I mimiced your installation on mine however now the cd player plays at a much lower volume and the bluetooth volume is not nearly as loud as the fm bluetooth broadcaster I was using. Any suggestions what I can check? Alos on the device there is a connection for vol + and vol- Does that mean it may be just playing in the middle volume and if signal is sent to vol+ it would play louder?
Yeah, maybe add a 100uF capacitor in series with the L and R lines, there might have been a bias ? On the input lines ?
Or maybe you need to find a different input into the mixer
That was amassing
if u have problems with the voltage regualtor to work, solder a 100nf capaitor close to input and output, many cheap alternatives to lm7805 dont work well without these caps
Good video very helpful , I'm curious about this little speaker and where can I get one ?
I got it out of a small iPod Dock from Philips; the dock used to sound like complete crap (couldn't test it at the flee market) - speakers seem fine though
Hello I have question. Would it work if I soldered an Aux cable to the Cd changer pins in the back ?
I have the same model radio as you does it ask for a code afterwards ?
it would be a great project to try, i got an old z31 which would be awesome to have blutooth on.