Parrot Hands Free Kit.

[Typhoon]

Does anyone know how to wire these up, and are free at the weekend? Could pay etc. Based in Windsor.

I have absolutely no idea.

I suppose there is always trial & error but that isn't normally a good thing to test when playing with electricity.

Anyone used their kits before, any good?

 

[skinz]

I fit these, but in Edinburgh so guess thays no good to you . In a clio you do not require any additional wiring for the kit, as it has ISO connectors. In terms of installation its pretty straight forward. You just have to unplug the wires from radio (male ISO's) then pug these into the female iso on the parrot loom, then the male iso from parrot kit plugs into back of radio (closing the loom) - you plug into radio last though, as you have to tuck all the kit in first.

Once you connect the cars loom to the parrot iso's, get a circuit tester or multimeter and check that on the long thin connector that goes into parrot box that the red is constant and orange is ignition supply - generally you have to swap the inline fuses around for these. Simple twist to release these.

Then its just a matter of routing the kit. Mic into roof, then tucked under a-pillar and run down inside of rubbers - I tend not to remove pillars/rubbers as using a bojo tool (or DIY old credit card folded in half) allows you to tuck cables in without scratching anything. Basically you want to run this cable above the footwell then pull it out hole where radio was.

If you have mki9100/9200, I would generally route these cables into glove box, or under astry to into centre console, then back to radio hole. (If mki9100/9200) I have found the best place for the screens are to pop out hazard switch panel above radio (simply pull towards you), the route the cable from bottom left hand corner as the trim disruption is minimal. Then pull cable out radio hole.

Once you have mic/screen/sync cables located, plug everything into the parrot blue box. The mic cable is rotated 45degrees in the box to lock into place (you will notice lug on this when looking at it). Then test kit out. Should go on with key then say 'good bye' and turn off when you remove key- note if this does not do this the constant/ignition are the wrong way round and the inline fuses will need to be swapped.

Once kit goes on/ off corrctly, stuff the blue box behind heater controls (or sometimes I have routed cable to passengerside footwell and tucked it in there). Then simply plug male iso connectors from parrot loom into radio, slide eveything back (do not force as if cables are pulled taught they can be pulled from plugs), enter radio code, jobs a good 'un.

In terms of kits, in my opionion:
ck3000= shi*t
mki9000 = bearable
mki9100/9200 = best they have to offer

You will get a 2032 battery with the contol for the mki9***'s, if this has chinese writing on it, it will last a couple of months, newer kits have maxwell batteries in them as parrot recognised the ones they were supplying in original kits were rubbish.

Hope this helps, I'll keep an eye on thread incase you need any further information
Steven

 

[Carlv8415]

Fitted mine couple weeks ago, So simple to do. Makes it a lot easier for cable management if you insulation tape all the wires together in bundles, just make sure you zip tie them so they don't rattle. Best place for the blue box is up behind the hazard switch as the cables have foam wrapped around them so it holds it in place. For the i/o cables just drill a whole in the removable plate in the bottom of the glovebox. Just make sure you have disconnected the battery and left the car for 20 minutes as you working right next to the airbag.

Good luck

 

[182_Adam]

I've got a 9100, best bit of audio type kit i've bought for a car ever! skinz has it right, just remember the mute cable, if fitted correct it should say (Speech) on the display at the top of the dash.

 

[Typhoon]

Thanks for the replies guys, appreciated.

My model has the hazards behind the hand break, not where you lot have said.

I'm really stumped on where to put it!

Also, what's the best way to test it works?

Bought it off gumtree, the guy seems legit, just wanna make sure before I install it all in the car.

 

[Carlv8415]

Wire it all up to test it works because finding a home for it in the car.

 

[Typhoon]

Where can it get its power from just to test it all out?

 

[Carlv8415]

Power how you would normally? I assume it's just 12v ?

 

[Typhoon]

Yes mate, it's 12V.

I was under the misconception that you would wire the kit up to the cigarette lighter or something similar, and not straight off the battery?

Isnt it a bit awkward to wire something to the cigarette lighter just to test it's working?

 

[Carlv8415]

Yeah cigarette lighter would be best as it them comes on with the ignition

 

[Typhoon]

But isn't it a bit stupid to wire it to the cigarette lighter to test it works, just in case it doesn't?

 

[Carlv8415]

12v battery ?

I did with mine. Wired it all in then ounces I knew it was working found homes for everything and sorted the cables

 

[Typhoon]

Ah, fair mate.

I just thought the wiring process takes a good couple of hours.

Don't want to do that and then find out it's f**ked.

I don't think it is, but it's from Gumtree so would rather double check.

 

[Typhoon]

The male on my parrot look doesn't fit into the back of my stereo? Sony xplod!

 

[Typhoon]

Ok, managed to get it all up and working, just need to tuck the wires and that away.

One thing though,

Radio & CD on my Sony Xplod stereo won't play sound anymore?

And the Parrot kit has no "radio" or "cd" option for me to be able to control it through there.

Is there any way I can use both the Parrot, and the stereo face?

Cheers.

 

[skinz]

You need to make sure all iso blocks are connected, to complete power/speaker circuit. No volume will be present either if blue box isn't connected

 

[Typhoon]

I have no more "spaces" for other blocks to be connected mate.

Also, it's not saying "goodbye" when I turn ignition off, just turning straight off.

What was the fix for that?

Appreciated.

 

[Feirny]

I have no more "spaces" for other blocks to be connected mate.

Also, it's not saying "goodbye" when I turn ignition off, just turning straight off.

What was the fix for that?

Appreciated.

Swapped the inline fuse connectors, so it's orange to red and vice versa.

 

[Typhoon]

Swapped the inline fuse connectors, so it's orange to red and vice versa.

Take your pick mate.

Im absolute cack with wiring.

 

[Feirny]

Go to your blue box, and on the wiring from that to your stereo wiring there is a red wire and an orange wire with black plastic things on, they're fuse holders. Swap them so they go red to orange, and orange to red.

 

[Typhoon]

Cheers mate.

This bit in the picture?

Am I just unplugging them and swapping them?

so root is red but then turns to orange? Vice versa.

Or do I need to change that whole cable over?

So it should look like this after?
(I won't put ignition on yet incase this ain't right)

​So the red has turned into an orange cable, and the orange has turned in to a red.

 

[Typhoon]

Okay. Risked it. And it worked. Parrot now says goodbye.

No sound from stereo still tho. (Cd/radio)

Also, every time I unlock my phone it try's to play music through the phone as opposed to the ipod that's cabled in. And whenever I type, all music stops and you just hear the phone type click.

 

[Carlv8415]

Okay. Risked it. And it worked. Parrot now says goodbye.

No sound from stereo still tho. (Cd/radio)

Also, every time I unlock my phone it try's to play music through the phone as opposed to the ipod that's cabled in. And whenever I type, all music stops and you just hear the phone type click.

Mine does that to be honest ...

 

[Typhoon]

I've just deleted all music from my iPhone (there was only 3 songs on there!)

Now, I just want to be able to control through my head unit as well.. CD and radio and also iPod if I choose to put the iPod on through the stereo face USB and not the Parrots USB.

Urgh.

 

[Feirny]

Is the sound working on the radio?

If so, and this might sound daft, but do you have the volume turned up on the Parrot?

 

[Typhoon]

Say I put a CD on through the stereo..

You can see the CD is playing, and the sound on the stereo is turned up to say 20 (Max=30).

The sound on the Parrot is also on about half its top volume.

No sound at all coming from the radio.

If I make a phone call, or play the iPod through the parrot, sound comes out.

 

[Carlv8415]

Yeah if I listening to music via Bluetooth then decide to listen to radio I have to stop my phone playing then it will be silent for like 20 seconds them the radio will come through. If I unlock me phone though the noise will still come through the parrot over the radio.

 

[Typhoon]

I will pretty much have the bluetooth on my phone off all the time, and only have it on when I'm going on long trips, so I pretty much want the stereo to be number 1, and the parrot a little as and when bit on the side if that makes sense.

 

[Carlv8415]

Then just turn your Bluetooth off on your phone and leave the stereo on.

 

[Typhoon]

Doesn't work mate..

No sound from the stereo...

 

[skinz]

There can only be 2 reasons why there is no audio from radio - if the iso's are all connected correctly:

1. Parrot blue box is faulty (and this is reason he was selling it)
2. The mute cables are wired incorrectly - could be this if the mutes were wired in for last car it was connected too.

Could you get a photo of all the loom laid out, whilst connected in the car?

On the male iso (parrot) which plugs into radio there will be 3 mute cables with female connectors on them - make sure none of these are connected.
And from the parrot box there will be a yellow cable with a male connector on it - make sure this is not connected to anything.

..someone mentioned the connecting the mute cable to the radio so that is read 'speech' on the display, but your aftermarket HU may not have mute function, therefore no mute will be required, and the display will show the same as when the radio is playing by itself

 

[Typhoon]

There can only be 2 reasons why there is no audio from radio - if the iso's are all connected correctly:

1. Parrot blue box is faulty (and this is reason he was selling it)
2. The mute cables are wired incorrectly - could be this if the mutes were wired in for last car it was connected too.

Could you get a photo of all the loom laid out, whilst connected in the car?

On the male iso (parrot) which plugs into radio there will be 3 mute cables with female connectors on them - make sure none of these are connected.
And from the parrot box there will be a yellow cable with a male connector on it - make sure this is not connected to anything.

..someone mentioned the connecting the mute cable to the radio so that is read 'speech' on the display, but your aftermarket HU may not have mute function, therefore no mute will be required, and the display will show the same as when the radio is playing by itself

Just drove to brothers. On the way, iPod jumped so I pulled the parrot screen off the stand, put it back on and was fine.
A bit further on the drive, nothing was playing, iPod wasn't working, and if I selected iPod on parrot again, it just kept saying "connecting iPod". I turned car off and on again and was fine.

So something isnt right here.

Here are the images for you, lemme know if you need more?

 

[skinz]

Straight away - ur audio iso isn't connected into the loom, there should be a male iso on the parrot loom to connect back to the radio, this looks like it is under the power iso connection in the 3rd photo

Edit: black iso from parrot kit, into black iso female from radio

 

[Typhoon]

Nice one mate! Owe you a beer!

It's stupidly simple when someone points it out, I'm so confused as to why I never saw this!?

Now just need to find out why it's so temperemental.

iPod keeps freezing (not the ipod ittself).

Really appreciate the inputs though guys.

 

[skinz]

Nice one mate! Owe you a beer!

It's stupidly simple when someone points it out, I'm so confused as to why I never saw this!?

Now just need to find out why it's so temperemental.

iPod keeps freezing (not the ipod ittself).

Really appreciate the inputs though guys.

Glad I could help, as for the ipod freezing, I would check the software on the unit, think its settings>about (or something similar). updates can be downloaded via parrot website and installed using a usb memory stick.