I want to install the Parrot ck-3100 bluetooth in my truck and would like to get a ISO adapter so it will mute the radio and use my speakers to play back. I have a '03 Lightning with the in-dash 6 disc. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

BTW I did a search and came up with conflicting info. Thanks

 

<quote>want to install the Parrot ck-3100 bluetooth in my truck and would like to get a ISO adapter so it will mute the radio and use my speakers to play back. I have a '03 Lightning with the in-dash 6 disc. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

BTW I did a search and came up with conflicting info. Thanks

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I have a parrot ck-3300 in my 2004 F-150
check out this thread https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...ight=bluetooth

It has a link to another board where I detail my installation.

I dont think you can buy <font color="#FF0000">ISO</font> adapters for our trucks.

The method that I used was to cut off the "ISO" plugs off of the bluetooth carkit and then I made a custom harness by using a "reverse" and regular car stereo harness made for my radio. So basically, I had both male and female after market factory car stereo harnesses, and I wired the parrot kit into those harnesses making a "splice/extension harness. Then I pulled my factory stereo out, unplugged the factory harness, and plugged that plug into one end of my new "splice/extension" harness. THen I plugged the other end of my "splice/extension" harness into the back of my factory radio.

I got my female and male (reverse and regular) stereo harnesses at www.installer.com

If I were to do it all over again, I would use the Factory Ford handsfree prep harness. I dont know if they make one for the 2003, though.

here is the first harness you will need:
http://www.installer-data.com/item/d...php?it=70-1771

<img src="http://www.installer.com/photos/70-1771.jpg"/>

Here is the second:

http://www.installer-data.com/item/d...php?it=71-1771

<img src="http://www.installer.com/photos/71-1771.jpg"/>

Hopefully this helps a bit...

Good luck

 

Thanks for clarifying that. I have those two on order. Thanks again.

 

I've read your threads and ordered the harnesses. One question. How do I identify what wire is what with the harnesses. Are they labled or do I need to look them up somewhere? Thanks

 

the harnesses that you ordered shouild have the wires labeled. If you look closely at the colored wire jacket itself, it will have "screen printing" on the jacket identifying the wire function.

THe function of the parrot wires will be laid out in the owners manual of the parrot. My diagram had a typo in it (showed one set of speaker wires to have two positive leads instead on one positive and one negative) You can use logic to determine which one is which, because they all follow the same pattern. Hard to explain but, it will be easy once you look at it. THe two harnesses should have the 99% of the exact same wires and colors pin for pin.

Let me know how it goes. Make sure to review the wiring diagrams in the parrot manual to 100% understand that radio signal comes out the radio ---> goes into parrot speaker level relay inputs--->out of parrot speaker level relay outputs---> speaker wires in vehicle.

Let me know how it goes

 

No problem. I expect my harnesses to arrive today and I will let you know how it goes and thanks again for all the help. :santa:

 

KC8FLB,

You mentioned if you could do it over again you would use the OEM hands free harness.

I am purchasing a Parrot CK3100 but I am trying to decide whether to attempt the install myself or have it done professionally.

If I buy the OEM harness is it plug-n-play with the CK3100 or is there still splicing involved?

Also, do you have the Audiophile system? I have read the volume of the Parrot is really loud due to it being amplified by the Audiophile system. Someone recommended in-line (resistors?) on the Parrot speaker wires to reduce the volume and distortion. How is the volume on your setup?

Thanks.

 

If I remember correctly, there are two ways that you can wire up the parrot kits, so that the parrot kit "mutes" your radio and the parrot audio comes over your speakers.

The first way is that you can take the outputs of all of your radio speakers (off the back of the radio) and wire them to the inputs of the parrot speaker-level relay. then you wire up the parrot speaker level outputs to the vehicle speakers. This puts the parrot in "series" between the radio headunit and your vehicles speakers. When a call comes in, the parrot mechanically(by multiple relays ) switches the output to your speakers, from the radio to the parrot audio effectively "muting" the radio. It is the brute force way of doing it. I hear a audible click when this happens. I tried to hook up the mute wire (to hopefully stop the one second of unpleasant click-click sounds) but I have been unsuccessful (maybe wrong polarity?)

the second way is that the parrot unit has one seperate set of "line-out" speaker level outputs, and a mute wire. If you get the ford bluetooh canbus harness, you should be able to just wire those three wires and it should automatically mute the radio and play the audio over your speakers. Its a more elegant way of doing it because you are directly interfacing with the radios canbus protocol instead of the "brute force" 8 relay pack switching method.

If I were to do it over, I would buy the above mentioned Ford bluetooth canbus interface kit (2004+ f-150). This would let you also skip the reverse and regular harnesses. I am happy with the way it works, and I am not doing it over.

I am not sure. I am pretty sure the OEM handsfree interface harness includes a speaker level input and a mute wire. If it also has pigtails for +12v constant, +12v ignition switched, and ground, then you are all set. If not, you will have to splice to get those 3 connections. Maybe someone can chime in here with a better explanation of the oem handfree harness.

I have the non-audiophile cassette/CD combo. It is pretty loud. I have the parrot volume at about 30-->40% and it is plenty loud. All I can say, is try it with the oem handsfree harness. Thats what I would do (if you have a 2004+ f-150 or canbus radio)

Installing it using the OEM handsfree harness is pretty easy. You will have to be comfortable taking apart your dash and possibly splicing a few wires. You will also have to rout and hide your microphone wire. I have mine mounted on top of my rear view mirror, so my microphone cable goes through my headliner, down my a-pillar and over to my radio (all hidden behind)

If you have installed and wired up aftermarket car radios, then you should be up to the task. I used to install at Best Buy part time during college.

 

Okay I wired it all up. Will install tomorrow. As for the Power harness all I did is cut it off of the parrot harness. Hopefully the Mute lines in that harness won't be needed as they only work with with ISO adapters, correct?

Whateve I will hopefully try tomorrow.

 

So how did the install go and how do you like your bluetooth system?

 

I just finally put it in two days ago. Vacation got in the way. It works almost great. I can't get voice recognition to work with a hoot, but that's my phone's software problem. I think that I will try to use the Parrots memory instead.

The other thing is my radio does not say "phone" in the display eventhough I have the mute/phone button. I am guessing that I needed to use one of the Mute wires.

Basically all I did was use the harnesses and cut off the ISO connectors. I see the mute wire listed on the harnesses package, but there was no wire to connect to. Any ideas.

 

Sorry this post is a little late, but here is what the OP was looking for:

For 1999-2003 without a mute-button radio, use the QCForC-1
For 2000-2003 with a mute button radio, use the QCFCSS-1P
For 2004+ with a mute button radio, use the QCFCSS-2P

To look at these harness adapters that I make:
See this site

Hope this helps. I've got the Parrot kit and it is terrific! Better than factory bluetooth. And my phone stays in my pocket.