Bluetooth in my car????

Question

So I have a 2004 Pontiac grand am and it doesn't have a jack to plug in an aux cord and it is not blue tooth either. It is just a simple radio and does not have a tape thing either. My old car had a tape type thing with a cord connected and I used that, but this car does not. My friend told me about this Bluetooth charger thing that plays your music out of your car speakers when you plug it into your phone. Does this work? It seems like too simple to work but I haven't tried it. If it doesn't work, how else can I make it so I can listen to my own music? Thanks!

Answer 1

The right thing works. The wrong thing does not work. Use an FM transmitter or an FM modulator. The FM modulator is the best. FM transmitters usually drift off frequency or pick up interference and static. Bluetooth works if you have a Bluetooth receiver to pick it up. If the FM transmitter receives via Bluetooth and pays via FM transmitter, that saves needing to wire anything, but the FM transmitter's performance will be left for you to see how well it works- or not.

Answer 2

"Bluetooth charger thing" doesn't tell us much. However, if your car radio doesn't have a cassette player, and doesn't have an auxiliary input, then the only way to get audio to play through it is an FM transmitter. This converts your device's audio to an FM signal and broadcasts it at very low power so you can tune it in on your car radio tuner. Sometimes these work fairly well; often they don't.



You can get a hardwired FM adapter that connects directly to the factory antenna plug. These work much better than the wireless type, but they need to be installed; they aren't just plug-and-play. Otherwise, you can always upgrade your factory radio to an after-market head unit with an auxiliary input and Bluetooth receiver.

Answer 3

This is what you need: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-bluetooth-kits-for-every-car-stereo/#cfm