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Your local dealer is wrong. What I found out about salesmen is that they only know what is on their lot. After I pushed him to locate the bluetooth he found one the next day.
This is not an aftermarket kit, it is from Honda becasue it fit in place of the sunglass holder above the mirror. Simply go the Honda's web site and select accessories.
According to my invoice there is an FP number for the Base Kit 08E00-E10-100 and a Kit Number 8753188. List Price is $418.00.
The Attach Kit FP number is 08E02-TA0-120 and a Attach Kit Number 8763179 List Price is $89.00. Installation for me was $185.00, but this is dependent on the dealership.
I am located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and I purchased my Honda from Dean Honda.
Like I said the bluetooth system fits in place of the sunglass holder above the mirror. It has it own speakers and all of the controls for calling, muting and volumn are located in between the speakers and microphone.
If you want to call Dean Honda there phone number is 412 466-8120.
Hope this helps
Mike
I am trying to get the (Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®) Blue tooth added to the Honda Accord EX-L w/o NAV as an accessory, but I would like to know if anyone has done so already and is willing to detail the quality of the product. I am a bit concerned in that when added as accessory, the audio is not done through the car's audio system but rather via a little speaker in the kit which is placed the in the space in the overhead compartment used for the sunshades.
How is the over quality? Is it worth getting? and Is it actually wired to the car's internal speaker system? Any advice please? Thanks :confuse:
I just recently bought a Honda Accord EX -L V6 with Navigation and Bluetooth capabilities. I've been trying to import my phone book with no luck.
I was wondering if you remember the steps you took to import your phone book.
My phone is a blackberry pearl with Verizon as the provider.
Would you be able to provide instructions? I've gone to several forums and even the HFL website and have not found any instructions.
Please let me know if you can help.
Thank you.
Also see my post at #47
I had a (Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®) Blue tooth added to my Honda Accord EX-L w/o NAV about 3 week ago since I wear hearing aid in both ears. I am very satisfied with the product. The audio is through the speakers in the Blue Tooth, and the sound is very good.
I have no complaints, it provides me the the access to my cell phone when I am driving and that is all I was looking for.
How was the sound quality though? Was it installed to use your car's audio system like that of the factory installed ones? The EX-L has a nice audio system and after listening to my boss using his in his Altima (which IMO, does not sounds as good as the audio system in the the EX-L), I would like to know how close to factory installed does it sounds. Thanks
Maybe WM6 phones don't have the crippled bluetooth.
I don't know how to measure sound quality that you may understand. All I can tell you is that I can clearly hear the caller. The sound comes through the speakers in the unit and not the car's audio system, so there may be a difference. I have never been in another vehicle with a bluetooth system so I can't judge any difference. You need to speak to your dealer's service department and ask them if they can connect to the car's audio system.
For my use all I need is to be able to hear the caller clear enough to understand the conversation, and I get that with this unit and I am satisfied. I don't like using my cell phone for long phone conversations, so if the caller and I need to speak at greater length I'd rather have that conversation on a land based system.
This system meets my needs, but you may want more, and I can't help you beyond what I have experienced with my unit.
Thanks for your input ..... much appreciated.
PLEASE HELP!!! WHAT HAPPENED?? It was very dangerous because it was so distracting. I am afraid it might happen again.
Anyone else with experiences like this?. The Honda dealer said they have never heard of such a thing.
My entire phone book downloaded. Took less than a minute. I'm adding "voice name tags" to all the entries as I dial them. So far, only got half of them tagged, which probably means In don't need the other 1/2 of those numbers.
The 1st time it scared the daylights out of me!.
My solution is same as joshoren, I stop the car, turn off the radio and the car and restart the car, I had to repeat it again once before it stopped.
My car is the 2008 4Dr V6 Navi.
proving to quite difficult, both car and phone show transfer but only two numbers
go through. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I contacted Honda Handsfreelink (since the phone is not listed on the compatibility list or on the list of phones in cue to be tested) and it has not been tested yet so they cannot state whether or not it will be compatible.
Thanks in advance!
From what I can find, it looks like Sprint gives an existing customer up to thirty days to return equipment, and charges a $35 restocking fee - there is some language regarding the plan though, so be sure to check it for yourself.
Thanks Bob
I bought 2010 Accord EX-L and Nokia 5800 Navigation edition phone.
With a few difficulties, I could pair it up with car's handsfree calling system.
But I am facing the following intermittent problems:
1. Many times, my phone loses connectivity
2. Many times, I could not hear the caller's voice whereas he can hear me.
It is annoying while driving..
In addition, I could use the other features like call transfer, phone book download ..
Is anyone successful in getting it work with Nokia phones.
This phone seems to be more popular recently. I bought EX-L just for bluetooth features.
looks like dead investment..
I appriciate you suggestions/pointers to get it resolved.
THANKS
=Senhtil
for who answers thank you so much i just want to be safe.
:confuse:
Honda Hands Free link
And of interest, is that until you get to the 2010 model year, you HAVE to pick 'with navigation' in the one drop down to continue on. The 2010 year when picked adds the option of without navigation to the accord sedan.
There was a kit from Honda to add Bluetooth as a dealer installed option - according the the H and A accessories website it is no longer available. This is the link to the users guide Bluetooth kit users manual , so you can check if your car has the buttons shown on page nine of the manual on the headliner area for it and the installation directions - which better show where the controls are on the headliner if the kit is installed HFL install directions.
I hope this helps you determine if your car is equipped with the HFL bluetooth option. If you have it, the users guide provides pairing directions.
Does anybody have any experience with this issue. The offices for Honda and Handsfreelink are closed until Monday.
Thank You
If this is a make or break on a deal, I would think the salesperson would help you through the pairing process so that you could test before deciding. You can delete the imported phone book and pairing from the car easily enough after testing. The most annoying part of that is that you have to speak the pin to the system, and the voice recognition needs a d#%$ hearing aid.
Once paired, you could test the phone book import, making (i use the imported phonebook or the phone to dial, as speaking the number is very frustrating), receiving calls, and if the system auto reconnects the next time you start the car with the phone present (assuming your phone is set to allow without prompting for the bluetooth reconnect).
1. When I get into the car, the system turns off the radio and the display says "Handsfree Device". The only way to get the radio to work is to make a call (from the handheld device) and then hang up the phone.
2. I can no longer pick up calls using the steering wheel button. I answer the call on my handheld device and then the call will transfer to the handsfree system after about 15 seconds.
Other than that, I can make calls using the system and it appears to be synched at all times. I tried unsynching the phone and resyncing it and it didn't work.
Any suggestions?
If you haven't restarted your phone since this issue started, I would do that (if BlackBerry, battery pull).
Then maybe try deleting the paired bluetooth device from the phone, and re-pairing.
Were any options on the phone changed relating to things like voice command, etc?
For grins, if you have another phone in the family, try pairing that to see of the system works right in the car - if it does, that points to the phone somehow being the culprit.
or
turn off the bluetooth option in the phone.
Press the talk button on the steering wheel and say "Phone Setup"
Say Pair or Follow through the steps to pair
Make a note of the code that is presented
turn on the bluetooth option in the phone
Once you see Handsfreelink in the list, select it and you will be prompted to enter the code that you wrote down.
It should pair with the car momentarily.
1) calls can only be initiated from the HFL. if you call from cell phone it does not go through HFL (some phones allow
you to pick the bluetooth everytime you make a call).
2) it does not stream music to car's bluetooth. not all like to wire to 3.5mm audio jack every time.
solution: you end up buying a bluetooth adapter to stream music. they all can call/receive calls via bluetooth.
so, why use honda HFL/bluetooth?
shame ...honda.
To test this, I called my voicemail and later listened to the sound quality. At lower speeds, it wasn't too bad, but on the freeway, the background noise was terrible. I also use a Jawbone earpiece that has good noise cancelling technology.
Called the HFL # and they gave me some phone settings to try (multikey and any key). So far no luck.
Am I just too picky, or do others experience this, too?
Thanks.
I have also encountered the other noise related problems with sound quality.
The issue is not speed or noise related, as I encounter this sitting in the parked car.
Anyone else have this issue?
Is there possibly a software or firmware fix for the voice recognition system ?
Suki