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Old 2nd March 2015, 04:08   #31
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Well I've emailed connects2 to see if this unit is still available......I'd love to try and get hold of one, if not it'll be the BMW bluetooth version
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Well I've emailed connects2 to see if this unit is still available......I'd love to try and get hold of one, if not it'll be the BMW bluetooth version
I had a look at their website on Saturday morning but it was off line for maintenance.
I would assume that the wiring harness's are also part of the kit and the kit would appear to be used in conjunction with the Nokia Cark-91 kit, as this is what's fitted to the car and it's what is shown in illustrations in the literature which I posted earlier in the thread.
I didn't get any fitting instructions with the kit, but I would assume it's just a matter of identifying the plugs / sockets which tie-up to the harness's in the kit and fitting them appropriately,

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Well Steve you are a lucky boy, C2 kindly emailed me and its obsolete and no longer available.

I suspect you have one of very few that were ever fitted.

I was going to ask if they would consider making more but I doubt enough members would be interested.

Get it fitted !!!
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Well Steve you are a lucky boy, C2 kindly emailed me and its obsolete and no longer available.

I suspect you have one of very few that were ever fitted.

I was going to ask if they would consider making more but I doubt enough members would be interested.

Get it fitted !!!
From what Jim (the previous owner of the car said) I'm not sure as to whether the kits were actually available, or whether they were sent to dealers for evaluation, but the previously posted instructions do include a page indicating the labour charges etc. to be applied to the fitting of the integrated kit, so maybe they just weren't a very popular option!
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l have just got my hands on a Nokia kit and l am fitting to my car as it had one when l got it
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Interesting stuff. I reckon this is the system that was announced to the Press just a day or so before MGR went into Administration.

Apologies for not following closely, but is the silver box specific to 75/ZT or was it available as part of another kit? If the latter, then all that is needed is some wiring which could be copied from the pics. Assuming it is that simple. But would you have to use a Nokia phone from c.2005 or would a modern phone work too?

EDIT: PDF date is 2003, so must be an earlier system, or seriously delayed? Say ;available now' though.
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Interesting stuff. I reckon this is the system that was announced to the Press just a day or so before MGR went into Administration.

Apologies for not following closely, but is the silver box specific to 75/ZT or was it available as part of another kit? If the latter, then all that is needed is some wiring which could be copied from the pics. Assuming it is that simple. But would you have to use a Nokia phone from c.2005 or would a modern phone work too?

EDIT: PDF date is 2003, so must be an earlier system, or seriously delayed? Say ;available now' though.
The 'box of tricks' was manufactured by 'Connect2' and I'm presuming the wiring harness's were also of their making, the whole kit came in a bag with a part number on, but it didn't look like an MG Rover part number, though if you check the part number from the pdf which I uploaded to here earlier against Rimmer Bros database it is listed there, but it is unavailable.
I have a Nokia phone which fits the cradle already fitted to the car, so hopefully once the wiring and the box is installed the phone will be fully integrated into the highline system as shown in the Rover issued documentation
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Apologies for my previous post, I was too tired whilst reading the thread!

I now understand this is about a hard-wired Nokia hands-free accessory kit, that only works with certain Nokia phones but integrates with Highline like the originally-planned but canned system would have done. I have found this system listed in an accessory brochure so was definitely available and made it to market, so presumably there are more examples of this kit in existence.

The March 2005 press announcement was relating to some pre-installed wiring for the the hands-free car kits, to make fitting of them easier and quicker. There were no new hands-free kits announced at that time.

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Posts #14, #16 and #34 show that a factory Bluetooth kit for Highline was being developed, but would have been launched along with a new sat-nav head unit (presumably a wide-screen Bordmonitor to go with the existing system?) but never made it to market before MGR went under.

Steve, any luck with getting this hard-wired system going? I didn't even know it existed until I read this thread
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Apologies for my previous post, I was too tired whilst reading the thread!

I now understand this is about a hard-wired Nokia hands-free accessory kit, that only works with certain Nokia phones but integrates with Highline like the originally-planned but canned system would have done. I have found this system listed in an accessory brochure so was definitely available and made it to market, so presumably there are more examples of this kit in existence.

The March 2005 press announcement was relating to some pre-installed wiring for the the hands-free car kits, to make fitting of them easier and quicker. There were no new hands-free kits announced at that time.



Posts #14, #16 and #34 show that a factory Bluetooth kit for Highline was being developed, but would have been launched along with a new sat-nav head unit (presumably a wide-screen Bordmonitor to go with the existing system?) but never made it to market before MGR went under.

Steve, any luck with getting this hard-wired system going? I didn't even know it existed until I read this thread
Not had a chance to look at installing it yet, been busy sorting leaks out in the boot etc. but I'll get around to it eventually (not this weekend as it's Mothers Day and a local area meeting!)

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