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    Quote Originally Posted by Big TP View Post
    Good options! May go with simplest first and give it a try. Although hiding the XM radio leaves a nice clean look instead of a cell phone mounted on a Ram mount. I assume Car radio shops or Best Buy can sell and install the XM?
    XM just plugs in to power in cubby and 3.5 plug in cubby.
    Plug in the anttena and you got it,,no special tech needed.

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    Sounds simple enough. Can you recommend a XM radio model? Parts needed. Do you have a photo of the set up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big TP View Post
    I really hate using the aux cord in the cubby to play music from my phone and want to Bluetooth it either through the USB in the saddlebag or through the cubby. I already ordered the TPCROMEER USB from comments on another post but after searching YouTube found this MPOW Wireless Bluetooth 3.5mm Car Aux Audio Stereo Music Receiver Adapter/Mic US that seems would work well also, although the whole video was in Spanish and Yo no hablo mucho.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlgzUB5VQXs
    It's very simple. Get a bluetooth transmitter/receiver, here is one inexpensive option, but there are many you can get on walmart.com or amazon for under $30.00. Hook it up to your 3.5 in cubby, connect it to your phone via bluetooth, and you can play your music through the bike. It's as easy as it sounds, and it sounds better than my thumb drive I have hooked up in the saddle bag. Just be sure to set the source on the bike to auxillary, I believe it is. The bluetooth receivers are small and don't take up much room in the cubby. No need to spend a lot of money. I've never spent over $23.00 and they work great.

    https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Ada...th+transmitter
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    Well got it narrowed down to the XM radio kit or the Bluetooth transmitter. Pros and Cons. Have a feeling I will trying both

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big TP View Post
    Well got it narrowed down to the XM radio kit or the Bluetooth transmitter. Pros and Cons. Have a feeling I will trying both
    The problem with the XM kits is they take up the entire cubby if you don't hard wire them. It's a lot to keep up with. If you are willing to spend the money, get a Garmin Zumo 665 GPS. I found one on ebay, and it solved all of these issues. It is gps, sirius/xm, bluetooth, stores music you can play, can answer phone calls, etc. I use mine primarily with a bluetooth helmet. I wanted xm and this was a compact, easy to use/store/remove answer for me, allowing gps, xm, music/audio books, and bluetooth in one unit. I ran the sirius antenna to under my luggage rack, and the wire is totally hidden. The mount is on a ram ball, and so far it works great. The zumo even has weather capabilities and warnings if rain is near and weather radar, which is pretty awesome if you ever need to dodge the rain. They were selling these as the solution on Harleys before they integrated the gps into the bikes. I believe this unit is discontinued, but I can't figure out why. It's a great little system for a bike that doesn't have all the above integrated. It was a little pricey (around $450-500 used), but far less than the $28,000 to get the new gold wing with all the goodies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big TP View Post
    Well got it narrowed down to the XM radio kit or the Bluetooth transmitter. Pros and Cons. Have a feeling I will trying both
    You might want to add an adapter the goes from 5 pin din to 3.5, this then will plug from your headset jack to
    Bluetooth transmitter. Going this way you have access to all sources of sound that your bike offers.

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    Well the $9 Bluetooth USB seems to do the job. Odd thing is sometimes the music that plays through the phone through the BT USB starts up a little fast then slows to regular speed..maybe something in the digital conversion. Only tested it in the garage and not on the road to see if it loses signals. May still want to go with the XM radio option though..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big TP View Post
    Well the $9 Bluetooth USB seems to do the job. Odd thing is sometimes the music that plays through the phone through the BT USB starts up a little fast then slows to regular speed..maybe something in the digital conversion. Only tested it in the garage and not on the road to see if it loses signals. May still want to go with the XM radio option though..
    Interesting. I've never used a bluetooth receiver with a USB connection, only the 3.5, but have not had that issue. Is your bluetooth in the saddlebag? If so, is the phone in the saddlebag as well? If not, maybe that has something to do with it.

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    The Bluetooth USB is in the saddlebag just hanging there completely out of the way. Very small thumb drive size. Phone stays in my pocket after I press the BT button and it connects. I can control Pandora music functions like skipping songs and and volume control through the bike's controls so no need to handle the phone after start up. You can place phone in glove box or cubby also. I don't think the proximity has anything to do with the intermittent speed variances of the music but probably the buffering since I was in a weak signal area. I just can't take traditional radio any longer with continuous commercials and poor audio.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big TP View Post
    The Bluetooth USB is in the saddlebag just hanging there completely out of the way. Very small thumb drive size. Phone stays in my pocket after I press the BT button and it connects. I can control Pandora music functions like skipping songs and and volume control through the bike's controls so no need to handle the phone after start up. You can place phone in glove box or cubby also. I don't think the proximity has anything to do with the intermittent speed variances of the music but probably the buffering since I was in a weak signal area. I just can't take traditional radio any longer with continuous commercials and poor audio.
    That is pretty cool that you can use the hand controls to skip songs and adjust the volume. When I ride with a bluetooth helmet, I can do that with the helmet controls. I have a small usb thumb drive attached in the bad with music that I can do that with, but it is not a bluetooth transmitter. Glad you got it worked out. I am with you on traditional radio. I just don't listen to it anymore. The XM is nice as I can break up music with some Fox News, a ball game, or other talk radio, and when I'm on the road for any good distance, it is nice to have options.

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