Thoughts on BT FM transmitters

Today I purchased a Bluetooth FM Transmitter for my truck. I have a 2007 Sport DCLB and it has the stock radio. Initially I wanted to buy a new Head Unit, but dang are the good ones expensive!! From what I found $600 for a good one. So until I'm willing to spend that kind of money for a new Unit I needed a temporary solution to playing music and podcasts through the speakers in my truck. So at Walmart I found this for $15! So far I'm pretty impressed! After finding a clear radio station the sound that comes from the FM Transmitter is pretty impressive. Plus it has a USB port to charge my phone and a mic to make phone calls hands free. I know it's nothing compared to a new Head Unit but I'm really happy with it in the meantime. And for $15 you can't really go wrong with that.

 

Next up will be a phone mount!

 

If you're looking at touch screen double din head units you're probably $400+. If you want a single DIN CD player you can get those for like $160. Ultimately comes down to the features you want.

Only draw back with these FM transmitters is that anyone in close proximity could possibly listen in. So if you're doing hands free cell phone someone at a stop light beside you could, in theory, listen to your call.

 

Good to know. Never thought of that. I'll mostly use this for music though. I'm usually not on the phone much in my truck.

 

you can also skip the fm part and just get a bluetooth transmitter: https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-B...5382970&sr=8-5&keywords=bluetooth+transmitter

the fm transmission can be a little tricky as you move around in a city

 

I would have got that but I don't have a aux input

 

Same here. I have what you have and it’s great. It has a different body but the same inside/screen. Even a sophisticated male voice that says “paired” all fancy like.

 

Yeah I'm really enjoying it so far! Very cheap option but doesn't feel too cheap at the same time.

 

You can actually get a pretty nice double din touch screen for $300 from Kenwood. With all the stuff to install it for free.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_113DDX395/Kenwood-Excelon-DDX395.html


Or move up to a bigger screen for $50 more.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_113DDX794/Kenwood-Excelon-DDX794.html