Bluetooth audio and seat covers for a 2004 2.2dCi SXE

Hi all!

My girlfriend has just bought a 2004 2.2 dCi SXE with the facelift. It looks great! She wants to get some seat covers for it, because we have children. Can anyone recommend some nice seat covers that fit well, look great, feel nice and can be wiped clean?

For her birthday, I'd like to get and install a bluetooth audio system for her to make and receive phone calls and play music from her phone through the car speakers. I have Googled it and found one on ebay, called a Grom BT3, which says it should be connected to the CD changer socket, but I don't think her Almera has one. The centre console has a screen, climate control and radio buttons, a single cd slot and a dvd slot for the sat nav. It looks like this.

My questions are, does anyone know the Grom BT3, is it any good? Will it work like I want?
Has anyone fitted something similar that worked? Can you tell me about it please?
Does her Almera have a cd changer socket? How do I get at it?
Any news on the seat covers?!

Thanks very much for any and all help that you can give

Alec

Having now spent a few more days looking into this, I can see why nobody replied; there are lots of threads about how difficult this is. In case anyone else finds this thread and is looking for similar answers, basically, it's not possible without seriously modding your car.

I have gone for one of these: GOgroove FlexSMART X2 ADVANCED Bluetooth Wireless In-Car FM Transmitter Kit with Hands-free Calling

It has a button to find a free FM frequency, will play audio from your Bluetooth phone, or 3.5mm jack, through the car stereo and allow you to make and receive calls using the built in mic and car's speakers. The audio quality will not be as good with this transmitted FM system as with direct cable connection.

I'll report back when we've been using it for a while to say if it's any good.

Check out the Parrot MKi9100 I have this wired in and works a treat streaming audio from my phone or connected to my iPod video.


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