I'm picking between a couple of 2006 and 2007 CTS-Vs I found on here, and I've got a few questions about iPod integration (and phone, too, I guess):
So I searched the forum, and this thread that references a GM/Apple kit from iConnect. But they seem to be NLA.
Other threads reference the USA-Spec Vette15, and that seems fine (though a pain to install, it looks like), but I can't tell from the threads or the manufacturer's web site if it retains the satellite radio functionality, and if so, does it still work okay? I.e., can I switch from iPod to XM without a hassle, and all the XM-specific buttons in the car work like they're supposed to?
Or if there's an even better solution, can anyone fill me in? I just want to get the iPod playing in the car, and I'd like it to be as integrated as possible.
As far as Bluetooth, the consensus seems to be the Galaxy1000, but that doesn't seem to integrate as well (the steering wheel buttons don't work, no caller i.d. on the nav screen, etc.) or keep the OnStar and get a new phone number through Verizon for the car itself. I don't know much about OnStar except that it seems to be cumbersome when I get a rental car with it activated, so I don't mind at all getting rid of it. But if OnStar integrates better (I can use the buttons in the car for the phone, the call detail will show up on the nav screen), I'm not adverse to getting a new line for the car and using a Google voice main number, routing calls first to the car, then to the handset (when the car's off), if that'll make the phone functionality work like it 'should'.
Can anyone fill me in?
Thanks in advance.
So I searched the forum, and this thread that references a GM/Apple kit from iConnect. But they seem to be NLA.
Other threads reference the USA-Spec Vette15, and that seems fine (though a pain to install, it looks like), but I can't tell from the threads or the manufacturer's web site if it retains the satellite radio functionality, and if so, does it still work okay? I.e., can I switch from iPod to XM without a hassle, and all the XM-specific buttons in the car work like they're supposed to?
Or if there's an even better solution, can anyone fill me in? I just want to get the iPod playing in the car, and I'd like it to be as integrated as possible.
As far as Bluetooth, the consensus seems to be the Galaxy1000, but that doesn't seem to integrate as well (the steering wheel buttons don't work, no caller i.d. on the nav screen, etc.) or keep the OnStar and get a new phone number through Verizon for the car itself. I don't know much about OnStar except that it seems to be cumbersome when I get a rental car with it activated, so I don't mind at all getting rid of it. But if OnStar integrates better (I can use the buttons in the car for the phone, the call detail will show up on the nav screen), I'm not adverse to getting a new line for the car and using a Google voice main number, routing calls first to the car, then to the handset (when the car's off), if that'll make the phone functionality work like it 'should'.
Can anyone fill me in?
Thanks in advance.