GPS antenna / bluetooth mic questions - Toyota Yaris Forums

AgentOzone · 11-06-2008, 09:46 PM

Okay, two questions..

So I recently upgraded the stock HU to a Pioneer Avic F-700. I haven't found a good solution for mounting the GPS antenna or the mic for bluetooth. Keep in mind I'd like everything to look as clean as possible so no clipping the mic to the visor.

I read on the Yaris secrets area of the forum that the front overhead lights have the little "vents" in them because it's the same as the Prius and that's where the bluetooth mic is located. Has anyone popped it off to see if there is room to mount a mic?

The other option I figure is drilling a hole in the dash like this:

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...ad.php?t=48727
It looks alright but I wonder about the quality...

As for the GPS antenna I wanted to get a shark fin antenna that was AM/FM/GPS but couldn't find them actually available. Does anyone have experience with these or is there a better place to put the one it came with other than just setting it on the dash?

AgentOzone · 11-06-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PK198105

is your antenna magnetic? which kind is it flat?

Yup. It's the same one as that picture ^^

Geology · 12-18-2008, 10:14 AM

I was curious about the little vents for the microphone in the ceiling unit in my Yaris. The dealer told me that it is a mic for the bluetooth, which isn't available for the 5door yet.

Is there a way to get into that thing?

Desperauto · 12-18-2008, 10:50 AM

I mounted my GPS antenna inside the air vent between the hood and front windshield that way it no one can steal it. Ran the wire threw the fire wall and placed the unit in the air vent.

IsLNdbOi · 12-18-2008, 03:02 PM

I recently got a Pioneer FH-P8000BT and am looking for a good place for the microphone as well.

I don't really want to put the mic. in the same spot as the one pictured above. Doesn't look like a good place to put it.

Anyone have any other ideas on mic. placement?

IllusionX · 12-18-2008, 08:35 PM

i thought the holes by the map light on the roof is made for a mic ?

just slide your fingers in there and pull.. the map light will come out.

IsLNdbOi · 12-19-2008, 12:59 AM

Those little vent holes in front of the map lights would be a horrible location for a microphone. It would pick up lots of ambient noise UNLESS you use a microphone like Sony's ECM-CZ10 super directional microphone. It wouldn't fit in there anyway.

Just saw this pic. on a Nissan forum:

I need to use the Metra double-din dash kit with my Pioneer HU. I'm going to try placing the mic. in the driver side piece of the dash kit like in the pic. above.

sportin83 · 12-19-2008, 01:19 AM

make sure you hold the pic where u r gona place it and test it. make sure it works well there. they seem to be pretty directional if that makes sense. i mounted my antenna on top of dash in corner near a-pillar and blue tooth mic up near domelights. i have the same mic and antenna. my deck is the avic-z2

sportin83 · 12-19-2008, 01:21 AM

IsLNdbOi · 12-19-2008, 01:34 AM

Ah, now I see how those vent holes next to the map lights work. I just checked and I'll have to scratch that mic.-mount-in-the-dash-kit-idea. The mic. that comes with my Pioneer P8000BT has a mic. in the front (the holes on the front of the mic. to get your voice) and a mic. in the rear (small holes on the back of the mic. so the head unit can pickup and cancel out ambient noise).

Sportin83, does your mic.'s clip allow you to change the left / right angles of the mic.? The one that comes with my Pioneer FH-P8000BT only allows me to change the down / up angles.

IsLNdbOi · 12-19-2008, 09:40 AM

Stayed up all night trying to find a place I liked for the mic.. Finally came up with a solution after a couple of hours:

I tried mounting it on the visor, but I use the visor alot and flipping it open would pretty much make the mic. unusable. I tried using velcro to mount the mic. to my rear-view mirror, but it didn't work out well.

So, I took my Xacto knife and cut a slit in the headliner along the part that goes upwards right at the edge where the visor closes. The slit was just wide enough for the mic.'s clip to slide into and to route the mic. cable into the headliner and down the A-pillar.

In this position, the mic.'s front element for capturing my voice is fully exposed and aimed at where my face is when I'm sitting in the driver's seat and the mic.'s rear elements for capturing ambient noise are fully exposed.

Violin · 12-21-2008, 09:47 AM

I'm not so happy with the microphone that came with my JVC bluetooth kit. People complain abot hearing an echo (their voice over the speakers). Is there a better option?

IsLNdbOi · 12-21-2008, 05:26 PM

Good microphones to try are ones that have a mic. on the front for voice and mic. on the back for ambient noise. Not sure if your head unit has to support the ambient noise filtering feature of that type of mic. though.

Another good one is the Sony ECM-CZ10 super directional mic.. Place this mic. wherever you want (making sure it's aimed at where your face is when you're sitting in the driver's chair).

Violin · 12-21-2008, 05:43 PM

Thanks. Mine looks just like the one you have.

IsLNdbOi · 12-21-2008, 05:50 PM

Does it have the slots / openings in the rear for the rear mic. element? If it does, the entire microphone needs to be in open air so that it can pickup ambient noise and the HU can process that out.

If it doesn't have the slots on the rear try using a super directional mic. like the Sony ECM-CZ10.

The LPT · 12-21-2008, 06:53 PM

putting the mic by the lights by the rear view mirror works. Thats where mine is installled.

Violin · 12-21-2008, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

Does it have the slots / openings in the rear for the rear mic. element? If it does, the entire microphone needs to be in open air so that it can pickup ambient noise and the HU can process that out.

Yep same as yours. Do you not have the same problem?

IsLNdbOi · 12-21-2008, 10:16 PM

I've been using the bluetooth speakerphone feature of my Pioneer P8000BT alot in the past week and haven't had any problems.

11-06-2008, 09:46 PM	#1
AgentOzone Drives: Red 09 Liftback 5D Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5	GPS antenna / bluetooth mic questions Okay, two questions.. So I recently upgraded the stock HU to a Pioneer Avic F-700. I haven't found a good solution for mounting the GPS antenna or the mic for bluetooth. Keep in mind I'd like everything to look as clean as possible so no clipping the mic to the visor. I read on the Yaris secrets area of the forum that the front overhead lights have the little "vents" in them because it's the same as the Prius and that's where the bluetooth mic is located. Has anyone popped it off to see if there is room to mount a mic? The other option I figure is drilling a hole in the dash like this: http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...ad.php?t=48727 It looks alright but I wonder about the quality... As for the GPS antenna I wanted to get a shark fin antenna that was AM/FM/GPS but couldn't find them actually available. Does anyone have experience with these or is there a better place to put the one it came with other than just setting it on the dash?

12-18-2008, 10:14 AM	#3
Geology Drives: 2009 5 Door Carmine Red Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Washington D.C. Posts: 6	I was curious about the little vents for the microphone in the ceiling unit in my Yaris. The dealer told me that it is a mic for the bluetooth, which isn't available for the 5door yet. Is there a way to get into that thing? __________________ The Geologist is a-rockin' and a rollin'!

12-18-2008, 10:50 AM	#4
Desperauto The Old Man Drives: 2008 yaris HB black sand pearl Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 57	I mounted my GPS antenna inside the air vent between the hood and front windshield that way it no one can steal it. Ran the wire threw the fire wall and placed the unit in the air vent. __________________ Life is Grand

12-19-2008, 01:19 AM	#8
sportin83 Drives: 2008 blazing blue yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: central IL Posts: 131	make sure you hold the pic where u r gona place it and test it. make sure it works well there. they seem to be pretty directional if that makes sense. i mounted my antenna on top of dash in corner near a-pillar and blue tooth mic up near domelights. i have the same mic and antenna. my deck is the avic-z2 __________________ http://cardomain.com/ride/3151056 mods: custom sub box, i hit 141.4 db, new speakers, double-din nav, foglights, cruise, CAI, strut brace, under car braces, short antenna, remote start, alarm, actuators in doors and hatch coming soon: window tint, custom sub grills, tach and........

12-19-2008, 01:21 AM	#9
sportin83 Drives: 2008 blazing blue yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: central IL Posts: 131	__________________ http://cardomain.com/ride/3151056 mods: custom sub box, i hit 141.4 db, new speakers, double-din nav, foglights, cruise, CAI, strut brace, under car braces, short antenna, remote start, alarm, actuators in doors and hatch coming soon: window tint, custom sub grills, tach and........

12-18-2008, 03:02 PM	#5
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	I recently got a Pioneer FH-P8000BT and am looking for a good place for the microphone as well. I don't really want to put the mic. in the same spot as the one pictured above. Doesn't look like a good place to put it. Anyone have any other ideas on mic. placement?

12-18-2008, 08:35 PM	#6
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	i thought the holes by the map light on the roof is made for a mic ? just slide your fingers in there and pull.. the map light will come out.

12-19-2008, 12:59 AM	#7
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Those little vent holes in front of the map lights would be a horrible location for a microphone. It would pick up lots of ambient noise UNLESS you use a microphone like Sony's ECM-CZ10 super directional microphone. It wouldn't fit in there anyway. Just saw this pic. on a Nissan forum: I need to use the Metra double-din dash kit with my Pioneer HU. I'm going to try placing the mic. in the driver side piece of the dash kit like in the pic. above.

12-19-2008, 01:34 AM	#10
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Ah, now I see how those vent holes next to the map lights work. I just checked and I'll have to scratch that mic.-mount-in-the-dash-kit-idea. The mic. that comes with my Pioneer P8000BT has a mic. in the front (the holes on the front of the mic. to get your voice) and a mic. in the rear (small holes on the back of the mic. so the head unit can pickup and cancel out ambient noise). Sportin83, does your mic.'s clip allow you to change the left / right angles of the mic.? The one that comes with my Pioneer FH-P8000BT only allows me to change the down / up angles.

12-19-2008, 09:40 AM	#11
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Stayed up all night trying to find a place I liked for the mic.. Finally came up with a solution after a couple of hours: I tried mounting it on the visor, but I use the visor alot and flipping it open would pretty much make the mic. unusable. I tried using velcro to mount the mic. to my rear-view mirror, but it didn't work out well. So, I took my Xacto knife and cut a slit in the headliner along the part that goes upwards right at the edge where the visor closes. The slit was just wide enough for the mic.'s clip to slide into and to route the mic. cable into the headliner and down the A-pillar. In this position, the mic.'s front element for capturing my voice is fully exposed and aimed at where my face is when I'm sitting in the driver's seat and the mic.'s rear elements for capturing ambient noise are fully exposed.

12-21-2008, 09:47 AM	#12
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	I'm not so happy with the microphone that came with my JVC bluetooth kit. People complain abot hearing an echo (their voice over the speakers). Is there a better option?

12-21-2008, 05:26 PM	#13
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Good microphones to try are ones that have a mic. on the front for voice and mic. on the back for ambient noise. Not sure if your head unit has to support the ambient noise filtering feature of that type of mic. though. Another good one is the Sony ECM-CZ10 super directional mic.. Place this mic. wherever you want (making sure it's aimed at where your face is when you're sitting in the driver's chair).

12-21-2008, 05:43 PM	#14
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	Thanks. Mine looks just like the one you have.

12-21-2008, 05:50 PM	#15
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Does it have the slots / openings in the rear for the rear mic. element? If it does, the entire microphone needs to be in open air so that it can pickup ambient noise and the HU can process that out. If it doesn't have the slots on the rear try using a super directional mic. like the Sony ECM-CZ10.

12-21-2008, 06:53 PM	#16
The LPT Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Aero Package Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 3	putting the mic by the lights by the rear view mirror works. Thats where mine is installled.

12-21-2008, 10:16 PM	#18
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	I've been using the bluetooth speakerphone feature of my Pioneer P8000BT alot in the past week and haven't had any problems.