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4.5
The GROM BT3 module for my 2007 Honda CR-V with CD Changer and Navigation went in without any issues at all. It works great, I can speak at a normal volume while driving at highway speeds. Bluetooth music streaming works perfectly and it pairs with the phone immediately upon starting the car. The output levels are also "high", with the phone's output (volume) set to maximum, the stereo is very loud at a setting of '9', or about 25% of maximum volume. Cellphone conversations are also very clear, although the volume of incoming calls is much lower than music output (you will probably want to turn the volume on the car stereo UP to hear the caller (I did).The factory steering wheel mounted controls for CH + and CH - worked perfectly to pick up and end calls, as well as skip forward and backwards on my playlists. In fact, all my original factory features still work: Navigation (although archaic), in-dash CD player AND the changer both still work. the BT3 Module comes up as 'CD4', a Mode after the CD Changers' 6 disc options. Siri voice commands are also confirmed via the system through the car speakers, so it is very well "integrated" when you are done. Very happy with the product and well worth the additional cost over an FM modulator (and sounds much clearer),There are plenty of videos on YouTube that show you how to disassemble the CR-V dash to remove the stereo, route the mic cable and to install the BT3 module, but none of them show which connector at the rear of the stereo head unit to use, or where they mounted the BT3 module, so I added photos to show which cable you need to remove and "splice" in using the supplied 'Y' cable from GROM. There is enough space to place the module directly behind the stereo head unit (again, I have the stereo head that includes the navigation system). the only additional tip I have is that the removal of the vents above the stereo take much more force than you would think. You will feel like you are going to break something the first time you do it. You can pry it out carefully if you know where the clips are, or you can very firmly pull it straight out towards you.
