Hey all, I about to install my 700 into an 2009 GMC Canyon V8, Is it possible to use the microphone from the onstar unit for the bluetooth on the F700?

Thanks,

Dave

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maybe, you will need to cut into the mics and solder the pioneer plug onto the gm mic, will it sound as good as the pioneer mic, only one way to find out, will it look better than the pioneer mic, YES, also if you do this, you wont have a mic for the onstar anymore (incase you where installing the unit and planning to retain the Onstar)

I have a 2002 Saab 9-3 CNV and I was thinking of doing this with my 700bt -- using the onstar mic. Any luck? How'd it work out?

i've done lots of cars with stock oem mics and yes it works great especially the onstar mics because they have noise cancelation

i've done lots of cars with stock oem mics and yes it works great especially the onstar mics because they have noise cancelation

I am so happy you responded to this. There 's a lot of talk on this (from what I uncovered) but no one ever says they tried it.

I am going to install my AVIC 700bt into my 2002 Saab 9-3 SE CNV this weekend. What do I need to know to hook into the OnStar Mic.

I am pretty sure that the mic is on the A Pillar. And, another (may be dumb) question... this renders the onstar buttons useless, right?

Thanks. I am so thankful you replied. I am so pumped. I so want to use that OnStar mic....b/c, from what I recall, it was pretty good when I used those 30 free mins years ago.

i've done lots of cars with stock oem mics and yes it works great especially the onstar mics because they have noise cancelation

 

 

I am so happy you responded to this. There 's a lot of talk on this (from what I uncovered) but no one ever says they tried it.

 

I am going to install my AVIC 700bt into my 2002 Saab 9-3 SE CNV this weekend. What do I need to know to hook into the OnStar Mic.

 

I am pretty sure that the mic is on the A Pillar. And, another (may be dumb) question... this renders the onstar buttons useless, right?

 

Thanks. I am so thankful you replied. I am so pumped. I so want to use that OnStar mic....b/c, from what I recall, it was pretty good when I used those 30 free mins years ago.

they do make special harnesses the will retain the OnStar after replacing the radio, there not cheap either. however if you disconnect the mic from the OnStar module and use if for something else, then your onstar is pretty much useless with out its mic.

yes thats correct you lose your onstar communication thats why i did cars that had the mic ready for onstar or people that did not have a onstar account active but have onstar equipment

This would be awesome to be able to use the onstar mic. Rcxracing, is there any chance of getting a guide for us noobs? Or is it staight forward process?

Thanks,

Rich

Me three! I'd love some info on getting to do this. I have my AVIC f700bt sitting right next to me and waiting to give the installer/ friend / helper of my mind a little direction on how to do the onstar thing. Please ole wise one, rcxracing, provide us some wisdom.

(1) find the mic wire

(2) cut the end off of it

(3) take the mic that came with the avic

(4) cut the mic off of the cable

(5) solder the cable (from the avic's mic) to the onstar mic

(6) plug it in to the avic

(1) find the mic wire

(2) cut the end off of it

(3) take the mic that came with the avic

(4) cut the mic off of the cable

(5) solder the cable (from the avic's mic) to the onstar mic

(6) plug it in to the avic

From what I recall lasteveinng, the Pioneer Mic cable is 2.5 mm. (and as I do not have mic; friend broke it taking it out of car) can I just use any other 2.5 mic "thingy".

and, someone mentioned on a post someewhere that those mics have two different "impedences" (sp)... which dodges the question. ...how does one locate these wires?

yes any 2.5mm mic should work, garmin makes one that plugs right in.

as far as locating the wires, start at the mic and follow them to where ever they go.

Would it be possible to simply splice into the mic and not completely cut it off from Onstar? I have and would like to keep Onstar and I'm wondering why they both couldn't be connected?

I was actually looking into this recently. I don't have a car with OnStar, a Pontiac GTO, but I need to redo my headliner and was thinking about getting a OnStar Mic from some GM vehicle at a junk yard and creating a hole in my headliner and inserting it for a clean, OEM look. I just had a couple questions. Are the OnStar Mic's any good? I see they have noise cancellation but would that work since it's not installed in a OnStar equipped car? Is there only a hot and ground wire coming from the OnStar Mic? From the Pioneer Mic cable?

Thanks for the help ahead of time.

Would it be possible to simply splice into the mic and not completely cut it off from Onstar? I have and would like to keep Onstar and I'm wondering why they both couldn't be connected?

having i mic hooked up two two devices at the same time might get some type of feed back from one or the other devices, but only one way to find out

The onstar mic needs power. If you decouple the dc from the audio signal you can use it for the avic. But the sound quality is poor and not loud enough. I even tried to built a power supply for the mic (dont need the onstar) but the quality was still not good enough.

Finally i bought a garmin mic, sound and signal strength is much more better.

The onstar mic needs power. If you decouple the dc from the audio signal you can use it for the avic. But the sound quality is poor and not loud enough. I even tried to built a power supply for the mic (dont need the onstar) but the quality was still not good enough.

Finally i bought a garmin mic, sound and signal strength is much more better.

Thanks for the information and keeping me from wasting my time. I've been looking at the Garmin mic myself and sounds like I'll be getting that now and figuring out a way to make it look like a factory mic in the headliner.

I agree with tom411. There seemed to be mixed opinions on whether the Onstar mic could be used as an input for the Pioneer head unit, so I cut the Onstar mic wires (at the Onstar module behind the center console) on my 2004 Grand Prix and spliced them into the AVIC mic plug. Unfortunately the signal was way too low and it was barely audible. Someone suggested using a 1k/1k resistor voltage divider to bias the Onstar mic at 6v. I tried that as well with no luck. Eventually I decided to splice the Pioneer mic into the connector on the rear view mirror, so at least I could use the existing mic wires.