Fitting a plug&play hands free kit interface

Using a plug & play interface it is possible to fit a hands free phone kit to your Mini without chopping or splicing into any of the cars wiring.

The interface plugs in behind the radio. It powers your kit, mutes the radio and routes the phone sound through the door speakers. On Wave & Boost models the radio displays 'mute' or 'phone' whilst a call is in progress (This feature does not work on HK models)

This is the interface for wave stereo

The boost & HK version is here

The most popular kit is for nokia phones pictured here

If fitting another make of phone kit we can either supply an adaptor or you can join the plug from your hands free kit to our bare wire kit - see below

Some newer nokias have a different power plug, an adaptor is included with our nokia interface

If fitting a Motorola with micro molex this adaptor is available

For the Ericsson HCB20 add this adaptor

For the Ericsson HCB30 we don't have an adaptor for the speaker plug, so you can chop the plug off the dissused Ericsson speaker as shown

Or just order the bare wire kit and join the wires to your phone kit

FITTING INSTRUCTONS

Remove key & remove the radio (see instructions here)
Disconnect aerial plug.
Unplug radio (wave plug shown) or boost
Remove the small plugs from main radio plug. On wave models there will be 1 10 pin plug held in place by a blue plastic lock which should be removed the plug then pulls out from behind. Boost models will have 1 or 2 12 pins plugs, these are clipped in from behind - remove.
Insert small plug/s into new radio plug on interface
Connect old radio plug to socket on interface and lock.
Plug new plug (with smaller plugs inserted) into radio
You will now be left with the wires which connect to your phone kit.
Find a suitable location for your phone module. I hide it behind the dash end panel which just clips off. If fitting a bluetooth kit use the drivers side, for a cradle type kit use the passenger side.
Fit your aerial if required
Fit the microphone; the blank or clock just pull out. the wire can then be routed down the pillar (the trim is clipped on and is pulled off starting from the top.
Run the interface wires across the top of the glovebox or behind drivers dash panel (cable tie away from moving parts) & plug into phone module.
Fit cradle to bracket then route cable to box (I remove 2 screws holding toggle switches in and feed wires behind it)
Test & rebuild car
If using a bluetooth kit a cradle is not required but can still be fitted so phone is in view.
Bluetooth switch example;