Recommendations for a good in car cell phone integration

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I've begun researching as I need to get a good installation of an "in car" cell phone integration. I want to be able to do;

-take calls through the car speakers and it automatically mutes my music or navigation to take the call.
-speak easily to a microphone
-see who's calling from my contact list via some dash display ?
-be able to hook up my Android phone to allow for Google Maps turn by turn directions through the car speakers.


Any audio installers should be able to provide this yes, I just wanted some options.

Thanks guys..

Simon
 
Simon
I'm not very good with advanced electronics but here's what I did.
it won't give you all you want but it works and is a nice modernization.
I installed a Grom Bluetooth IPOD/iPhone USB adaptor behind the drivers side panel and removed my OEM CD player.
I have a Smartenna so I ran the wring from the Smartenna in the trunk to behind the drivers seat and plugged it into the Grom adapter.
I ran the iPhone and USB plug-ins to the inside of the center console and the microphone for the hands free up to the ceiling light area.

I get the music on my iPhone or a USB stick through the car speakers and it turns off when a call comes in.
You answer the phone by pressing a button on the oem stereo head unit.
No call display unless you look at the IPhone.

Grom has an adapter from Android phones so you could use that model.
warrenw in Edmonton has a thread on his install of the same thing I have.

I think to have call display on your dash you'll need some kind of screen other than the oem stereo unit and that will be complicated and expensive I'm sure.

I'm very happy with the Grom set-up as I have digital music playback and a hands free phone for less than $200
 
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