Aftermarket stereo handsfree mic location
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I've got mine clipped onto the headliner behind the rear view mirror. It was just somewhere to put it without doing any fabrication yet.
One of the guys in the First Gen Sedan section mounted it into the card holder above the driver's window. The black mic on the black card holder looked sick, al ot of people thought it was some kind of custom ****. If I can remember which ride it was on I'll post.
One of the guys in the First Gen Sedan section mounted it into the card holder above the driver's window. The black mic on the black card holder looked sick, al ot of people thought it was some kind of custom ****. If I can remember which ride it was on I'll post.
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I'd recommend going the center, above and in front of the rear view mirror. There's much more noise around the seams of the door and corner of the car than in the middle. The microphone wires easily tuck under the edge of the headliner and come out where the wires for the rear view mirror do. If you're up for removing the headliner or at least the sunglasses holder, you can get the wire even more hidden.
This is the location I've used and have never had any complaints about noise from anyone I've talked to, and my wife was using at about 40-45mph and I had no clue she was using the hands-free at he time.
I will also add that I use the Garmin external microphone (010-10804-00), which is substantially better than the Pioneer microphone, and I would assume better than what Kenwood uses as well. Completely plug-n-play swap for the Pioneer mic.
This is the location I've used and have never had any complaints about noise from anyone I've talked to, and my wife was using at about 40-45mph and I had no clue she was using the hands-free at he time.
I will also add that I use the Garmin external microphone (010-10804-00), which is substantially better than the Pioneer microphone, and I would assume better than what Kenwood uses as well. Completely plug-n-play swap for the Pioneer mic.
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im only posting because im searching and can save people time if they happen to find this thread... i recently did this the cable is usually very very long i have it ran a little more center into the car than the pic....... but right in the middle the cabin th cable is hidden in the middle of where the glass meets the headliner it pushes in and only shows towards the A pillar...if even enjoy hopefully i made this easier instead of just bumping an old thread.....
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Missed following up on this thread. To hide the cable, get the mic into position, then start tucking the wire between the headliner and the roof. To get the A-Pillar off, simply pull the rubber weatherseal from the door to get an edge, then pull the beige trim off.
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Attach the plug end of the microphone wire to some fish tape to route it down to the driver's footwell.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4Ij6gqXkPwo/TDtZ4WgC3_I/AAAAAAAAD18/s29YP0fSN0k/s720/06232010157.jpg)
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From there, you just route the wire over to behind the radio and use the fish tape again to get it through.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E4Nqb88S-Mk/TDtZ7BNIevI/AAAAAAAAD2A/-feaUH6Eg5o/s720/06232010156.jpg)
Attach the plug end of the microphone wire to some fish tape to route it down to the driver's footwell.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4Ij6gqXkPwo/TDtZ4WgC3_I/AAAAAAAAD18/s29YP0fSN0k/s720/06232010157.jpg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ubPTg8gRcTk/TCmNp75CWSI/AAAAAAAADzU/hO60taH9GHE/s720/06232010158.jpg)
From there, you just route the wire over to behind the radio and use the fish tape again to get it through.
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