So currently I plug my phone in via the 3.5mm audio jack in the car (as the sound system doesn't have Bluetooth) and the aux channel
Problem is I have a cable running through the gear shift and it's easily bent (and looks rubbish)
Is there a better/more elegant way to connect my phone to allow music to be played

Thanks

You can plug in one of these Bluetooth

And then bluetooth your iPhone to it 2007 hse auto

I had thought about that but because of where the jack is located (at the rear of the centre consol) it would be a matte of days until a kids foot destroyed it, is there a way to shortcut the wiring to the jack and link in somewhere or has someone successfully moved the audio jack

I've got one of these. Link to old post but you get the idea...

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic19392.html?highlight=iphone

gsaps does your SE have the Alpine audio system? Bluetooth phone? if so there is a plan B for bluetooth streaming, integrated into the phone module. 2008 Freelander 2 HSE Si6 Black/Black - Hers
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Cambo, unfortunately not, no Bluetooth capability
Thanks for the link le bouch, I'll have a look through the thread

You may not have bluetooth but it may be bluetooth compatible, if you have the Alpine-branded audio system with a subwoofer under the boot floor, then it's possible to add bluetooth, I did this with mine. 2008 Freelander 2 HSE Si6 Black/Black - Hers
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I'll have to have a look, are they marked anywhere as alpine

Cambo wrote:

You may not have bluetooth but it may be bluetooth compatible, if you have the Alpine-branded audio system with a subwoofer under the boot floor, then it's possible to add bluetooth, I did this with mine.

Bluetooth phone retrofit with factory parts here : http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic23386.html

Now...

There was never a bluetooth audio streaming option on the early Freelander 2, the bluetooth streaming only became available in the 2013MY cars.

But, there is an aftermarket bluetooth phone module which also includes bluetooth streaming, this one;

http://www.mobridge.us/en/compatibility/ve...5017/15019

Basically it's replacing the factory bluetooth phone module, and it adds the bluetooth streaming as well.

It functions exactly like the factory phone, via the radio interface. But it also adds a bluetooth audio via the AUX function on the radio. 2008 Freelander 2 HSE Si6 Black/Black - Hers
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Hi Cambo,
how can I replace the factory bluetooth module? I'd like to do that to have audio streamed from a cellphone.
Where's the bluetooth module? If this replacement easily done?

Thanks!
Juan

In the previous post you can see the Mobridge bluetooth module, this is an aftermarket replacement for the factory bluetooth module, it also has bluetooth audio streaming.

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Got it, thank you!

That's really interesting Cambo. How do you select BT audio streaming as a source on the head unit? Also any idea of price - I couldn't see it on their site?

I found the price in the US, it's ~550 USD. Pretty much the same as the original accesory LR offers. The only advantage I see for this bluetooth product is that it would be easier to install. The LR accesory means passing cable between the glove compartment and the dash.