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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 01:09 PM
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I just got my 1st s2000, bone stock berlina black 2001 (except for angel eye headlights). I would like to be able to listen to music from my android phone (spotify) while retaining my steering wheel/dash controls. I don't really care if it's done through aux or bluetooth, but i want to keep the original radio because most modern radios look out of place in an s2000 with all their lights and leds. All the dongles/kits i found online are not compatible with spotify. Does anyone know of a setup that is compatible with spotify?

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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 01:57 PM
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The best thing I did was to get rid of the stock radio and change it with an aftermarket headunit and color matched the radio to the amber bulbs in the car. I use Spotify too. I had the stock radio for 5 years and should have changed it out 5 years sooner. Also the Modifry plug and play harness with dci was easy to use and install.
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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFlaKidd
The best thing I did was to get rid of the stock radio and change it with an aftermarket headunit and color matched the radio to the amber bulbs in the car. I use Spotify too. I had the stock radio for 5 years and should have changed it out 5 years sooner. Also the Modifry plug and play harness with dci was easy to use and install.

What head unit do you have now?
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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 05:32 AM
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Can't you use Bluetooth to connect phone to head unit (which is BT capable)? Then, need no wires.
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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 07:38 AM
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Pioneer makes some cheaper units that have colors that blend in well with the factory system. I have the DEH-X8700BS in mine and have it set up to match the orange pretty well. I also do not care much about the sound system in my S2k since I drive almost 100% with the top down. So keep that in mind too, but that unit with a decent amp should sound good.

I connect to it over BT and sometimes with USB if I want to charge the phone.

I use a Modifry adaptor for steering wheel controls. Would recommend that hands down. Awesome product for a good price.
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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by windhund116
Can't you use Bluetooth to connect phone to head unit (which is BT capable)? Then, need no wires.
What do you mean?
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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by engifineer
Pioneer makes some cheaper units that have colors that blend in well with the factory system. I have the DEH-X8700BS in mine and have it set up to match the orange pretty well. I also do not care much about the sound system in my S2k since I drive almost 100% with the top down. So keep that in mind too, but that unit with a decent amp should sound good.

I connect to it over BT and sometimes with USB if I want to charge the phone.

I use a Modifry adaptor for steering wheel controls. Would recommend that hands down. Awesome product for a good price.

Does it fit with no issues? I'm a bit concerned about not being able to close the radio door anymore if i change it
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Old Oct 21, 2020 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Nadiyaz
Does it fit with no issues? I'm a bit concerned about not being able to close the radio door anymore if i change it
I had to bend the bracket a bit to make it fit and it just barely touches the door I think. I could redrill a couple of holes on the bracket and make it fit perfect but have not ever bothered since it seems to fit fine now. When I press the door to open it, it does sometimes press the knob in so it goes to menu . But like I said, it could be modified a tad more to make it fit more perfectly.
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Old Oct 22, 2020 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Nadiyaz
Does it fit with no issues? I'm a bit concerned about not being able to close the radio door anymore if i change it
I have a Pioneer DEH-X8800BHS and it fits without issue. Did take a lot of re-positioning to figure out which holes to use on the bracket, but once I figured it out, no issues since.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-el...ssues-1181630/

Hope that helps.
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Old Oct 23, 2020 | 10:44 AM
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I'm running a Kenwood KMM-BT225U with a Steering wheel control kit. Works great with Spotify over BT with no fitment issues/all dash controls work.
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