Bluetooth Car Kits (Fitment)

Fitment of Bluetooth Car Kits Best Left to the Professionals

The development of Bluetooth kits for fitment in cars was a natural application of the wireless connectivity protocol invented in 1994 by the Swedish telecoms provider Ericsson. Like Wi-Fi, it allows digital devices to exchange data, though only over short distances; unlike the former that can be used to build large local area networks suitable for the workplace. It is best suited to mobile devices and the small scale personal networks that have become a common feature in the home, offering short-range communication without the need for the usual tangle of data cables. Among the first applications of this technology for home use were the wireless PC keyboard and mouse.

Bluetooth car kits have taken this technology a step further and require skilled fitment, unlike the simple devices described above or the wireless earpieces that are now commonly used to make and receive hands-free calls. In a vehicle, the need is for a system that, for purposes of safety and compliance with the law, requires only minimal intervention on the part of the driver and that is able to provide clear and uninterrupted two-way communication free of interference.

That being said, the logical solution is to make use of the vehicle’s sound system and a quality microphone rather than the more limited components typical of a cellphone. This, however, means that the fitment of Bluetooth car kits is a rather more complex undertaking than pairing a laptop or tablet with a wireless speaker or printer and it is thus a task that is definitely best left to a specialist company with the necessary skills and experience. In doing so, you are assured that the installation will be carried out in the manner prescribed, that it will be tested thoroughly and that all work will be fully compliant with the conditions of the manufacturer’s warranty.

Just as the name of Parrot is one that is immediately associated with the better quality Bluetooth car kits, EFC has become the name that most people now think of when the time comes to decide who should undertake their fitment. With an excellent track record built up over two decades the Electronic Fitment Centre has earned gold status VESA approval and, in addition to offering an in-house installation service we also operate 12 mobile teams that are able to undertake them on your own premises.

We offer expert installation services to the individual and to the large fleets of many of South Africa’s leading corporates, of which AVBOB, Fintec Fleet Services, Avis and Telkom are just a few examples. EFC is a leading supplier and fitment centre for Parrot Bluetooth car kits.