GROM USB3

Easiest thing iv ever had to do. Install literally took me 15 min. Just need to add a momo wheel for the misses and its set.
Just has a slight issue of not being recognised if you let the car do a full startup test, but if you just jump in adn turn it right on, it works fine everytime. Not sure if a wiring issue.

Regardless, will be buying again for any car that i have that needs it!

Great!
The installation was easy, the features are well thought out & it’s straight forwards to use… & the sound quality is great! I’d highly recommend this to anyone who wants a well integrated phone audio / car bluetooth system.

Purchased for 2008 Subaru liberty bspec. McIntosh stock head unit with sat Nav.
Fully installed usb3 and Bluetooth dongle in approx half hour. Works perfectly, sound quality fantastic! Forget the shitty parrot systems this is brilliant.
{SUB08U3 + BTD}

Forget about the extra Aux Input & USB Charging hybrid extension!

I purchased this product, together with the Bluetooth Dongle Extension and the hybrid Aux Input & USB Charging Extension. This was an excellent product. Installation was very easy. The only annoying issue is that the single AUX-IN connection gave a really muffled, poor quality sound when songs were played (with the hybrid Aux Input & USB Charging Extension connected to my phone), but if I connected my phone to both the AUX-IN port and the USB port at the same time then the sound quality returned to normal.

I would advise against buying this hybrid extension since you would need to connect it to both the AUX-IN port and the USB port on your phone for quality music, because a single AUX-IN connection on this hybrid extension did not seem to provide enough electrical current. Instead if you want AUX-IN, buy the Auxiliary Input Extension without the USB port attached. Or if you want an extra charging port, just buy the USB cable.

If you are simple-minded, don’t bother having the AUX-IN connection because either bluetooth and USB mode has more functionality and they worked very well!

Another minor issue is that the process of changing songs was fairly laggy at times if the stereo was in USB mode, either due to the DashLinQ software or my car stereo system. No such problem if bluetooth was used though!

Beside those nitty-grity things, I am happy with my purchase.

just installed it. perfect kit makes the music sound much more alive than my stock stereo. Awesome product. highly recommended product. will be doing similar upgrades on 2 more libertys will purchase grom units for them as well.

Fantastic apart from the occasional drop out. Value for money and great solution for those who like to stream their own personal music or radio stations. This product does it all so seamlessly, to now have hands free phone connection within my car is such an added bonus. I priced a car stereo to replace the vehicle’s original stereo and it was going to cost me $1600, so $300 is cheap as chips.

Overall this unit seems high quality. I no longer use the factory radio, I just use my phone music app or radio app, via bluetooth or USB. Exactly what I wanted. Thanks Cushie Audio

Great product. Fast shipping. Only problem is USB integration doesn’t seem to work well with this stereo (the stock stereo for this car). AUX, iPod and Bluetooth works great. Bluetooth hands-free works great with the steering wheel controls. The AUX volume seems a bit low. Overall a great product.

Very easy to install and the sound quality is great.

Really happy with how the product works. Great sound.

Definitely worth the $$$!

Picked up an Accord Euro over a month ago and was immediately looking for a decent aux adapter. Was going to settle for a basic 3.5mm adapter but, after seeing the features of the GROM USB3, couldn’t pass it up.

Very easy to install and tucked away neatly with just a USB cable sitting in the centre cubby hole. Charges my iPhone 6 and auto pause/resume on ignition cycle (or switching modes) is an excellent feature. Steering wheel controls work well in all my music apps including Soundcloud.

Sound quality is decent and a good volume compared to FM/internal CD. Navigation voiceover is clear while music is playing too.

I initially had an issue playing sound from another app but simply changed it from advanced mode (DISC 2) to simple mode (DISC 1).

Definitely recommend this product and received excellent service from Cushie Audio who were quick to double-check my vehicle model to save being sent the wrong unit/cable.

Great device works very well easy to fit thanks

Excellent product

A couple of days ago I received my GROM-USB3 interface unit and Subaru specific cable along with the Bluetooth dongle GROM-BTD and microphone. I installed it in my MY06 Subaru Outback yesterday (dead easy) and I’m over the moon! Previously I was using an iSimple FM interface that simply allowed me to listen to music from my iPhone without a whole heap of quality. It always had connection and distortion problems and had recently become unusable.

I have a pair of Morel component speakers and a Focal Bomba subwoofer installed (about a $800 altogether) but it is only since installing the GROM that I can’t stop smiling. The music has cleaned right up and the sub now sounds like a really nice sub. In a word, awesome!!

I thought I’d drop you a line to say that almost 3 years later I’m still very happy with my Grom USB2 (U3i) installed in my 2004 Honda Accord Euro. Best upgrade I ever made. I recently bought an iPhone 6 and was a bit concerned when I couldn’t get my BTD Bluetooth to connect (and there are plenty of complaints about iOS8 and Bluetooth). But after trying numerous things I finally read the troubleshooting guide and discovered I just had too many devices paired, so easily fixed and now works perfectly. Anyway, just wanted to let you know what a great product you guys have and I recommend it to all my friends 🙂

Easy install as the CD changer under the front passenger seat on extn cable. Plugged straight in.

The Bluetooth Dongle & Handsfree Microphone (BTD) works a treat and manages calls fine, good sound quality and best of all, it manages BT music streaming from a Samsung Galaxy S3 with ease from the native music play app.

Initially the Samsung Galaxy S1, S2 Cable (5Ft) wouldn’t plug into the GROM unit. It appears that the orientation/location groves on the mini-DIN metal outer, don’t start from the edge (like the BTD), but start part-way in the metal outer. Not using the cable now that the BTD kit does the job.

Continuing to “play” with the other features as time allows.

Very impressed, especially with the BTD.

The GROM Audio unit gives far superior sound compared to the FM transmitter it replaced.

The integration of the Bluetooth phone and music player with the steering wheel controls is great. I can use the wheel controls to navigate to the next and previous songs in a range of music apps, including streaming service Grooveshark. The next and back buttons on the steering wheel are also used to accept or decline an incoming call via the Bluetooth connected phone.

When purchasing the unit I found it difficult to understand which adapters I would need. With my Android phone, really all I needed was the Bluetooth dongle, but I purchased 3 other adapters that I may never use. Also the micro-usb adapter used with many Android phones, was disappointingly not an option when purchasing the unit.

The GROM unit sits in my glovebox and is attached through the back of the glove box to the stereo. The Bluetooth microphone cable goes out the back left of the glove box and is hidden under the edge of the windscreen, and comes out at the front of the interior light.

Some of the set up instructions were difficult to follow, particularly the parts that said to press buttons on the stereo that don’t exist, but with some trial and error I worked it out.

All in all I’m really happy with my GROM Audio unit. Now I would just like to buy a charging dock that plugs into my light plug, rather than running a cable from my glove box.

Very quick to install once you know how to remove the Radio/CD Changer unit – good pictorial guides for this operation available on the web; GROM box can be conveniently velcroed to the back of the glove box; works like it should – only issue so far is that sometimes it seems to hang on the odd track when using the USB stick input. Great solution!

Very impressed with the USB & Bluetooth Car Kit (U3i-SUB08) kit I bought. Very simple to install and worked straight way without any issues. The sound quality is excellent and work with an iPhone 4S without any issues. The only comment that I would make and it’s on the support pages is that you can’t use the USB connection and mic from the Bluetooth as a handsfree kit. You have to use the Bluetooth connection to make calls. It’s a very very impressive bit of kit for the money and I’d recommend it.

The kit was a snack to put in and simple to set up. The audio quality was spot on, it had no static and had something called ‘bass’ which the FM transmitter I have been using lacked badly in. The original controls on the stereo control the unit welI. I love it!

Fantastic item! Absolutely easy to install (after figuring out how to access the in-built radio). Easy setup, works perfectly!

Postage was lightning fast and everything worked perfectly apart from the mic however after a quick email on a Saturday I had a reply on Monday morning and a new mic on Wednesday via express post.

The service was exceptional and the unit itself was so simple to install and sounds great.

Awesome product. Really easy to install, I have nothing to complain about the product or the service. Sound quality is really good. If you are thinking of doing a DIY installation, its worth looking at the videos in YouTube on how to remove the dashboard panels. That helped me a lot.

Better than others I’ve used! I finally had this installed into my 2007 Honda Accord Euro Luxury with Factory Fitted SatNav yesterday, after purchasing it late last year. I purchased this along with the iPod cable, USB cable and bluetooth extras. I can’t comment on ease of installation, as I paid for it to be done (partly due to the bluetooth microphone being placed on the front pillar, which could interfere with curtain airbags, and partly due to not trusting myself to not break anything…) but it did take longer than my last system.

After getting the car back after installation I found the setup a little more complicated than other systems, but it was only a matter of timing when changing modes (it’s all in the instruction manual, I just had trouble hearing prompts and switching modes in time.) Once it was all setup it worked like a breeze. Doesn’t interfere with other functions of my car stereo like other brands have previously. I have retained use of my SatNav and internal CD changer (as noted, more than I can say for the X-CarLink I had in my Mazda previously.)

Sound clarity is as expected, CD quality from what I can tell. Control is fine, all functions on the steering wheel working. All in all, happy to have iPod direct back. Bluetooth works fine, although ring tones play quite quietly and with poor sound clarity (not that it matters.) Audio is somewhat delayed, but this is to be expected.

One interesting thing, that pleased me quite a bit, was that I could control bluetooth audio through my steering wheel controls! Very handy. One last point, contrary to what else has been said here, my iPhone DOES pause the music playback when I turn off my car.

Perfect Product. Easy to use, Easy to install no need for any technical support as the manual took you through step by step on how to complete the installation and where to connect things. It works brilliantly with the steering controls and the phone quality is crystal clear on the Bluetooth.

Would recommend the product and the sales and service from Cushie Audio to anyone.

I have a Subaru Liberty 2006 2.0R Auto with GX-203KH head unit, I purchased the GROM USB with Bluetooth option because I wanted the flexibility to have copious amounts of music on demand with the option of playing music from an iPhone or IPod, plus hands free phone capability. I have had the unit in and working for about a month now and can report that it ticks all the boxes and more.

When I first tried installing it the software turned out to be incompatible with my head unit, however after a few emails, a bit of waiting and some excellent support, I received an update and my GROM USB sprang to life. The USB supports my WD 500GB hard drive giving me all the capacity I want. I used a freely available HP formatting utility to format it FAT32. The sound is CD quality in my opinion.

Bluetooth audio playback is excellent and a handy feature. Most devices pair easily, including my youngster’s Hauwei Android phone. Bluetooth hands free phone functionality is excellent as well, with audio muting automatically when a call comes in. I haven’t yet fully explored functionality of the iPhone integration due to a fault with my 4S but from the brief testing I have done with family members’ 3GS and 4, the audio quality and functionality do not disappoint.

Switching between modes took a little getting used to but is now a breeze – just press FM and CHR in quick succession to activate mode change, and use the up/down buttons to change modes. The only function that should work but doesn’t is the Scan button, which should enable jumping 10 tracks at a time. I’m sure this will be fixed in a future upgrade though.

Installation was pretty straightforward and the unit fits nicely in front of the transmission lever and below the ashtray. All in all a very worthwhile upgrade to my car stereo – highly recommended.

Couldn’t be happier with the Mazda iPod, USB & Bluetooth Car Kit. My main problem was removing a messy older hands free kit. The GROM unit plugged straight into the back of the stereo and sounds great. I put the unit into the glove box and I have access to all the cables etc to change USB drives or plug in my ipod. Bluetooth unit works a treat, just needed to reboot my Nokia phone and away it went. Couldn’t be happier.

Great product. Purchased for an Aurion Presara 2007. Easy to install, great support via phone if you need it, and sound quality is excellent as expected. The only negative is that the SatNav screen thinks it’s playing a normal CD, so no song title, artist, etc. That was via iPhone, I’ll try USB stick next.

Fast delivery and Friendly Service. Couldn’t fault this product a quick phone call to Cushie Audio and the lady knew exactly what i needed and what suited my needs. I don’t have an iPhone like all the other sheep. Instead i own a HTC Incredible S its powered by USB so it made sense for kit supplied that can play my music on my HTC mobile via bluetooth and charge my phone via the USB. And yet also be a handsfree car kit. The youtube video clip came in really handy to better understand how to take apart the factory OEM console area from a Honda Accord Euro Luxury 2005 without braking the fragile plastic. VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL HONDA ACCORD EURO 03 – 07 OWNERS ! ! !

I have a September 2006 Mazda 6 Luxury Sports (GG1032) with the Bose 6 stacker MP3 compatible head unit that was introduced just before mine was made (it has MP3 printed on the left side near the 6 CD sign). Forget the Yanks: I was interested in gaining the extra features that the GROM Audio USB iPod AUX box would give but was concerned that the manufacturer, GROM Audio (in the US), was unable to tell me definitively whether it works on the MP3 version of the Bose head unit. In fact, GROM Audio was surprised that we Aussies had MP3 compatible head units as early as my car. They said that in the US the MP3 head unit was not introduced until 2008. They suggested I check behind the head unit, if the head has the two CAN wires (CANH and CANL), you will have to use the GROM MAZ8 USB unit instead of the 2002-2008 unit. These CAN wires are part of the other port on the back of the radio (the one that isn’t the AUX port that the USB/iPod unit connects to). My checking on my car confirmed that this spot can’t be seen without removing the head unit, so I decided that I wouldn’t be doing that in a hurry.

I put a message up in the ozmazdaclub.com forum but despite 170+ lookers, no one could confirm compatibility and I wasn’t prepared to pay postage from America on a maybe.

I then noticed on the GROM Audio web site that there was an Aussie distributor (Cushie Audio). I went to this site and was delighted to see that there was a direct chat function. I told Justin (who was great) my worries and he immediately solved them, assuring me that the MAZ02S data cable and U3i-MAZ box combination works on my model. I ordered them then and there (for pretty much what the Americans were charging including post) and they arrived within a couple of days.

Installation: This was dead easy. I removed the glove box (slip the rod off the left hinge and press in the right side and it lifts out), then I felt around the back of the head unit for the socket (which is next to the antenna) and simply clicked in the data cable (and it does make a clicking sound when it is in properly).

I could have simply ran it to the glove box but I wanted a more professional install, so I clicked off the screw cover from the passenger side foot well of the centre console and removed that screw and then removed the two screws in the base of the arm rest to loosen it all a bit (the armrest screws are under the piece of felt. Just lift it out and put it back once you have finished installing). Next I ran the wire along under the edge of the console back to just below the plastic “grill” in the base of the armrest. I cut the grill on three sides and bent it up enough to pull the end of the plug up through with pliers and then bent the cut edge of the grill back under it and back to its proper place. (Note: The wire was only just long enough, but did reach.) I now had the plug firmly positioned inside the lower armrest bin. I put three layers of double sided tape on the U3i-MAZ box (to ensure the coin tray wasn’t in the way) and attached it to the inside wall, facing up.

Setting up the folders the way the box requires was very simple and it played first time but I had a couple of glitch events at first. Occasionally the box wouldn’t recognise the files when I turned the car on and I would have to set the head unit to CD and then back to the box again before it would play (easily fixed but annoying). It also didn’t display the song playtimes count on a couple of occasions. The good news is that GROM Audio is constantly working on the firmware. I went back into Cushie Audio’s chat and discussed it with Justin and he suggested I download and installed the latest firmware patch (version 28) which was quick and easy to do by following the website instructions Justin directed me to. This update did the trick.

The finished product: No one would ever know it is there. I don’t need the USB cable, my thumb drive plugs straight into the box and the box is so small that there is still plenty of room in the armrest bin for CDs, my iPod and the iPod cable to live happily in there too. It plays all of my MP3 and m4a files (but not wav files) and they sound fantastic. I have full steering wheel control. Sadly, the LED display still doesn’t show the singer and title details in this model Mazda but it does indicate the disc number and song number plus counts the playtime of the song. Hopefully a future firmware update will provide the singer and song details (hint hint GROM Audio).

As you can see from my story, Justin at Cushie Audio took all the uncertainty out and made the whole process easy. Many thanks Justin.

Purchased this unit for a 2008 Aurion Presara. Installation was simple, needed to read the manual to be able to get the iPhone to play music and control via steering controls. VERY happy now that it is working as it should, even great that it charges the phone as well. Job well done for an innovative products.

Fantastic Device! Got the U3i-MAZ unit and the MAZ02S cable. Installed it in the 2006 Mazda6 in 10 minutes flat. All I did was take off the glove box (as per comment from the person previously), reach behind the stereo unit and connect the cable (the connector is right next to the Antenna cable/connector). I decided to leave the unit in the glove box. It sounds great and it works with the OEM stereo controls and the steering wheel mounted controls. Given the price, this is a no brainer buy! I also chatted to Justin online prior to purchase. Asked him more than my fair share of questions and all were answered properly. All in all, a fantastic product and a fantastic buying experience.

Very Happy. It was a breeze to install, just had to look up how to remove the stereo from the dash, then it was just a matter of plugging it in and music playback worked no problem. The bluetooth isn’t working properly yet, but looks like I need to update the firmware.

The service was great, Mary was quite helpful. The device was super easy to install. I Have a Mazda 6 2003 and did not have to make any changes, just plug and play. However, I had to download the latest firmware from the US site as it was more up to date and that fixed a problem with recognition.

Great Product & Excellent service & supports from the Cushie Audio. It is a great and cheapest alternative audio enhancement for old BMW. It is easy to install and provides an extensive range of supportive devices for the audio system, especially the bluetooth adaptor. Overall, I’m extremely happy with products, and for most, the service and support provided by the Cushie Audio.

Very happy with my purchase, looked up a youtube video on how to install for my car and while there was minor differences it was still extremely easy to install. Sound is great and well worth the money. Thanks!

Not bad, has difficulty connecting to my Nokia E71. Sometimes does not come on when the car is turned on so once the car is running there is no option to select it to play music. Turn the car off an on again its fine. Other than that easy to install and concept is great.

P.S. saw plenty of install tips including stereo removal procedure but having large hands found all too difficult. In the end I simply popped the glove box out reach in and plugged the cord into the back of the CD unit. May only be an option in the RHD models but is very easy.