General Fiat 500 Blue&Me Dash Port - When was it introduced?

[Deako]

Hello all. I have just taken delivery of my Fiat 500 1.2 8v Lounge. Its brand new registered on a 61 plate, however, much to my dismay it doesnt have a dashboard port.

I have already sold my old SatNav unit in favour of getting something integrated with Blue&Me.

Can anyone tell me if this only became standard on a certain model year with Blue&Me? If i find out my car has been sat in a warehouse for years, im basically going to tell them to take it back.

 

[grimwau]

Hello all. I have just taken delivery of my Fiat 500 1.2 8v Lounge. Its brand new registered on a 61 plate, however, much to my dismay it doesnt have a dashboard port.

I have already sold my old SatNav unit in favour of getting something integrated with Blue&Me.

Can anyone tell me if this only became standard on a certain model year with Blue&Me? If i find out my car has been sat in a warehouse for years, im basically going to tell them to take it back.

Deako AFAIK the port is a no cost option but is not fitted as standard, it has to be added to the order manually. An on the ball salesman should have informed you of this fact.

 

[Deako]

Balls. Really disappointed. All the cars were pre-reg, already in the UK sold through the company i work for, with a discount the likes of which you cant get from a Fiat dealership.

I bet they would all be the same without the dash port. Guess ill have to get an Tomtom mount for my new iPhone 4S instead.

 

[RobinPJ]

That's bad luck Deako. Sadly Grimwau is right. (He always is.)

 

[306maxi]

Balls. Really disappointed. All the cars were pre-reg, already in the UK sold through the company i work for, with a discount the likes of which you cant get from a Fiat dealership.

I bet they would all be the same without the dash port. Guess ill have to get an Tomtom mount for my new iPhone 4S instead.

Of you could just use the Blue&Me Tom Tom unit with a screen mount. You'll have far more functionality with it

 

[grimwau]

That's bad luck Deako. Sadly Grimwau is right. (He always is.)

Ha! Ha! like when I said I was going to keep my TA Sport for 5 years, lol.

 

[306maxi]

Ha! Ha! like when I said I was going to keep my TA Sport for 5 years, lol.

Yes, I like the title of the members motors thread for your first 500. "Finally satisfied the missus"

 

[RobinPJ]

ha! Ha! Like when i said i was going to keep my ta sport for 5 years, lol.

Ok...

that's bad luck deako. Sadly grimwau is right. (he almost always is.)

 

[Mal126]

Hello all. I have just taken delivery of my Fiat 500 1.2 8v Lounge. Its brand new registered on a 61 plate, however, much to my dismay it doesnt have a dashboard port.

I have already sold my old SatNav unit in favour of getting something integrated with Blue&Me.

Can anyone tell me if this only became standard on a certain model year with Blue&Me? If i find out my car has been sat in a warehouse for years, im basically going to tell them to take it back.

Is it a uk spec car, thought all had blue and me now, could be wrong though, pm me chassis and i can check

 

[306maxi]

Is it a uk spec car, thought all had blue and me now, could be wrong though, pm me chassis and i can check

He's not talking about blue&me He's talking about the sat nav port for the Blue&me tomtom system.

 

[FloJo]

I had to specificially ask my dealer to include the port option on my order - as said above unless you have an on the ball dealer you shouldn't count on getting it specified on your car unless you ask.

 

[bgunn]

Fiat Marylebone specify it automatically, or they did for me!

 

[grimwau]

Yes, I like the title of the members motors thread for your first 500. "Finally satisfied the missus"

It seems that I got that wrong as well, lol. :shrug:

 

[306maxi]

It seems that I got that wrong as well, lol. :shrug:

I think you can say that you've done your job if a woman is not hitting you

 

[eco sTAr]

Is it a uk spec car, thought all had blue and me now, could be wrong though, pm me chassis and i can check

I have a May built car and it didn't come with the port either.
The strange thing was that it wasn't even an option on the configurator (TA Lounge) at the time.

 

[306maxi]

I have a May built car and it didn't come with the port either.
The strange thing was that it wasn't even an option on the configurator (TA Lounge) at the time.

It's been an option since at least 2009

 

[eco sTAr]

It's been an option since at least 2009

But as I said:

... it wasn't even an option on the configurator (TA Lounge) at the time.

In fact it's still not a selectable option if you choose a Lounge, but is if you choose a TwinAir.

 

[306maxi]

It has ALWAYS been an option since at least 2009. The configurator is completely useless and should be disregarded.

 

[bgunn]

But as I said:


In fact it's still not a selectable option if you choose a Lounge, but is if you choose a TwinAir.

I have a Lounge, with a 68R port.

 

[306maxi]

I have a Lounge, with a 68R port.

No you don't. The configurator says you can't so you don't and you're lying. Unless of course I'm right and the configurator is hardly ever 100% right.....