I'm still in the beginning phase of research but was wondering if I could jump start it with some advice and input from you. I just bought a new FLHTCUSE4 and can already see the shortcoming of the MoCo GPS system. I have been a big fan of Garmin over the years so I'm going to buy a Zumo 660 when it becomes available.
I've done some comparison on the Garmin web site and other blogs on the 660 vs. 550 and I convinced myself I should buy the new technology even though there seems to be some minor features that the 550 has that the 660 does not, such as XM but my bike has it built in already. I want the 2 year newer technology (better resolution on the screen, WQVGA color TFT, 25% more battery life, superior bluetooth A2DP technology, qwerty keyboard, speed limits on roads, hwy lane assist, 3D building view, etc.)
I plan on buying a pair of high end J&M headsets integrated into Arai helmets that plug into the bike and use the Garmin 660 bluetooth to pair my phone with the 660 so I can accept and make phone calls through my headset and also have XM radio, CDs, CB, and intercom also piped into the headset. From my research, in order to have the phone come into my wired headset, I need to buy a J&M kit for about $270 that allows me to answer the phone with a button attached to the handlebars that when it's engaged, it turns off all other access to the other audio inputs and when the call is over, you flip the switch again to get your other inputs available again. Here is a link to the J&M web site so you know what I'm talking about.
http://www.jmcorp.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=CFRG-HDC-ZMO550&PF=6From my understanding, you need to use the AUX in on the bike for this set up, which won't be as clean and potentially not good sound over time, but I read a post here from HD-Dude
http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=10044.0 where you can create your own internal AUX-in by doing some soldering in the radio and then apparently directly wire the Zumo out into the MoCo input through the fairing rather than the jack on the radio in front. I don't want to buy the $270 J&M kit if I don't have to.
So my question is, does anyone have suggestions how to accomplish what I want, which is to have all the MoCo radio features that come with my bike, plus have telephone access all included in the Arai integrated helmet/headset with a nice clean look and install (and maybe not have to buy the $270 J&M kit)?