interface with ipod

[racheltoh]

Hi, I would like to meet up with drivers who have successfully interfaced yr 325i e90 with ipod... i would like to find out in more details before purchasing this accessory.thanks

 

[Juan Powerblow]

Hi Rachel. You're welcomed to see it in my car. I'll be at the Ingress event this Saturday too. Just curious though if your car has i-drive? If it does, then the interface info might show itself a bit differently.

 

[astroboy]

Oh yes, Rachel's E90 is a full spec M-Sport.. :love:

 

[racheltoh]

Juan,
That's great. See you this Sat too.
Btw..this may be embarassing...
were you at Borneo last Fri...how do I recognise u ar...????

 

[Juan Powerblow]

Hi Rachel, I was not at Borneo last week cos I was overseas. I think it's easier for me to find you, heh!

 

[racheltoh]

I would like to find out:

- what ipod model will fit?
- if i load a movie to my ipod, can i see it on the screen?
- if i download gps maps from the net, can it subsitute the one from the cd?
- what is the true purpose on putting an ipod with the car
- etc..

Astroboy..short form for AB ke?? 320i Sports launching next week...u can buy another

 

[loafer]

All I can say is once you have an Ipod interfaced with your car's player, you will never be bothered with all those cumbersome CDs anymore

Put in an Alpine Ida-X001 HU and never looked back. I'm happy now not having to carry a CD bag in the car and flipping through the CDs just to find the song I want to listen to.

Trust me rachel, an Ipod in the car is a MUST for any music lovers out there. Listening to the radio in Malaysia for me is excruitiatingly painful because for every 1 hour of airplay, about 50-60% of that is advertisements. It just ain't what it used to be anymore when it was actually fun to listen to the radio.

 

[soulasylum]

hey guys, i read from some where in this forum that a guy was complaining that the ipod interface + ipod disallow him to navigate through the songs from the idrive LCD/steering. Instead he mentioned that he connect a Hard drive to the "USB interface". i wonder where is this "usb interface" in the car? I can't find in the car entirely...

 

[astroboy]

The USB interface is inside the armrest, next to the aux-in socket and 12V output socket. Most M-Sport with iDrive has it.

 

[soulasylum]

Thanks astroboy! I found it..
But not successful yet... I am having a 40GB notebook harddisk which i used to connect to the kenwood player in previous car.

However, i plug in, error in aux...
Perhaps the IN-CAR USB doesn't have enough power to spin the HDD?

 

[astroboy]

I believe thumb drive and HDD has different device "signature".. so the iDrive may not be able to recognise your HDD..

 

[cosmosblack]

Does anyone know how much the OEM ipod interface cost in KL?

 

[soulasylum]

Weird...
My vehicle is 2007 325i sport. It doesn't come with a USB! Only there's an audio in.
My courtesy car 2008 320i sport has a USB port, beside the audio in...
Does any of your car has the same config?

Sapura suggested that I add the ipod interface at about RM1600+

 

[cosmosblack]

Thanks but RM1600 is a lot to pay for the interface... maybe i can get it cheaper here in the UK

 

[Schwepps]

Weird...
My vehicle is 2007 325i sport. It doesn't come with a USB! Only there's an audio in.

That's correct soulasylum. The 07 Sports doesn't have the USB port but has a CD changer. The 08 Sports has the USB but no CD changer. The USB can be used with iPods or thumbdrives. O8 also comes with bluetooth interface for phones. :top:

 

[Bimmer27]

That's correct soulasylum. The 07 Sports doesn't have the USB port but has a CD changer. The 08 Sports has the USB but no CD changer. The USB can be used with iPods or thumbdrives. O8 also comes with bluetooth interface for phones. :top:

Thanks for your info Schwepps..

i'm just wondering can i fix the bluetooth to my 07 M-sports..btw,i did called up Auto bavaria pg but still no answer from them...?they keep saying they need to check my version...

cheers...:top:

 

[racheltoh]

bimmer27: the answer is yes. my 325i m-sports is 2007 version. however the previous owner put in the bluetooth accessory. (lucky me). u just need to sychronise yr handphone to it. thus, u can use speaker phone and then dial numbers without pressing yr handphone. it stores multiple phonebooks.

however i hv not been lucky. software still coo-coo. i'm waiting for IA to call me to upgrade my software.

 

[Bimmer27]

bimmer27: the answer is yes. my 325i m-sports is 2007 version. however the previous owner put in the bluetooth accessory. (lucky me). u just need to sychronise yr handphone to it. thus, u can use speaker phone and then dial numbers without pressing yr handphone. it stores multiple phonebooks.

however i hv not been lucky. software still coo-coo. i'm waiting for IA to call me to upgrade my software.

Racheltoh,
You're so lucky to have this Bluetooth function,btw,i just being told that to install this function i need Rm7k...omg,is a hack of a price...i wonder anyone out there have this function install...?

 

[soulasylum]

That's correct soulasylum. The 07 Sports doesn't have the USB port but has a CD changer. The 08 Sports has the USB but no CD changer. The USB can be used with iPods or thumbdrives. O8 also comes with bluetooth interface for phones. :top:

yeah bro, but there isn't any 08 325 sport in market yet right?
I wonder why they still put "CD changer" in car, what century now???
I am exploring whether they can change the audio-in to USB port in the ice-cube now...i dont like ipod..and usb thumbdrives now coming to 16GB, in a size of a lady's fingernail.

weird no2, i booked my car 3 weeks ago and they still cannot deliver...JPJ issue, chassis number issue ....getting dodgy...sapura do kereta potong?? aiya can get their warranty to extend or not....? my car is pre-reg feb08.

 

[soulasylum]

by the way i wonder how is ur bluetooth experience? many are not clear, with disturbance sound...so not worth it...my fren's BlueTooth in lexus is so far the best i can get...