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Tysonwills
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Post by Tysonwills » Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:43 am

I have just bought a 2.3 sdrive but has no sat nav .
What do I need to play music from my iPod using the steering wheel controls.
I have a parrot hands free that I used on my older z4 would I be better installing this because I can't seem to get the
Phone system already on the sdrive to work on voice command either

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Post by Maniac » Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:47 am

Non idrive cars have very limited voice function.

iPod control should be possible using a Y cable (eBay or Bmw) if you have a usb connection in the armrest storage.

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Post by Tysonwills » Sat Dec 23, 2017 1:43 pm

No USB in arm rest only aux port

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Post by Maniac » Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:31 pm

Then sadly it’s an iPod directly into aux without control.

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Post by mcbutler » Sun Dec 24, 2017 6:33 pm

Or retrofit a USB port, not easy or cheap though.
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Post by Maniac » Sun Dec 24, 2017 6:51 pm

Which is why I didn’t mention it.

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Post by AnubisZed » Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:27 am

It's cheap enough, depending on budget, around the £150 to £250 for all parts (depending on the deal and seller) for that you get the OEM look and full steering wheel control.

Tysonwills, see my reply in your other post.

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