G29 - No wireless charging - cabling options/ideas please?

TeaserUK · Post by **TeaserUK** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:38 am

Hi All, New member! I've just placed an order for the G29 (due October) and due to chip shortages etc enhanced bluetooth, hotspot prep and wireless charging are off the menu. Don't really care about the first 2 but wireless charge would have been useful. I have a Samsung S10 and from what I've read the usb slot in the centre console doesn't provide enough juice to properly charge and there's restricted space in the console front phone tray that would possibly inhibit cabling. Have any G29 owners found an effective way of using a cabled charge solution please? Are wireless retrofits viable? Anything like 90 degree usb cable connectors? First world problems! Oh - and once again hello all!

sars · Post by **sars** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:21 am

Hello, welcome and congratulations on your purchase, there are some kits available to add wireless charging and I might look into these when I get mine, hopefully in September

So what have you ordered?

TeaserUK · Post by **TeaserUK** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:56 am

Black with ivory leather S20i MSport, Pro, Tech, Comfort, Driving Assistant packs! V Excited! I'll be keen to learn what your experience is! What have you got coming?

sars · Post by **sars** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:02 pm

San Francisco Red M40i with cognac, tech, comfort and driving packs, ordered Monday 14th June, delivery supposed to be third week in September but not holding my breath. Me too very excited indeed

Purchased from BMW Boston in Lincolnshire, so will have a nice drive back

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TeaserUK · Post by **TeaserUK** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:18 pm

Ooooh very pretty! I'd wrap the M40 round a lampost so I'm playing it safe!

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:40 pm

That is lovely Sars, best colour too.

Number5 · Post by **Number5** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:02 pm

We've just got short 15cm lightening cable plugged into the USB by the wireless charging pad and it charges absolutely fine. The phone sits on the wireless charging pad and you can even shut the flap, concealing it too.

If not plugged in the battery does drain fairly quick though as the car connects via bluetooth and Wi-fi if using Apple Car Play

Ian J · Post by **Ian J** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:35 pm

Number5 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:02 pm We've just got short 15cm lightening cable plugged into the USB by the wireless charging pad and it charges absolutely fine. The phone sits on the wireless charging pad and you can even shut the flap, concealing it too.

I had wireless charging in my last car and when you switched the engine off there was an audible as well as written warning to remove the phone whereas doing what you suggest (which is what I do now) doesn't give you any warning and I have gone off leaving my phone in the car a couple of times already

TeaserUK · Post by **TeaserUK** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:41 pm

Number5 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:02 pm We've just got short 15cm lightening cable plugged into the USB by the wireless charging pad and it charges absolutely fine. The phone sits on the wireless charging pad and you can even shut the flap, concealing it too.

Really grateful for the responses, thank you - are you able to share the tray dimensions please so I can see how much space I have for a connector?

sars · Post by **sars** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:48 pm

TeaserUK wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:18 pm Ooooh very pretty! I'd wrap the M40 round a lampost so I'm playing it safe!

Just noticed your other thread, just because you have the power you don’t have to use it all the time and when you do, do it responsibly. I’m a 54 year old Yorkshire lass so if I can there’s nothing stopping you apart from you

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:04 pm

sars wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:48 pm because you have the power you don’t have to use it all the time and when you do, do it responsibly

Sars, what page of the manual is this on, I must’ve missed it

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:23 pm

Nowt wrong with my phone so haven’t changed it, will wireless charge it ok, not tried yet…?

sars · Post by **sars** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:08 pm

Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:04 pm
sars wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:48 pm because you have the power you don’t have to use it all the time and when you do, do it responsibly
Sars, what page of the manual is this on, I must’ve missed it

There’s a manual?

sars · Post by **sars** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:09 pm

Scubaregs wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:40 pm That is lovely Sars, best colour too.

We would say that though wouldn’t we

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:13 pm

Did someone say, wireless?

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