AUX DIY
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Looking at this item on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-E84-E85-X5-E53-AUX-Mode-Cable-3-5mm-Female-Dash-Mount-Socket-OEM-Style-/301066788151?hash=item4618fa9d37:g
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Has anyone tried it and if so, is there any further work required to get it to work properly (with Nav, Bluetooth and CD changer) and display AUX mode option etc?
Always mindful that things that are a bit cheaper, it's often for a reason. Having said that, BMW's prices are certainly on the inflated side.
Thanks!
xwAAOxyVaBSxWuGHas anyone tried it and if so, is there any further work required to get it to work properly (with Nav, Bluetooth and CD changer) and display AUX mode option etc?
Always mindful that things that are a bit cheaper, it's often for a reason. Having said that, BMW's prices are certainly on the inflated side.
Thanks!
Fruity is the man to go to, if in doubt email him and he'll show you the way. I got mine from him, with some excellent support. I have NAV, BT and CD changer and it works a dream, if a little quite (for some reason AUX is quieter than CD's, but that's just how it is with the cars)
samZ4M said:
Cheers Sam, I think I'll grab that then. Was the item you bought the same as the one in the link I posted?
The issue with the volume baffles me, there isn't really a good reason as to why this should be affected. It seems like some people reckon there's an issue and other's don't. Very weird.
Phil-E30 said:Looking at this item on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-E84-E85-X5-E53-AUX-Mode-Cable-3-5mm-Female-Dash-Mount-Socket-OEM-Style-/301066788151?hash=item4618fa9d37:g
Has anyone tried it and if so, is there any further work required to get it to work properly (with Nav, Bluetooth and CD changer) and display AUX mode option etc?
Always mindful that things that are a bit cheaper, it's often for a reason. Having said that, BMW's prices are certainly on the inflated side.
Thanks!
That's what I bought , if you contact him he may ship with the wires not installed in the plug, which makes life easy as the wires fit in the existing sat nav plug .
Mine is quieter than cd ( so is my saab!). sound is fine otherwise.
Have a look also at the USB/ iPod / iPhone charge cables for Bmw mini.... saves having a " mess" of wires on the transmission tunnel
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231188059675
I contacted him direct and he gave me a link, so I was 100% sure it was correct. Mine looks the same as the link you posted, but I know there are some resistors etc so you want to get the right one.Phil-E30 said:
EDIT: Although he states "This is not a GENERIC item like most, this is made PURELY for the Z4 & X5", so I imagine it'd work no problem.
Fruity cable works a treat and retains Bluetooth. Great customer service with help and advice - highly recommended.
When I removed the outer casing for the plug "C" I was expecting to see numbers stamped on the plug, but no. I needed to find pins 3,4 and 10 for Red/3, White/4 and Black/10 and found the attached diagram. BT uses pins 6 and 12:
Finished result:
Just need to decide where/how to route the cable.
When I removed the outer casing for the plug "C" I was expecting to see numbers stamped on the plug, but no. I needed to find pins 3,4 and 10 for Red/3, White/4 and Black/10 and found the attached diagram. BT uses pins 6 and 12:
Finished result:
Just need to decide where/how to route the cable.
stevengude
Member
Do i need to disconnect the battery at all before i do this?
stevengude
Member
Ive got the fruity cables kit and im trying to install (ive got nav and cd cjanger). The crimps dont seem to want to go very far in. Is the normal?
When i turn on the car it doesnt pick up aux
When i turn on the car it doesnt pick up aux
Panta Rhei
Member
Hello, I would like to retrofit this in my 2006 3.0si, picture below.
I need:
1. 2007 cover with hole for AUX-IN socket (under the A/C panel unit)#51459128397
2. AUX-IN socket #84109237655
3. the wire - can this be #61129172021?
Can you help me finding proper OEM number for the wire?
I need:
1. 2007 cover with hole for AUX-IN socket (under the A/C panel unit)#51459128397
2. AUX-IN socket #84109237655
3. the wire - can this be #61129172021?
Can you help me finding proper OEM number for the wire?
Hi, today I took out my head unit to connect the AUX cable. There was no free slots left so I unplugged the black one on the corner and I have connected the aux cable:
But after connectig it, I cant find it in the menu
:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-QbOZycphU
Does that mean that I can't have aux or I have some shi**y cable and I should buy one from Fruity?
Don't know if there's a difference but I have CD changer but I won't use it if I have AUX.
But after connectig it, I cant find it in the menu
:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-QbOZycphU
Does that mean that I can't have aux or I have some shi**y cable and I should buy one from Fruity?
Don't know if there's a difference but I have CD changer but I won't use it if I have AUX.
Ok, I have installed cable from fruity and it works now. The problem I have now is the screwing back and alignment of the head unit.
It doesn't fit very well, 2 bolts are screwed 100% but it does not fit :|. Does anybody know how to do it correctly? I was unscrewing and screwing it back for 3 times and still the same :/
Here's the video:
https://youtu.be/PQLuxqFFBOY/
[youtube]PQLuxqFFBOY[/youtube]
It doesn't fit very well, 2 bolts are screwed 100% but it does not fit :|. Does anybody know how to do it correctly? I was unscrewing and screwing it back for 3 times and still the same :/
Here's the video:
https://youtu.be/PQLuxqFFBOY/
[youtube]PQLuxqFFBOY[/youtube]
Just wanted to post a recommendation for fruity cables after recieving great service from them. For £13.99 I got a cable delivered swiftly with fitting instructions for my '06 e86 with sat nav. Everything went together easily, works well and sounds great.
I decided to mount it in the panel underneath the heater controls, similar to the factory option on later cars. Rory @ fruity cables even offered to replace the nut that attaches the aux port to the panel after I ham-fistedly stripped the thread during installation!!
I decided to mount it in the panel underneath the heater controls, similar to the factory option on later cars. Rory @ fruity cables even offered to replace the nut that attaches the aux port to the panel after I ham-fistedly stripped the thread during installation!!
Panta Rhei
Member
This one will fit? 03/2006 with CD-changer and without navi.
Dont know if this has been said earlier, but there is no need to take the vent and stereo out. Just remove the plate under the ac and vent buttons and stick your hand up and release the connection. Its long enough to pull down and connect what you want into.