Best option for aux on a 2003 with DSP?

[DaveP]

So, I've read the many threads on this, and am more confused than when I started.

I'm looking at a 2003 E85, with DSP/Carver (amp next to battery etc.) but no navigation.

Some threads appear to suggest that there's a GROM solution, but their website doesn't show a listing for the DSP unit (specifically its products are listed "not DSP"). Am I missing something?

I could probably live with an Aux input, but it looks like the BMW DSP-specific cable is discontinued. I have used Fruity Car Cables in the past (on an E46 with HK), but the website appears to be dead.

Looking on Ebay and Amazon doesn't seem to yield much with great certainty either.

Help!

 

[Mojito]

Hi DaveP,
Grom sell a DSP adapter - I have similar car with DSP and it works very well.
Have a look at my post under E85 How To. It’s under the audio section near the top.
Hope this helps

 

[DaveP]

Thank you

 

[DaveP]

@mojito - Was the microphone the only reason you needed to run a cable to the cabin?

 

[Mojito]

Hi,
Yes, only cable that needed running back to the dashboard was for the microphone. As you can see in the thread I also added aux and usb, fitted in the little cubbyhole behind the handbrake. In practise I never use the aux anyway, just Bluetooth to my phone.
It’s a lovely day down here in Cornwall - out Christmas shopping in the Z, top down