GROM or similar for E86 w/ satnav screen

[Jamesgofast]

Hi,

Been a couple weeks since Ive had my Z4. So far, so good. But I cant live with shitty FM radio while Im stuck in traffic (Hate the blah blah and adverts)... the sound of an idle straight six also just doesnt cut it.

I have the SatNav system installed on my Z, no CD interchanger in the back. Just a single CD drive on the headunit, plus the aux in and phone bluetooth. Standard speaker setup I believe.



It would be great to retain track info on the screen and steering wheel controls. It seems to me the GROM is the way to go. I can simply stick my music collection on a small external SSD in the back.

I like this option because there are no wires to worry about dangling around if I use the AUX cable input, keeping the car clean.

Anyone with experience trying to get a more modernized system in place who has the much dated SatNav screen system? Other options besides the GROM welcome.

Cheers

 

[FelipeFlop]

Hi James,

Looks like we have the same SatNav setup, but my car had the Intravee device installed - which allowed a phone/ipod to plug in via the central console.
It wasn't an ideal setup for me so I looked into a blue music bluetooth device which can be picked up from amazon pretty cheaply.

Using the really helpful instructions here: https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=125967 I simply unplugged the Intravee from the 6 cd changer preparation (my car had the cables but not the changer) and plugged in the BT dongle.

Then it was simply a matter of pairing my phone, and I can now easily play anything from my phone in the car (digital radio/apple music/spotify etc.) without any plugging in or faffing about.

The screen doesn't display the track listing (which it did when using the Intravee), but I have my phone on a magnetic cradle that has all that stuff visible anyway. Tracks and volume can still be adjusted using steering wheel controls.