550i Phone Adapter?
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My Ride: 2008 Space Gray 550i, Light Poplar Wood, Anthracite Head Liner, Sport Package, Sport Automatic Transmission, Cold Weather Package, Front Ventilated Comfort Seats in Black Nasca Leather, NAV, HUD, Active Steering, Comfort Access, Night Vision, Lane Deviation Warning, Active Cruise Control, Heated Rear Seats, Folding Rear Seats, Power Shade w/ Rear Side-Shades, Rear Air Bags, Logic 7, HD Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, iPod/USB Adapter. Car in BMW Body Shop, estimated completion 01/24/07.
I was under the impression that cell phones could be snapped into a cradle in the center console in the '08 550i. Is that not correct? I didn't see it as an option and somehow came to believe it was standard.
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My Ride: BMW 550i 2007 M-Kit installed- 367 BHP Sapphire black, comfort seats, comfort access, HUD, Professional Nav, Logic 7.
Originally Posted by calpalmer' post='541049' date='Mar 7 2008, 05:02 PM
I was under the impression that cell phones could be snapped into a cradle in the center console in the '08 550i. Is that not correct? I didn't see it as an option and somehow came to believe it was standard.
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BTW, for the first 12 hours, the car exceeds all my expectations -- awesome!
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There is no cradle for bluetooth phones. All you need to do is link the phone to the I-Drive and... Voila ... you have all the controls you need on the steering wheel.
BTW... you will need to check your phone compatibility as not all the phones are fully compatible with BMW.
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Thanks, it sure is. On the phone, I have it paired, all's good there, works like a charm. I had seen a BMW brochure and posts on this forum or at bimmerfest.com to mount the phone under the lid to the center console which is what I mistakenly thought was a standard fixture on this car. Stream provided me a link to a DIY for it with BMW part numbers etc. Thanks,
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Originally Posted by calpalmer' post='541465' date='Mar 8 2008, 07:11 AM
Thanks, it sure is. On the phone, I have it paired, all's good there, works like a charm. I had seen a BMW brochure and posts on this forum or at bimmerfest.com to mount the phone under the lid to the center console which is what I mistakenly thought was a standard fixture on this car. Stream provided me a link to a DIY for it with BMW part numbers etc. Thanks,
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Go here for more details.
www.wireless4bmw.com
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There are snap-ins for various cell phone models. They are not cheap and the real problem is they are "phone specific" and the darn cell phone configurations change every other month.
If you decide to upgrade your phone more often than you upgrade your car - no problem! BT works fine w/o it.
If you decide to upgrade your phone more often than you upgrade your car - no problem! BT works fine w/o it.
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Yep, phone specific snap-in adapters... in fact while waiting for the car to be delivered, I ordered one from an English company specific to the Blackberry 8130. It came, it's cool, and I figured I'd just "snap it in" to the console location, thinking somehow the 550i was already set up with the base wired up and ready to go. No way. I have now ordered the two additional components it misses, and will wire it up in accordance with Stream's great DIY post on bimmerfest.com.
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Originally Posted by calpalmer' post='541687' date='Mar 8 2008, 09:03 PM
No way. I have now ordered the two additional components it misses, and will wire it up in accordance with Stream's great DIY post on bimmerfest.com.
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My Ride: 2008 Space Gray 550i, Light Poplar Wood, Anthracite Head Liner, Sport Package, Sport Automatic Transmission, Cold Weather Package, Front Ventilated Comfort Seats in Black Nasca Leather, NAV, HUD, Active Steering, Comfort Access, Night Vision, Lane Deviation Warning, Active Cruise Control, Heated Rear Seats, Folding Rear Seats, Power Shade w/ Rear Side-Shades, Rear Air Bags, Logic 7, HD Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, iPod/USB Adapter. Car in BMW Body Shop, estimated completion 01/24/07.
Thanks Rudy, I'll review this.... looks less simple than I thought it would be. Didn't occur to me there is TCU reprogramming involved.
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