gdavis

My May04 build 530 has been in the dealer all day and they have dismantled the trunk to locate the fiber optic cable as directed in that service bulletin in order to set up Bluetooth. But when I spoke to them mid-day, they said that they could find no cable to connect. So they decided to go ahead and update the idrive software to v13.3 or later in the mean time.

I urged them to contact Motorwerks in Barrington, Illinois as pharding has trained them on this install. But they haven't been able to get through to the guys there. I also encouraged them to speak with BMWNA to get the specifics, but so far I've not heard of any success with that.

Does anyone who's been through this know why they might not have found that fiber optic cable??? does anyone have a photo of it or know exactly where it lives?

Pharding, Hormazd, evperry?

Anyone else??????

HELP!

Hormazd

Actually the TS bulletins do not mention anything about the cable. This was something that we read in the first Pharding thread. Let them code the car and try it. I also read someone say that they did not have to connect a cable. Do you have a phone that they can test with? My mechanic had a V600 so he was able to verify that it worked.

GER_545SMG

There is no cable from what I understand, I think this is old info, when the remedy was to install a BT module in place of Assist or something. A recent software update is all youneed on a post 3/04 production car - that's my understanding...

gdavis

OK, thanks for that input on the cable issue. The dealer said that they are updating the software, but now the idrive display went dead. They are trying some workarounds to bring it back, but don't know what it will take.....

Seems like its not so straitforward....

Yes, I gave them my phone and it is the new moto razr v3

kt8509

Any updates? I have a 8/04 build and would love to find out if the dealer needs to do anything other than the s/w update.

I also just bought a Razr V3.

mhgoforit

mhgoforit

I'm scheduled to have the bluetooth install next week (production date 7/04). I also had the sirius radio installed today and was updated to version 13.3. If there is no hardware or retro fit for bluetooth, it sounds like I should have done both installs together to save on labor.

gdavis

mhgoforit,

it sounds like mostly just the update is done for 13.3 or later, and then the programming within that software to enable BT. What are your car specs? You must not have NAV if you got Sirius installed???

pharding

RAZR V3 is an aweswome phone. Works well with my e60 Bluetooth.

pharding

Software upgrades are generally time consuming. Sometimes, unfortunately, the software does not "take" and they have to cycle through again. The I-drive screen has been upgraded many times.