vminev

Is this all I need to play an I-pod? My car does read MP3's and does not have nav.

chamilun

no, the dealer will have to update your software to add the input option

spectraJordan

i have a aux plug in the back wrest under the my arm while I'm driving. and there is aux option on the screen.
does this i need the direct cable from my iPod to the aux only?

syrousd

Well, if you have all the Jack and Aux shows up in the menu then this is the cable you need!

neoe60

I think you can buy a cable on Ebay and program it yourself:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-s...#ht_598wt_1165

The software is in the DIY forum.

AchtungE60

No this will not work.
1) you will need to change your vehicle order to have +NAUX if you do not have Aux option in your idrive. Look to spend about $300 or so to do this plus the cost of the cable which, that price you have is way too high. .... should be about $45 and is a shit cable which you'll probably have to cut apart to take out the resistors to get decent sound.
2) I could code it for you if you have the OBD cable.
3) If you did by the cable above and install youself, You'll have to take the pins/cables out of the X183 plug and insert them into your own. Sucks for something you pay for.

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Originally Posted by spectraJordan

i have a aux plug in the back wrest under the my arm while I'm driving. and there is aux option on the screen.
does this i need the direct cable from my iPod to the aux only?

You need a male to male 3.5mm jack to plug into the audio output and into your phone. You will not be able to control iPod/phone from iDrive.

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Originally Posted by neoe60

I think you can buy a cable on Ebay and program it yourself:

http://cgi.ebay.com/...e#ht_598wt_1165

The software is in the DIY forum.

First of all we do not know what kind of car he has. This is a cheap chinese cable and I would never trust it or use it any programming or coding because I had a very bad experience with it. He may have a 2008 vehicle and if so he's using DCAN and not K, so this is important to note! There are plenty of BMW cables out there and they're not expensive... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-U...ht_7344wt_1165
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-U...ht_7401wt_1165