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Oct 23, 2008 | 02:12 PM

bmdoubledru

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Sorry guys..probably a dumb question but ther is a small plug in my center console...what is it?!?! lol

It is at the front of it at the bottom..

Also..there's probably a thread, but what would I need to integrate/plug in my ipod into my car?

Thanks in advance!!

Oct 23, 2008 | 02:15 PM

ramyar

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Sounds like you're talking about you aux in port. That's where you'd plug in an mp3 player without the usb interface.

Oct 23, 2008 | 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bmdoubledru' post='701572' date='Oct 23 2008, 04:12 PM

Sorry guys..probably a dumb question but ther is a small plug in my center console...what is it?!?! lol

It is at the front of it at the bottom..

Also..there's probably a thread, but what would I need to integrate/plug in my ipod into my car?

Thanks in advance!!

Hey i dont know what that thing is either!

Oct 23, 2008 | 02:18 PM

bmdoubledru

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Originally Posted by ramyar' post='701577' date='Oct 23 2008, 03:15 PM

Sounds like you're talking about you aux in port. That's where you'd plug in an mp3 player without the usb interface.

can i plug my ipod into that??

Oct 23, 2008 | 02:56 PM

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My Ride: 04 545i - Titanium Silver/Black, Sport pkg, Comfort Seats w/ Lumbar, Premium Sound, power rear sunshade, Adaptive Xenon Headlights, Steptronic, Park Distance Control, Fold down rear seats w/ski bag, Aux jack, 6-disk changer, puddle lamps... Engine: Custom Remus cat-back exhaust w/chrome square tips, K&N Air Filter, Charcoal Filter Removed, Sprint Booster :-), 50/50 mix of 91+100 Octane, EuroRev ECU Remap (coming soon lol), Dinan High-Flow Throttle Body (coming soon...maybe lol) Interior: Portable Sirius Stilletto 100 w/car kit, Garmin Nuvi 680 mounted below rear-view mirror, LCI-style I-drive knob, Dark Poplar Center Dashboard Trim. Exterior: E60 forum clings, 5% rear tint, ACS roof spoiler (painted black for distinct look against limo tint), ACS trunk spoiler, ACS add-on front spoiler and rear apron (awaiting installation), "18 Black Staggered BeBeS Style OER (emergency replacement for cracked sport 124 rims), black kidney grill, white accessory lighting (including license and trunk lamps), Angel-eye upgrade, AIB xenon-matched fog lamps, AIB V3's on order, red rear reflectors

If the plug looks like a headphone jack, then you should be able to plug in any portable media device - ipod, stilletto satellite radio, zune, sandisk portable, etc - into it. You may need a phono to phono cable (radio shack has 'em). Under the Entertainment area of idrive you should see a selection for Aux. You'll need to have that set to listen to music piped in from the aux jack.

A major note: The sound will sound flat, lacking bass and volume. This is because of inline filters used in the aux jack. You can gain sonic range by removing these filters, though the procedure to do so requires being comfortable with disassembly of the glove box, cutting and resplicing wires correctly, and reassembly. The dealer won't do this for you, but a search on "bass" + "aux" using the tool in the upper right part of this screen should yield some instructions. Enjoy!