Using the aux in on the rear to play musing from your phone?
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Since i have just aux in on the rear i'm looking for options to play music to the car stereo from my phone.
If i connect the phone with a cable with 3.5mm jacks on both ends to the aux in, (the phone has 3.5mm audio out) will that allow me to scroll and play music from the iDrive or ill have to do it on the phone?
Also is there a bluetooth device that i can plugin to the aux in on the back and pair with my phone, so i won't have to hava a cable through the half car?
If i connect the phone with a cable with 3.5mm jacks on both ends to the aux in, (the phone has 3.5mm audio out) will that allow me to scroll and play music from the iDrive or ill have to do it on the phone?
Also is there a bluetooth device that i can plugin to the aux in on the back and pair with my phone, so i won't have to hava a cable through the half car?
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Since i have just aux in on the rear i'm looking for options to play music to the car stereo from my phone.
If i connect the phone with a cable with 3.5mm jacks on both ends to the aux in, (the phone has 3.5mm audio out) will that allow me to scroll and play music from the iDrive or ill have to do it on the phone?
Also is there a bluetooth device that i can plugin to the aux in on the back and pair with my phone, so i won't have to hava a cable through the half car?
If i connect the phone with a cable with 3.5mm jacks on both ends to the aux in, (the phone has 3.5mm audio out) will that allow me to scroll and play music from the iDrive or ill have to do it on the phone?
Also is there a bluetooth device that i can plugin to the aux in on the back and pair with my phone, so i won't have to hava a cable through the half car?
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I love my car, but the aux connection has me scratching my head. All that research and development and they couldn't come up with a better way to connect an ipod? Why in the world did they put the input in the back seat? There is plenty of space on the dash or center console. Just bad engineering. There is a kit you can buy that turns the ashtray into an ipod dock.
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I love my car, but the aux connection has me scratching my head. All that research and development and they couldn't come up with a better way to connect an ipod? Why in the world did they put the input in the back seat? There is plenty of space on the dash or center console. Just bad engineering. There is a kit you can buy that turns the ashtray into an ipod dock.
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I just ordered a nice bluetooth receiver that plugs into the aux in and pairs with your phone, it has built in battery that's supposed to last up to 8 hours and is about $30
too bad i won't be able to use the idrive though
too bad i won't be able to use the idrive though
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