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Old 01-20-2020, 05:40 PM
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Thanks for understanding!



I am actually in the process of sourcing a local company to do the wiring termination for me. I have the applicator, which is what is specific to the terminal I'm using, and they have the terminator.



It's looking like $9 / bundle of six wires, plus $7 or so bucks for the terminal housings (the plastic connector shroud).



I'm thinking the plug and play harness will be in the ~$20 - ~$25 range, since they need to be assembled when they get to me. Wires will be 14" long, which should plenty.
Great news as I. Sure damn near everyone looking to buy this BlueBUS will want this connector too. I also know my mechanic wants to order some BlueBus from you once mine is installed and he sees it working.

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Old 01-21-2020, 06:25 PM
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So stupid question....what will the wire connector connect to? Sorry, I am already in implementation mode....

And will it be the same wire for e53, e39 and e46s?

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I am in same boat. Not sure what I will need for hook up-just waiting to receive unit and than decipher. Ted will help us out I am sure.
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So stupid question....what will the wire connector connect to? Sorry, I am already in implementation mode....

And will it be the same wire for e53, e39 and e46s?

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I am in same boat. Not sure what I will need for hook up-just waiting to receive unit and than decipher. Ted will help us out I am sure.
To the best of my knowledge, it will connect to the 6 pin CD changer plug and the 3 pin Kbus connector. There is a video running around of the connections on a E39.

https://youtu.be/UO9WvRbNzZg
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To the best of my knowledge, it will connect to the 6 pin CD changer plug and the 3 pin Kbus connector. There is a video running around of the connections on a E39.

https://youtu.be/UO9WvRbNzZg
I'm not an expert, but I had talked a bunch with Ted, months ago about connecting to the e53 (currently with no factory bluetooth or phone system) and after I sent him a video of my x5's "media corner" Left rear, where cd changer/phone modules would be, he pointed out the wiring needed IS there.
YES the two connectors that Overboost mentions above are for the bluetooth media/power, but if you want to use the factory phone mic (which, I actually didn't have so I had to buy one and track down the wiring for it in the overhead console). and this is a note directly from Ted about which microphone to buy, if you need to buy one. "I highly suggest not using that Microphone. In some cases it picks up too much audio in the cabin which can lead to the caller hearing themselves. 84318380338 works perfectly under all circumstances".
back to the other wiring... it is a black long 54 pin connector (has 3 rows of 18 pin slots) that was bundled up under my cargo floor. To access, I had to remove floor, and then remove large black plastic part to expose all the wiring harnesses and yes its sitting pretty there, ready to accept this connector that Ted is also in process of building, so its a easy connect to this, then connect other end to that and presto...
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Are you referencing this for the microphone??Does this replace the existing one in the E53?
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...e/84318380338/
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I'm not an expert, but I had talked a bunch with Ted, months ago about connecting to the e53 (currently with no factory bluetooth or phone system) and after I sent him a video of my x5's "media corner" Left rear, where cd changer/phone modules would be, he pointed out the wiring needed IS there.
YES the two connectors that Overboost mentions above are for the bluetooth media/power, but if you want to use the factory phone mic (which, I actually didn't have so I had to buy one and track down the wiring for it in the overhead console). and this is a note directly from Ted about which microphone to buy, if you need to buy one. "I highly suggest not using that Microphone. In some cases it picks up too much audio in the cabin which can lead to the caller hearing themselves. 84318380338 works perfectly under all circumstances".
back to the other wiring... it is a black long 54 pin connector (has 3 rows of 18 pin slots) that was bundled up under my cargo floor. To access, I had to remove floor, and then remove large black plastic part to expose all the wiring harnesses and yes its sitting pretty there, ready to accept this connector that Ted is also in process of building, so its a easy connect to this, then connect other end to that and presto...
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Are you referencing this for the microphone??Does this replace the existing one in the E53?
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...e/84318380338/
I had to but that one (used for much cheaper) because my x5 did NOT have a mic at all, but even if it did, based on what Ted told me, I'd probably have replaced it since the newer models are too sensitive for the system he is building.
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I had to but that one (used for much cheaper) because my x5 did NOT have a mic at all, but even if it did, based on what Ted told me, I'd probably have replaced it since the newer models are too sensitive for the system he is building.
Definitely buy the microphone with the part number ending in 338 -- It performs the best.

The newer microphone with the part number ending in 762 picks up a bit too much audio from the cabin and has been found by a couple of beta users to create "echos" in the phone calls, where the other party can hear themselves over the vehicle speakers -- totally distracting.
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I am in same boat. Not sure what I will need for hook up-just waiting to receive unit and than decipher. Ted will help us out I am sure.

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I'm not an expert, but I had talked a bunch with Ted, months ago about connecting to the e53 (currently with no factory bluetooth or phone system) and after I sent him a video of my x5's "media corner" Left rear, where cd changer/phone modules would be, he pointed out the wiring needed IS there.
YES the two connectors that Overboost mentions above are for the bluetooth media/power, but if you want to use the factory phone mic (which, I actually didn't have so I had to buy one and track down the wiring for it in the overhead console). and this is a note directly from Ted about which microphone to buy, if you need to buy one. "I highly suggest not using that Microphone. In some cases it picks up too much audio in the cabin which can lead to the caller hearing themselves. 84318380338 works perfectly under all circumstances".
back to the other wiring... it is a black long 54 pin connector (has 3 rows of 18 pin slots) that was bundled up under my cargo floor. To access, I had to remove floor, and then remove large black plastic part to expose all the wiring harnesses and yes its sitting pretty there, ready to accept this connector that Ted is also in process of building, so its a easy connect to this, then connect other end to that and presto...
Oops, somehow the forum only just now notified me of thread updates, so I missed this connector conversation --

So, yeah! The 3 and 6 pin CD Changer connectors will provide you with what you need to get Bluetooth streaming from the BlueBus, but you'll also need to track down the 54 pin connector (~2002+) or the DB25 that's in the trunk if you want to make use of Bluetooth calling. You can also provide your own non-OE microphone and it'll work, provided you run the wiring and hook it up to the 3.5mm connector on the BlueBus.

If you have the DSP, I recommend picking up a SMB to SMB (50ohm impedance) connector (like this one: https://gromaudio.com/store/accessor...ble_-1-ft.html) and using that instead of the 6 pin connector. You'll enable an option in the BlueBus which will "switch" the input to digital mode when in Bluetooth mode. This connector provides higher quality audio than the analog 6 pin harness.

I'm always available if you have questions at [email protected] or [email protected]

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Old 02-11-2020, 06:04 PM
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Hey Ted, how are the kids? You have them working on the BlueBus assembly yet?
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