Bluetooth Music Streaming

[jmcgxx]

I looked at your 1/28/14 post and I believe the pins are in the lower right of pic #2, pins #3 (red), #4 (blue) and #10 (brown).
My cable from Turner Motorsports actually had wires red/white, blue/white and brown/white.
Turner offers two versions, one for nav and one for non nav.

[flg8r90]

Originally Posted by jmcgxx

I looked at your 1/28/14 post and I believe the pins are in the lower right of pic #2, pins #3 (red), #4 (blue) and #10 (brown).
My cable from Turner Motorsports actually had wires red/white, blue/white and brown/white.
Turner offers two versions, one for nav and one for non nav.

jmcgxx,

Thanks, I've already tried the pins on the right side using my homemade Aux harness. I'm going to build another and give it a shot. If not I may break down and buy the Turner Sports version.

[Quicksilver]

iLive update,

Turns out the battery in the iLive doesn't last very long so I had to resort
to using the flashlight charger plugin in the glove box to keep it going. I had
an adaptor for the flashlight plug but I had to get one of these to power
and charge the iLive. USB Car Charger | reVOLT c2 Dual USB Charger | reVOLT c2 | by Scosche

Now, with the aux plugged in, and the power being fed from the flashlight
adaptor to the scoshe usb car charger, and the scoche car charger
charging the iLive when the key is on we're good to go.
I also turn the iLive off when I'm not using it but that doesn't mean
it will keep a charge. It's just my preference to turn it off.

One other quirk. Seems like The X gets confused when it's trying to find
the iLife bluetooth and so it won't connect with the iPhone bluetooth. So
what I found is that turning off the iPhone bluetooth and then turning it
back on connects everything. Now everything is in the glovebox neatly
wrapped up and hidden from site and all I have to do play whatever.

Soon I'll take the iPad out to the X and get it connected.


Edit: Well after about a month I returned the iLive. It worked but when it was on
There was a whine I could hear that occurred when driving. When it was off it made
other strange sounds. It had to go. So no Bluetooth for now.

[Jono Sutcliffe]

Hey guys

How can i find out which setup i currently have so i can work out what cables etc i need

Im UK based, and dont have access to anyone local who can help me out

Thanks

Jono

[TerminatorX5]

Well, you can either look up your own options yourself, or, you can post more information about your ride and we see if we can help you out... So far the only thing that we know about you, is that you are in UK and there is nobody around you that can help out... honestly, you don't need to tell us anything personal about yorself, but if more info about your ride would be beneficial...

welcome to the forum - post some intro info about your ride, post some pics... not in this thread, make up a new one... create signature... We are a friendly bunch

[Jono Sutcliffe]

Sorry about the abrupt post, i was sitting in the airport waiting to get home after a long trip away

I will start a new thread in a minute with some more details

[bcredliner]

Another option is the Dice mediabridge now sold by Audiovox. The following is an Amazon price: Amazon.com : DICE MBR-1500-BMW MediaBridge with Bluetooth for BMW - Black : Vehicle Audio Car Mounts : Electronics I think it is the best thing short of changing out the Nav screen. The only negative is this option disables the CD player and you have to run wires from the rear to where the media bridge is installed near the radio. The instructions are very helpful with pictures and tech support is available. The following is a youtube video of the install: BMW X5 - Pt 2/4: Soundplicity iPod / iPhone / Android Kit Installation Instructions - YouTube

The following is a link explaining features: DICE Electronics LLC - DRIVE | LIVE | ACCESSORIZE - MediaBridge
They offer a DSP and non-DSP version. I purchased the Sirius radio option rather than using an app. Everything is controlled by existing radio buttons.

[Pannalstaroz]

Guys,

Will a Dice DUO linked to a 30 pin Bluetooth adapter work? I can't see why it wouldn't?

Cheers
Tim

[MINIz guy]

So I went and pulled this trigger for this bluetooth audio adapter. It was only $10. I've been using it for 1 week now for about 1 hour/day. The rechargeable battery is still good and the on/off switch really helps conserve battery power. I only worry about longevity on it and if it will last forever.

It connects to my phone in seconds once I turn it on. Sound quality is fine too playing from Pandora and 8tracks. Range is fine too as I've walked out of my car with my phone in my pocket without any interruptions.

Best of all, the only wire in the cabin is a short 6" one that goes to the adapter. It sits in the ashtray next to the aux input plug anyway, so if I got creative I could even get the whole thing out of the way.

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by MINIz guy

So I went and pulled this trigger for this bluetooth audio adapter. It was only $10. I've been using it for 1 week now for about 1 hour/day. The rechargeable battery is still good and the on/off switch really helps conserve battery power. I only worry about longevity on it and if it will last forever.

It connects to my phone in seconds once I turn it on. Sound quality is fine too playing from Pandora and 8tracks. Range is fine too as I've walked out of my car with my phone in my pocket without any interruptions.

Best of all, the only wire in the cabin is a short 6" one that goes to the adapter. It sits in the ashtray next to the aux input plug anyway, so if I got creative I could even get the whole thing out of the way.

that is the unit I got from eBay to replace the iLive unit. This one has a slide switch, and I went a step further - I popped the case open and snipped the wires for the internal battery off and hardwired it. Now, everytime I start the engine, the BT unit goes into "ON" state, and the phone instantly connects to it (with iLive model, the unit stayed powered on with internal battery until the juice would run out and then I had hard time reconnecting to it). so far works fine...