Bluetooth Music Streaming

[Pannalstaroz]

Hi Guys,

I want to know what my options are for installing BT streaming in my car. I have an '05 X5 with Nav, TV, BT etc and I want to keep all the OEM stuff, ie I don't want a Dynavin or a Hualinguan etc. Is there an easy way of doing this? Has anyone done it? Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers
Tim

[TerminatorX5]

i did it...

check this post - http://www.xoutpost.com/961741-post33.html

on the picture at that post you will see a $25 BT dongle from local Wal-Mart - works perfect...

ask questions or PM - i will gladly help...

[m5james]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

i did it...

check this post - http://www.xoutpost.com/961741-post33.html

on the picture at that post you will see a $25 BT dongle from local Wal-Mart - works perfect...

ask questions or PM - i will gladly help...

Can this be done on an 01 X5 w/ business CD and a changer in the truck, no NAV. I'm going to replace my deck eventually, but it's going to be a big undertaking since I plan on doing what I did before...running RCA's and power wire into the trunk to run an amp, my custom made subwoofer enclosure and an Android based double DIN deck...but in the meantime I'd still like to run Pandora until I have time to do the complete re-do.

[Pannalstaroz]

Thanks for that. I'll be honest and say looking at it didn't make a lot of sense . I am the least handy person in the world!

[jc1surf]

Originally Posted by Pannalstaroz

Thanks for that. I'll be honest and say looking at it didn't make a lot of sense . I am the least handy person in the world!

i feel you Pann, same here, i've tried many app to stream BT audio. The google maps gps voice get's connected via BT and through the speakers no problem, but once I try to play music trough my phone, it can't.

-TermX.. where did you begin the connection/hardwire for the connection. or how does that particular BT device work?

[TerminatorX5]

In the cars with the factory nav and/or tv there is a factory pre-wired 3-pin connector behind the monitor that is taped up to the main harness... the 3-pin mating connector corresponds to the part number that i mentioned in my write-up... the factory harness consists of that connector, one resistor at 300 kOhm that tells the radio circuitry that there is a load on the AUX input, the radio activates the verbiage "AUX" as part of available sound inputs on the monitor... the factory harness is only long enough to route the 3.5mm industry standard jack to the area of the glove compartment or within the reach of that cable...

if the car does not have the factory nav monitor, then the factory harness comes with bare pins to be inserted into empty slots on the business radio in the front dash, and the other end is industry standard 3.5mm jack...

since i did not want the jack in the glove compartment area, i just bought the parts, and put the wires together... opening up the monitor was one of the easiest parts of this job - pry the surrounding shroud out, use T-10 torx bit, take 4 torx screws out, pull the monitor (don't drop it or scratch), find the factory connector that is just taped up to the monitor harness, free it up a bit, connect my harness, and then the hardest part, fish my harness to where i wanted it to be... if the wires and the pins are connected correctly, instantly on your screen you get an AUX when you do the MODE button...

I can guide you guys step by step... first, look over the PDF to see if that document makes sense...

then, if you would like some assistance, just let me know...

[TerminatorX5]

oh, almost forgot about the Bt dongle...

it is an iLive unit, it does music streaming in stereo from BT source and sends that music to a 3.5mm output, that can be fed into your choice of input. i bought mine for about US$18, including shipping, online, turned out, my local Wal-Mart has the same unit for $25.

I use an HTC One X+ android phone. for navigation i use Waze, for music i use either pandora or Tune-In app that pull live feed from radiostations worldwide... I also have 12th generation OE BMW ULF unit for the telephone operation. in the telephone itself i have chosen to use the iLive device (once it was paired to the phone) as a "multimedia interface" and the "BMW ULF" as a "phone interface".

as a result, when I put my HTC into a cradle, the cradle activates a "car profile" that has Tune-In application launching and i tune it to my station of choice. it is also set up so that the phone BT activates and connects to the BMW ULF (which is always active with ignition start) and simultaneously connects to the iLive device. the phone starts streaming the radio broadcast. for me to hear the stream, i need to press "MODE" button on the monitor, to select the AUX input, and i have my music coming through my speakers, with DSP, treble, bass, speed sensitive volume all functional...
at that moment, if i desire to activate the Waze, I can do so, while the music continues to stream... the voice guidance from Waze mutes the music stream to inform me of turns or traffic conditions, and the music comes back...

if, during that process i receive a phone call, the streaming pauses, and mutes on the speakers, while the active call comes through the speakers, as the BMW ULF takes over... once the call is finished, the Tune-In resumes the play - it buffers, and then picks up the broadcast... while the call is active and the music is paused, the voice guidance from Waze comes from the phones speakers (and it sounds funny, like a little kid trying to get your attention...)...

if I decide to use Voice commands of my BMW ULF, I press talking head on the steering wheel, the streaming mutes (and then pauses on the phone), the BMW ULF lady is listening for my directions, say i want to call somebody, places a call - everything as i described earlier...

the same applies to Pandora and Google maps, even though i prefer Waze and Tune-In...

this type of BT operation is heavily dependent on the telephone, if the telephone can allow separate operation of music stream and phone operation, and if the phone allows music stream and overlay of nav guidance...

I hope my explanation makes sense... otherwise - ask questions...

[DixieBoy]

I opened an account just to reply to this thread because I came up with a way to accomplish this that I am almost positive no one else has thought of.

I have a 2006 E53 with non-DSP and Navigation.

I bought the Dice MediaBridge adapter so I could have Sirius and a connection for my iPhone/iPod.

In order to be able to use Bluetooth instead of having to directly connect my iPhone, I bought a iPod dock to bluetooth adapter on ebay. I could not find any with a reasonable price that shipped from the uS, so I ordered one that shipped from Hong Kong. The only downside of this is that the radio and steering wheel controls will not change the songs. You have to do that from the iPhone, but that doesn't bother me much.

If you want to know what the adapter looks like, go to ebay and search for "iPod dock bluetooth adapter" It literally plugs into the dock cable and becomes a bluetooth receiver.

I routed the Dice cable out through the bottom of the center console panel such that the dock connector is sticking out on the floor between the driver's seat and the center console. This allowed me to plug the adapter in there and still access it in order to unplug it if I needed to in the future, but I have never had to.

If anyone cares, I'll try to take some pictures and post them later.

[jmcgxx]

Pics would be great.
Could you be more specific on the unit you bought, I searched "iPod dock bluetooth adapter" and got 5 pages of options.

Thanks

[Pannalstaroz]

Thanks for this. I hadn't thought of that. Why couldn't you buy a cheap Silverline or something, buy a Bluetooth adapter and store it all in the back of the car, where the CD changer is? It would still work, wouldn't it?