IPOD AUX/USB PLUG IN E70 GLOVEBOX - Page 2

King · #1 07-22-2009, 05:59 PM

Here's the kit you need:

BMW Genuine X5 E70 X6 E71 2007+ iPod Retrofit Kit NEW
Item number: 170323567616 on ebay, $399.95
(I am not affiliated with the ebay seller.)

Hans_ACS · #2 07-23-2009, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King

Here's the kit you need:

BMW Genuine X5 E70 X6 E71 2007+ iPod Retrofit Kit NEW
Item number: 170323567616 on ebay, $399.95
(I am not affiliated with the ebay seller.)

can you keep the CD Changer with this kit or not ?
Thanks !

shashankmittal · #3 07-23-2009, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hans_ACS

can you keep the CD Changer with this kit or not ?
Thanks !

The CDC will need to be removed if you want to install the iPOD kit.
Also, if you install the iPOD kit yourself, you might require a trip to the dealership to program the iPOD kit so that E70's MOST bus recognizes the hardware and starts using it. They might charge you for upto 2hrs of programming.

subarashi · #4 01-24-2010, 06:29 PM

No, you lose the CD changer option but get control over ur iPod using steering wheel controls, etc...

pongpap · #5 08-25-2009, 06:12 PM

I would like to do the same thing as "cedhead" Don't want to loose CD Changers, but also want to see music list of my ipod on nav screen. I just wonder why
"King X's X5 has both AUX IN/ USB" His X5 is 2008 model and so as mine, but mine has only AUX IN. Or is it because he has 4.8l and mine is 3.0l ??

If anyone can post the part number for this AUX IN/USB, it would be great. Thanks in advance

shashankmittal · #6 08-25-2009, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pongpap

I would like to do the same thing as "cedhead" Don't want to loose CD Changers, but also want to see music list of my ipod on nav screen. I just wonder why
"King X's X5 has both AUX IN/ USB" His X5 is 2008 model and so as mine, but mine has only AUX IN. Or is it because he has 4.8l and mine is 3.0l ??

My dealer once told me that 2008 X5 built after Sep'08 have USB, whereas earlier X5 just have Aux.

pongpap · #7 08-26-2009, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shashankmittal

My dealer once told me that 2008 X5 built after Sep'08 have USB, whereas earlier X5 just have Aux.

No wonder that I don't have USB cuz it's a JAN 08 production

cedhead · #8 08-26-2009, 10:41 AM

Hey "Pongpap",

The part number for the combined USB/AUX IN plug in the armrest for an E70 X5 is:

61 31 9 189 176

The problem is programming. Even if you replace the AUX IN plug with the combined USB/AUX IN plug in the armrest, BMW Canada tells me the USB will not work. No dealer, I am told, can program the USB after the fact (they do not have the software to do it) - the software is only available on the production line.

So bottom line - we are screwed and must do the retrofit and lose our CD changer.

If anyone can confirm that the above information is not correct, that would be great. Again, I am going from what BMW Canada is telling me.

Also, no issues having a CD Player, USB/AUX IN in armrest, and rear DVD, regardless of model (I have a 3.0 with CD, Rear DVD and AUX IN).

I hope this helps. Good luck!

pongpap · #9 08-26-2009, 10:56 AM

Hello CedHead,

Thanks for the part number. I will try to talk to my dealer here in Qatar. Maybe they have some kind of software to update it. Will give it a try and see what happen. Nothing to loose anyway.

Don't wanna loose my CD changers...

Take care

santo · #10 01-24-2010, 02:22 PM

I don't have an X5 yet but I did take this into consideration when I was looking at 2009s. I thought I read that the interface on iDrive was similar between IPods plugged in directly and a DVD in the DVD changer that has your music collection on it. If this is the case (I can't test it) than maybe you don't need the iPod since you can just use a DVD-RW to store your music. Maybe a thought instead of doing all that to hook up an ipod.