Just got my 4.8...how to Ipod

[atillathetom]

reconsider that.

T

[X5Dawg]

Originally Posted by Tom G.

The intention of the iPod is to replace the CD Changer, once it's integrated - the CD Changer is old news. The DICE allows your entire music library (or anyone else's) to travel along with you and allowing steering wheel/radio control and full text display on the radio or NAV screen.

I totally agree with this statement - once you get the iPod in there, why would you want to use the CD changer?? Anything you have on CD can go on the Pod. I have not had a single CD in my car since installing. And if I need to play one, I still have the one in the dash.

[atillathetom]

That is just about the only disappointment I have with the car. My M3 had a CD behind the NAV and this has a Tape...BOOOOO

Tom

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by atillathetom

That is just about the only disappointment I have with the car. My M3 had a CD behind the NAV and this has a Tape...BOOOOO

Tom

I have tape behind my NAV screen also on my M3, I wouldn't use a CD if it was there anyway, I'm hooked on the DICE.

[chusteveb]

I opted to keep the changer just so I can play CD's. If you have navi and the Dice in your X then you won't even have cd as an option.

...BUT on the other hand if you have navi and want to keep the changer, do as i did and add a video module as well as the Valor iLink from Tom @ EAS.

I just did this mod along with a dvd player that accepts memory sticks and added a rev cam as well. Everything installed fine, just trying to figure out how to set up my ipod to be used with the Valor baffles me. But in theory, I should be able to listen to my music look at photos and watch movies that are stored on my ipod all from a remote and the navi screen w/o touching the ipod itself. This Valor is advertised to do all this w/o even being a video ipod. Hopefully I can verify this as soon as it is set up corectly.

[chusteveb]

I suppose if this Valor doesn't work out I can replace the Valor with the Dice and still use my DVD player as a cd player if I needed to play a CD. Just thinking out loud. Hmm.. maybe I should do that and replace the dvd player with a dvd changer so i can have cd's and dvd movies in the same player! too many options

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by chusteveb

I opted to keep the changer just so I can play CD's. If you have navi and the Dice in your X then you won't even have cd as an option.

...BUT on the other hand if you have navi and want to keep the changer, do as i did and add a video module as well as the Valor iLink from Tom @ EAS.

I just did this mod along with a dvd player that accepts memory sticks and added a rev cam as well. Everything installed fine, just trying to figure out how to set up my ipod to be used with the Valor baffles me. But in theory, I should be able to listen to my music look at photos and watch movies that are stored on my ipod all from a remote and the navi screen w/o touching the ipod itself. This Valor is advertised to do all this w/o even being a video ipod. Hopefully I can verify this as soon as it is set up corectly.

Let me know what questions you have on the Valor unit by email - I'll be happy to assist.

[Quicksilver]

Thats what I did and i'm happy with the outcome.

Originally Posted by atillathetom

Is there any way to keep the factory CD changer and use an Ipod? Perhaps the Aux input only?

Tom