Snap in
 

Hi i have a 2005 4.8 is
i bought a snap in adapter 84212351308 but it will not fit into the car
which one do i need for the car to fit an iphone 5 s many thanks

Huh? snap in adapters are for 2011( i think) and newer with smartphone integration or apps in the i drive.... return it. there is no snap in adapter for your truck unless you've somhow managed to retrofit all the new i drive stuff into it.

It defiantly has a slot for the snap in but I just seem to of got the wrong one as will not snap it as to wide, and it was the expensive media option so I guess it would not have worked with a non I drive car anyway

http://aswr-partsimages.s3.amazonaws...3423a1c968.jpg

This is what it's for

Even if you brought the phone, doubt it will work on any carriers since it's probably an analog phone.

That phone would be awesome

I think some BMW markets may still use analog frequencies....but the owners in Europe, Asia, Africa, & So America would know better than us. The OP is from the UK...so the old phones may still work...but it sounds like they want their iPhone to communicate with their X5...but unfortunately they have the wrong generation X5. His x5 is about 5 years too soon for the technology he wants to use.

It's like buying a DVD of the latest movie...but the only media player at home is a VHS VCR. :(

They came with Bluetooth modules. It's just an expensive retrofit. I believe you can even read SMS messages with the nav screen

You can get an aftermarket unit to work with the existing radio and speakers. I have a Grom unit installed in my X. I can receive and make calls and stream music to the radio.

Are there any major benefits over just installing an aux cable, using the bluetooth facility (installed in the car already) and steering wheel controls?
The only thing I miss is not being able to scroll through my music library via the steering wheel controls, but this isn't a biggie really. I do notice that if I have my power cord plugged in, I cannot listen to music via the aux cable, as there's an annoying buzz that comes through the stereo. Not a biggie either, as I only listen to my iPhone music library when I can't receive a radio signal (for about 1 hour of my usual trip), then I just listen to the radio or CD's and plug the iPhone back in for charging.

This is a picture of the inside of the car and the addapter i have the adapter is the wrong one what is the right one i need for an iphone 5s

Click the link below for the BMW 11 digit part nbrs for the e53

Thanks for that. I have now found out the part I have is for 2008 on and even as you say the iPhone 5 did not come out until 2013 this works with the iPhone 5 in the 2008 model the adapter is used mainly to charge the phone and use the Internal antenna for Bluetooth which my iPhone 5 works with Bluetooth in my 2005 car all I wanted to know was what adapter do i need for the 2005 car if need be I can use an iPhone 4 as a car phone

OP this might help you find what you are looking for.
BMW Bluetooth X5 retrofit - Bimmernav BMW Upgrades

Something like this should resolve the noise problem when power is connected to the phone -
http://www.amazon.com/PAC-SNI-1-3-5-...AC+SNI-1%2F3.5

Check out this link, I have had the Mediabridge for several years and each iteration that preceded it. All worked great with existing controls. With the Mediabridge you can connect your iPhone by bluetooth or with aux cable. You could also add on the Sirius module for that dead spot as an alternative.

Audiovox - Driven by DICE Electronics LLC - MediaBridge

I know this is an old thread, but I was wondering if it's easy to retrofit a center armrest with a snap-in adapter, on an E53 without a snap-in adapter at all?

What are you trying to accomplish?

Looking for the best phone holder/charger that looks integrated.

I considered that a few years back. I have an iPhone and there was nothing offered by BMW as a retrofit to newer phones and I haven't seen anything offered in the aftermarket for any cellphone.