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Aux problem
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Aux problem
Hi All
I've got a BMW Z4 2003. It's got the business CD unit fitted.
I heard you can buy an aux cable so you can plug a phone into it to play music. I purchased this one and installed but there is no AUX option when pressing mode. I have heard you can modify the cable with resistors.
Is there a ready made, plug and play cable I could buy or am I going to have to modify the one I've already bought?
Cheers
James
I've got a BMW Z4 2003. It's got the business CD unit fitted.
I heard you can buy an aux cable so you can plug a phone into it to play music. I purchased this one and installed but there is no AUX option when pressing mode. I have heard you can modify the cable with resistors.
Is there a ready made, plug and play cable I could buy or am I going to have to modify the one I've already bought?
Cheers
James
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- oldgitdave
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I bought one from 'friuty car cables' on fleabay. Search "BMW-Z4-E84-E85-X5-E53-AUX-Mode-Cable-3-5mm-Female-Dash-Mount-Socket-OEM-Style". Works great
Zedless
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Also got mine from fruity cables a few weeks ago, works brilliant!
Alpina Roaster S Lux #310 - Titanium Silver
E85 2.5i Titanium Silver 2003 - Sold Feb 2018
E85 2.5i Titanium Silver 2003 - Sold Feb 2018
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Alpina Roaster S Lux #310 - Titanium Silver
E85 2.5i Titanium Silver 2003 - Sold Feb 2018
E85 2.5i Titanium Silver 2003 - Sold Feb 2018
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I bought one like the one you have and it would not recognise aux on display. Turned out the wires in the connector were in the wrong slot. I had an old aux cable, took the wires out and put them in the correct slots and all worked fine.
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Thanks guys. Just ordered one
- MT94
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Hi there just wanted to quickly ask does this cable sound good through the car as I have fitted a cable to mine from eBay and some of the songs I play through the car using aux sound terrible really tinny and no deep sound like you get from the radio is this a thing or do I just have a dodgy cable.
Cheers
Matt
Cheers
Matt
2004 E85 Z4 2.2i Titan Silver
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The sound is ok but not same quality as CD, you need to turn volume on your device up full to get decent sound!
Alpina Roaster S Lux #310 - Titanium Silver
E85 2.5i Titanium Silver 2003 - Sold Feb 2018
E85 2.5i Titanium Silver 2003 - Sold Feb 2018
- oldgitdave
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I connect via a Bluetooth device & stream from my mobile. My system is only the 6 speaker basic one but seems just as good as using the radio imo.
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