[binaryagent]

I picked up my 2008 335xi last week. It has the iPod connector in the armrest and it works quite well with my iPhone 3GS. I don't like that these iPod connectors hide the iPod player on the phone so I prefer to use Bluetooth streaming to the head unit. Then I can see the album art and control the player from the phone. It's also nice because I can just get in the car and it will connect automatically in just a few seconds without having to plug in.

I've had an Anycom FIPO bluetooth receiver for iPod for a while and decided to give it a try. It has been hit and miss with other devices that expect to see an iPod attached but it worked like a charm here. Even better, I've not experienced any skipping which was a problem with my Kenwood BT838U.

If you're interested they sell for $34.95 on eBay. I purchased mine over a year ago so I'm not sure if these are the exact same as mine. They look alike. YMMV.