Can I add bluetooth audio to bluetooth phone

icenight · 05-12-2014, 10:00 AM

I noticed my car has bluetooth phone capabilities but not the bluetooth audio. I read they started making bluetooth audio for cars after october 2010, unfortunately my car is may 2010. Is there anyway I can upgrade to that, via coding the vehicle or updated to the new idrive?

lok33 · 05-12-2014, 08:42 PM

I'm in the same boat. I'd love to stream my music

ctuna · 05-12-2014, 09:19 PM

Cheap adaptors or Dension gateway 500s bt
gives you usb/ipod and streaming bluetooth with steering
wheel contols.
Tune2air for apple users with the usb/ipod option already installed.
There are multitudes of cheap adapters that just play though the aux.
If you have a newer car combox upgrade (factory oem)may be what you want see bimmertech.com
Older cars with Nav will need a complete Nav retrofit if possible.

Big_CG · 05-16-2014, 01:15 PM

Pick up the blackberry music gateway. Works great, you can set your phone to auto connect and stream using an app. Only $32 also, sound quality is definitely acceptable

Dracon · 05-16-2014, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by icenight

I noticed my car has bluetooth phone capabilities but not the bluetooth audio. I read they started making bluetooth audio for cars after october 2010, unfortunately my car is may 2010. Is there anyway I can upgrade to that, via coding the vehicle or updated to the new idrive?

You could upgrade to a Combox setup. Several retrofit vendors on here can do that easily for you.

ctuna · 05-16-2014, 01:58 PM

I thought that the combox is only possible with idrive
and it has to be the new version .

icenight · 05-16-2014, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dracon

You could upgrade to a Combox setup. Several retrofit vendors on here can do that easily for you.

any links or price? i have idrive already do i need the whole system to be upgraded vs just the bluetooth module?

ctuna · 05-16-2014, 02:08 PM

vist Bimmertech.com

Dracon · 05-16-2014, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by icenight

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dracon

You could upgrade to a Combox setup. Several retrofit vendors on here can do that easily for you.

any links or price? i have idrive already do i need the whole system to be upgraded vs just the bluetooth module?

Search for combox retrofit. You'll find everything you need. BimmerRetrofit and Bimmertech on this board both offer the service.

You only need to replace the module in the trunk and maybe a software upgrade to your iDrive.

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ctuna Lieutenant General 1911 Rep 13,103 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	Cheap adaptors or Dension gateway 500s bt Cheap adaptors or Dension gateway 500s bt gives you usb/ipod and streaming bluetooth with steering wheel contols. Tune2air for apple users with the usb/ipod option already installed. There are multitudes of cheap adapters that just play though the aux. If you have a newer car combox upgrade (factory oem)may be what you want see bimmertech.com Older cars with Nav will need a complete Nav retrofit if possible.
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Big_CG Major 185 Rep 1,482 Posts Drives: 2020 X5 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: SWFL iTrader: (8)	Pick up the blackberry music gateway. Works great, you can set your phone to auto connect and stream using an app. Only $32 also, sound quality is definitely acceptable
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ctuna Lieutenant General 1911 Rep 13,103 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	I thought that combox only possible with idrive I thought that the combox is only possible with idrive and it has to be the new version .
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ctuna Lieutenant General 1911 Rep 13,103 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	vist Bimmertech.com vist Bimmertech.com
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