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| 11-11-2014, 02:48 PM | #1 |
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e90 snapin cradle
hi there, ive just received a media cradle and iphone 4 media snap in...
 I thought this may be straight forward , but im asking on here so obviously not lol..... ok so lets start with my original cradle wiring.....  as you can see it has pins : 2 , 5 , 14 and 16 connected. ok so far.... now the new cradle has:   pins : 2, 3 , 4 , 5 , 11, 12 , 13 , 14 this is going in a 2006 e90 with cic + combox retrofit. now I thought I could just insert the new pins for audio to the combox and fbas video to cic head unit. only pins 2 and 5 exist in the new cradle. audio should be on : 3 = audio left 4= audio ground 12= audio right video on: 6 = video + 7 = video - 15 = shield there is no 6, 7 and 15 for video in the new cradle.... does any one have a picture of a media cradle connector or know the pinout..? this just seems strange as it supposed to be a media cradle......  Last edited by terminator2k2; 08-29-2017 at 02:07 PM.. |
| 11-11-2014, 05:47 PM | #2 |
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looks like ive sorted the pinout....
2 = Ground 3 = Left out 4 = Audio ground 5 = 12v 11 = Audio Shield 12 = Right out 13 = ignition 12v (read that white is switched 12v ignition) 14 = Charge signal from TCU/Combox ah damn looks like the wrong eject box for video. its part number : 84109158069 which is listed as 6NF Base plate |
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| 11-11-2014, 05:50 PM | #3 |
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Damn!I had no clue.. Ive got the same eject box in my car also! I don't recall seeing any other eject boxes.. Either this one or tr one without the gold pins.. Damn. I want to do fbas also.
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| 11-11-2014, 06:22 PM | #5 |
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| 11-12-2014, 02:34 AM | #6 |
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I think that's just the 6nr wiring from the baseplate plug to the cic , we're actually missing the wiring for the video from the actual base plate to the baseplate wiring connector.
I'll take a look in our workshop if I get time today , but like the old charge snapin ,bmw never connect pins on the baseplate which they never intended using |
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| 11-12-2014, 11:19 AM | #7 |
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im sure this can be converted.....had a quick look this afternoon and the baseplate is used as a pass through device....all the electronics is in the iphone 4 snap in.....
the audio is passed straight from the snapin through the baseplate to the 18 pin connector.... just need to find which 2 pins on the baseplate is used for video..... will have to get the good oscilloscope out.... |
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| 11-12-2014, 04:36 PM | #10 | |
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 Will have a play tommorow hopefully...... The fix if it works will not be for the faint hearted if you have no soldering skills  So tommorow I'm going plug it in first to make sure everything works.....then the fun starts...... |
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| 11-12-2014, 05:01 PM | #12 | |
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We'll if that's the case this should be relatively easy.....  |
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| 11-13-2014, 05:15 AM | #13 |
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Ok i found out what 2 connections are video out on the baseplate, works very well , just got to take some photos for my canadian friend and install it. I was going to do it the oem way but im not paying £1 a pin lol. Any way ill update this thread later and jesse maybe a mod could merge this thread with yours, keep everything in 1 place
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| 11-13-2014, 05:43 AM | #14 |
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Awesome! Can't wait to see pics and doing this myself! Very impressed Chris!
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| 11-13-2014, 09:37 AM | #15 |
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here it is:
 if your going to be using the proper oem connectors..... run wire from video + to pin 6 of the 18 pin baseplate connector run wire from video - to pin 7 of the 18 pin baseplate connector  I rewired my video and audio out from the 18 pin baseplate connector and put phonos/rca connectors on them. I already had female connectors from when I used the video/audio and usb cable. I think taking apart the base plate doesn't really need a tutorial....its self explanatory when you have one in your hands.... Last edited by terminator2k2; 08-29-2017 at 02:03 PM.. |
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| 11-13-2014, 10:48 AM | #16 |
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The white powder every where is from the aircon condensor that needs replacing , there was a bulletin about it but bmw will not have none of it Last edited by terminator2k2; 03-02-2018 at 11:08 AM.. |
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| 11-13-2014, 07:35 PM | #17 |
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Woah that's awesome! Glad to have helped your project out.. you sure didn't take long to figure that one out Chris! wish you lived next door so you can give me a hand =)
So.. from the snap in base plate.. I see you added 2 wires for the video out.. these run to the 18 pin base plate connector? I need to do the FBAS mod after this right?
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| 11-14-2014, 02:37 AM | #18 | |
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Yea 2 wires to the baseplate connector....then all you got to do is wire from the baseplate to the cic for video. I don't like to hang around when I got something todo lol. |
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| 11-15-2014, 10:59 AM | #19 |
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Well done master. Here I go breaking my wallet again to because I am intrigued! Thanks Chris! lol Ray!
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| 11-15-2014, 11:34 AM | #20 | |
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| 11-15-2014, 11:47 AM | #21 |
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Stupid question, but whatever.
What is this cradle thingy for? I got one in my car, I don't have iDrive, and I also dont have the OEM HU. Is it of any use for me? I'm planning to throw it out and replace it with the storage tray, for more storage and a place to put AUX and USB in plugs. |
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| 11-15-2014, 01:06 PM | #22 |
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There are 3 versions of the baseplate.
1. For charging phone (usually requires a tcu) 2. For 6nf media audio only (requires mulf high) 3. For 6nr media audio and video (requires combox) All these in conjunction with compatible phone cradle. As you don't have idrive or oem head unit I would just stick a storage tray in there personally |
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