New BMW bluetooth option?

[jimk]

Does anyone know anything about this? How does it get wired? Is it integrated in any way with the CiC?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMESE%3AIT

[tkbr0wn]

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[jimk]

Looks like options SA 609 (NAV), SA 633 or SA 644 (phone pre-wiring) are still needed


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...27IjI2fYUVP2Nw

[tkbr0wn]

Well, I have nav. I was just an idiot and didnt realize I needed to order BMW Assist to get BT.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by jimk

Looks like options SA 609 (NAV), SA 633 or SA 644 (phone pre-wiring) are still needed


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...27IjI2fYUVP2Nw

... and you need an SAP phone, can't have a Verizon accound and not live in the USA as well.

[tkbr0wn]

So I am still completely screwed..... Figures.

[dragon1761]

Originally Posted by jimk

Looks like options SA 609 (NAV), SA 633 or SA 644 (phone pre-wiring) are still needed


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...27IjI2fYUVP2Nw

yea it seems like any retrofit parts you get needs you to go to BMW dealer to program. i guess thats how they make more $$$ off you.My best bet is if you want the BT feature, get an aftermarket BT. I saw one on tv where you just clip the BT component on the side visor and every time you step into the car your BT activates and is wirelessly connected to your car speaker. So from that, i would guess the microphone is on the BT component.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by tkbr0wn

So I am still completely screwed..... Figures.

Technically, you are not: http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...42eb32ce11b791#

[BlackjackMulligan]

Originally Posted by Technic

Technically, you are not: http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...2eb32ce11b791#

$849 is ridiculous. The BT and BMW Assist option from the factory is actually cheaper, and it comes installed and coded.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by BlackjackMulligan

$849 is ridiculous. The BT and BMW Assist option from the factory is actually cheaper, and it comes installed and coded.

Anything installed at the factory will always be cheaper than any similar accessory installed after the fact, as retrofitting a new TCU (Assist/Bluetooth) in a MY2009 could be over $1000 including labor and coding now that the wiring has to be installed -and only if the harness is available in the USA, which so far is not. A MY2008 has the wiring already installed.

In comparison, you will be getting OEM Bluetooth and iPod adapter functionality with this mObridge adapter for those $849 plus coding charges. Installation is pretty much plug in.

[tom @ eas]

Let's also add a ULF that can be updated as new phones are released (among other features) rather than a mULF that cannot be updated.

Those that have owned e46s in the past will know how valuable this is.

MY09/CiC compatibility is coming soon.

[jimk]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Let's also add a ULF that can be updated as new phones are released (among other features) rather than a mULF that cannot be updated.

Those that have owned e46s in the past will know how valuable this is.

MY09/CiC compatibility is coming soon.

[BlackjackMulligan]

Originally Posted by Technic

Anything installed at the factory will always be cheaper than any similar accessory installed after the fact, as retrofitting a new TCU (Assist/Bluetooth) in a MY2009 could be over $1000 including labor and coding now that the wiring has to be installed -and only if the harness is available in the USA, which so far is not. A MY2008 has the wiring already installed.

In comparison, you will be getting OEM Bluetooth and iPod adapter functionality with this mObridge adapter for those $849 plus coding charges. Installation is pretty much plug in.

So after coding you're talking close to $1000 for Bluetooth. I don't need the iPod adapter as my '09 iDrive has the USB port already, and you can just download your music from iTunes to a thumbdrive and download it to the car.

There are other BT solutions for $200 or less that work pretty well, but I wish that they would develop some type of plug and play module for about half what the mObridge goes for.

[jimk]

Originally Posted by BlackjackMulligan

So after coding you're talking close to $1000 for Bluetooth. I don't need the iPod adapter as my '09 iDrive has the USB port already, and you can just download your music from iTunes to a thumbdrive and download it to the car.

There are other BT solutions for $200 or less that work pretty well, but I wish that they would develop some type of plug and play module for about half what the mObridge goes for.

To me the nice thing about mObridge is the factory like integration, especially with iDrive and NAV. That is a premium worth paying.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by BlackjackMulligan

So after coding you're talking close to $1000 for Bluetooth. I don't need the iPod adapter as my '09 iDrive has the USB port already, and you can just download your music from iTunes to a thumbdrive and download it to the car.

There are other BT solutions for $200 or less that work pretty well, but I wish that they would develop some type of plug and play module for about half what the mObridge goes for.

The name of that module that you wish existed was ULF, and it was available for the E46. Some $350-$400 for the module, bracket, microphone and BT antenna, Voice Dialing feature, OEM integrated to your OEM HU or Navigation and best of all, plug 'n play. The sucker transferred the Phonebook as well...

But with the E9x and the E82 BMW went the route of making a nice way of retrofitting whatever you want OEM just absurd, so most of the OEM retrofits have to be coded into the MOST ring or they won't work at all.

Either way -mObridge or TCU- you will be spending over $1000 for OEM integration... unless you want to go used parts, find an OEM harness somewhere if your car does not have it and install everything yourself. And still you will be in the $500-$600 range depending on how much you pay for the parts and doing the installation yourself.

So, at the end of the day a $29.95 Bluetooth headphone works too if that's what you are looking for.

[BlackjackMulligan]

Originally Posted by Technic

So, at the end of the day a $29.95 Bluetooth headphone works too if that's what you are looking for.

That's what I'm using now and seems to be the best option at this point!