BMW e60/e61 Bluetooth Audio without removing head unit for £20
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- BMW 5 Series e60/e61 Bluetooth Audio Retrofit
Hi everyone and welcome to another Bimmer Fixer video.
In this video I will show you an awesome little Bluetooth Audio RetroFit that doesn’t mean removing the head unit or any of the trim on the dash. It’s a great easy way to have music playing from your phone in your e60 and e61.
UPDATE....As of April 5th 2022 all UK stoke has sold out of the adapter that i used in the video. This means you guys are doing a great job and carrying out this DIY! I have found another supplier for this adapter and it's only a couple of pounds more £20 the link is below.
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I just got my module in today and put it in. This unit works special thanks to The Bimmer Fixer! I read some old comments saying that the sound was low. That’s wasn’t the case for me sound was loud and clear just as if my radio was playing. There was no static noise coming in whatsoever… After installing it I put my key in just to test it out and I didn’t get a blue flashing light from the module. Once I started the car the module came on. Quick note just remember that the module will not work if the car isn’t started up and the engine is running.
@STEPH MONEY Thank you so much for your comment and share your experience! I really appreciate it and I'm sure lots of other people will do too. It will help give people the confidence to do the same as you. Thanks again 😁😁
What a brilliant way of connecting to the old stereo...
Not to good with soldering so I cut the cables and through crimped them... works an absolute treat and the sound is really load as it doesn't go through the aux board...
Thanks for the top video 🤘🏻🤙🏻👍🏻
@BertyGTI Thank you for the comment! That's great you did it with crimping amazing job 👏 👍🏻
Way better then the other video I just watched before this! I’ll do this for sure!
@sunnysingh8483 That's awesome to hear! Thanks! 👍🏻
Excellent and simple way to bluetooth you're a star!!!
Hi Timothy! Thank you for your comment 😃
This is incredible! Thank you great video
@Laughter Stadium Thank you for your comment!
Great video !! I wound up cutting a little further back from the connector and after stripping down the speaker wires, couldn’t find the black wire only the white and red wires. I figured the black wire had to be a combination of the copper wires insulating the two and attached to the clear (mine was black) wire and it worked without issue.
It works well, but definitely not as loud as connecting directly to the Aux. I think I would have opted for a direct plug in type Fm transmitter instead though.
@C J Thank you! Great feedback and advice its greatly appreciated 👍🏻
Hey a bit late but there’s a resistor just above where he cut if you remove those and fix the wiring you’ll get the same quality and loudness as a normal cd.
Great video, very informative! Thank you
Pleased to hear you found it informative! 😀 Thank you!
Awesome mate.
I'll get this installed in my e60💪🏽
@jamesamankwah7964 That's great mate! 😀
I just completed this today after watching this video 👍🏻, but I also took out the 2 cigarette lighters and installed a USB and Type C ports, great video.
@streets UK Thanks for the feedback👍🏻and that's a great idea installing the USB and Type C ports I love that idea 👍🏻
hi what parts did you use
@@amzzino I’m not sure if links show up, without the channel owner but I’ll put it in the comment below
Wow thats so cool ! How did you do that?
Can You please explain and give me a link to which type c ports you used and bought from?
@@amzzinoever find out?
Liked ur vid mate ,,,, Helped loads! Cheers!!!
@Vince baildham Hi Vince! Thanks mate I really appreciate the feedback and I'm really pleased it helped loads!! 👍🏻
An amazing fix !!!
@Manuel Martinez Hi Manuel thank you for the feedback!!! 👍🏻👍🏻😀
great work
@DriveRO Thank you my friend!
Great Tutorial! Can you tell me if the oem aux input is still working? So are you still able to plug in an aux cable into the input you connected the module to.
@saterry7984 Thanks! Yeah you can still plug in a cable if you want too 👍🏻
Hi there, let me share cable pairing for LCI and BT adapter with the red, yellow and white audio outputs:
BT:CAR
Red:Red
Yellow:Blue
White:Brown.
Firstly I followed pairing from different comment, sound worked but Balance fader did not worked correctly.
Power cables mapping is the same as shown in the video.
Works for BT adapter like Jie Rui bt-5908. Costs 5€ with shipping lol.
Thanks for the video!
M.
Since BT adapter is version 5.0, it can be connected to your phone at the same time as your car's BT. So you can simultaneusly use BT adapter for music and car BT for doing calls. You have to specify in your smarphone settings to not use BT adapter for calls, only for audio.
@mishko this is a fantastic guide thank you for your help!! Amazing 👏
@Mishko again Fantastic information thank you for helping the BMW community 👍🏻 😀
Very good. I've been using an Bluetooth FM transmitter shoved into one of those rear cig lighters. It works well in that it connects to my phone automatically, the only issue being the sound quality wouldn't he as good as this aux setup. Might give it a go!
@Rivelino Thanks, yeah I used to use one of those this was definitely worth the effort the sound quality is perfect!
Tolles Video, ich werde es versuchen ❤
@abdomata3157 Thank you!! 😃
Great vid, very interesting. One silly question though, can you make handsfree calls with this too, or is just for playing music? Thanks in advance! 👍
@neildempster2827 Hi, thanks! Yeah You can. So you get the sounds from the call come from the car speaker and the phone uses its mic. That's how I think it works. Thanks for the question 👍🏻
Cheers, thanks for coming back to me! 👍
@neildempster2827 No problem 👍🏻
I'm considering to get USB port connected the similar way, but using CD changer's wires in order to keep operation on the BMW screen (I prefer this instead of messing with my phone to select music from). Would it work as mp3/wma player (the main CD slot does eventually)? Because I only found adaptors advertised as "charging ports", but that's not my target. Plug & Play transmitters sound awful, I tried 4 different manufacturers.
@Tomas Toth Hi Tomas. I like your thinking! It could possibly work, I know there are fiber optics cables involved that could be a potential hurdle. That said with the right usd port and splicing into the correct part of the loom it could work.
hi great informative video is this compatable on 2005 onwards
@Frank mcshane Hi Frank thank you!! As long as you have an AUX socket you are good to go 🙂
great video. ty
@Lancaster Thank you for the feed back I really appreciate it. Im pleased it helped you out. It can be a little tricky so if you get stuck let me know 👍🏻 🙂
Hello greetings from the Netherlands, what is the brand or type of the Bluetooth device so I can look if I can get it in the Netherlands. Thank you for helping us beamers
@hendrihilberink2662 Hello there, I don't believe it had a specific brand. The link is in the description if that helps. If it doesn't work please let me know and I will do my best to find one for you. Thank you for your comment too 1👍🏻🙂
Bought myself Bluetooth and followed the guide, one short cut I did I have unplugged cigarette lighter inserted wires though the holes and plugged cables back.
@kestutisjasas8696 That's a great idea 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing.
Hello mate. Nice job really like it. Can You tell me please what about phone calls? Once You answer a phone call or want to make them what about the music? I m asking cause that will be 2 separate bluetooth connections ?
@Adrian Hejducki... Hello mate thank you for the comment and great question. This was something I worried about myself after I fitted the adapter. So what I found happens is that when I listen to music through the new adapter and I get a call I sometimes have to answer it with the dial in the center console instead of the steeling wheel button but that's only happened twice out of 20 or so times all the other times I just answer it as normal by the steering wheel button. The call comes through to all speakers as normal and the person on the phone can hear you talking perfectly so the car mic must still be working too. I have a Samsung but I wouldnt see it being any different with an IPhone if thats what you have. Hope this help mate 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer Nice one Thank You very much mate great job!
@Adrian Hejducki You're welcome mate 👍🏻
With this method If i'm playing music from aux bluetooth does it controlable via steering wheel? And also any tips how to make e60 playing music from usb drive (thumb drive) ?
What sound do you have? HIFI or L7?
@Hendy adisumarto Hi, the controls on the steering wheel work the same as if the Aux is connected so the volume works but there isn't an option to skip. The sound system in mine in HiFi not the logic7. I'm not too sure about the usb, the only way I can think of is if you wired a USB port in the same way I did with the Bluetooth adapter. Sorry I couldn't be more help
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这是绝对正确的。感谢您与社区分享。谢谢你
@@TheBimmerFixer 哇 用中文回覆 很棒啊
@weipulee 谢谢你。如果可以的话，我喜欢尝试用他们的母语与所有订阅者交谈。我希望这是有道理的😂
Just done this. Colours different on my car but got it first time
@Steven H Thats great well done buddy!!!
Hello mate I don't suppose you could help me fit a turbo to a bmw e60 525d 2007
@kaler329 Hello mate, would love too but I just don't have any time at the moment. Sorry buddy! ☹️
@@TheBimmerFixer no worries mate thank you so much for responding
Super filmik założyłem i działa
@Piotr Lubas Cześć, dziękuję za komentarz. cieszę się, że film Ci się spodobał
a jak z jakością odtwarzanego audio po tym bluetooth?
Great stuff! I've just bought one of these modules, my only concern is stripping the wire on the live cable, do I need to disconnect the battery first? I usually strip wire.with my teeth that's all 😆
@danfromleeds Hello mate that cracked me up thinking of you stripping it with your teeth 🤣🤣 The power should be off as the ignition is off but if you wanted to be supper safe then you can always disconnect the battery 👍🏻🤣
@@TheBimmerFixer awesome! Yeah it's not really done my teeth much good haha, and would be tricky 😅 ... I've just ordered a wire stripper 👍 thanks for the video!
@danfromleeds 👍🏻🤣 that will definitely make life easier for you mate 🤣. Hope the install goes ok just let me know if you have any issues 👍🏻
What are my options if I don't have the aux and lighter module on the back?
#spooky1000 so one thing you can do is fit and adapter to the back of the head unit and this will give you an aux socket it will also automatically program the idrive so you have it as an option on the screen. Then you could fit the Bluetooth adapter like mine at the back of the head unit too. You tap into the power at the back of the head unit instead on a lighter socket. There is videos on RUclips of 2 guys fitting the aux adapter and another video of a guy tapping into the power at the back of the head unit. If you have anymore questions just let me know 👍🏻
Hai... Sir,
I need Help..... I have BMW 530i
Audio Problems....
... Radio unit (like you said, regardless of AUX or FM mode) will just cut off for 3-5 seconds and then come back on every 10-15 mins or so, sometimes longer. One thing I notice is that if my volume is cranked up pretty loud, it always seems to come back on lower than it was on before. Not sure if the unit is overheating or what? I haven't done much further analysis on the issue yet.
@Black Stone Hello there. Sorry to hear about your audio problems. Could definitely be a over heating problem the little fan on the back of the unit may of broken but I would first do a hard reset. Have you done a hard reset before?
Tell me plz, stering wheel buttons (next, prev song) work with it?
What is your bmw (preLCI/LCI)?
@Andrew Truhanovskyi Hi Andrew the buttons on the steering wheel work in the same way they would if your phone was connected via an Aux cable. You can answer and make calls, turn volume up and down but you have to skip songs via the device you're playing the music from.
Is there any options to stream music from phone and see track names on the head unit and skip tracks with streeringwheel?
@Paavo Paananen I don't think there is on the CCC I think its possible on a CIC but only with the device that replaces the CD changer.
after install.. do u still have to turn the idrive radio to aux mode for it to work? or is it just straight bluetooth connection between the adapter and the phone? the reason i ask, my bluetothh module for my phone connection is not working.. and cant get the sux option on the screen to light up.. any help will be appreciated
@6NDFOO9 Hi so the phone will automatically connect to the BT adapter if the Aux is working. If you have an aux socket once the BT adapter is wired in it should work fine. Might be worth checking the socket is working by plugging in a cable to the aux socket and your phone to see if you get anything through it. Hope this helps 👍🏻
Can wire tap connector be used for this? I'm not good at soldering
@Zain Ali Hi Zain yeah sure that's the next best thing and should work fine 👍🏻
I’ve just bought a 2003 545i, doesn’t have any aux or Bluetooth at all. Any cost effective recommendation for Bluetooth hands free and playing audio from my phone? Got one of those fm things but the sound quality is pants
@Ace Hi Ace great car by the way! So i think the best way would be to buy a AUX adaptor kit i don't think they are too expensive and they plug into the back of the idrive and it automatically codes the Idrive for AUX and then you would be able to put the BlueTooth adaptor onto that AUX cable. Hope this helps, any questions let me know i'll be happy to help.
Hi: I have a 99 530i that came with aux port like yours. When I try aux cable, the loudness is quite poor. I am wondering if this bluetooth module that you soldered to the aux cable would also have loudness issue.
@Mondeoclub Hi there, firstly love the car😃. Hmmm, it could be the aux cable I know when I did the Bluetooth adaptor the sound quality was massively improved. The volume didn't change too much but it did definitely get louder. Might be worth a shot.
@@TheBimmerFixer There is a resistor wired into the aux socket which limits the volume. You can desolder it on the green board where the aux socket is mounted. However, the bluetooth devices seem to have some amplification built in which combats this a bit, but the only way to fix it is to remove the resistors by desoldering. The guy with the blue e60 estate on youtube shows you how.
Hi, do you think i could adapt a Car Audio MP3 Interface CD Adapter Changer AUX SD USB Data Cable Mini to this aux?
@Andrei Mirel Vaida Hi, I don't see why not. As long as you have power and can figure out the relative speakers wires you should be all good 👍🏻
Hi
I got a broken jack inside the green connector and would like to remove it but didn't manage to unclip it. Any idea ?
@CasqueOuille Hi, would you be able to send me a picture to my email I'll do my best to help. My email is in the description.
My e60 2003 don't have aux :(
i need to enable it with encoding programs, i don't know how to do that 😭
@gollumnova4893 Hi, don't worry there is a kit that you can now get that includes an adapter that automatically codes the idrive to aux and it comes with a aux socket too. Last time I looked you could get them on ebay
Within that compartment there is a large wire harness attached to the floor with a purple plug end. What does that do, because my purple plug isn't attached to anything?
@RN4LBlackSunday I think that may be for the heated rear seats switch which would be by the 12v sockets. But I will double check 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer thank you sir, you're the best
What do you do if your aux is in the armrest?? I dont have it where the vid shows
@Tyrone Parish You should be able to remove the socket on its own. Its going to be fiddly and you might need something like a pic tool to be able to remove the socket, but it should come out. Then the process will be the same.
Hey! I just did this in my car and i hear more on left side than the right side.. why? Checked and the cabels are done just like you did
@NecriBorn Hey! That's so strange, never heard of it doing that before. I would have a look on the idrive and check the balance and make sure it's centred. Let me know how you get on.
Hi mate I have a BMW x1 2010 I have a telephone button on the steering wheel also on the right side of the radio but I can’t get Bluetooth on my phone do you know if the car has Bluetooth capability . Thanks in advane
@Graham swift Hello mate. Yeah it will definitely have Bluetooth if you push meau button go down to telephone select that then scroll up to add phone and then pair your device any problems let me know 👍🏻
Can i do it it my bmw x5 2009 model. It has only one cigarette lighter behind.
@Rahil Rakhange Yeah sure as long as there is an AUX socket you can use the power from the one socket 👍🏻
Please use a UV curable isolator and never let the cables free air where they could come in contact. Otherwise you might kill the Preamplifier in your Car's Audio Amplifier. That means youll need to replace Operational Amplfiers which will definitely be a pain.
Hi! I have recentley installed a bluetooth modul and followed your instructions. The sound quality is very low and the bass isn't as powerful. Low on volume to. It has also appeared like a static sound, like when the tv och radio hasn't found a active chanel. Do you know what could be wrong?
@Filip Sjöstrand Hi Filip, sorry to hear its not working as it should. Was the Bluetooth module the one in the description? Sometimes the symptoms you're describing can down to the actual module or it can be a poor connection of the wires. If you double check the connections are strong and clean and see if that make a difference. Let me know how you get on. Good luck
@@TheBimmerFixer The module was bought from a sound store where I live, here in sweden. It did cost a bit over 50$ and had the exact same wires. The wires is conected very firm and well. Do you think i should buy the one that you have in the link? It may be a cheaper one but better module?
Also have very bad sound quality. Bluetooth box looks the same
Hey there, looking to do this for my 07 550i.
The way you have done, I'm guessing you can still use the aux input as normal, is that correct?
@Kiwi24 Hey! Nice love the 550i 👍🏻
Yes that's correct it remains 100% usable 😊
@@TheBimmerFixer awesome, thabks for the quick reply! And talking about the 550i, when I put that into the compatibility checker on that ebay page, it says it's not compatible. But I don't know of any differences in the stereo system between the e60/e61 models, do you think it would still work?
@Kiwi24 No problem. It should be fine you're right they are the same ccc/cic system but if you do hit any issues let me know 👍🏻I'm happy to help
Hi, great video but I've bought the device from the link you've sent and it came with different coloured wires. On the device it came with the red and black but the 3 wires off of the clip you cut off were red, white and yellow. I've assumed the the yellow cable was the black in your video but it doesn't work. Any help is much appreciated. Also the black and red cable you wire into the cigarette lighter were so much thinner than yours in the video.
@Lee Algar Hi Lee, thank you for your feedback really appreciate it! Sorry to hear its come with different coloured wires it seems to be happening alot recently the manufacturer must keep changing the colours. What others with the same issue have done is try the wires in different combinations until it works. Sorry I couldn't be more help I really didn't expect them to change the colours of the wires. That's interesting about your wire being thinner, is your 5 series a LCI model?
@The Bimmer Fixer thanks for getting back to me so soon. To be honest I'm not sure if it's an LCI model or not. I have crimped my connections and not soldered as you did. Woukd that make a difference? Keep up the videos. Great work 👏 👏
@Lee Algar ah so if your car is 2008 to 2010 it will be a LCI aka Life cycle Impulse. Hmmm crimping should still work as long as there is a good enough connection. Could be worth giving it a double check though, please keep me posted how you get on. Thank you so much I really appreciate it! Makes it all worth it when people give feedback like that thanks again 👍🏻 😀
After Using a while it, how good it works? What about sound quality? And what happens when you receive a call from someone?
@Nils Alberts Hi its working great. I have had no problems and the sound quality is fantastic much better than I expected. When a call comes in it connects to the car phone Bluetooth as normal 👍🏻
Hi, Is it possible to use the steering wheel buttons to change the song, with this method or do i need to do it in a diferent way.
i’ve just ordered this adapter
@MiguelSantos-If3ww Hi there, thanks for the comment and question. You can use the volume buttons but need to skip tracks with the phone or device you are listening to music on. Hope that helps 🙂
Yes it does, thank you for the response, but btw is there any method with this device to be able to change the song using the steering wheel buttons?
Mine was an e61 with brown red and blue for the aux wires
@David Scarrott Hi David, that's interesting thats the 3rd time iv heard that the e61 must have a slightly different wiring loom. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
For anyone that’s interested I believe the brown is the ground
Blue is right
Red is left
Hello, pls i Need Help on my e60 2006, i have a big grey, a yellow and a black wire, on my Bluetooth Adapter the wire are red, black, yellow. I Need the Right Connection. I would be happy. Thank you
Sorry the Bluetooth Adapter wire is red, white, yellow
@Harun Hi there, it's a pain when that happens the manufacturers change the wire colours sometime. I've had a look through the comments to see if anybody has had that combination of colours before and I can't seems to find any. You might have to switch the wires around to get the correct combination. Sorry I couldn't be any help.
Hi love your videos! Could I just ask.. on your cd player when playing a cd does it resume where you left off or at a random track when you get back in car say half hr later or next morning?? Only mine does and its really annoying!!
@Dave Hill Hi Dave thank you for your comment! Pleased to hear you love my videos! I think it resumes from where it left off. Is your randomly starting in different places?
@@TheBimmerFixer thanks for your reply. Yes it always resumes at different parts of the cd! it's really annoying. Can't figure out why
@Dave Hill Yeah thats very annoying! I will have a look into that as I'm not sure and like a challenge. I will get back to you with my findings. Just a quick thought have you ever cleaned the laser with one of those cleaning cds?
@@TheBimmerFixer No I haven't, that I will try. Funny thing is it happens on the 6 cd changer in glove compartment single cd in dash an also the dvd drive for sat nav which also plays cds. But I've tried to find information about it to no avail!
@Dave Hill Yeah give that a go might help it find where it stopped. Let me know how you get on Dave 👍🏻
Do you have the link to put the aux module ?
@Shaaanks Hi, the Aux module to code the idrive?
Great video came across your video. Would this work on a BMW 730D on a 06 plate?
@Matt York Hi Matt thanks! Yeah should work fine. If you decide to give it ago and get stuck let me know and I'll do my best to help 👍🏻
Thank you so much that would be good. Where did you get the Bluetooth device from?
You're very welcome. I managed to find one on ebay, I've put a link in the description if you wanted to try that one👍🏻
Once again that's great will check the link. I not brought the car yet because of the Bluetooth issue but this video has helped 👍
Not a problem anytime. Good luck with 730d let me know if you decide to get it👍🏻
Nice 👍. Will the auxiliary jack point still able to work after doing this diy?
@Shamsul Nirman Thanks for the feedback Shamsul 😀 Yeah it still works like it did before 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer Cool. Thanks for the clarification. Can’t wait for my adaptor to arrive and do this mod.
@shamsul Nirman You're welcome 👍🏻 if you get stuck or have any issues let me know I'll be happy to help.
@@TheBimmerFixer sure will…
Just got my delivery. The 3 wires on the unit that i bought are red,white&yellow. I assume white and red are for left/right speaker and yellow are for ground. Is that correct assumption?
Just installed the module, but for some reason the under seat speakers doesn't work at all with bluetooth? any got the same problem? connection and so on is no prob. also it its put in aux and i turn on the car the "bumb" in the speakers doesn'd sound healthy🤨
@ Danni Carlsson Hi Danni how strange! 🤔 I'm not sure what could cause that I will look into it in a bit more detail to see if there is anything that could so that. Hopefully someone on here might be able to help too.
@@TheBimmerFixer thx, it's such a shame cuz it's really a big dealto get bluetooth :D
@Danni Carlsson No problem, going to be looking into it a bit more this afternoon and ask around too.
Hi. I have a 2008 E60. I purchased the exact Bluetooth model in your video, directly from Amazon. I wired the unit as instructed and bluetooth seems to work well, but the sound output is extremely low. I desoldered the wires from the internal aux wires, soldered them to a stripped 3.5mm cable, and plugged it directly into the aux port. The sound is exactly the same. Do you have thoughts on what I might be able to do to fix the problem, or is the unit defective?
@Miguel P Hi, sorry to hear you're having some trouble. This has just happened to a subscriber. The problem was the connection of the wires. Have you soldered the connections or used clips?
@@TheBimmerFixer Soldered
@Miguel P sorry I ask that question your comment didn't load properly 🙈 and didn't see you had soldered it. Well if all the connections are all strong then I would say it was the unit. That's the only thing I can think of.
Good afternoon gentlemen,
I have an 08 528i. I pulled the AUX/USB out of the center console and I have 4 wires. White w red stripe, white w green stripe, solid purple and the clear wire in that order.
How do I solder 3 wires from the module into 4? Lol.
Your help is greatly appreciated. Good luck Miguel and thanks in advance Bimmer fixer!
@Likits1999 Good afternoon sir! Ok so I'm thinking clear will be ground and white with red strip will be left speakers and white with green strip I would say is right speakers. I would leave purple for now try the above set up and see if the works 👍🏻 Let me know how you get on or if you have ant questions, always happy to help.
I have an aux port in the back of mine but no aux option to play music that way
@Leon Charite That's strange 🤔 may need to have the idrive coded so it gives you the Aux option. Have you plugged into the Aux socket to see if that brings up the option once it senses an input?
@@TheBimmerFixer yea I have but wondering if maybe a better aux cable be worth trying first. My mate has a carly thing so worst case see if it can be programmed in
@Leon Charite Yeah worth a shot 👍🏻some cables can be a little temperamental. Let me know how you get on with the Carly 👍🏻
Hello! With this mod bluetooth will be work only when ignition is on, because on e60 cigarette lighter socket works only with ignition. Am i right?
@Mark VRS Hello! Yes that's correct 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer You know how to fix that? I need a power on sockets sometimes, to charge the phone. But it is not comfortable to switch on the ingition every time!:(
@Mark VRS The only way would be to find and tap into a constant live, the problem with that is you would get a battery drain and it could fully drain the battery.
@@TheBimmerFixer Thank you!!
I have bought from same link, it came with white, yellow and red for AUX. What color should I match? Should I match yellow to what you matched your white?
@johnnaysmith7218. Ah ok sometimes they seem to change the colours around. Yeah match the yellow with the white that should be fine as as long as the red and black match you should be fine. Worse case scenario you might have to switch them about so might be worth not soldering until everything works as it should. Any issue's like me know and I'll do what I can to help.
@@TheBimmerFixer Do you perhaps know if which of the 3 color were at which pin? I see that white should be pin no2, yellow should be pin 7 and red should be pin 8. Do you perhaps know the pin numbers on the one you've got?
@johnnaysmith7218 I'm really sorry I can't remember of the top of my head
@@TheBimmerFixer Thanks in replying and trying to help, I really appreciate it. If I find the details I will share it for the reference.
@johnnaysmith7218 You're very welcome. Yes please that would be great and really helpful for me and everyone else! 👍🏻
Do all E60/E61's have that aux port at the back
@keepmovingjumping Unfortunately not all do, it's usally after and including 2006.
@@TheBimmerFixer Ok thanks👍
Hi I have done the same as you but there is no bass anymore?! Left/Right speaker test works... If I plug the Aux Kabel in the bass is there again so it has to be a problem with the cables
Hi there, ok yes the first thing would be to check the connections on the wires. Check to see if anything has come loose or slightly come apart. Let me know if all looks good and you still have no bass.
@@TheBimmerFixer Thank you for your fast reply!.
So I have done the soldering again to check everything is okey. At my test I put the left and right signal wires of the bt adapter on the right speakers cable of my e60. The sound was perfect and the bass was heavy (of course only on the right side). It seems that the bt module does not have enough power for every side. Only combined there is a powerful sound...
@R Hi not a problem. I see, that's very interesting good detective work👍🏻. Was it the same BT adaptor I used in the video? The one from the link?
@@TheBimmerFixer No. Unfortunately there is no option to ship it to Germany but I have found a similar one. Is your bass loud enough?
@R Thats a shame maybe I need to find an international supplier. I will look into this. Yeah mine works great, it actually sounds better than the aux cable. It's strange how it's only effecting one side on your car 🤔
Danke!
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Sorry für mein schlechtes Deutsch. Ich möchte Ihnen ein riesiges DANKESCHÖN aussprechen. Ich habe gerade gesehen, dass Sie mir als Dankeschön 1,99 Euro super gegeben haben. Das ist sehr freundlich und ich danke Ihnen.
Nein, alles gut, ich hab alles verstanden 😊
Ich muss mich eher für das super Video bedanken, vielen Dank nochmal, hat alles perfekt geklappt 👍🤗
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Hi, can you tell me if you are listening to the radio and a call comes in does it automatically come in over the radio? Thanks
@Austin Curry Hi Austin, yep the call will come through as normal and the music will automatically pause and then continue after the call has finished 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer thanks so much for the reply. I mean if you are not in aux and just listening to a radio channel and phone rings does it work?
@Austin Curry Thats ok happy to help. Oh sorry I see what you mean, yeah if the phone is connected to the built in car phone bluetooth system then the phone will definitely still ring through the car. If you don't have the factory fitted phone bluetooth system then the aux would have to be selected to have bluetooth calls. Hope that makes sense 😁
@@TheBimmerFixer thanks again..yes makes perfect sense..I don't have factory bluetooth 🙈
Is this possible on a e92 just to conect to the aux conector and have it work
@Kokta yeah should work fine 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer thanks man
@Kokta No problem!
Waar kan je de Bluetooth kastje kopen? Heb je een web site?
@Erkan Dag Hello there, the link for this is in the description 👍🏻 let me know if it doesn't work
Mine is driving me insane, it's doing this hissing sound when AUX is selected in idrive, took the entire car apart, I don't know if something is wrong in the headunit or the aux female board itself is causing the static, doesn't matter if a cable is plugged in, hissing is still there, the higher the volume, the louder the hissing/static sound, if I mute the car it goes away as well, if I switch to radio it's gone as well, so I narrowed it down to either something being wrong with the headunit, which I wouldn't be surprised as mine is the crap basic headunit M-ASK 2 since the car is a 08 LCI model and used to have a small screen until I switched it with a android NBT EVO ID5 Clone. Still though, it's driving me insane, no matter how much I try to modify and love the car it's always something, somewhere not working right, tried this bluetooth adapter thingy, same outcome, the only thing left is either change the entire headunit and code CIC which I honestly don't want to do and change the female port with board as well or active the USB function, I'll probably do that since USB doesn't carry noise like aux jacks do. And to top it off I installed 160W tweeters with an amp and 500w subwoofer and the sound is sublime now... Until there's a pause in the song and you hear the static that is always present and makes you wanna burn the car down. Oh well. Hope the USB thingy will give me a workaround.
@cloudcata8300 Hi that definitely sounds like electronical interference from the engine. You should be able to solve it with a Ground loop noise isolator they are £10 on amazon efinitely worth a try the just go between the aux cable and socket 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer I thought so as well but the static noise is present even with the engine being turned off so I'm not really sure what to go with next
@cloudcata8300 I know this sounds odd but see if it does it with your headlights off.
@@TheBimmerFixer Already tried it, still does it, I even disconnected the headlights completely. It's def something wrong the AUX, either at the M-ASK unit or the PCB in the armrest, I'm trying to find someone with the same car and see if theirs do it as well
#cloudcata8300 Oh man, dam I was hoping that would have been the problem. Well I will keep working on it and I'll keep thinking what else it could be but I think you might be right. If you solve it let me know 👍🏻
Hey guys, is it BT/Aux quality sound for music or does it come out low quality and hollow sounding? I like my bass...thx guys
@Kyle Kennedy Hey Kyle I haven't had any issues with quality or base. Some people have had static sounds when there isn't any BT contented but we worked out that was due to loose or poor connections. Its a shame I can't send you a demo of the sound.
@@TheBimmerFixer thx, I've been searching high and low for an alternative solution with good quality. I'll give it a shot(fingers crossed).
@Kyle Kennedy No problem, after you said that I tested the bass out this morning and it sounded pretty good 👌
@@TheBimmerFixer thx, one last question 🙏🏽. I have an e93 but assuming it should work as well since we're bypassing the actual radio right?
@Kyle Kennedy does it have an AUX socket?
Hi can you tell me where can I buy that please
@Mhamad Nariman Hi, there is a link in the description for the Bluetooth adapter 🙂👍🏻
On may e60 2009 aux cable colour is red, blue and brown and on this Bluetooth i have red, yellow and white. Do you have any idea..?
@Dae Hi there, I think this is because you have the LCI e60. A subscriber found the same on his e60 and he had the LCI too. I'm searching for his comments on this video now to see what he did. Once I find them I can let you know unless you find them first of course 😂
I found it, thanks but on my BT it's also different than what you have.. 😁
@Dae Ah brilliant well found! Oh no! Hope it's not too difficult to figure out👍🏻
On my BT i have Red, yellow and white.. I don't know which one is left/right or ground
@Dae I would say red and white are left and right signals and yellow would be ground
Link to that Bluetooth adapter?
@czoren5880 In the description 👍🏻
What if my AUX does not power
@Claydee Spaho So you have an AUX socket but it doesn't work is that correct?
Hi bro. Would the aux still be able to work with this or just bluetooth?
@Shiven Chain Hey bro yeah absolutely as long as you wire it like I do in the video you won't have a problem 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer thanks alot brother. I'm definitely getting my hands on one now 😁
@Shiven Chain Awesome brother! Let me know if have any questions or anything 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer Hi,
I bought the same one, except my current aux wires got different colors
White blue
White red
White brown
I would think the brown to be the ground, but White one left and right?
@carlorook93
Hi, ok yeah this sometimes happens depending to where the car was built. Im with you I agree brown would be ground and red and whit are left and right 👍🏻 Let me know how you get on🙂
Do you offer fitting services? My BMW has no usb ports or blue tooth, just a naff nokia blue tooth phone connection, i dont think the cigerette lighter socket works.😭
Hi Leonardo, where are you based?
@@TheBimmerFixer hey thanks for the reply, i am based on the wirral but i am willing to travel, i am not tech savy or have any of the tools needed to do the job and would rather pay to have it done by someone who knows. Great vids!! I have suscribed to your channel!!👍🏽
@Leonardo Brown Thank you for subscribing and your comment Leonardo!! 😃
Ok I'm quite a long way away but if you order that bluetooth adapter and show an auto electrician the video they will be able to fit it for you at your house 😊 It would probably be a lot cheaper too as you wouldn't need to use fuel for a long drive😃
@@TheBimmerFixer ok i will do that, i need your help to find out why my seatbelt alarm goes off when i am buckled in, when i bought the car this didnt happen, only after i had the car valeted the warning noise doesnt go off when i buckle up. Thanks for your help👍🏽
@Leonardo Brown You're very welcome my friend. Regards the seatbelt warning are you getting the warning light on the dash too?
Hello
Who i can find this part ???
@Morteza raeisi Hello! There is a link in the description you can use. If you have any trouble with the link please let me know. 👍🏻
The only problem doing this is by using the stock aux you don't get full sound because BMW put resistors in the AUX plug itself that limits both volume and bass. You are much better off installing this straight in the back of the head unit. Add a phillips head screwdriver to the tools he is using and you are good to go. It won't take you but maybe 15 minutes longer to install into the CD port of the head unit where this was designed to go and the sound quality is 100 times better!
He bypassed the resistor in the socket. I did this a week ago the sound quality is spot on.
@@manandmachine6514 how do I do that
@@ollepersson4385isolate (cutting the cable)
How can I get this in the U.S?
@Jon B Hi Jon, the link in the description should be an international link. If you have any trouble or it does work for some reason let me know.
I dont have it aux in and what now?
You don't have the Aux socket?
@@TheBimmerFixer nop
@MAADMAAC Ah ok well one way around it would be to buy an adapter that goes into the back of the head unit, it comes with an Aux sock and when you pug it in it automatically codes the headunit for Aux. I think they are on ebay for about £10 i think.
does the battery need to be disconnected to perform this?
@Hat Trick Hero Mo Hi, it wouldn't do any harm to disconnect the battery 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer can i do it with the battery connected?
@Hat Trick Hero Mo Yeah sure just make sure the ignition is off so there is no power going to the socket.
I take it that it does not work on the 2005 525D
@Malcolm Stanford. Unfortunately not if it hasn't got the Aux socket, that said you can fit an adaptor that automatically codes the head unit to give you Aux socket. You could then do what I didn't in the video.
Where can I get that Bluetooth device?
@daw daswiskid Hi, the link is in the description.
@@TheBimmerFixer link not there
@daw dawiskid Ah thats strange iv just checked it and it's there and working. Not sure why it's not there for you 🤔
Is the aux port still usable?
@adriandanga2727 Yeah sure is 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer Ty very much for the fast response😅
@adriandanga2727 No problem 😃👍🏻
Work with phone calls ?
@Quick2004 yes mate if its not already connected to the car it will work through that too 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer thanks mate
All connected soldered up and bass is very very low, compared to radio
@Hat Trick Hero Mo Hi, sorry to hear the bass isn't very good. Did you get the BT adapter I used?
@@TheBimmerFixer nah i didnt, do you have any issues with bass? will order your one if not issues
@Hat Trick Hero Mo No mate no problems with bass thats the best part. Its' loud too but not quite as loud as radio but still loud enough. That's the only thing I would say.
I just installed end the sound is not great
First thing to check would be the connections. Are they soldered or twisted together?
@@TheBimmerFixer twisted
If you can try and solder the connections this should fix it 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer and does it sound the same as via aux cable?
Yeah it should do. Sometimes its not as loud as AUX but it's still quite loud.
I've a question my drivers door will not open from inside or outside what do I do
Hi Drew is it an e60?
@@TheBimmerFixer yes it's a 2004 525i
Also my car came equipped with aux and wired for blue tooth or phone how do I get it to work with my phone
Also my screen is saying head unit coded incorrectly
Ok this this is comon on the earlier e60 the mechanism in the latch is stuck. So firstly from inside and holding the door hand in the open position you need to bang the door panel halfway down towards the edge of the door this with a bit of luck release the latch. Give this a go first because the alternative is quite full on.
if you use aux inlet, sound quality is really bad. Do it properly!
@backnunAndy Mine sounded great, I was really impressed with this idea.
@backnunAndy Do you actually own an e60/e61 😂😂 this is a much better way of doing it!
No programming required ?
Nope just select AUX and you're good to go 👍🏻
@@TheBimmerFixer thank you for your response I don't have aux can I some how wire this to my cd changer in the glove glove box you recon ???
@Ash K You're welcome Ash, unfortunately you can't wire this particular transmitter to the CD changer because the wiring is different but you can buy an transmitter thats essentially made to replace the CD changer.
@@TheBimmerFixer oh really do you by any chance have a link to the transmitter for the cd changer please
@Ash K I do but RUclips doesn't allow links in the comments section if you pop me an email I can send it to you. My email is in the description 😊
My e60 must be the most basic motor ever built ..I don't have the under arm rest aux nor do I had rear 12v socket...what a pain in the arse all I want to do is listen to music 😢😢😢😢
Is there anything I cam do for my 05 tar boiler
@williamwagstaff Hi I had the same problem with my first e60. There is now an adapter that you can get that goes behind the head unit and give you aux and programs the idrive at the same time. I will see if I can find where to but it from.
Waste way easier to just remove the radio, why do all of this...
@thjalh Do you actually have an e60 or e61?? You can't just take the radio out. This is a great way to add Bluetooth.
@laughterstadium9810 yes I actually have an 08 535xi with a Bluetooth adapter