Comments on: How “iPod Your BMW” Turned Into a Major iPain http://www.carguydad.com/ipod-your-bmw-one-man%e2%80%99s-journey-trying-to-listen-to-an-ipod-in-his-bmw/ WHERE CARS, KIDS, AND LIFE COME TOGETHER Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:32:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Guy Who wrote the article http://www.carguydad.com/ipod-your-bmw-one-man%e2%80%99s-journey-trying-to-listen-to-an-ipod-in-his-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 The Guy Who wrote the article Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:13:33 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=754#comment-2417 Semen, If the X5 has an MKIV Navigation system, the install is the same as this car. You need an Alpine KCA-420i (available on ebay) and an Intravee II available from the UK website toysinyourcar.com Semen,
If the X5 has an MKIV Navigation system, the install is the same as this car. You need an Alpine KCA-420i (available on ebay) and an Intravee II available from the UK website toysinyourcar.com

]]> By: Semen http://www.carguydad.com/ipod-your-bmw-one-man%e2%80%99s-journey-trying-to-listen-to-an-ipod-in-his-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-2416 Semen Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:23:27 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=754#comment-2416 Hello, My mane is Semen (like a Sam in your country). I am from Russia. I have bought BMW x5 2004 year from NY (USA) and I want to connect my ipod or iphone to my standard music in my car like on pictures from your article. Is it hard? How much does it cost in your city? Is it possibly to make it without any extra cables? I am locking forward to answer from you. Thanks. Hello,

My mane is Semen (like a Sam in your country). I am from Russia. I have bought BMW x5 2004 year from NY (USA) and I want to connect my ipod or iphone to my standard music in my car like on pictures from your article. Is it hard? How much does it cost in your city? Is it possibly to make it without any extra cables?

I am locking forward to answer from you. Thanks.

]]> By: The Author http://www.carguydad.com/ipod-your-bmw-one-man%e2%80%99s-journey-trying-to-listen-to-an-ipod-in-his-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-447 The Author Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:45:03 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=754#comment-447 I realize that I could have done this cheaper from the start… The point of the story was the journey to discovering the Intravee II. I’m not sure if you’ve ever seen an e46 BMW with an aftermarket radio, but they look terrible. It interrupts the entire flow of the inside of the car. Plus, the Intravee integration is better than any integration you’d get from a single-DIN aftermarket head-unit. And besides, the IV2 setup is only around $300… Also worth mentioning, in a BMW you lose a lot of functionality by removing the head unit. My car has the following options connected to the Nav screen, all BMW OEM: Bluetooth, voice recognition, Sirius, Aux input, TV module (imported from Europe) and of course now the iPod. You can see the complete system demo here: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=707624 On the new MOST-bus BMW’s, there is a new level of factory integration with ipod that is unmatched. I drove a friend’s 2009 e90 M3 with Nav and the OEM iPod integration is incredible—even better than the Intravee’s. I realize that I could have done this cheaper from the start… The point of the story was the journey to discovering the Intravee II.

I’m not sure if you’ve ever seen an e46 BMW with an aftermarket radio, but they look terrible. It interrupts the entire flow of the inside of the car. Plus, the Intravee integration is better than any integration you’d get from a single-DIN aftermarket head-unit. And besides, the IV2 setup is only around $300…

Also worth mentioning, in a BMW you lose a lot of functionality by removing the head unit. My car has the following options connected to the Nav screen, all BMW OEM: Bluetooth, voice recognition, Sirius, Aux input, TV module (imported from Europe) and of course now the iPod.

You can see the complete system demo here: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=707624

On the new MOST-bus BMW’s, there is a new level of factory integration with ipod that is unmatched. I drove a friend’s 2009 e90 M3 with Nav and the OEM iPod integration is incredible—even better than the Intravee’s.

]]> By: James http://www.carguydad.com/ipod-your-bmw-one-man%e2%80%99s-journey-trying-to-listen-to-an-ipod-in-his-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-446 James Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:06:35 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=754#comment-446 Wow, you could've done this all much better the first time around for way less money and aggravation. I faced the same issue with my '05 Jetta, and the VW integration kit was north of $200 for limited usefulness - can't control ipod through HU, etc. I ended up getting a modest Alpine HU ($120), "dash kit" (with a single-DIN space for the HU and a single-DIN pocket for $24), antenna adapter ($15) and wiring adapter ($10). I had a local shop install (who did top notch work btw) the whole setup for $120. I for about $300 i had a much more functional head unit that nearly matched the VW's inside lighting, my ipod safely stored (connected and charging) in the center console, and full control over the head unit through logical controsl on the head unit. integration to a factory head unit will always work poorly, and is almost never worth the ridiculous prices they ask. Plus, an aftermarket head unit will provide better audio performance, more capabilities and potential expandability (like sub-in, etc) for way less cash. I was sad I left the setup in that Jetta when I sold it; it was perfect. Wow, you could’ve done this all much better the first time around for way less money and aggravation. I faced the same issue with my ’05 Jetta, and the VW integration kit was north of $200 for limited usefulness – can’t control ipod through HU, etc.

I ended up getting a modest Alpine HU ($120), “dash kit” (with a single-DIN space for the HU and a single-DIN pocket for $24), antenna adapter ($15) and wiring adapter ($10). I had a local shop install (who did top notch work btw) the whole setup for $120. I for about $300 i had a much more functional head unit that nearly matched the VW’s inside lighting, my ipod safely stored (connected and charging) in the center console, and full control over the head unit through logical controsl on the head unit.

integration to a factory head unit will always work poorly, and is almost never worth the ridiculous prices they ask. Plus, an aftermarket head unit will provide better audio performance, more capabilities and potential expandability (like sub-in, etc) for way less cash. I was sad I left the setup in that Jetta when I sold it; it was perfect.

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