USB-AUX Retrofit

Equ1nox · 05-20-2016, 09:25 AM

Hi All,

I have a business pro head unit and the car does have an aux port installed however this really sounds crap unfortunately no usb was fitted. I also have the full blue tooth preparation kit installed. My question is

Does anyone know how to enable USB support and what parts I would need?
or
Would I be better off getting an audio connection kit if one is availble for Android for my phone to connect directly to the head unit?

I have a Samsung galaxy S7 and would either like to hook this up and play mp3 's through it or attach a USB memory stick as opposed to using crappy CD's

Thanks in advance

EQ

david in germany · 05-20-2016, 04:29 PM

You either have the business or the Professional not possible to have a business pro head. If you have Bluetooth you may have a tcu that supports USB. Check your trunk and see if the tcu has the un used USB port. (Round with 4 pins in it) if no free port you would need to retrofit the tcu with USB which is not that cheap, add cable, USB port and code.

ctuna · 05-20-2016, 05:18 PM

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=687463

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dension

All the factory stuff is model year and country specific.
Most is speced to the the Pro head unit or Pro idrive/nav

For help in England

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=704363

Andre2004 · 05-22-2016, 04:45 PM

I ended out getting pro head unit with bt and usb built in and fed the cable through the centre console and install bmw mic as I couldn't locate the existing mic wiring. Luckily it didn't need coding to work. my silver thing in the boot just had a white and black cable for Bluetooth so I definitely went for the easier option.

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Equ1nox New Member 2 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2009 E93 Cabrio 245bhp Join Date: May 2015 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	USB-AUX Retrofit Hi All, I have a business pro head unit and the car does have an aux port installed however this really sounds crap unfortunately no usb was fitted. I also have the full blue tooth preparation kit installed. My question is Does anyone know how to enable USB support and what parts I would need? or Would I be better off getting an audio connection kit if one is availble for Android for my phone to connect directly to the head unit? I have a Samsung galaxy S7 and would either like to hook this up and play mp3 's through it or attach a USB memory stick as opposed to using crappy CD's Thanks in advance EQ
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david in germany Lieutenant Colonel 732 Rep 1,819 Posts Drives: 118i, 335i and 328i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Mannheim Germany iTrader: (2)	You either have the business or the Professional not possible to have a business pro head. If you have Bluetooth you may have a tcu that supports USB. Check your trunk and see if the tcu has the un used USB port. (Round with 4 pins in it) if no free port you would need to retrofit the tcu with USB which is not that cheap, add cable, USB port and code. __________________ 2009 118i Monaco Blue "Maximillion" 2009 335i Saphire Black M Sport "Leopold" Cobb stage 2 aggressive tune, Mishimoto FMIC, Cobb charge pipe, Cobb catted down pipes, Forge diverter valves, BMS inlets and DCI, Cyba scoops and M Individual Audio retrofit and M3 gauge cluster retrofit. 2011 328i Titan Silver M Sport "Franzel" <--Wife's car
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ctuna Lieutenant General 2046 Rep 13,366 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	FYI http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=687463 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dension All the factory stuff is model year and country specific. Most is speced to the the Pro head unit or Pro idrive/nav For help in England http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=704363
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Andre2004 New Member 5 Rep 26 Posts Drives: e93 LCI M Sport, Saphire Black Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I ended out getting pro head unit with bt and usb built in and fed the cable through the centre console and install bmw mic as I couldn't locate the existing mic wiring. Luckily it didn't need coding to work. my silver thing in the boot just had a white and black cable for Bluetooth so I definitely went for the easier option.
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