Buy BMW Genuine Auxiliary Audio Input Cable For E60 5 Series from 2004 - onBMW Genuine Auxiliary Audio Input Cable For E60 5 Series from 2004 - on Product Description:
- It fits
- E60 - 5 Series - from 2002 and on (This will not fit E39 Models from 2002 to 2004)
- E61 - 5 Series - from 2004 and on
- E63 - 6 Series - 645Ci - 650i - M6 - from 2002 and on
- E64 - 6 Series - 645Ci - 650i - M6 - from 2002 and on
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Item Description: New Original BMW Auxiliary Audio Input Cable. You can connect virtually any audio devices - MP3 player, portable CD, cassette player, and more - to your CD/radio. The audio connection is mounted securely in the glovebox of your vehicle and has a 3.5 mm stereo connector. Audio from the auxiliary input is selected using the "mode" button on your radio.
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Perfect... after you remove the extra chip
By jholl016
Purchased this add-on for my 2005 530i (bought it through my mechanic, since he wouldn't warrant the part if I bought it through amazon, and the price was the same anyways). My mechanic installed it using BMW's instructions and reprogramed my iDrive so that it showed up properly as an audio input. When I got home and tested it with my phone, I realized that the sound quality was awful. The volume level was about 15 db lower than the other inputs (CD or radio) and there was absolutely no bass whatsoever for the aux input. After the normal troubleshooting of trying different source devices and changing cables, all with no improvement, I hit up the forums online. Many posts spoke of a sound processing chip built into the cable, between the aux input and the connection to the head unit.So, I removed the interior paneling to access the cable, and sure enough, approximately 3 inches from the aux port, there was a large bulge in the cable thickness (like a snake that has swallowed a mouse whole). I removed the protective wrapping from the cable and cut out the sound processing chip, then reconnected the wires. Now, the sound is perfect. The bass frequencies are restored, and the volume level perfectly matches the other inputs. I have no idea what that chip was supposed to be doing, but it was destroying the sound of anything connected through that jack. Maybe I just got a faulty cable? I don't know. But, it appears that the chip is completely unnecessary (as you would expect -- an aux input is just three wires: positive, negative, and ground. There's no processor component to any other aux input I've ever heard of). If you're having your mechanic install this for you, I'd advise you to just go ahead and remove the chip from the beginning. You don't need it.
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