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02-26-2010, 11:58 PM | #1 |
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New "Y" IPOD/IPHONE CABLE WORKS!
Took my car into the dealership for other issues, but decided to mention that my iPhone 3GS does not charge...My awesome SA saiD "Oh you must have the 3GS, we have a new cable that fixes that!!!"
Well it did... Part Number : 61 12 0 440 812 (That's on my invoice) The actual numbers on the cable : 0 440 796 BTW - I go to Center BMW on Van Nuys BLVD - Ask For Andre he has ALWAYS ALWAYS taken care of me!!! |
03-02-2010, 01:26 PM | #6 |
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ya, the cable probably costs about a buck, but they charge over a hundred for it.
check out monoprice.com for best cable deals in the world http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 okay, $4 bucks then, i was off a little on the price. all the new adaptor does is 1. charge 2. output audio to a 3.5mm jack. it's not proprietary like bmw says. shocking! |
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Wow, that's a great site. Thanks for posting it.
Have you ordered from them before? How was the duty/shipping experience getting their product across the border?
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i order stuff all the time from them, shipping is very reasonable and duties non-existent. i usually buy cables worth a couple bucks and then duties do not apply. just last week, needed a cable to connect a DVI(computer) to VGA(monitor, old monitor i want to use dual screen), checked it out on monoprice and voila, i think it was $5 with shipping. don't even think about buying stuff elsewhere like futuresh@p, total ripoff. better quality with monoprice. fuggedaboutit! just do it, you will thank me for years to come. you owe me a beer next time i'm in Halifax haha |
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03-11-2010, 04:55 PM | #10 |
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Has anyone tested the monoprice cable yet? There have been alot of issues since the cable from BMW apparently has a chip in it and it wont swap for generic cables.
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this is true.. I already replaced one of my iPhone (thanks to warranty) it was free.. But w/t any car charger and w/t any phone you will have this issue.
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Just an update, I have the 0 440 796 and it charges and works well. You will still get the "This accessory is not supported" or whatever. Don't worry about it though.
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03-12-2010, 09:07 PM | #14 |
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i dont get the issue people are mentioning about charging their phone in the car but then it makes the battery drain quicker. why would that happen? never heard of that...
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03-12-2010, 09:13 PM | #15 |
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For all batteries, even Lithium types, you should cycle your battery to fully empty once in a while to maintain its full capacity. If you move your iPhone from your cradle at home to the car charger and then to a cradle at work, its always getting charged and will never fully drain. You might never hit 50%. This will ruin your battery over time and reduce its life and capacity.
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I can select, play, fast forward, etc. songs directly from the iPhone and they will play through the stereo but all I see on the iDrive screen is that I'm in Aux source. I can't say how disappointed I am that this doesn't work. At least it wasn't an expensive attempt.
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That sucks. I was reading all of the threads about using the iPhone with my car while the car was being delivered. The cradle was over $400 with all 3 parts I needed and it didn't work with an iPhone case so that was out. And BMW said their cable was $125. Thankfully when I got the car, I looked under the armrest and there was a cable from the previous owner.
If you look around on the internet, there are some cables that have the chip in them but I cannot confirm that they work. They are cheaper that the BMW one so they may be worth a try. Make sure they reference the chip in the cable though. Irish |
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What I have found is that my 2008 M3 (older idrive w/ most recent software update-never updated the y-cable) charges my 3GS iphone, while my girlfriends 2009 335xi (current idrive with software to match), DOES NOT charge my iphone.
I've swapped cables to prove it's just the vehicle's software. To the OP, do you know what software version you are using in your car?
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