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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 03:55 PM
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Default BMW is a Step Ahead....

They have just realeased their newest accessory. Fully Integrated iPod. Connects through the Glove box, and you can scroll throught the playlist using the steering wheel controls. Also track name shows up on display....

Lets hope Audi follows... althought they "Never Follow"
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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In the words of JD..."meow". :-D
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 04:15 PM
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meh... I'll keep the phatbox, tnx.
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 05:07 PM
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If only you could use one with XM without hacking up a cable...
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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I hear that the BMW iPod connection limits the user to a few playlists. Given what I've read, Ice Link seems better.
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Default I didn't hack up the cable

It's not that hard to make an adapter cable.

A stock solution would be nice, but no way I'd give up the phatbox after having it in my B5.
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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Ahead? You ever heard of Phatbox?
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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Yeah, and if you have Nav, or Dsp, or both, or some other arcane combination of BMW options you can forget about it. On my '02 X5, I happen to have Nav, DSP and have a build date prior to 9/02 or somewhere along those lines, so I'm screwed if I want Sirius or IPod access. Yeah, it's limited alright.
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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Default Acura is like 3 steps ahead...

gotta love their NAV, aux input and bluetooth integration... =) BTW, is everything fixed on your car yet?
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 10:12 AM
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Default Re: meh... I'll keep the phatbox, tnx.

please forgive my ignorance but are you using XM and a phat box unit. Asked dealer about it and he did not seem to care for it. I have about 40 gig recorded so that was what I was looking into but he said it was one or the other. How do you like the phat box
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