Latest iPhone functionality with album art

Invisiblename · 10-25-2011, 05:36 PM

Is there a modification to enable the 2011 iPhone functionality (with album art & video) on a 2009 E89 with iDrive?

ManiacGT · 10-26-2011, 02:02 PM

As far as I know it's completely different hardware and software, not upgradable.

Constant.S · 10-27-2011, 12:12 PM

There is ways that you can retrofit the new hardware (it's been done on the e9x series) but you are off warranty, probably will face technical issues with BMW software upgrades and it will be very expensive.

jrun · 11-06-2011, 01:09 AM

I've found bimmerretrofit.com to have combox retrofit kits but they don't mention the availability of an e89 kit. Anyone know of another option? Has anyone tried any of their kits on a Z4?

Thanks!

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ManiacGT Major 85 Rep 1,448 Posts Drives: Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (0)	As far as I know it's completely different hardware and software, not upgradable.
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Constant.S Resistance is futile... 54 Rep 640 Posts Drives: BMW Z4 E89(N54) Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Greece/Canada iTrader: (0)	There is ways that you can retrofit the new hardware (it's been done on the e9x series) but you are off warranty, probably will face technical issues with BMW software upgrades and it will be very expensive. __________________ An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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jrun Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2011 30i Z4 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mountain View, CA iTrader: (0)	I'm interested in this too... I've found bimmerretrofit.com to have combox retrofit kits but they don't mention the availability of an e89 kit. Anyone know of another option? Has anyone tried any of their kits on a Z4? Thanks!
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