I'd shoot Ted an email and see if his BlueBus device will work with your headunit/setup and if he ships internationally. He's an enthusiast and designed it for enthusiasts. I haven't gotten mine installed, yet, but have heard awesome things about it.

BlueBus

A fully integrated Bluetooth module for your vintage BMW

www.bluebus.dev

 

This small kit costs $199? I just got my new GPS radio with only $179.🤣

 

Give it up bro, your system needs an update. Although the new navi will be a bit expensive, you will find it worth it when you use its perfect gps navigation, music system and wonderful carplay functions. I got my new radio two months ago. It works so great. Although I did complain and didn't stop cursing while installing it because it took me total two hours to finish it. But I love it so much now.

 

Can you send me a link for a navi? But the right one for my car.

 

If your radio has the aux in option, an inexpensive bluetooth module off epay works well enough for the stock radio.
If it doesn't have the input, but has a remote CD changer option (it'll say in the boot/trunk) then the slightly
more expensive ($55 us, last I bought) dongle works fine.
Bluetooth is pretty lo-fi to start with, as is the stock radio, and unless you're running .wav files anyway, the
inexpensive modules won't be the weak link in the chain.

t
yes, does this for a living.

 

I've had a really good experience with my JVC KD-T805BTS, but since you also have the cassette radio and are looking to stick to the cheaper option I'd say grad one of those adapters. They're not expensive, don't have any janky connection issues, and you won't need to bother changing the frequency every time you drive through the city.

 

Bluebus is good. worth every penny of the $199 I paid. I have used it with my non nav 330Ci Vert - which says in the trunk it is prewired for CD - you use that connection.

 

What are you trying to do with Bluetooth?

 

Can you turn off Bluetooth when you're driving? I get the Bluetooth connected almost every day when I drive. I can listen to music, take phone calls and so on.

 

naw, blue tooth is what you get after it rots away from the inside.

It's really gross.

I never understood the appeal of the name.

Just like I never understood how Home Depot could be 'always on the job'.

t
idiomatically

 

Good job, bro. I've never used CarPlay. But almost everyone around me has a CarPlay in their car. Maybe I will consider to get one next month.

 

Not mad, no sponsorship, just a fan of promoting the little guy who puts in the time and energy to make a quality product. Nice to see your posts have matured a bit from your first one. It is amazing what is available on the market these days, and that looks like a decent option.

 

that dont loook bad at all for 200 bucks.

 

Hi, I have a 2002 BMW e46, I have the BMW Reverse radio (tape/cassette only, no CD room in the trunk), how do I get bluetooth in the car?

I know this is now a moot point, but the Reverse radio cannot support any of the myriad of options for Bluetooth on the E46. BMW decided that for some reason it was reasonable to build a radio that would not support AUX or a CD Changer, so even if you directly connect it, there's no "MODE" or "CD" button switch with!

The CD53 would've been a plug and play upgrade on the cheap, but it looks like your aftermarket solution is working well for you.

-Ted