Let's DIY aux input cable.

Originally Posted by DanielJames

Going to have another go at this soon.

The last time I attempted, I made 2 cables and neither would enable the "Aux" on my 2003 E46. The SW etc was good, it just wouldn't enable the Aux mode.

Any tips?

You have to have something connected to the aux cable: iPod, mp3 player? if you do not have resistors installed. The port has to detect some resistance for the aux to pop up.

Once you have the aux source connected, cycle through the mode button.

If its not working then your cable is not connected right. I have seen somewhere that some euro models have difficulty on detecting aux. You might want to check that too, since I see yours is diesel and we didn't have diesel version e46 here in US.

just letting you guys know i did the cable and ran it thru the bar where the seat warmers are at. looks almost oem. wouldnt have done it any other way.

Can someone please tell me how to make this:








Right now I have a female headphone jack coming out of my aftermarket deck, but I just need to know the parts/components needed to make it "mountable"
In the picture above, it seems the person used some sort of panel style audio jack that has a screw overtop to keep it in place.


Seems I would need a male bottom/female top, and the top would need to have the tiny screw "nut".
Where do I find this? I've seen the 3/5 pin sockets, but I already have the female connection, so I'd rather not splice and solder it.

Originally Posted by trj

You have to have something connected to the aux cable: iPod, mp3 player? if you do not have resistors installed. The port has to detect some resistance for the aux to pop up.

Once you have the aux source connected, cycle through the mode button.

If its not working then your cable is not connected right. I have seen somewhere that some euro models have difficulty on detecting aux. You might want to check that too, since I see yours is diesel and we didn't have diesel version e46 here in US.

I'm pretty sure the cable is right, tested with multimeter. Connected iPod/iPhone neither showed up the aux.

I would just buy a cable but I dunno if it would work now

Originally Posted by ac_2007

Can someone please tell me how to make this:



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Right now I have a female headphone jack coming out of my aftermarket deck, but I just need to know the parts/components needed to make it "mountable"
In the picture above, it seems the person used some sort of panel style audio jack that has a screw overtop to keep it in place.


Seems I would need a male bottom/female top, and the top would need to have the tiny screw "nut".
Where do I find this? I've seen the 3/5 pin sockets, but I already have the female connection, so I'd rather not splice and solder it.

i don't think you can do it without soldering. that's what i did, but i put it next to my heated seats button. just soldered the wires to the 1/8" phone jack.

Originally Posted by ac_2007

Can someone please tell me how to make this:








Right now I have a female headphone jack coming out of my aftermarket deck, but I just need to know the parts/components needed to make it "mountable"
In the picture above, it seems the person used some sort of panel style audio jack that has a screw overtop to keep it in place.


Seems I would need a male bottom/female top, and the top would need to have the tiny screw "nut".
Where do I find this? I've seen the 3/5 pin sockets, but I already have the female connection, so I'd rather not splice and solder it.

Does your aftermarket deck have the plug coming out of the front or the rear. Im guessing the front. If so why would you want to run it exteriorly just to bury it in the interior again? I havnt read the entire thread maybe im missing something. Btw i ended up posting pics of my indash aux input.

Originally Posted by NSF e46

Does your aftermarket deck have the plug coming out of the front or the rear. Im guessing the front. If so why would you want to run it exteriorly just to bury it in the interior again? I havnt read the entire thread maybe im missing something. Btw i ended up posting pics of my indash aux input.

The aux input from my deck comes from the rear. I don't want a big spool of wire sitting in my glove box, nor do I want to be reaching over that far all the time.

Originally Posted by ac_2007

The aux input from my deck comes from the rear. I don't want a big spool of wire sitting in my glove box, nor do I want to be reaching over that far all the time.

Ac you can get 3.5mm female connector with screw on top from radioshack or eBay. They are very cheap. Make sure get the TRS( tip ring sleeve) ones or the stereo else you will end up with mono.

And then get a male 3.5mm, solder them to the opposite ends of a 3 pole wire and mount wherever you want to.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E46-AU...item3373df1a63

After 3 failed attempts at making this cable I Think i'll just buy this

Originally Posted by trj

Ac you can get 3.5mm female connector with screw on top from radioshack or eBay. They are very cheap. Make sure get the TRS( tip ring sleeve) ones or the stereo else you will end up with mono.

And then get a male 3.5mm, solder them to the opposite ends of a 3 pole wire and mount wherever you want to.

After searching and searching, I finally found this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/FLUSH-MOUNT-A...item2eb3c9da52



No soldering, just plug and play into my existing female cable. The only other issue is that I think it will be necessary to drill a second hole in the center console (below the mini tray), since this adapter will stick about 2 inches down once mounted.


EDIT: Another solderless variant - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/FLUSH-MOUNT-A...item2c5a6f9b20

Originally Posted by ac_2007

After searching and searching, I finally found this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/FLUSH-MOUNT-A...item2eb3c9da52



No soldering, just plug and play into my existing female cable. The only other issue is that I think it will be necessary to drill a second hole in the center console (below the mini tray), since this adapter will stick about 2 inches down once mounted.


EDIT: Another solderless variant - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/FLUSH-MOUNT-A...item2c5a6f9b20

I like the second one better as you don't have to worry about resistors and caps. After market headunit

I've connected a cable I bought here: http://www.bilradiospes.no/m/shop/?p...396&katid=1031
It has 3 resistor 100kOhm on a printboard and 2 condensators, but I don't get up AUX when I go through the mode-meny. Have tried to connect mp3-player and without. I have a 2003 with navi professional and the AUX was behind the navigation unit. Do I need to do any special to activate the AUX?

Originally Posted by ac_2007

After searching and searching, I finally found this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/FLUSH-MOUNT-A...item2eb3c9da52



No soldering, just plug and play into my existing female cable. The only other issue is that I think it will be necessary to drill a second hole in the center console (below the mini tray), since this adapter will stick about 2 inches down once mounted.


EDIT: Another solderless variant - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/FLUSH-MOUNT-A...item2c5a6f9b20

i guess that works. i generally don't like to have multiple connections in one wire run unless you're soldering it. and i like to have the wire as short as possible to preserve quality.

Is there any way I can make this work on a June 02 radio? It has the mode button but the software is 41.

Is it possible to update the software or is there another way to do this with an older stereo?

I know this question has been answered numerous of times but how do I know for sure if my CD player is compatible with the AUX? I took apart the cd player and it says the production of it was 16.04.2003, so will it work? And also when I check in my trunk, it doesn't have the tab that says that it is prewired with satellite radio. Did any of you guys who don't have that tab also get it to work using this DIY?

Last question, does it matter which direction i put in the POWER SW and the RESET SW? Which one goes on top and which one goes on bottom?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by spruddel

I've connected a cable I bought here: http://www.bilradiospes.no/m/shop/?p...396&katid=1031
It has 3 resistor 100kOhm on a printboard and 2 condensators, but I don't get up AUX when I go through the mode-meny. Have tried to connect mp3-player and without. I have a 2003 with navi professional and the AUX was behind the navigation unit. Do I need to do any special to activate the AUX?

I have this problem too. I made the cable (both with 2 caps and resistor, and without them) but I can't get AUX mode activated. My car has been produced in October 2003 and the radio too as reported on the stick. What can I do to activate the AUX mode?

Thank you so much in advance to anybody know how to solve it!

Guys i forget where on this forum i read it but wih the oem cable you dont get the problem of the HU not recognizing the aux. thats why i decided to spend the $$ on the cable. Well worth it to me.

Originally Posted by L3MONz

I know this question has been answered numerous of times but how do I know for sure if my CD player is compatible with the AUX? I took apart the cd player and it says the production of it was 16.04.2003, so will it work? And also when I check in my trunk, it doesn't have the tab that says that it is prewired with satellite radio. Did any of you guys who don't have that tab also get it to work using this DIY?

Last question, does it matter which direction i put in the POWER SW and the RESET SW? Which one goes on top and which one goes on bottom?

Thanks!

Yes, you should be fine to make an aux in.
You do not need a CD changer, you are just going to use the port on the back of the head unit.

Not sure what you are asking in the last question though.

Also, for those who are not getting the aux with the proper software, date of manufacture and are sure of their soldering in the cable make sure the connection at the actual head unit is secure.
Many times it is possible for the wire to come loose while clicking the harness in place and replacing the radio back in. Specially since the radio harness is very short and there is not much room, I had to re-connect the plug a number of times before I could get the connection secure.

Hi guys I'd really appreaciate some help with this very annoying problem I'm having in installing a aux input..I have a production date 9/2001 M3 with Navigation head unit. Obviously I won't be able to buy an OEM aux input from the dealer (only 9/2002 and up production date will work as I was told by the dealer) so now I'm trying to install a blitzsafe or a similar product through the CD changer input in the trunk.

Problem:
Navi Head unit works fine when playing radio or using navigation, and when loading the CD changer with CD's, the head unit recognizes which slot # has a CD and which doesnt, and it will show the CD and track selected (allnon MP3 CD's) for example 2-04, but THE SOUND WILL NOT COME OUT. I've tried 2 other CD changers in addition to mine and they are all exactly the same. Is there anything I need to do to reset something? could it be wire connection or a communication between HU and Cd changer problem? But if so then how come the HU recognizes there is a CD in the changer? My concern here is if there is a problem with the wiring from the changer to the HU.

As a last resort, I was thinking about just buying a Blitzsafe and connecting it and see if it works or not (and possibly throwing away $120).

Hi guys I'd really appreaciate some help with this very annoying problem I'm having in installing a aux input..I have a production date 9/2001 M3 with Navigation head unit. Obviously I won't be able to buy an OEM aux input from the dealer (only 9/2002 and up production date will work as I was told by the dealer) so now I'm trying to install a blitzsafe or a similar product through the CD changer input in the trunk.

Problem:
Navi Head unit works fine when playing radio or using navigation, and when loading the CD changer with CD's, the head unit recognizes which slot # has a CD and which doesnt, and it will show the CD and track selected (allnon MP3 CD's) for example 2-04, but THE SOUND WILL NOT COME OUT. I've tried 2 other CD changers in addition to mine and they are all exactly the same. Is there anything I need to do to reset something? could it be wire connection or a communication between HU and Cd changer problem? But if so then how come the HU recognizes there is a CD in the changer? My concern here is if there is a problem with the wiring from the changer to the HU.

As a last resort, I was thinking about just buying a Blitzsafe and connecting it and see if it works or not (and possibly throwing away $120).