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07-28-2008, 08:14 PM
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 and  Now one could make a project of it and drill holes through the snap-in adapter to get to the headphone jack... 
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07-30-2008, 11:03 PM
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Sorry to jump in here, but the biggest difference with the 3G is the charging pins. The old charging adapters used the firewire charging pin, where the 3G doesn't support charging with that pin. It uses the USB charging contact on the plug.
I have the OEM iPod adapter in my X5, Z4 M Roadster AND on the Alpine head unit in my 1991 318is e30 and NONE of them will charge the 3G now  Sux!
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07-31-2008, 02:22 AM
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How does the cradle do the antenna boost with iPhones? They have no antenna connection, so it couldn't work unless the car was fitted with a repeater. Unless there is some other technology.
It would seem a repeater would be a cool feature for an expensive vehicle.
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07-31-2008, 08:04 AM
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Some people have said that they have not noticed any stronger signal on their phones. I definitely have on my Motorola RAZR V3 -- where I live in CT, AT&T does not have good service and I frequently see two more bars when I have the RAZR in the cradle.
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07-31-2008, 05:52 PM
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Trying to figure out what you're saying here. Are you talking about the snap-in adapter or the iPod adapter? I would not expect a 3G snap-in adapter to have any problems. I don't how Firewire or USB would come into that. The iPod adapter may be different. My 2008 X5 has iPod adapter (with USB) and the 3G charges just fine on that.
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07-31-2008, 05:56 PM
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Sorry what I was referring to is the docking connector on the bottom of the iPhone. Some of the tiny pins that connect are for USB based power (if you had the iPhone plugged into your PC with a USB plug) and some are for Firewire. I don't believe apple is supporting Firewire connections any longer, so that pin on the bottom of the iPhone's connector will not accept a power source any longer. The BMW iPod OEM kits and even my Alpine iPod cable (which worked great and powered my first gen iPhone) will no longer power the 3G. It sounds like BMW might have used the USB power pin for the cradle, so if so you're good to go. My 3G will play audio as usual through my three BMW's connectors but will not charge.
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07-31-2008, 08:40 PM
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May I ask how you went about getting the V3 to hook up? I have the correct V3 snap-in adaptor for my '07 E70 but it seems an eject box is also required? Where did you get yours and how difficult was the installation? I ordered the adaptor right after buying the car, but the part has just sat on my shelf given the absence of an eject box and perceived difficulty of  installation...
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08-01-2008, 01:20 PM
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Basically, I ended up with a satisfactory result in that it all works and looks good. Only issue is that if you lift up the eject box, you see the phone cable running from front to back inside the glove box. It was a LOT more difficult to do the install than I expected. Also, it's very expensive buying all these parts. I did buy the eject box, frame and snap-in adapter from Morristown BMW (on this forum) so I got a good discount but it still cost about $270. Would I do it again? Probably not (especially now that my primary devices are my iPhone 3G and my work BlackBerry). Note that I have seen an improvement in signal strength in my area but there are people that not seen any improvement -- for them this looks like an expensive option just to be able to charge your phone...
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