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Navigation & Audio Bluetooth add on for an r56 2009

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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 03:26 PM
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Bluetooth add on for an r56 2009

Does anyone offer an add-on Bluetooth adapter-dongle?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 03:45 PM
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I snaked a 3rd party charging cable up to my Cravenspeed phone mount and the purchased a Bluetooth adapter for the audio. The adapter I got was this one.

The downside to this adapter is that I have to press a button to activate it when I start up the car. It's powered by USB but has a small battery in it. After turning off the car, the battery will drain, so you have to press the button to power it on after power has been restored. Other than this minor annoyance, it's worked perfectly for me.

As an alternative, my business partner bought this model from Banggood which doesn't have a battery. It powers on as soon as you start the car since it doesn't have an internal battery.

Hope that helps!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 05:55 AM
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There used to be a full kit but it went NLA:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...rofit-kit.html

Couple other options here also:

https://minicooperforums.com/forum/0...luetooth-8052/
 
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