Davehaynes 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2021 Evening team. I picked up a 2007 320i which I'm very happy with. But I hate radio!! I have the BMW professionally head unit and no i-drive. I also have steering wheel controls which I want to keep use of. I currently have a Bluetooth dongle set up plugged into my AUX which works great, auto connects plays music. But I obviously can't use my wheel contro7to change track. Is there a simple way to get this hooked up that I'm over looking? I'm thinking not... And that I may need to fit an aftermarket stereo to gain Bluetooth capability. Which seems a shame! If I go aftermarket head unit, will I loose use of my steering wheel controls? Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1896 Report post Posted May 13, 2021 Check out Dension, I have one of their units in my 07 M5 and it works pretty well, navigation through the Idrive is a bit slow but they should have a solution for your situation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HalfJobHarry 106 Report post Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) On 5/13/2021 at 7:54 PM, Davehaynes said: Evening team. I picked up a 2007 320i which I'm very happy with. But I hate radio!! I have the BMW professionally head unit and no i-drive. I also have steering wheel controls which I want to keep use of. I currently have a Bluetooth dongle set up plugged into my AUX which works great, auto connects plays music. But I obviously can't use my wheel contro7to change track. Is there a simple way to get this hooked up that I'm over looking? I'm thinking not... And that I may need to fit an aftermarket stereo to gain Bluetooth capability. Which seems a shame! If I go aftermarket head unit, will I loose use of my steering wheel controls? Thanks! Have a look at GROM : https://gromaudio.com/store/all-bmwo4.html I had this in my E46 330i ... I wanted to retain a stock look and feel and have all the original buttons working. The GROM gave me bluetooth audio and MP3 etc via a USB stick (that pretended to be a six disc CD changer so the stock head unit could control it). If you had CCC / iDrive I'd recommend an AVIN Android head unit replacement....but you don't so I can vouch for the GROM. Edited May 15, 2021 by HalfJobHarry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehaynes 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2021 I don't have a USB input in my armrest, only an AUX input. I do however have a CD changer in the boot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
