E39 - factory-fit phone system / armrest question

Nov 18, 2005 4 Replies
J

An E39 I went to look at yesterday (2001 model) has a built-in phone system - the armrest has a built-in cradle into which a specific model of motorola phone can be placed. It is of no interest to me:



a) I own a Sony Ericsson b) It would require swapping SIM cards if I was to acquire a suitable handset (shouldn't be hard off ebay for example)



The car doesn't have any built-in bluetooth.



The armrest is therefore a "bit ugly" and as it serves no useful purpose, I was wondering if it would be possible to replace it with a "normal" one. This armrest slides back and forwards as opposed to hinging at the rear but underneath I undersatnd it is more kit related to the phone rather than a cubby hole.... any suggestions?


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I

I have an E46 with the built in phone and also have a Sony Ericsson phone. You will have to source a specific phone and watchout for the phones firmware as they do not dupport phonebook sync with all phones. I found the following URL on the BMW site, maybe of use:

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Works well once you get it paired correctly!

Regards

Ian

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J

That looks like a helpful link - ta.

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J

Thanks but, unless it's a simple solution, I'll probably ditch the in- car system (well get rid of the armrest and simply not use any of it) and then use a wires-free bluetooth kit (e.g. the kind of kit that clips to the sun visor).

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