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I have a BMW 525i E60 2005 which doesn't have aux , bluetooth or USB. It however does have a CD player which I have been having to use for the time being.

I need a way of playing songs from either bluetooth or a USB stick.

I have already got an FM transmitter but it isnt the solution I'm after for the reasons I explain below.

  • I need to be able to select either different folders on the USB or different playlists if using bluetooth.
  • I also need to be able to switch through the songs if I want to skip to the next or the previous.

Most FM transmitters allow next and previous however I cant find one that lets me easily select a different folder.

Does anyone have a device in mind that would let me play music whilst having playlist/folder control and music control.

One other thing which is not that necessary but would be great is if this device had the ability to continue the song it was playing instead of restarting the song once the car turns back on.

Thanks.

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I used to have a 1989 Opel Vectra. It didn't have bluetooth, AUX or USB, and I also didn't have the code for the radio and the battery had been flat many times, so obviously even the radio didn't work.

Fortunately, the radio was of standard size and easy to remove. I replaced the radio with an entirely different radio.

In new cars, you cannot do that, because the radio is integrated to the entire car electronics system, i.e. you control the radio from the touchscreen.

But, considering that your car is 2005, perhaps it is old enough to have an interchangeable radio.

Cost of this swap? If you do it yourself, and select a cheap radio unit, $50 - $100.

juhist
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Does your iPod 30 pin port? If it does, you can connect an adapter to it and connector to your phone with Bluetooth.

This article explains that method and basically all the options on how to connect a phone to a car stereo.

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If you're open to using an iPod, there are iPod adapters for E60 that you can find on the internets and install yourself. If you're not an adventurous type, your BMW dealer will gladly install one for you as well. With such an adapter iPod playlists are fully integrated with the entertainment module and allow you to browse through them and control playback in various ways.

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