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Originally Posted by stealth.pilot
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Originally Posted by avlnch
You think BMW will come out with a new snap-in cradle to accommodate the slightly larger iPhone 6? Maybe they will have one for the 6 Plus as well?
I do remember the hassle it was just to obtain a cradle for the iP5. I don't know how BMW has handled new cradles for the latest phones in the past. But with the smart phone market share Apple has with it's iPhone, one would think BMW is already working on it? Apple releases dimension specs to certain companies way before the release date.
Hopefully they do. We can still hook the phone up via USB, but you loose out on the shark fin advantage and convenience.
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@avlnch I just noticed that the iPhone 6 in case fits perfectly in the snap in connector cover which comes with the car. In principe you could modify the cover to drill a lightning cable through it and somehow fasten it in place to create a DIY dock. Given the size of the phone it won't move about since it perfectly wedges into that gap.
This guy did it with iPhone 5 but with 6 it should work better because of size.
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=650352" rel="ugc" target="_blank">http://<a href="http://www.bimmerfes...p?t=650352</a>
Would you have a sense on how to do this? The challenge is getting the connector firmly placed so it won't move. |
Interesting... I'll have to look.
If you have a Dremel tool it shouldn't be too hard. You can drill one hole for the Lightning cable and it's connector housing to enter, then another hole right next to it that is just the size of the rubber cable portion. Insert cable into hole 1 then slide it across to secure into hole 2. That's one way at least.