04-15-2004, 11:50 PM
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| Ron Stygar writes:
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Thanks so much for your time. I'm bringing it back to the shop for them to check the GAL wiring and I got a 7860 changer new for $275. I know about it always returning back to CD1/Track1 but I can live with that. I'll ebay the oem bmw changer. |
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04-21-2004, 12:21 AM
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DIY Cable
For those making your own adapter cable, some hints I found. 1) The cheap Scosche adapter (P.N. BW01B $7.95) does not use the BMW pins. It does not have pin 10 installed (GAL signal), and does not have extra unused pins. I could not find any pins to fit this connector. 2) I bought another adapter (Metra 70-8590 $14.99) at Fry's electronics, thinking I would remove a pin from this one for the Scosche. Turns out this adapter uses BMW pins, so that idea didn't work. 3) I bought some BMW pins (61-13-0-007-452 $2.69) at the dealer, inserted it into the Metra connector pin 10 and I was good to go. 4) I followed Mpire suggestion, and mounted the GPS antenna on top of the center plastic air duct, under the dash, by removing the center air vent. It's easy as pie, and I get great satellite reception 7,8,9 and even 10 satellites. I even get 4 or 5 in my garage. 5) I hooked the reverse wire to the ground pin, no problems so far. -- Scott |
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