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      12-16-2013, 01:52 PM   #23
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The main issue I have with the iPhone adapter is that I keep a case on my iPhone, and I'm pretty sure it would not fit in the adapter with the case. Too much of a pain to have to take the case off every time I want to plug it in.
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      12-16-2013, 07:53 PM   #24
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Pretty much every time I lift the armrest, which I did again today on a long road trip, the stupid cradle just pisses me off. What a disappointing and over-engineered waste of space.
Complaining about it certainly doesn't solve the problem, but maybe someone at BMW will run across the thread and figure out a way to resolve the embarrassment.
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      12-16-2013, 10:05 PM   #25
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You do have to remove the case from your I-Phone for it to fit. I just have a simple snap on one.
I also get mad at the wasted space, the whole console is a very poorly designed piece of junk. While the one in the X3 had its problems they could be fixed with a simple shelf.
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      12-18-2013, 10:07 AM   #26
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The main problem I have with it is that not everybody have or even want an iPhone. If you gave me one, full plan paid, I wouldn't want it.
My only guess is that everyone in BMW marketing use iPhones and can't understand that everyone else don't want it, and would feel inconvenienced by having the cradle forced on them.
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      12-18-2013, 02:45 PM   #27
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Pretty much every time I lift the armrest, which I did again today on a long road trip, the stupid cradle just pisses me off. What a disappointing and over-engineered waste of space.
Complaining about it certainly doesn't solve the problem, but maybe someone at BMW will run across the thread and figure out a way to resolve the embarrassment.
That's why I taped mine to the armrest/centre console. At least when I lift up I'm looking at a hole.
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      12-18-2013, 03:43 PM   #28
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The main problem I have with it is that not everybody have or even want an iPhone. If you gave me one, full plan paid, I wouldn't want it.
My only guess is that everyone in BMW marketing use iPhones and can't understand that everyone else don't want it, and would feel inconvenienced by having the cradle forced on them.
The solution would be to make cradles for other popular phones. Or maybe just make a kind of all purpose cradle that fits all different phones and has interchanging plugs so you can choose the one that fits your phone. They make phone holders that are adjustable and fit all different phones, and I've seen phone chargers that have 5 or 6 different interchanging plug adapters, so I don't see why they can't do something like that.



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      12-19-2013, 10:38 AM   #29
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My question is how to remove "Telephone cradle, lower section". (see 6 of link below)
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...38&hg=51&fg=35
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      12-19-2013, 04:45 PM   #30
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You do have to remove the case from your I-Phone for it to fit. I just have a simple snap on one.
I also get mad at the wasted space, the whole console is a very poorly designed piece of junk. While the one in the X3 had its problems they could be fixed with a simple shelf.
Agree. My wife got new iPhone and I inherited her 4s + the 12v Plug in Car Charger. I got an All Weather Proof Case for it which takes time to put on/take off. The 240v Charger that came with the phone fits with the case on But the Car Charger doe's not, the male plug is to big to go through the case hole. I will now have to look for one that fits or an Adaptor to go on the Adaptor etc. etc. Buy the time we get all these accessories for our (including other) phones to work in the car there wont be enough storage space to put them.
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