04-28-2020, 12:49 AM | #1 |
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centre arm rest cubby hole..
as title,,what the hell is this all about ?space inside is huge,,but the left side of armrest(rhd) it has a plastic cover on inside with a hole in side of it,,if i put things in ,,they go inside and i have to put hand in and fumble about looking for what ever ive popped in...am i missing something ?
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04-28-2020, 12:54 AM | #2 | |
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04-28-2020, 01:58 AM | #3 |
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i honestly dont know,,it has what lloks like a phone cradle,,it has a plastic upper cover which clips off,,then has a button which you press,and can see 2 plastic hooks move,,which looks like it would unclip a phone,,also 2 little plastic short spikes which press down,,ive tried and looked for summit to release the whole cradle but nothing,,i have looked on youtube and can see a 5 series has the same sort of cradle which has a release mech at the rear of it,,i will take a pic later to show,,on the youtube clip ,,when cradle is released,,it moves up and there are 3 screws to remove it entirely. mine is larger than this as it has a good space behid where he unclips to show screws,,ive also got a cig lighter socket/aux/usb inputs at the front drivers side of the cradle
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04-28-2020, 02:11 AM | #4 |
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or could it be a remote control charger ?,,my car had the controller from factory but does not now,,,i do not know what they look like to see if it would fit on the connections etc..https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...69218782forget that its deffo a phone cradle according to realoem.com.. number 11 on diagram
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04-28-2020, 02:20 AM | #5 |
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this looks like it but does not explain removal,,words missing etc..https://www.6post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1386808
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04-28-2020, 03:07 AM | #6 |
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Phone charging - requires a clip on adaptor
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It is a old-style phone charger. You buy a separate adaptor based on the make/model of your phone. Your phone clips into the adaptor, that then clips into this socket. Wireless phone charging only rolled out on later BMW models and never on the 6-series
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04-28-2020, 09:22 AM | #7 |
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Sounds like you're referring to the "base plate" which as already mentioned above is for connecting your phone directly to the car so that it can be powered as well as use the car's antenna. There are other diagrams that show available adapters for various phone brands...a few are shown below...more can be found using one of the online part database sites (look in "accessories" for the snap-in adapters):
{base plate} https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...iX/USA/84_0894 {universal snap-in adapter} https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...iX/USA/03_2773 {apple phone snap-in adapters} https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...iX/USA/03_2744 {samsung snap-in adapters} https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...iX/USA/03_2743 {wireless charging snap-in adapter} https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...iX/USA/03_4207
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04-28-2020, 09:30 AM | #8 |
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04-28-2020, 10:47 PM | #10 |
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Just FYI: My 2017 650 has a factory wireless charging cradle for smartphones.
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As the USB cable is not anymore connected I purchased a USB socket to plug to the USB cable, so I have an additional USB port for memory stick, HD, etc. Attached pictures of the original baseplate and the new wireless charger, semi-finished installation. |
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02-27-2023, 09:29 AM | #12 |
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My 2016 has the wireless. My iphone Max does not fit in it.
I guess it is like the Euro market cupholders, not meant for US market Big Gulp size cups or oversized phones. Last edited by eye4speed2; 02-28-2023 at 12:15 PM.. |
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