Hugo_za
Well-known member
So I took a gamble 
Not wanting to fork out around R9k for a BMW iPod kit and a pre-loved TCU1.5 I decided to buy a Dension Gateway 500s BT. Now, according to the Dension website as well as the tech guy I spoke to in the UK the 500s BT (also known as GW52M01) does not work on the 7-series.
Well, I bought one, and it worked out the box. With a bit of coding on the car it now act exactly as the BMW Bluetooth module would (phone name on iDrive screen). Again, all this from a device which I was told, categorically, would not work on the 7-er. The microphone supplied with the unit is not exactly pretty but it seems like an omni-directional one and it works perfectly fine.
Tomorrow I will tidy up the installation and route everything where I want it to go but the setup works flawlessly.
Cost of the unit was R4750 excl.
(The yellow car is my battery running flat)
Not wanting to fork out around R9k for a BMW iPod kit and a pre-loved TCU1.5 I decided to buy a Dension Gateway 500s BT. Now, according to the Dension website as well as the tech guy I spoke to in the UK the 500s BT (also known as GW52M01) does not work on the 7-series. Well, I bought one, and it worked out the box. With a bit of coding on the car it now act exactly as the BMW Bluetooth module would (phone name on iDrive screen). Again, all this from a device which I was told, categorically, would not work on the 7-er. The microphone supplied with the unit is not exactly pretty but it seems like an omni-directional one and it works perfectly fine.
Tomorrow I will tidy up the installation and route everything where I want it to go but the setup works flawlessly.
Cost of the unit was R4750 excl.
(The yellow car is my battery running flat
)
