Getting fibre optic sound from CD changer loom to AUDISON AP8.9 -BMW 325d 2010 model

erhanuzun28 · 07-14-2020, 05:06 PM

Hi all,

I have BMW 325D 2010 model e90 saloon with base sound system. No factory fitted amp/cd changer etc.

I decided to upgrade the sound, bough AUDISON 8.9 BIT which has optical fibre sound input. I found fibre optical cables(2 pieces) come from BMW professional radio head unit. I bought and installed after Market Android iDrive, as instructed i moved fibre optic cables from head unit to iDrive.

My question is can I use that fibre optic cables from car trunk to connect sound to AUDISON AP8.9

Could you please advice?
thanks in advance

ctuna · 07-14-2020, 11:27 PM

Unless the audison uses a BMW compatible Most Bus interface
it probably won't be able to talk to anything in the BMW system.
BMW does not use Toslink . There is a a company that makes
translating devices called Mobridge. Pretty expensive device though.

As far as using the cable's themselves there is a the problem of are
the connectors compatible.

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erhanuzun28 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW 325d SE Saloon 2010 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Surrey, UK iTrader: (0)	Getting fibre optic sound from CD changer loom to AUDISON AP8.9 -BMW 325d 2010 model Hi all, I have BMW 325D 2010 model e90 saloon with base sound system. No factory fitted amp/cd changer etc. I decided to upgrade the sound, bough AUDISON 8.9 BIT which has optical fibre sound input. I found fibre optical cables(2 pieces) come from BMW professional radio head unit. I bought and installed after Market Android iDrive, as instructed i moved fibre optic cables from head unit to iDrive. My question is can I use that fibre optic cables from car trunk to connect sound to AUDISON AP8.9 Could you please advice? thanks in advance
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ctuna Lieutenant General 1918 Rep 13,117 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	Unless the audison uses a BMW compatible Most Bus interface it probably won't be able to talk to anything in the BMW system. BMW does not use Toslink . There is a a company that makes translating devices called Mobridge. Pretty expensive device though. As far as using the cable's themselves there is a the problem of are the connectors compatible.
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