Quote Originally Posted by ciars
Thank Mark, the more I read, the more it appears that this is the case. Only concern is what's inside the black box on the cable? I presume this has something to do with the iDrive integration for playlists/controlling remotely via iDrive/Steering wheel. Found a cable from China for less than a tenner, worth a punt I guess?
I have a genuine BMW one you can have for €10:

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