1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Can't get iPod adapter or GROM SB1 to work...

It was the same issue. For me but these guys at MA helped. That was the first thing I did. At the end Inow have an Aux jack direct from mini. That I can use any smartphone or Sirius XM unit. You will need an optional grounding loop isolator jack that will avoid your HK to toggle back to FM randomly . Now you will need to disconnect your Sirius from the cigarette lighter outlet. When using your smartphone.as a audio source Never figured that one out,but hey I get my tunes that I want to hear.if you end up going that route let me know. I have an extra grounding jack. It was a duplicate order. I will never need a second one

 

Solution, dump crappy MINI radio and buy a much better aftermarket unit with an iPod imput.

 

Yep.

I got a $99 unit from Crutchfield.com for the wife's non-mini.

Easy to swap and had Bluetooth streaming and hands free calling to boot.

 

Way to go [emoji817] less headaches

 

The HK system is a PITA to wire around but it can be done with time and money.

It's sounds like your car had a CD changer installed and the only unplugged the wires from the rear when it was taken out but not the cable from the back of the radio.

 

Man you're way over my 63yo head. But the answer sounds reasonable. Jason

 

If the adapter just plugs into the head phone jack it won't charge. Only the bottom port of the phone does charging. But not all adapters that plugin there charge either.

When I click my MODE button I switch it to AUX. Then it plays fine.

The NO MAGAZINE message sounds like it's looking for the CD changer.

I got a CD changer used for my car and it didn't work. There are differences in the radios between 02-04 and 05-06. The guys at e-miniparts were very helpful in figuring that out.

 

When I push my mode button it switches from radio to CD to AUX then back to radio. When I tried the changer the button would switch to it but nothing played.

Not sure about the GROM unit. But I would think the iPod adapter would show up as AUX or something when clicking the mode button.

 

It sounds like the ground loop issue. The adapter is plugged into the head unit at the back. Have you tried checking the cable is plugged in nice and snug? I found it can work its way loose sometimes.


Also, having worked with audio cables, I found they can sometimes go bad over time. You might consider having the cable checked out also.