w204nyc

My ipod cable broke today! Anyone know where i can get a replacement? Other suggestion are welcomed.

m a x i m u s

dealership. $60.

w204nyc

Thanks, was thinking to give the PCMCIA Card reader a change

dc5itr888

PCMCIA is old technolgy

Sidv22

why not get a bluetooth device? streams music, pandora or whatever you want to play.

w204nyc

Never looked into it. Have you done it?

jcfay

I would pass on this as I'm fairly sure that the music will be significantly compressed, even beyond what many of us accept as tolerable (like mp3 at 320KB/sec, for example). It sounds OK, but not the quality that you can get out of an MP3 player or iPod. That being said, if you don't care about the quality, bluetooth is darn convenient.

grassy

I just replaced mine and love Love it. Fantastic audio quality plus I can see my playlists as well as use Pandora. FYI this is for Iphone 4 and does charge while in use.. Photo shows with a "white" tip cover but the new replacement is black.
The Mercedes-Benz OEM iPod Interface Wiring Harness (5V) item # B67824531 is the correct part for your 2008 C-Class and iPhone 4/4S, iPod Touch and Apple products that require a 5V charge (will not work with iPhone 5).
From:
MercedesBenzCollection.com

Dogtag114

Tune2air... Search results... Works near perfect

w204nyc

I heard the quality is worse than the ipod or auxiliary. I just ordered another ipod cable for $65

jcfay

Quality certainly can be worse if you're used to higher quality music. Some folks probably have lousy 128kb/s mp3s on their iPods/iPhones - for them, they shouldn't notice any difference if they have it connected directly via iPod connector or stream via Bluetooth. But for folks who listen to higher quality mp3s or even lossless music, flac, etc., the difference would be ridiculously noticeable. That's why I use an iPod cable. But for those folks who are happy with the Bluetooth - that's great. It is super easy to use, can be reliable (although mine is spotty for some reason), and convenient.

ZephyrAMG

I have tune2air and honestly its the best $80 I spent on the car. I bought it after some other members here mentioned it, or else I would of never known about it. The signal strength is beyond powerful, music sounds excellent, easy to connect and install......made owning the car and driving it so much better.

I can't believe that little square changed my life.

zibby43

Is it pointless if you have Bluetooth functionality with the car/phone already?

Because if not, you sold me on it.

ZephyrAMG

Those that have blue tooth only have it for telephony, not for music. It's only for making and accepting calls. When you connect the tune2air, it connects your phone via Bluetooth (iPhone in my case) so that you can play music, pandora, etc AND accept/make calls. Get it. It will change your life. If your not 100% happy I will change my name to whatever you want...

whoover

I stream music from my phone to COMAND via Bluetooth all the time. It works great and the quality is no worse than most sources, for sure. The latest BT specs support 24 mbit/sec transfer, and my 2-year old phone works fine with COMAND 4.5.

Of course, older COMANDs don't stream music but recent ones sure do.

zibby43

I can stream music via the Bluetooth as well (2013 model). That's why I was asking if I can still take advantage of the device (if it provides better quality).

ZephyrAMG

I was referring to 08-11 models. 12 and beyond I think can stream music via blue tooth...

whoover

I don't think it would provide any better quality. All of my music files stream with no problem. Bits are bits. Either the Bluetooth connection has sufficient bandwidth to support transferring the encoded files or it doesn't. There's no provision for "lossy" transfer to save bandwidth in the Bluetooth protocol stack. I haven't found any music file that it can't handle yet. I really think wired connections are now obsolete.

m a x i m u s

yes. probably the only thing i like about my service loaners.

zibby43

Gotcha! Yeah I definitely can, and the quality is acceptable. I was just seeing if the tune2air device was capable of "boosting" the strength/quality.

BMW's connectivity system is much more effective than MB's. The cable that came with my C63 had to be positioned just right in the armrest to get it to work correctly. Eventually it just gave out. From that point on, I opted for the Bluetooth streaming so I could continue to use my phone as well (if need be).

Thanks. Appreciate the info!

As I mentioned above, the wired connection provided by MB, which I used for a while before getting my iPhone 5s, was really bad. In my BMWs, I just used the USB cable that came with my iPod/iPhone devices. And it worked flawlessly.

Is there a new cable or adapter for the iPhone 5s? The only thing I miss is the ability for discreet charging in the armrest.

whoover

Sorry, can't help there. My phone is Android and it uses a standard USB cable. The USB socket in the center console charges it just fine. Your weird cable is just another better idea from Apple.

jcfay

Wired ain't obsolete if you listen to lossless music. Otherwise, I'd agree with you. I also noticed that the tune2air will only pair with phones, iPads, etc., that is my old 160GB wouldn't work. But for all of the normal folks out there who keep their music on their phones (I've a little out of control in this respect, I realize), it looks like a really good option.

whoover

Wait. Isn't there a iPhone to USB charging cable available for a few bucks? If so, get one and use the USB socket.

w204nyc

Got the new cable from the dealership and when i plug my phone or ipod in, it charges both but says error and doesnt play any music. Anyone had this happen?

Valvestud

Correct.