W211 NTG1 With Command Aux Or CD Changer Conversion To Lightening Cable.
01-07-2019, 02:16 AM
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2003 W211 E500
W211 NTG1 With Command Aux Or CD Changer Conversion To Lightening Cable.
Tried this in the audio thread and have gotten no response so maybe I can get an answer here.
I have found similar subjects but nothing wanting something this simple. I have an iPhone and use it for just about everything in my W211 E55 (Nav, Music etc.). I find myself getting in the car, plugging into the 3.5mm Aux (I do not have the USB port) and just using the phone from there on. I really never touch the radio unless using the volume knob. I have the phone mounted right in front of the radio.
I have the HK system with fiber optic sound which is fine for my driving and sounds great. The rest of the radio functions are pretty much obsolete and again, I use my iPhone for everything else. I have seen multiple lightening cable conversions ranging from $25 to $500.
I really don’t want to replace the whole radio and don’t want to spend the rediculious prices for the aftermarket interface modules that give me stuff I really will never use. All that I want to do is get in the car, dock my phone and plug in the lightning cable to charge and listen to music. I will do everything through the phone from there. Has anybody come up with a way to convert the AUX to lightning cable on the Harman Kardon system that works? I have seen many contraptions from China but am not sure if they work with the HK headunit? I am not concerned with steering wheel controls. Just the lightning cable to plug in, charge my phone and play music. I am ok with getting rid of the cd changer.
Thanks!
I have found similar subjects but nothing wanting something this simple. I have an iPhone and use it for just about everything in my W211 E55 (Nav, Music etc.). I find myself getting in the car, plugging into the 3.5mm Aux (I do not have the USB port) and just using the phone from there on. I really never touch the radio unless using the volume knob. I have the phone mounted right in front of the radio.
I have the HK system with fiber optic sound which is fine for my driving and sounds great. The rest of the radio functions are pretty much obsolete and again, I use my iPhone for everything else. I have seen multiple lightening cable conversions ranging from $25 to $500.
I really don’t want to replace the whole radio and don’t want to spend the rediculious prices for the aftermarket interface modules that give me stuff I really will never use. All that I want to do is get in the car, dock my phone and plug in the lightning cable to charge and listen to music. I will do everything through the phone from there. Has anybody come up with a way to convert the AUX to lightning cable on the Harman Kardon system that works? I have seen many contraptions from China but am not sure if they work with the HK headunit? I am not concerned with steering wheel controls. Just the lightning cable to plug in, charge my phone and play music. I am ok with getting rid of the cd changer.
Thanks!
01-07-2019, 12:36 PM
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All that I want to do is get in the car, dock my phone and plug in the lightning cable to charge and listen to music.
