I dont have an BMW E46 but still watched ...

we have found him ladies and gentlemen. A youtuber that can edit. bravo sir bravo.

Best e46 diy youtuber!

5 yrs later and this is still helpful. Thank you

Just got a E46 M3 and this channel is pure gold. You’ve got all the good info and tips and tricks. You’ll be saving people lots of money. ❤️🤙🏽

Hey Everybody at ShopLifeTV ! Love your videos ! Just wanted to tell you I did the auxillary input just like you showed, but when it came time to thread the female aux input into the ahstray, instead of drilling a hole into the bottom of the ashtray, my female was small enough to thread it through a space that opens up on the end where there's a cone shaped "butt" snuffer when you push out a little clear window that's there to allow a light to shine into the ashtray to light up the inside of the ashtray. Then I took a file and filed down the tip of the "butt" snuffer until the hole got big enough to accept the threaded end of the female aux and also letting the female in far enough that when you put the threaded end in you can attach the small threaded retaining ring that will secure the female aux. Saved me from having to drill any holes and since I don't smoke I could repurpose the "butt" snuffer cone. Hope this tip is helpful to others ! You all are great and I watch all your great videos and appreciate your dedication to helping your audience to have the courage to DIY and save thousands ! Thank You so much !

Man you are a gift from GOD! Thanks for that tutorial, help me a lot!

Yeour videos are great! Also very nice how you fastforward the "boring" sections no to make looong videos, but you still keep the whole assembly and disassembly process included so we (hobby mechanics) don´t get lost. Great. Thank you for your work and keep it up. Cheers from Europe! :)

Just did this last night, i ordered the same exact parts and it worked perfectly! If you're wondering what drill bit you could use for the metal piece next to the cigarette lighter. Use a 1/4 inch drill bit.

I used your tutorial and it worked perfectly! I have a 2000 328ci and so I bought a 2004 e46 stereo on Craigslist and installed it and bought the cable, and I wired it through the sunglasses holder instead!

I just bought my first bmw & am scared to death to mess up this spaceship but desperately want a auxiliary cable, your video was excellent thank you so much! Aux cable here we come! Thank you for the great sound, camera angel & light

I did it the same way and everything, and I was so happy with the results! The parts on Amazon were cheap and the tools were too! All you need is a dill if you don’t have one.

I have just installed the Aux input. Pretty straight forward with this video. Thanks and thumbs up! I got worried though when the radio could not detect Aux input. I had the charger connected to my phone. So the piece I have is for one at a time, charger or Aux. But still wonderful. It's great to talk on phone while driving without being destructed.Thanks again.

These are some of the best e46 diy videos I've seen. As good or better than the big parts sellers like BavAuto, et. al. Nice work Jason

Absolutely flawless. I just finished the installation and it work perfectly .Thank you

Just finished installing the cable in my e46, wouldn't have been able to do it without your video, great job man thank you 👍🏻

Just installed this Aux Mod (made the cables myself) and it works :) thank you for this video!

This video is right on. I just did this same install for $7.50 and about 30 minutes. Thank you for the detailed instructions.

Just bought my first E46 and been looking too install the usb but still keep the original cd player. Thanks mate. Appreciate the help. Best video I've found so far.

you literally without a doubt make the best DIY videos very detailed and graphic i use a lot of your videos to fix my 02 320i

From one E46 lover to another, thank you brother 👍

THANK YOU for this video!!!!! You're a lifesaver! I was thinking I was going to have to change me whole head unit just to listen to music!!!

So my GF asked me just this weekend if I could get her phone to play through her Z4 system. It's the high-zoot unit with surround, etc. This is exactly what I needed! I think I'll add a bluetooth adapter so she won't have to mess with the cords. I have a bunch of videos on my E46 M3, and am starting another set with the Z4. You're my inspiration, man! - jaysbigadventure

followed your video play by play.. still works great in 2022! thanks man

Great video, I liked very short Introduction and the fast pace. I am going to subscribe to this guy!!!

Thank you! Awesome video. I just copied your method to a tee. Works perfectly! I added two 4 inch 90 degree cords to a TaoTronics Bluetooth receiver, and stuck it inside of the ashtray compartment. Now I have an excellent Bluetooth connection...and out of the way. 😉 👍

Absolutely loved it mate. respect from Sydney Australia.

Getting an e46 soon...I love their endless body modification possibilities....🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭

Installed my aux cable like in the video and everything works great, thanks. The aux though was pretty quiet. If you had the same issue the fix is very easy: press the music note symbol until you reach vol level and set it to 3,4 or 5 (5 is max)

geeze this is a great vid instead of the junk i watched before this one. job well done. i even posted a link to this video on another site. very clean and neat.

This is an awesome video showing the process! Great job

Great vid, thanks. One update is to just release the window swithches from the center console around the shifter by the one long black tas on the side of the switch. Makes removal of the console piece really easy. I have using the radio transmitter plugged into the cigarette lighter and was so tired of the static. Installed this $15 piece and cranked it up! Thanks again for the info

This is a really clean and cool video, mine is a manual car but I get the basics of it. Cheers dude great tutorial.

you are amasing person thank you for all the inputs saving me a lot of money. thank you for sharing.

Thank you. I did this job an hour ago and it works great on my 2005 e46 325xi. Someone said that the sound isn't big enough. You can flush the 🎶button on left side,something show up like 'Aux Lv 0 '. You can choose 0 to 5. 5 is the highest volume up.

Awesome tutorial can't wait to add an aux to my e46

Awesome info and wonderful editing. Super.

This video is really helpful and gives very detail how to do it..! Pretty Awesome! Will definitely try the AUX cable installation upcoming holiday as just exact what you said!!! Thank!!

Great vid, works like charm! Thank you for your work and keep it up. Cheers from Budapest, Hungary! :)

Great video, I was going to pay to get someone to do this for me, but I can see I can do it myself without too much trouble. Love my e46 but it's been a pain not being able to play my ipod in it........all about to change, thanks for being so helpful.

Awesome work man!

You tube just asked me to rate your video.. Excellent! Keep up the good work! 10:39pm. 6-11-2021

Great video, followed this and did my 2003 e46 325xi piece of cake 💯👍🏾

best video i seen for e46 dash

This kids awesome. ...E46 All day.

Jason, you just saved me some money. Thanks!

Excellent tutorial. I’m trying this on my z 4 next week. Thanks

So weird, I was looking at some videos on your channel and I check the description and see that you're actually in my area. Small world lol

good job!! now it's time for my E46 :D

YOU SAVED MY LIFE!!! GOD BLESS UR SOUL THANK YOU!

Thank you man!It works!You saved me some money)

Great video!! Thanks!!! I just did this install. It's as easy as you make it look.

Really good DIY video, very well made thx

duuuude, niiiice! :D Gonna be installing AUX into mine for sure now

Man this was awesome!!!!

Thanks so much perfectly explained I did by myself and it was so easy 👩🏻‍🔧

I have the 2002 330ci convertible. Good videos. Definitely subscribing to the channel.

Thank you so much. I thought I had to replace my whole radio but now I know I can just do this. Thanks

This was really helpful thanks!

Super helpful. Thanks so much brother !!

You, my friend are my hero!

excelente, y explica bien rapido y sencillo, felicitaciones flako, por tus videos me ahorraste la ida al dealer o a un car audio un buen dinero y el cable lo compre en wallmart por 8 pesos! Gracias!

Top guy. Knows his stuff.

Thanks man I’m going to try this!

Excellent, I used the sunglass case for the jack, enclosed and hid the Ipod.

Wow. Great video. Very helpful.

Great video, you're a lifesaver 👍

Great video.. You are the BEST! Thanks for sharing it...

killed it bro!

The best mechanic very good job

bad ass brother very good vid just got a 2003 and wanted to keep it all like new the car flawless but I wanted a aux cord and you helped me out thanks

Dam bro thank you for this video i was able to install my cable

Great tutorial! Thank you.

Nice video.. just waiting now for your tutorial on a 2001 model :)

Excellent vid, thanks 👍

Sweet! Thanks bro!

Thanks for your videos friend, if you can, make a video about how install a radio with double din please. cheers from Guatemala

i own a touring e46, im amazed even if the car was made since 1998 to 2005 or so... it has some pretty advanced tech in it... it is weird on the dongles, has some old coupling weird pins... but other than that thing has features that most cars in 2020-2021 don't have.

Same process for 06' M3?... nice video'

Just did mine :) thanks!

this is fucking amazing i was sad when i found out my e46 didnt have an aux input but thanks to this vid i can now install one thanks

Great tutorial, thanks

I've got an 02' facelift, not too sure if this'll work for me but still insightful!

Same applies to a 2003 330XI manual + navigation? What drill bit size did you use in the front? Does the drill bit hole size in the back of the plastic matter? I want to do this for my car. Looking forward to your reply, thanks.

Great video. Thanks

Dope bro nice job

Was really good video thanks

if you have a sunglasses holder youre better off mounting it inside of that, that way you can leave the aux cable inside of it, or if you use a small mp3 player you can put it inside of there and keep it closed

Hey bro, nice video as always... I did everything on my bmw business tape player but can't get to auxiliary from phone when played it only swaps between radio, tape and cd as usual. Any idea why? Thanks

thanks so much for sharing , great video

can you do power steering pump replacement diy? it's the most common problem in e46s'

Thanks a lot man!

Thanks for the tutorial, I have a BMW E46 from 2003,and I have the radio with the cassette player and with the CD storage in the trunk.in the radio menu I don't have the aux option.can this tutorial work for me? Thanks

Nice work

Cookin up dope with the uzi😂

Good job on explaining how it’s done without any unnecessary comments keep it up. One question what type of cable did you use from auxiliary to iPhone ?

Hi your a great speaker. I have a 2004 Z4 roadster convertible, and having sound issues on my radio. When I turn ignition on, sometimes the sounds comes on and sometimes it doesn't. The knob on the radio turns freely with no volume control up or down, I have to use the steering wheell volume control to turn up or down, which I don't mind, but why does volume work sometimes, and sometimes not? Any suggestions? Thanks Gene

Youre a fucking legend! Just got my first manual car , 04 325 xi and conveniently you have anything and everything i ever need to know. Will definitely support!

Great video, So you dont need to enter security code to stereo after removing power supply etc?

Good video 💯🤞🏽