How to Connect an Apple iPod to a BMW MINI

1. Buy a wireless FM transmitter from an electronics store or big discount retailer. You can convert the signal from the iPod into an FM radio station that takes the place of an empty station in whatever region you are driving your MINI in. Find an FM station laden with static, tune the transmitter to that station, and plug it into the iPod. Some FM transmitters require DC power, so plug it into the lighter port if need be. Play the iPod normally, and it will come through the MINI's radio.
2. Buy a wired FM modulator. It is a more expensive, higher quality incarnation of the wireless version. It can be wired by you, or a professional, into the antenna input of the MINI. It functions as a middleman between the antenna and the MINI's radio, allowing you to tune it to an empty FM radio station and play the iPod through that station. The sound quality produced equals that of any high-quality FM broadcast.
3. Buy an auxiliary input cable. This can also be wired by you, if you have the proper knowledge, or a professional. Connect it to the auxiliary input in the back of the MINI's stereo, and run it into the cockpit of the MINI. Plug it into the iPod's headphone port, and select 'Auxiliary' on the stereo. The sound quality produced is nearly perfect.