BMW 1 Series (iDrive) and iPhone - incorrect PIN ?

Hi All,
I have a Sept 2007 1 series with idrive/bluetooth... from what i've read most people seem to be able to pair their iphone with the BMW BT ok, but i can't even get that far !
When trying to pair, i can see the bmw device, enter a pin on the iphone, enter the same pin on the car system, and then get an error on the iphone saying cannot pair. I know officially this isn't listed, but most people seem to suggest it works, with possible echo and address book issues
Other phones work OK, and other BT headsets & Parrot car kit works OK with the iphone
iPhone (original 2G) is running v2.1 of the software
Does anyone know if this should pair at least or have any suggestions ?
Thanks

It should pair, as I tested a 128i convertible a few weeks ago with iDrive for a week. I remember having some trouble with the pairing, but (and sorry I can't remember this more specifically) you have to move the iDrive controller up (I believe) to move onto the next step in the pairing process. Being new to iDrive, I found that part of the iDrive interface frustrating and hard to understand. It did eventually work, though.

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How important would you say this part I've bolded is? For example, if my Apple ID is "Tooth" but my "Receive At" setting is "[email protected]," I'll still be able to sync the messages, correct? The part that is tricky is with the iPhone, where your defaul "Receive At" setting will be the phone number, despite the iPhone also being registered with the same Apple ID.
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