Page 1 of 1

Ipod thru car stereo

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:37 pm
by Rampant
Is it possible to connect Ipod Nano up to your car stereo? Im assuming it is but what cable would I need? Does anyone have any idea? Thanks in advance.

Rampant

Re: Ipod thru car stereo

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:39 pm
by welshfella
Try one of these

>

Re: Ipod thru car stereo

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:49 pm
by mrchapel
Go to PC world or comet or wherever and get an itrip, preferably the griffen one as it won`t need a cable or battery


Re: Ipod thru car stereo

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:09 pm
by Porn crackers
Earlier this month I brought on eBay a "Belkin Tunecast II" For Ipod.
Paid ?7.50 (?5 + ?2.50 p.p.).
It was used but you wouldn't know it. And am very pleased with it.

Easy to use you plug the Belkin into the iPod's headphone socket then find a quiet spot on your FM car radio and tune the Belkin to the same frequency.

Much more convenient to change between many different CD's on the iPod, than on the car's internal cd player, but I must admit I don't think the sound quality is as good as playing a CD direct.
After all it is just like listening to a stereo radio station.

PC

Re: Ipod thru car stereo

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:14 pm
by thesaint3333
How about the Ipod Shuffle?

Can it be done with that too?

Re: Ipod thru car stereo

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:26 pm
by Porn crackers
If the iPod shuffle has the same size headphone socket as a the iPod Classic (and I expect it does), then yes.

You are just using the voltage that drives the headphones to drive the small FM transmitter instead.

PC

Re: Ipod thru car stereo

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:05 pm
by Rampant
Good stuff guys! Thanks for everyones help. Hope its as easy as it sounds lol

Rampant

Re: Ipod thru car stereo

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:50 am
by Bob Singleton
Rampant wrote:

> Is it possible to connect Ipod Nano up to your car stereo? Im
> assuming it is but what cable would I need? Does anyone have
> any idea? Thanks in advance.
>
> Rampant


There are more expensive, but far better, solutions to those suggested so far. If you go to any decent ICE dealer & fitter, you should be able to get a system that allows the HU to charge the iPod (or indeed any mp3 player plugged in) as you use it, allow any stalk or steering wheel controls to select your music while keeping the player tucked away in the glove box etc. You'll also have the best connection (ie using the bottom connector or "iPod Dock") on the iPod, rather than through the headphone socket or by use of an FM signal