iPod question

[Nutriaitch]

don't know if this is the right forum, but here's my question.

I want to "hard wire" my iPod to my truck radio. I already have an FM transmitter for it, and really REALLY hate it. Does anyone know an affordable fairly easy way to do this? I don't need to control it with my factory radio buttons, just want to be able to listen to it through my truck's speakers.

And no, my truck isn't new enough to have one of those cute little "AUX" ports to just plug it in like that.

[Muck]

Are you using the factory radio? If so you might want to do a search on the net on the make/model/part # and see if it has an audio input somewhere (by somewhere I mean somewhere on the back of the unit, not on the front where you would already have found it. :P ).

Some units do inputs as they are designed to work with factory "upgrades" (cd changer etc).

If not there are always the old "cassette" adapters that plugged into a 3.5" audio jack and then popped into the cassete deck.



Other than that your best bet is probably to find a reasonably prices after-market replacement radio.

[Nutriaitch]

Originally Posted by Muck

Are you using the factory radio? If so you might want to do a search on the net on the make/model/part # and see if it has an audio input somewhere (by somewhere I mean somewhere on the back of the unit, not on the front where you would already have found it. :P ).

Some units do inputs as they are designed to work with factory "upgrades" (cd changer etc).

If not there are always the old "cassette" adapters that plugged into a 3.5" audio jack and then popped into the cassete deck.



Other than that your best bet is probably to find a reasonably prices after-market replacement radio.

I do have a port on the back to plug a CD changer, but the only adaptor I have found to hook my iPod to that port, costs more than the iPod did. I don't have a tape deck (factory CD player only). So it looks like an aftermarket radio is what I'm going to have to go with.

Thanks for the response.

[Muck]

Originally Posted by Nutriaitch

I do have a port on the back to plug a CD changer, but the only adaptor I have found to hook my iPod to that port, costs more than the iPod did.

What kind of adapter are you looking for specifically?

What type of jack is the input? RCA, 3.5mm, DIN?

iPod branded stuff is ridiculously overpriced but generic plugs/adapters etc will work fine.

[Nutriaitch]

Originally Posted by Muck

What kind of adapter are you looking for specifically?

What type of jack is the input? RCA, 3.5mm, DIN?

iPod branded stuff is ridiculously overpriced but generic plugs/adapters etc will work fine.

I found one a little cheaper (about $90). On the iPod, it plugs into the 35.mm headphone plug, and from there goes into RCA jacks, into some sort of converter, then right into the factory port for a CD changer. Everything is still controlled from the iPod (only volume controlled by factory radio).

There is another one (ranging from $160-$190) that plugs into the whatever you call the long thin slot on the iPod (part where the docking cable plugs into), then to the converter, then to the CD changer port. This one lets you control everything from the controls on the factory radio.


Both adaptors claim CD quality sound, the only real difference is being able to control it from the radio itself. While using the factory controls would be nice, and seem convenient, I don't see myself spending an extra $100 just for that reason alone. Plus, I only paid $140 for the iPod, why would I spend more than that on a converter?

[Muck]

Ahh so the cost is for a proprietary adapter for the radio deck itself?

[Nutriaitch]

Originally Posted by Muck

Ahh so the cost is for a proprietary adapter for the radio deck itself?

That's my guess. I can't find just a straight wire to go from the iPod to any of the plugs on my radio. They all have some type of converter that's needed.

[Muck]

Originally Posted by Nutriaitch

That's my guess. I can't find just a straight wire to go from the iPod to any of the plugs on my radio. They all have some type of converter that's needed.

Do you have the model number for the radio?