Any way to hardwire an ipod to your factory head unit??

glowstang93 said:

I'm loving my JVC and my IPOD. The JVC has an adapter that makes the IPOD act just like a cd changer. My IPOD is in the glove box and I can access any song from it by using the remote or the controls on the hu. More and more aftermarket hu's are putting usb ports on the front now too for mp3 players. The sound is better than the original CD's that I converted to mp3.

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Cool! But this thread is about the Factory radio.

Peripheral makes an IPod2Car for your vehicle.. They retail for 189 plus 19.95 for vehicle harness. It will charge the ipod and control it through the factory radio as if your car had a multi-disc changer in the trunk..

Neo iOn, no other parts to buy:

Neo iOn iPod link

Forget the FM transmitters altogether, wired or not. The best solution is a P.I.E adapter:

http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piefrd03auxs.html

I got one for my '04 with the Mach 460- best way to hook an iPod up to the stock head unit.. and, they are only $70.

Actually, here is a better link:

http://www.logjamelectronics.com/auxford.html

You might want to look around for the correct adapter. They are all different depending on whether the car has a CD changer, the SAT button, etc..

Here is the company that makes the adapters:
http://www.pie.net/

And here is a guy from this forum that installed one in his car:
http://www.mikuhl.net/corral/ipod.html

Good luck...

1965coupe said:

Forget the FM transmitters altogether, wired or not. The best solution is a P.I.E adapter:

http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piefrd03auxs.html

I got one for my '04 with the Mach 460- best way to hook an iPod up to the stock head unit.. and, they are only $70.

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Actually the best solution would be an Alpine in dash head unit with the ipod adapter and not a wired, wireless or P.I.E. adapter.

ChingonStang said:

Actually the best solution would be an Alpine in dash head unit with the ipod adapter and not a wired, wireless or P.I.E. adapter.

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Indeed.

ChingonStang said:

Actually the best solution would be an Alpine in dash head unit with the ipod adapter and not a wired, wireless or P.I.E. adapter.

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I wanted to control my iPod from the iPod itself... not through the head unit.

Also, I have an XM radio in my car. When I am not using the RCA cable for the iPod, I switch it over to the XM radio..

In terms of sound quality, PIE adapters are hard wired into the head unit... I don't see how the sound would get any better unless you get rid of the Mach 460..

I wanted a cheap solution, that was better than an fm modulator, without having to replace the head unit...