hooking up the ipod to the celicas stock radio, is it possible Options

[RbrtNdrws]

Hi,
I just got an Apple Ipod Mini this past weekend. I had the adapter where u hook up the tape to the tape player in the car , but the sound quality is horrible... I saw that alpine has a thing for 100 dollars that will charge the ipod while you use it, and allows you to control the ipod from an alpine headunit...

But right now im going for whats cheapest. Is there any other method to hook up my ipod to my stock cd player besides the tape adapter, or the radio transmitter that some companies sell for the ipod (still has bad sound quality)...??

Thanks,
Rob

[946thGenGT]

I don't think the stock radio has an audio input built in and that would be your only real option... unless you wanted to unplug the harness from the back of the radio and splice in a few wires to attach a headphone jack to... but I wouldn't bother. Most newer headunits have an RCA audio in (some I've seen, JVC's at least, even have a headphone jack sized input right on the front) that you could hook an ipod into. You could control the volume through your headunit if you did that but you'd still have to do everything else on the ipod.

This post has been edited by 946thGenGT: Feb 1, 2005 - 6:19 PM

[ghostdog]

http://forums.ipodlounge.com/showthread.ph...&threadid=31503

the short of it:

get a headunit, use the cd changer input

[shid]

Yes. You need a new head unit.

And the "splicing into the back of the old HU" isn't an option

[946thGenGT]

Yes. You need a new head unit.

And the "splicing into the back of the old HU" isn't an option
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It would work... well or the back of the built in amplifier whatever. You could just tap into the speaker wires. But like I said, it wouldn't be worth it. The sound wouldn't be any better 'cause in that case the speakers would be powered by your tiny lil' iPod.

Another option might be one of those little mini radio transmitters I've seen that you can plug into your headphone jack. I haven't heard anything about the quality though.

This post has been edited by 946thGenGT: Feb 1, 2005 - 7:55 PM

[RbrtNdrws]

alright thanks, i was thinkin that I would have to get a new stereo.. Oh well, thanks for the help..

anyone know if alpine sells good headunits cause I was thinkin about gettin an Alpine Headunit and then the alpine adapter for the ipod so I can control the ipod from the stereo..

thanks,
robert

[shid]

Yes. You need a new head unit.

And the "splicing into the back of the old HU" isn't an option
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It would work... well or the back of the built in amplifier whatever. You could just tap into the speaker wires. But like I said, it wouldn't be worth it. The sound wouldn't be any better 'cause in that case the speakers would be powered by your tiny lil' iPod.

Another option might be one of those little mini radio transmitters I've seen that you can plug into your headphone jack. I haven't heard anything about the quality though.
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No, it wouldn't work for the exact reasons you mention. the ipod headphone jack puts out less than a watt of power; it wouldn't drive the speakers one millimeter. Furthermore, you would no longer have a headunit for playing tapes or radio.

[stormtrupr]

a friend of mine just got an alpine unit to do the same thing....works great! it is sweet and seemed like there was a good interface to control the ipod from the headunit
it is awesome....but like 500 bucks for the unit if i remember right:(
but so sweet!

[x_itchy_b_x]

fm modulator.. easiest cheapest thing

[Scarrell]

an FM Modular should work as Itchy said, read into it and see what you find.

[snadman]

Yes an inline FM modulator would work, such as the ones sold in the XM Car kit.

[spunky393]

If you live in a place with a good amount of radio station though, don't even bother getting a fm transmitter

[BrianGT4]

I have the alpine setup and its wother every penny. best way to go.

[Makaveddie]

just keep in mind those fm mod's will give you radio-quality sound... ick...

[RbrtNdrws]

yah i didnt want an fm modulator i thought i mentioned it.. anyways i bought a pioneer headunit thats ipod ready and im buying pioneers ipod adapter when it comes out in march..

[Sterjs]

Here is a good option. It allows you to use the CD changer input as an AUX input.

http://www.installer.com/acc/toyaux.html

[Jdog1385]

yea i have the fm mod. its the worst.

[marcusk]

you can hard wire the ipod to the factory sound system, only if you have the factory amplified system. You can buy the wiring harness adapter that you would normally would buy to put in an aftermarket HU then wire in RCA's to the speaker in connections on the harness. Connect the 12volt power to a resister and then to the remote wire on the harness. then buy the mini to RCA cord at bestbuy for likek $6. this way the factory amplifier is on when the ignition is on and you control the volume on the ipod.

[Hanyo]

anyone have a diagram of the stock amp?

i would to hook up a jack to my stock sound system...

[mark_426]

Return the ipod and buy a MP3 headunit/MP3 CD changer?

10 disc*700 mb is 7 gigs, more than the Mini's four, and no batts to deal with.

My friend showed me his ipod mini today too, those things are hott.