 hooking up the ipod to the celicas stock radio, is it possible |
 Feb 1, 2005 - 3:38 PM
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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 --------------------  |
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Feb 1, 2005 - 7:27 PM
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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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Feb 1, 2005 - 7:54 PM
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QUOTE(shid @ Feb 2, 2005 - 12:27 AM) Yes. You need a new head unit. And the "splicing into the back of the old HU" isn't an option [right][snapback]240952[/snapback][/right] 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 |
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Feb 1, 2005 - 9:27 PM
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QUOTE(946thGenGT @ Feb 2, 2005 - 12:54 AM) QUOTE(shid @ Feb 2, 2005 - 12:27 AM) Yes. You need a new head unit. And the "splicing into the back of the old HU" isn't an option [right][snapback]240952[/snapback][/right] 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. [right][snapback]240967[/snapback][/right] 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. |
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RbrtNdrws hooking up the ipod to the celicas stock radio Feb 1, 2005 - 3:38 PM
946thGenGT I don't think the stock radio has an audio inp... Feb 1, 2005 - 6:19 PM ghostdog http://forums.ipodlounge.com/showthread.ph...... Feb 1, 2005 - 7:25 PM
RbrtNdrws alright thanks, i was thinkin that I would have to... Feb 1, 2005 - 9:02 PM stormtrupr a friend of mine just got an alpine unit to do the... Feb 2, 2005 - 12:26 PM x_itchy_b_x fm modulator.. easiest cheapest thing Feb 3, 2005 - 12:34 AM Scarrell an FM Modular should work as Itchy said, read into... Feb 3, 2005 - 9:35 PM snadman Yes an inline FM modulator would work, such as the... Feb 3, 2005 - 10:34 PM spunky393 If you live in a place with a good amount of radio... Feb 3, 2005 - 11:37 PM BrianGT4 I have the alpine setup and its wother every penny... Feb 4, 2005 - 9:22 AM Makaveddie just keep in mind those fm mod's will give you... Feb 4, 2005 - 7:29 PM RbrtNdrws yah i didnt want an fm modulator i thought i menti... Feb 6, 2005 - 3:33 PM Sterjs Here is a good option. It allows you to use the CD... Feb 8, 2005 - 8:13 PM Jdog1385 yea i have the fm mod. its the worst. Feb 8, 2005 - 8:29 PM marcusk you can hard wire the ipod to the factory sound sy... Mar 2, 2005 - 9:26 PM Hanyo anyone have a diagram of the stock amp?
i would t... Mar 3, 2005 - 3:52 AM mark_426 Return the ipod and buy a MP3 headunit/MP3 CD chan... Mar 3, 2005 - 4:30 PM Scarrell 1,000 mb's is a gig. Mar 3, 2005 - 4:47 PM mark_426 There are 700 megabytes (703.1 usually) on a CD-R.... Mar 3, 2005 - 5:01 PM boosted_K2 ill stick with my 30 gig Creative Zen Xtra
i hav... Mar 3, 2005 - 5:05 PM boosted_K2 oooor you can get an indash DVD player w/ DVD chan... Mar 3, 2005 - 5:13 PM mark_426 http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...famil... Mar 3, 2005 - 5:44 PM RbrtNdrws thanks for hte comments and ideas.
However, first... Mar 3, 2005 - 10:00 PM Hanyo hey guys.. bring this back from the dead.
found ... Jul 1, 2005 - 7:41 AM
Pali_playa there are inerfaces now that u can use your stock ... Jul 3, 2005 - 12:56 PM |
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