Ipod In a car, how? and a Astra rant!

wassap · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:25

I know its probably been asked a thousand times, but can someone help me out here.

I currently have the displeasure of having a Astra 1.4 SXI to drive from work until my ST3 arrives.

To lighten up my mundane drive to work i really need to have my tunes in the car, so as i can whack my ice in this car i need to find a way of using my ipod in there.

Oh and i know i have been spoilt with all the relative power of my mondeo, but my god this is one slow slow car, real pity as the chassis aint half bad.

But i cant believe vauxhall have the cheek to have a list price of 14k for this car, the interior is so cheap its scary, and it dont half drink fuel, mind it doesnt help i drive it like i stole it! it did 250 miles to £35 of fuel, not that much better than my old V6 :eek:

14K ffs

Mic · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:27

Not much without getting a new headunit. Unless the one you have now has an input on the back

wassap · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:31

Thats the problem i cant touch anything in this car as its only on loan

Mic · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:32

Then your only option is one of those crappy fm jobbies you plug into the top of your ipod and tune your radio to pick the signal up. I wouldnt recommend it.

atpbx · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:35

Is it tape or CD?

Tape:
Buy a tape adapter for a fiver.

CD:

unlucky.

TripleT · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:37

Has the headunit got an aux in or cd changer?

If so you can get a 3.5mm jack which connects through there. Not idea but a HELL of a lot better than an FM jobbie.

wassap · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:39

Yep Cd.

Used an FM modulator years ago, didnt thing they were much kop tbh.

Oh well i might have to put punch some holes in the exhaust at least i can have some fun gettin that engine to 'sing'!

Lashout_UK · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:44

-Managed to double post myself. Very strange-

Lashout_UK · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:45

Just buy an iTrip. Job done

Or a tape adaptor

Mine works very well but you need a mount on the windscreen really, or god forbid if your aerial is integrated with the rear window

- no hope then!

Mic · 23 Apr 2006 at 18:46

Lashout_UK said:
-Managed to double post myself. Very strange-

Thats the fm jobbie we have been discussing?

Yea, that sucks.

William · 23 Apr 2006 at 19:10

I would recommend the FM jobbie, very happy when I used one. However they are illegal here, so don't get one.

Kamerad · 23 Apr 2006 at 19:18

They don't work if you have a heated front screen either

leaskovski · 23 Apr 2006 at 19:30

Why dont you by one of those radio broadcaster thingys. They plug into the headphone jack and then put out a week fm signal so your radio can pick it up.

Mic · 23 Apr 2006 at 19:34

leaskovski said:
Why dont you by one of those radio broadcaster thingys. They plug into the headphone jack and then put out a week fm signal so your radio can pick it up.

I shall once again utter the words 'fm jobbie' so people know we have suggested that many times already.

Rwac · 23 Apr 2006 at 19:47

iTrip is pretty poor - radio quality
Tape adaptor is pretty poor - tape quality.

Find out if it has an auxillary input, £10 cable or if you have one lying around, job done.

Other than that, you can't do much else as it's a loan car. For your ST3 however, get yourself something like the Alpine 9850(i think?), integrated ipod connection/control. Job done.

P.S Lovely choice of car :cool:

wassap · 23 Apr 2006 at 19:56

Goatyman said:
iTrip is pretty poor - radio quality
Tape adaptor is pretty poor - tape quality.

Find out if it has an auxillary input, £10 cable or if you have one lying around, job done.

Other than that, you can't do much else as it's a loan car. For your ST3 however, get yourself something like the Alpine 9850(i think?), integrated ipod connection/control. Job done.

P.S Lovely choice of car

Im putting the new JVC dvd player, AVX2, in the st, should be out around the same time as i get the motor.I like the idea of my tunes on dvd, plus you can play Divx on the unit and use the 4" display to watch it, frankie vaughn on the go!