Ipod in Car

paradigm · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:13

nomad said:
why would a aux lead cable break so easily?

Because the iPod isn't anywhere secure, it moves, and the more it moves, the more it cracks the cable.

nomad said:
i just used a mini iso off the headunit to rcas, cut and soldered them into a jack from ****** and mounted the jack into a button blank trim, then i can plug my ipod, or any 3.5 cable into there and run off aux. works a treat, looks neat and tidy and cost £5.

Looks tidy? Having any form of cable sticking out of your interior trim looks crap. You also then have to control the iPod through the iPod, pretty pants.

peterattheboro · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:13

Firestar_3x said:
So instead of using a tape adapter we've gone to an aux lead, well done, it will have exactly the same issue he was having in the first place (broken lead).

Any HU for £50 or less will be naff, infact anything sub £140 is pants.

You don't want to buy new, look on e-bay for a proper Ipod HU or don't bother (IMHO).

It actually is a superb HU for the money. MP3, Aux in, Pre-outs.

Sounds so so good with a sub and amp and i'm still using standard ford 5x7's.

Excellent for someone on a budget.

nomad · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:17

heres a couple pics, coupled with Brodit ipod cradle its a good solution imho.

nomad · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:20

paradigm said:
Because the iPod isn't anywhere secure, it moves, and the more it moves, the more it cracks the cable.

Looks tidy? Having any form of cable sticking out of your interior trim looks crap. You also then have to control the iPod through the iPod, pretty pants.

put the ipod in a cradle?

and yes it looks perfectly tidy, and is easily reversable when the car is sold. And some people, myself included might prefer to control thru the iPod, there is a Ipod adaptor for my headunit which I bought and didn't like the interface of, hence making up this solution. Also the ipod is in a far better postion to control than my headunit is, its closer.

paradigm · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:22

Sorry, but ghetto ports slapped into the dash will never and have never looked "tidy". And how you can prefer to control the audio through the iPod, then change the volume through the stereo is beyond me. :confused:

nomad · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:26

paradigm said:
Sorry, but ghetto ports slapped into the dash will never and have never looked "tidy". And how you can prefer to control the audio through the iPod, then change the volume through the stereo is beyond me.

lmfao, how is that a ghetto port, its the same sort of thing used in my BMW in fact, although it is hidden in that admittidly. Its hardly slapped in either, its in a button blank. You can't actually see it with the ipod sat in the new cradle anyway.

I prefer to control it thru the ipod as I stated, because I don't like the interface my headunit uses with the adaptor kit. My ipod is a touch, and has the volume on a bar I just tap on the bottom of the screen, which has enough range for me to never need to touch the headunit.

divine` · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:32

paradigm said:
Sorry, but ghetto ports slapped into the dash will never and have never looked "tidy". And how you can prefer to control the audio through the iPod, then change the volume through the stereo is beyond me.

Well, you could always just control both with the iPod...

I'd also much rather control things through the interface on an iPod Touch than a Headunit, much faster. I think 5G vs HU would be about on a par.

Oh, and wtf are you on about moving cables cracking? :/ That'd be why my headphones die after 3 months and I keep needing new ones is it? Oh no, wait...

paradigm · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:36

Decent pair of headphones cost more than the crap they use to make cassette adapters

You seen the wiring on them, not exactly pliant.

divine` · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:37

Yeah exactly, so he wouldn't have the same problem with an aux cable because they don't tend to just break...

(Though, for what it's worth my mate has a cheap cassette adaptor in his car and it's lasted a year of being strewn loosely in his car, passed from passenger to passenger during journeys so everyone can choose music etc. and it hasn't broken yet)

nomad · 16 Apr 2008 at 23:38

decent aux wiring is generally better quality than is used in cassette adaptors surely? Not that its relevent if you are using a cradle as the cable doesn't move.

BigglesPiP · 17 Apr 2008 at 00:07

I have/had(not sure where it is atm, prolly in that field) an iTrip like thingy, it worked well, but only in some cars.

kvfb97 · 17 Apr 2008 at 00:15

nomad said:
heres a couple pics, coupled with Brodit ipod cradle its a good solution imho.

What do you call the little metal adaptor you have there? Might have to do this to the oul rover..

Firestar_3x · 17 Apr 2008 at 08:35

peterattheboro said:
It actually is a superb HU for the money. MP3, Aux in, Pre-outs.

Sounds so so good with a sub and amp and i'm still using standard ford 5x7's.

Excellent for someone on a budget.

When i was a kid i thought my £300 sony Hi-Fi sounded good, now i'm older i know better.

I suppose expectations come into it, but i'm affraid a £50 HU will never sound 'so so good', you should listen to something that sounds good then make judgement.

nomad · 17 Apr 2008 at 08:41

kvfb97 said:
What do you call the little metal adaptor you have there? Might have to do this to the oul rover..

the port? its just a 3.5 solder on port, they are on the shelf in ******s, about £1.30.

Kappa · 17 Apr 2008 at 18:37

Firestar_3x said:
When i was a kid i thought my £300 sony Hi-Fi sounded good, now i'm older i know better.

I suppose expectations come into it, but i'm affraid a £50 HU will never sound 'so so good', you should listen to something that sounds good then make judgement.

See, I think it would sound good, based on the following :

I have a Sony BT2600, cost £100, but is really a bluetooth version of a £60 head unit.

It sounds FANTASTIC in my Passat because the stock one was pants, on that same note, for stock speakers VW ones are pretty damn good!

I think what you're referring to as good sound may involve replacing the speakers, which is an extra cost. I know this because a £300 Pioneer doesnt sound any better, BECAUSE of the speakers. So I know the sound which comes out is great, and I'm happy with it, its good. But what you're saying makes it sound like at this budget it shouldnt sound good and isnt worth it.

To the OP, get a cheapish head unit with an Aux in, what car do you have? chances are it will sound miles better than what you have already.

EDIT - Yes, expectations do come into it, but for £50 odd quid you'll get bang for your buck

peterattheboro · 17 Apr 2008 at 18:51

Firestar_3x said:
When i was a kid i thought my £300 sony Hi-Fi sounded good, now i'm older i know better.

I suppose expectations come into it, but i'm affraid a £50 HU will never sound 'so so good', you should listen to something that sounds good then make judgement.

Well when I compare my current HU with my mates Blaupunkt DAB jobby somethingorother which was about £250-300, it's on par. We both have active subs so the quality of bass is going to be much better too.

But i've still tried it without the use of a sub and still sounds very impressive for the money!

That's all I can say really.

DarkShadow · 20 Apr 2008 at 00:19

Nomad, do you have to buy the kit and the holder separately?

nomad · 20 Apr 2008 at 21:02

dark_shadow said:
Nomad, do you have to buy the kit and the holder separately?

for the ipod? you buy the proclip that goes on the airvents and then the holder screws to that, for whatever device you wish to mount. The are Brodit and very nice quality.

snarloas1982 · 20 Apr 2008 at 21:59

i bought the ipod adapter on a well none auction site, goes straight into the mazda 6 stereo and it charges as it goes. also i can control it through the steering wheel. check it out you might find you can get one for the accord