What connection is this?

mccarf · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:08

Purchased a Civic Type R a couple of days ago and it has this thing. What kind of connection is it?

Invertigo · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:10

Looks like the old ipod connector

Martynt74 · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:11

Yeah thats the one.

mccarf · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:12

Damn I was hoping it would be more useful than that. Thanks guys!

On Holiday · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:13

Cheapest and quickest way to get your music on that radio is a bluetooth FM transmitter.

Hawk Tuah · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:19

That is a very useful cable because you can get a bluetooth to ipod adapter, powered by the connector.

mccarf · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:22

Bug One said:
That is a very useful cable because you can get a bluetooth to ipod adapter, powered by the connector.

Nice! The car has bluetooth built into it for voice. Would my phone be able to connect to both at the same time?

Hawk Tuah · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:28

mccarf said:
Nice! The car has bluetooth built into it for voice. Would my phone be able to connect to both at the same time?

Hmm, not sure. Probably depends on the phone. Alternatively - you could just get an old ipod classic to store all your music on and do it all via the headset.

mccarf · 11 Jan 2018 at 16:31

I'll give it a go anyway. Happy with that. Bluetooth is so much more convenient than wires

Thanks!

adolf hamster · 11 Jan 2018 at 17:02

Plenty O'Toole said:
Cheapest and quickest way to get your music on that radio is a bluetooth FM transmitter.

i've never met one of those with decent audio quality, especially the fm ones.

On Holiday · 11 Jan 2018 at 18:49

mccarf said:
Nice! The car has bluetooth built into it for voice. Would my phone be able to connect to both at the same time?

What year is the car?

adolf hamster said:
i've never met one of those with decent audio quality, especially the fm ones.

They are very hit and miss, I bought one from Argooose and it was absolutely awful, looked up reviews of one on the Rainforest and had no issues with it, granted you do need to find a relatively unused frequency range but after that no problems at all.

Diagro · 11 Jan 2018 at 21:31

iPhone 3g/3gs, 4/4s
iPad 1,2 possibly 3.
iPod touch and others

adolf hamster · 12 Jan 2018 at 07:42

Plenty O'Toole said:
They are very hit and miss, I bought one from Argooose and it was absolutely awful, looked up reviews of one on the Rainforest and had no issues with it, granted you do need to find a relatively unused frequency range but after that no problems at all.

there's a period of about 3-4 months where my rainforest order is filled with all the top reviewed bluetooth adaptors that i ordered, had a problem with and sent back.

after that i gave up and just did it properly and had a double din conversion, although i understand not everyone likes their own music in car that much.

mccarf · 12 Jan 2018 at 13:51

Plenty O'Toole said:
What year is the car?

They are very hit and miss, I bought one from Argooose and it was absolutely awful, looked up reviews of one on the Rainforest and had no issues with it, granted you do need to find a relatively unused frequency range but after that no problems at all.

It's 2008. I've got a 1.8 2006 civic too which I put an aux cable into. So worst case scenario I'll do the same for this, but I shouldn't need to since it already has this wire.

I've ordered the iPod to Bluetooth connector for this car from the rainforest now. Happy days!

metachi · 12 Jan 2018 at 18:20

would it work if you put this in?

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter

--Mike-- · 12 Jan 2018 at 18:33

metachi said:
would it work if you put this in?

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter

Should do, I use one in my Mini with the official USB cable and it works.