how do i make an Ipod connection?

[ninja]

i'm not really wanting to pay £700 to get an after market system fitted as this is likely to mess with the sat nav/phone/cd system so i figured i'd just plug a headphone socket into the back of the head unit. i've tried to get a workshop manual so i can see if there's an aux plug behind the sat nav / cd but i've not managed to get one online and there doesn't appear to be one behind my multichanger or the bose amp which is unusual.

any ideas?

i've managed to do this very thing on a tvr, lotus, corsa and of focus so frankly i expected to be able to get away with the same £10 fix on the cayman s!

if you can help i'd really appreaciate it as i'm getting very frustrated with only a choice of 6 cd's in the multichanger.

cheers

ninja

 

[MattZeNen]

I tried to get similar ipod connections, but short of getting a Gen 2, I bought a Cygnett CY3FMT FM Transmitter! The connection quality is almost that of a direct one BUT there is sometimes static on track changes. If you find an alternative to an FM transmitter let me know!

 

[iankwilson]

The unit I have is a Dension ICE Link FM and it works very nicely for me. I'd heard a few dodgy stories about these FM things but I’m impressed so far. You get a choice of 3 installation locations - in the glove box, in the tray under the PCM, or under the armrest on the central console. This is the option we went for as it's kept out of site and if I'm in the car by myself it's easy to get to. There is a cable in the storage area with about 18" of slack so there's plenty for you or the passenger to operate the ipod The gadget is then capable of being tuned in to 7 'empty' FM stations. The default is 87.7 and it’s not gone ‘out of tune’ on journeys around home, over to Surrey and to Cheshire & Lancashire & back. I originally thought that on longer journeys I might have to change the frequency but it has been fine so far. The sound quality (with Bose) is absolutely fine and when I get time I might do a compare between a track on the ipod and the source CD but I don't expect to notice a big difference. The bonus is that the ipod is charged as you charge along so no worries about battery life. BUT, if you leave the car it won't switch off the ipod so you'll stand a good chance of draining the battery, so I just make sure & disconnect and / or remove it from the car to be on the safe side. Hope this is useful. Mine was fitted at the time of purchase and the cable will work & charge a Gen 5 ipod but will not charge an iPhone. You also have to remember to disconnect when out of car otherwise risk of draining the car battery. Ian

 

[ninja]

ORIGINAL: MattZeNen I tried to get similar ipod connections, but short of getting a Gen 2, I bought a Cygnett CY3FMT FM Transmitter! The connection quality is almost that of a direct one BUT there is sometimes static on track changes. If you find an alternative to an FM transmitter let me know!

can you keep your ipod connected when you're out of the car? will it automatically turn hte ipod off? i'm asking cos i'm a bit forgetful and don't really want to come back and find my battery run down ninja

 

[ninja]

ORIGINAL: iankwilson The unit I have is a Dension ICE Link FM and it works very nicely for me. I'd heard a few dodgy stories about these FM things but I’m impressed so far. You get a choice of 3 installation locations - in the glove box, in the tray under the PCM, or under the armrest on the central console. This is the option we went for as it's kept out of site and if I'm in the car by myself it's easy to get to. There is a cable in the storage area with about 18" of slack so there's plenty for you or the passenger to operate the ipod The gadget is then capable of being tuned in to 7 'empty' FM stations. The default is 87.7 and it’s not gone ‘out of tune’ on journeys around home, over to Surrey and to Cheshire & Lancashire & back. I originally thought that on longer journeys I might have to change the frequency but it has been fine so far. The sound quality (with Bose) is absolutely fine and when I get time I might do a compare between a track on the ipod and the source CD but I don't expect to notice a big difference. The bonus is that the ipod is charged as you charge along so no worries about battery life. BUT, if you leave the car it won't switch off the ipod so you'll stand a good chance of draining the battery, so I just make sure & disconnect and / or remove it from the car to be on the safe side. Hope this is useful. Mine was fitted at the time of purchase and the cable will work & charge a Gen 5 ipod but will not charge an iPhone. You also have to remember to disconnect when out of car otherwise risk of draining the car battery. Ian

i was thinking about a dension gateway 500 and installing it myself but it's 4 times as expensive as the FM transmitter thing. i didn't fancy the FM modulator as i figured it wouldn't be very good sound quality but both of you seem to be saying its fine! cool [] thanks guys ninja