alessandro+ Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I might not well be the first european to do this mod, but I would like to confirm that YES, this mod does work on 2003-2005 euro spec HU which as you know, do not have the XM radio/external cd-changer connector on the back of the HU, making most fancy ipod connection products such as USA SPEC's useless. I followed this guide carefully: http://my350z.com/forum/audio-video/93941-make-line-aux-your-2003-bose-headunit-step-step-guide-5.html I had never soldered before, nor removed the dash. Overall, a normally skilled artisan as I am should take between 2 and 5 hours to complete the job. I also modded the tape deck, removing an arm and spring, to avoid the need of a tape in the deck. Sound quality is very good in my opinion, and using a normal jack, you can connect any type of mp3, ipod, car pc or whatever. I routed the wire under the gear knob and central tunnel to the armrest glove compartment, where my ipod is docked. Downs are that you have to pick up the ipod to change song. Ask for more details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve3000 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Nice one glad to hear you got it sorted - makes a good change from the skipping cds doesn't it! I also modded the tape deck, removing an arm and spring, to avoid the need of a tape in the deck. Later in the same guide shows how to add a switch so you can retain tape function... incase you ever play tapes... I tried using the glove box too, but eventually bought a dash mount for my ipod (from ebay) and routed the wire behind the dash to it. Makes the whole changing track thing much easier! Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alessandro+ Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 I tried using the glove box too, but eventually bought a dash mount for my ipod (from ebay) and routed the wire behind the dash to it. Makes the whole changing track thing much easier! Cheers, Steve Thank you! That dash route was my idea also, actually I used that route for my GARMIN! I must confess that the Itouch is very cosy and confortable in the glove box, but I will consider your option soon, cause I feel that changing tracks from there will get on my nerves at some point. Further more, the Itouch is a cool device so why hide it? Cheers! BY THE WAY! I bought a US spec HU to take advantage of an extra tape deck to sacrifice and guess what I found out? US spec HU and Euro spec, as you know, have different connectors on the back. To be more precise, Euro ones are missing the XM radio connector. Well, after opening both HU, I noticed that both US and Euro spec HU have the same motherboard, and only the daughter board is different, as the US spec has one extra connector. My hypothesis is that if you change the daughter board the extra connector would work, allowing us Euro spec guys to usa a USA SPEC PA NIS 11 and similia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurrish Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 ARRRGHHHHHHHH this would of saved me tons of money!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coup Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I did this mod a few weeks ago and worked a treat for me too. I also bought an ipod dock connector cable that goes to usb, audio and video plus a cigarette lighter multiplug with usb power output so my ipod is also charged whilst in the car and the video feed goes to my satnav. links for cable etc http://www.sourcingmap.com/audio-video- ... 23285.html http://www.sourcingmap.com/universal-us ... 12352.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Note that type of Video Output lead for an iPod will only work with older generation iPods. To get the newer gen to output video requires a 'special' cabled (read as pay apple money to access to the output) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alessandro+ Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 I did this mod a few weeks ago and worked a treat for me too. I also bought an ipod dock connector cable that goes to usb, audio and video plus a cigarette lighter multiplug with usb power output so my ipod is also charged whilst in the car and the video feed goes to my satnav.links for cable etc http://www.sourcingmap.com/audio-video- ... 23285.html http://www.sourcingmap.com/universal-us ... 12352.html Very cool! What do you think about the mother board mod? Do you feel it would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coup Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I did this mod a few weeks ago and worked a treat for me too. I also bought an ipod dock connector cable that goes to usb, audio and video plus a cigarette lighter multiplug with usb power output so my ipod is also charged whilst in the car and the video feed goes to my satnav.links for cable etc http://www.sourcingmap.com/audio-video- ... 23285.html http://www.sourcingmap.com/universal-us ... 12352.html Very cool! What do you think about the mother board mod? Do you feel it would work? If you mean the tape deck hack as described above - it worked a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcash5 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Im confused as to what cable you solder where. Guessing Red to RCH and White to LCH but what goes to A-GND. Help:teeth: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Chris Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 The cable you are using should be shielded audio cable so will be a core wire surrounded by coloured insulation, then this is covered by a wire sheath (made of lots of woven copper wires), then finally covered with the outer layer of insulation. You have one of these for the left channel and one for the right channel. When you strip the insulation back for each wire, twist the two wire sheaths together into one. That is your earth wire (A-GND). You need to use a sheilded cable to protect from RF interference (there is a lot of this in a car!). Use something like this and chop the phono plugs off the end. http://www.mkcables.com/35mm-stereo-plu ... p-623.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcash5 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks very much Chris. Still awaiting my cable I have ordered. Will let you know of the progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Chris Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 It's dead easy to do, I was surprised that I could have done it in about 2 hours including console out and back. Some tips I picked up when removing the console: a) you need a philips (X-head) screwdriver at least 15cm long to get to some of the screws use a magnetic screwdriver (or put a magnet on the shaft). It makes taking the screws out and feeding them back in easier and stops you dropping them (you will definitely drop one otherwise). disconnect the ribbon to the aircon controls - its easier c) you have to pull the control unit (what the aircon ribbon cable connects to) forwards a good few inches so you can get the bottom of the console fully out. d) when taking the plugs out of the back of the Bose, twist the entire console through 90 degrees and use a small screwdriver to poke the tabs that lock the plugs in place. Fingers can't push hard enough and the tabs are on the bottom so are fiddly to get to. When you take apart the Bose, there is an extra screw that holds the bottom on which goes through the heatsink - you will spot it. Good luck - it's a great mod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1keyboy Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 *Bump* I'm going to attempt this during the next few weeks. dcash5 - did you get round to having a go at this in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrenz123 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Just did this to mine, i have an original cd and the same song playing through my ipod and i cant notice the difference between them. i'm very happy While i had the dash out i ran all the cables ready for the 7" sat nav that im building for the top cubby, should be able to play the music, videos and nav sounds throught the car's speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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