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Cheapest and easiet way to connect a ipod (help please)


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Back to winter and got the bose skipping again so thinking the easiet way to get round this would just be to fit a ipod adaptor so i can just play music through my ipod!!

 

just wondering whats the cheapest and eaiset way of doing this not to bothered if the steering wheel controls dont work just want a simple solution if there is one??!! be nice if there was just a plug and play option but doubt that!!!

 

cheers for your help :thumbs:

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i've got so fed up with my bose skipping that i've just ordered a new head unit and then i'm going to wire a usb cable into the arm rest cubby.

 

I had the same dilemma as you but my i trip wasn't that reliable.

 

I dont know what the dension ice links are like?

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two good ideas there martin and dave ;)

 

Can you get a casstte to ipod link only seen the mp3 ones before!

 

Have you the link dave to the one you bought before if it seems to be a good one?

 

if i dint have the sat nav id be swapping my head unit Si!!! i know you can get the steering wheels controls and intergrated phone in a aftermarket haed unit but dont want to loose the sat nav functions and not looking tp spend that much :lol:

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Don't bother with a cassette adaptor as the sound quality is absolutely shocking, and it will remind you why people stopped using cassettes in the first place! Best to stick with the iTrip (or similar, I use a Monster one myself) as that gives acceptable audio without too much hassle.

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cheers eknona where did you get that from and what did you pay?!! how is the quality at high volumes ? also does recepyion stay continuous at all times or can it suffer from interferance!!!

 

Theres that many on ebay and there for nothing id rather get one that someone reccomend's :thumbs:

 

found this one that looks ok but might be crap :lol:

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FM-Transmitter-fo ... 240%3A1318

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cheers eknona where did you get that from and what did you pay?!! how is the quality at high volumes ? also does recepyion stay continuous at all times or can it suffer from interferance!!!

The actual one I've got is this one, and IIRC I paid about £70 for it from Comet which is way over the top, but I did need one then and there so unfortunately I had to go for it. In all honesty it probably is worth close to that for what it does, and having the ability to jump to any of three different (user-programmable) presets is a godsend. It works great both in the UK and in Europe (did Le Mans with it last year) and with the stock aerial I've had no issues with it: On a smaller aerial I don't know if it'll be quite as reliable. I had it plugged into the cigar lighter socket between the seats and kept it inside the box by your elbow and it was always fine there; again I don't know how good it would be if run from the front of the car.

 

Hope that's of some help to you.

 

 

*EDIT* Quality is fine at max volume although I had to change the default equalizer setting on the iPod itself as it was either too bassy or too trebly, can't remember which now. Was easier to do that than muck about with the stereo bass/treble settings and worked a treat.

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if i dint have the sat nav id be swapping my head unit Si!!! i know you can get the steering wheels controls and intergrated phone in a aftermarket haed unit but dont want to loose the sat nav functions and not looking tp spend that much :lol:

 

ahh i see, didnt know you had the sat nav...dont blame you bud..pricey business!! :thumbs:

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think i uderstand it now :lol: is it so if your travelling long journeys and may loose reception from one of the selected frequency you can just change to another stored preset?!!

 

I take it your best just sticking to a frequency like radio 1's so you constantly keep good reception?! and if you want to listen to the radio just turn the ipod off?!!!

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think i uderstand it now :lol: is it so if your travelling long journeys and may loose reception from one of the selected frequency you can just change to another stored preset?!!

 

I take it your best just sticking to a frequency like radio 1's so you constantly keep good reception?! and if you want to listen to the radio just turn the ipod off?!!!

Bingo. Due to the differing frequencies used around the country (well, world too!), some frequencies are already taken in some areas. For example, you couldn't use 98.8FM in London as Radio One is a much stronger transmitter and will over power the iPod, but in Birmingham you'd be fine to use that signal* as Radio One doesn't use that frequency there.

 

For France I just used the default settings, but over here the first preset is too close to Radio Two so I simply switch to a different one.

 

Personally I wouldn't buy from that guy on eBay, too few transactions and he's in the US so you'd be screwed if anything went wrong. Better to buy from a UK supplier so you've got comeback, and preferably from a shop/big interweb company so you're doubly protected. How about Amazon, first place on a Google search?

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found this one looks good for the money Ekona

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Monster-iCarPlay-Pl ... 7C294%3A50

 

I've seen a few of these advertised, but have hesitated to go for one because they do not specify that they work with the iPod touch 2G. All it says is that it works with all iPods with dock connectors, but the American adverts then list a range of iPods , excluding the 2Gtouch.

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US-based again, and that amount could leap up in the next few hours. If you can't stump up to £50 for the Amazon one, then there's loads of other cheaper ones available in places like Comet, Currys et al. The Monster one is good because it charges your iPod as well, but you can get ones that just sit in the bottom of the iPod and use the internal battery for about £20.

 

Personally I'd spend the extra and get something decent, but it's all a matter of budget and what you actually want.

 

*EDIT* Sorry, that was in reply to your post on the previous page. I've never used the actual iTrip, but it's very popular so it should do what you want.

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see what your saying mate and i aint that tight :lol:

 

so i will be buying off amazon just undecided wether or not to go for the griffin (one iv just posted) as its cheaper and seems to be rated alot better

 

Don't go for that one if you have a 2G touch - it definitely doesn't work with it (see the feedback).

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