andlid Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 i use the tape deck adapter for my ipod and the quality is excellent, well done BM nice work. i'm leaving mine as is, becuase i still listen to the odd tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetZed Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Ah now I get how you've done it, thanks very much for the extra photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Good job! I use the tape method also - better than the radio transmittor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Are you willing to make a bit of money through this? Nope, but I could do it for free, as long as you already have a cassette adapter (Belkin one has the smaller iPod style plug), a car charger and an extention lead. It's a 30 min job at the most and I'd prolly be able to come to Lowestoft to help, provided you can pay in cups of tea i ask for payment in vodka when i do stuff, im going to start specifying brand next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 i ask for payment in vodka when i do stuff, im going to start specifying brand next Not wise to ask for vodka for jobs, especially when I am mentioning travelling to another town in my car, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 i ask for payment in vodka when i do stuff, im going to start specifying brand next Not wise to ask for vodka for jobs, especially when I am mentioning travelling to another town in my car, lol its just so good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Nice work, Mark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1xtyn1n3 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Nice mod! Oddly enough i did the exact same thing in my old Ford Puma which i had to dismantle when i got the Z. Having read this, i'm really tempted to put it back in again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 with the effort why not do the tape deck hack? Come on husky take one for the team and do a guide!!!!!! pleeeeeeaaaaaasssssse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 with the effort why not do the tape deck hack? Come on husky take one for the team and do a guide!!!!!! pleeeeeeaaaaaasssssse! i've never done a tape hack but i will promise that if i ever do i will write one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Good man!!!! shall we have a whip round to get him some vodka to do a guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Nice one Mark, I have just got myself a new iPhone today so very interested in this mod, although you say the quality is very good, how does it compare to radio or cd quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Not CD quality, but better than radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I've yet to find a tape adaptor that sounds anywhere near as good as an FM transmitter due to the use of magnetic heads to transfer the music. They all sound like something you'd hear in an 80's Cavalier, and not in a good way if such a thing exists. That said, even the FM transmitters are rubbish as they don't have anywhere near the strength of the professional ones and as such suffer from greatly reduced signal quality. Very nice and novel way of keeping things tidy matey, but I can't see the tape adaptor giving anything close to decent quality. Acceptable maybe, but not what you'd expect to hear in a £30K car made after 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I've yet to find a tape adaptor that sounds anywhere near as good as an FM transmitter due to the use of magnetic heads to transfer the music. They all sound like something you'd hear in an 80's Cavalier, and not in a good way if such a thing exists. That said, even the FM transmitters are rubbish as they don't have anywhere near the strength of the professional ones and as such suffer from greatly reduced signal quality. Very nice and novel way of keeping things tidy matey, but I can't see the tape adaptor giving anything close to decent quality. Acceptable maybe, but not what you'd expect to hear in a £30K car made after 1990. Typical response from Dan - but I kinda expect it from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 I've yet to find a tape adaptor that sounds anywhere near as good as an FM transmitter due to the use of magnetic heads to transfer the music. They all sound like something you'd hear in an 80's Cavalier, and not in a good way if such a thing exists. That said, even the FM transmitters are rubbish as they don't have anywhere near the strength of the professional ones and as such suffer from greatly reduced signal quality. Very nice and novel way of keeping things tidy matey, but I can't see the tape adaptor giving anything close to decent quality. Acceptable maybe, but not what you'd expect to hear in a £30K car made after 1990. Typical response from Dan - but I kinda expect it from him To be perfectly honest, this does really work for me. May I also remind people that I run a K1 without bungs.... But in the end, a car will always have somesort of roadnoise and especially us Zed owners, due to the fact that our boot area kinda blends with the rest of the cabin. It's called a "ghetto mod" for a reason. I'm not an audiophile that demands perfection, just an average joe that doesn't want to spend £500+ on a new headunit and harnesses.......well not yet anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I've yet to find a tape adaptor that sounds anywhere near as good as an FM transmitter due to the use of magnetic heads to transfer the music. They all sound like something you'd hear in an 80's Cavalier, and not in a good way if such a thing exists. That said, even the FM transmitters are rubbish as they don't have anywhere near the strength of the professional ones and as such suffer from greatly reduced signal quality. Very nice and novel way of keeping things tidy matey, but I can't see the tape adaptor giving anything close to decent quality. Acceptable maybe, but not what you'd expect to hear in a £30K car made after 1990. Typical response from Dan - but I kinda expect it from him To be perfectly honest, this does really work for me. May I also remind people that I run a K1 without bungs.... But in the end, a car will always have somesort of roadnoise and especially us Zed owners, due to the fact that our boot area kinda blends with the rest of the cabin. It's called a "ghetto mod" for a reason. I'm not an audiophile that demands perfection, just an average joe that doesn't want to spend £500+ on a new headunit and harnesses.......well not yet anyways +1 - what he said! - I agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I used to run a K1 without bungs too ya know @SunGodRA: Heaven forbid I should have an opinion that differs with yours. Like I said, I'm not knocking the work BM did at all as he's done a far tidier install of his setup than I have of mine, and 10/10 for giving it a go. My personal gripe (and it is just a personal view) is that if you're spending £100 on generic fruit-based music player, and then more money on either high quality downloads or music ripped from CD in high quality, it makes sense to have it sounding at least at good as a normal radio station puts out. I'm still running the stock Bose speakers and sub in mine so I can hardly be accused of pimping my ride with awesome sound, but there is a hugely noticeable difference between a tape adaptor and a headunit designed for mp3. The difference is comparable to old mono recordings and modern stereo, and that's just to my ears which I can assure you are not of a proper audiophile. As long as BM is happy then really that's all that matters. All I'm trying to do is point out the differences in case any one else wants to try this but ends up disappointed with the result, much like I was. Is that acceptable to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Check this out, http://usaspec.com/product.php?ProductI ... wProduct=1 im not sure if it will work with uk spec cars, I have e-mailed the company to see if they know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurrish Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Not gonna happen as you need to plug it into a changer port Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Shame, looks like I'll be sticking to the CDs then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 thats a Top mod - well spotted mate - there is 1 teeny weeny thing I would suggest though - did you put some extra insulation tape around the cable where it feeds through the bottom of the HU - dont want it chaffing and shorting out again the metal frame - just to be safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogue Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 massive! looks good and tidy mate! well done. I was just thinking... what will happen if you push the "eject" button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sally Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Very good BM, I was shocked that the Z didnt come with an Ipod port. Never mind, You have a solution!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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