Louisa911 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 (edited) Hey! Added a reply to the proper Bose hack thread but thought better start a fresh topic. Getting a friend who is quite good at circuit boards and electrical stuff to do this bose hack for me... he has suggested /questioned the possibility of wiring in a USB socket, to which I can plug in an iPod usb lead because they always seem to go faulty- in this case if it does go dodgy I can just plug a new one in. Should this be do-able if earthed and given power supply? Secondly, am I likely to encounter the 'enter code' situation after removing the stereo and refitting? Thanks! Edited April 3, 2013 by Louisa911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) I cant see how a USB would even work, unless im being stupid which is a possibility, or of course if were talking about an aftermarket head unit then yes its definatly possible. To be able to do this (on the stock HU) something needs to be able read the file format of the USB stick (NTFS or FAT32) and then have the ability to play an MP3 which, if you're using hardware to do this needs to be licensed. I mean sure, using something such as a Raspberry pi to the heavy lifting is possible (but far from simple) but it would require much more effort than the results would yield in terms of improvements over the standard 3.5mm hack. Still, if you do manage to figure out a easy way then im sure there would be a great deal if interest for it. As for my method detailed above, you could do the same thing with a USB as there are USB extensions and jacks available for purchase, it means soldering an extra wire per connector but that would only mean 4 more in total at most. To enable charging for my iPhone 5 (and to cater for my GF who has an older iphone with the 30 pin connector) i have wired in a cig lighter extension to the front port and hidden the cables inside the central plastics, then bought a Griffin dual port charger and wired the cables to the back cubby. Its very tidy this way and means i can swap out every cable involved in this hack besides one wiothin about 2 mins at absolute most and without having to re-solder anything. Edited April 4, 2013 by cs2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesding Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) Yes it is possible as I was going to do this with mine before I sold my iPhone. You can get an iPhone to USB & Aux cable (see here http://www.amazon.co...g/dp/B002ATMN22) You would just connect the 3.5mm jack as the other guide suggests; you would then need a USB/car charger adapter (to act as a transformer as USB is 5v) then just plug the usb into this behind the dash. Hope that makes sense. Haven't actually done this mod as I said I got rid of my iPhone, but I can't see any reason it wouldn't work. EDIT: Just seen that you didn't want to hardwire the iPhone cable. You could just wire both a USB socket and a 3.5mm socket into your cubby and then plug in the cable I linked above - should work? Edited April 4, 2013 by Mikesding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Ahh I got carried away thinking Louisa actuall meant having a USB socket available to put a USB stuck with music into! The link you have would work fine, easiest to combine it with the last part of my post above to get it working quickly and save having to find an earth and a 5V live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) Heres the photos as promised of the full hack which includes iphone charging Under-side of the Bluetooth trap door part showing the connection between the green cable (3.5mm jack soldered into the head unit as per the original ipod hack) and the black one that's wired to my jack in the trap door. What you see when you open up the cubby. Then with my right angled connector and my 3.5mm jack on a retracting reel. and finally, with my two iPhone chargers Edited April 24, 2013 by cs2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisa911 Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Thanks for the responses guys- will go through it with him and see what he thinks is the best solution. Have ordered one of those leads just in case! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesding Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 cs2000 - your pics dont seem to be working! Was quite intrigued to see your solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) EDIT, ive fixed the image links now. Edited April 24, 2013 by cs2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batz Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Do you get interference with engine running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Me? No, not just using the 3.5 jack. If I have the power cable connected to the phone too then yes I do, but only very slight and only really noticeable at low volumes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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