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I tried a few different products to integrate Ipod into a Vette, but none of them worked out too well. The FM modulators (I tried Icar and Belkin) had interference and poor sound, the Ipod wouldn't shut off with the key, and there were wires everywhere. I found a relatively cheap setup that works great, and has only one visible wire that connects to the Ipod's dock connector. I leave the Ipod in my cupholder, and the wire hides in the ashtray when I'm not using it.
Here's what I finally wound up with:
I used a "P.I.E." adapter to convert the CD changer cable to an AUX Ipod connector. The PIE adapter basically converts the CD changer cable into a standard RCA cable connection. I used an RCA style Monster cable to run from the PIE adapter in the back hatch to a Belkin Ipod power adapter ( F8V7058-APL, Ebay, $12) that I hard wired under the dash. The Belkin has a few connections, one is a plug that connects to the Ipod and provides power and sound output, the second connection is a headphone style sound output jack that connects it to the RCA cable coming from the PIE adapter (using an RCA to headphone adapter plug). The sound signal goes down the Belkin dock connector cable to the Belkin power adapter, then through the Belkin's headphone jack to the PIE adapter, then to the head unit. This setup sounds complicated, but it's cheap (under $100) and works perfectly. Most of the other setups I've seen have more than one cable connected to the Ipod, and cig lighter adapters, but I didn't want that mess in my Vette. My Ipod has one small cable running to it through the ashtray, and it turns on and off with the ignition (the cig lighter adapters don't). I just press the AUX button on the radio and the Ipod plays.
The system works so well in the Vette that I'm installing the same thing in my truck now, and my wife wants to dump her car's XM for an Ipod.
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