In attempt to avoid the burden of CD’s I came up with this project. The installation was completed just a few hours ago, with plenty of pictures for documentation. One week ago I purchased a new iPod mini - 4 Gigs of space for approximately 1000 songs - 25 minutes of skip protection – 8 hour battery life.

Basic steps of the project:
Slide belt clip into the card holder under the armrest.


Black 7 foot Monster cord (3.5 mm/RCA adapter) plugs into the top of apple remote. The perfect fit makes this install easier, however there is a fair amount of dremel work necessary.


Monster cable hidden under center console – in route to the RCA inputs of the Nakamichi CD 400 CD player. (This cable, including all other wires are hidden once the center console and armrest are installed. )


Precision drilled holes and zip ties secure the iPod. The butterfly shirt clip on the remote conveniently function as guides for the zip ties.


In order for the dead switch above the remote to fit, it's necessary to cut away the backside. The clips remain, allowing the switch to still lock into place.


iPod remote installed. The play button will turn on the iPod and continue the most recently played track. Holding the pause button will turn off the iPod. The **** on the head unit can still be used for volume adjustments.


Used dremel tool to make a small hole for the remote cord to sneak into the glove box.


Simply open armrest to mount and dismount iPod.


iPod can be removed from arm rest mount for menu navigation.


Set the head unit to Aux audio and never swap CD's again. Sound quality is awesome!


-Josh


Modified by itrsport.com at 11:24 AM 11/23/2005

 

awesome work there
good DIY

 

very cool, i might do a similar install with my mp3 player.

 

Pretty interesting install.

Even though it's one black cable I don't know if I could handle having that exposed. I get **** about stuff like that.

Why not run the cable to the glove box or something les exposed?

 

nice! very creative

 

Nice!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Haleiwa-Brando &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Pretty interesting install.

Even though it's one black cable I don't know if I could handle having that exposed. I get **** about stuff like that.

Why not run the cable to the glove box or something les exposed?</TD></TR></TABLE>

There are no cables exposed. That was a picture before the arm rest was put back into place over the e-brake. Shows how the cable was run to the head unit.

 

Awesome!

 

that is sick!!

where do you come up with these ideas josh??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kengs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Awesome! </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Very nice. Looks like the sort of project that I like to do, except I would have tried to get the white remote wire hidden behind the lid too. A really nice, clean install though.

&lt;-- As you probably figured out, I'm quite an Apple fan.

 

I'd like to thank my good old TV friends, the A-Team for my inventive creativity. Hannibal said it best when he said, "I love it when a plan comes together."

 

nice work! I just might have to try this...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Very nice. Looks like the sort of project that I like to do, except I would have tried to get the white remote wire hidden behind the lid too. A really nice, clean install though.

&lt;-- As you probably figured out, I'm quite an Apple fan. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I owned Mac for over 15 years until 4 years ago. Now I build my own PC's an buy Mac peripherals since they are so well made and look awsome (typing on a Mac keyboard). My brother has a PC too but has an Apple LCD and keyboard as well. The compatibility and software/hardware options of PC's are tought to beat.

 

Macs rock, after i get my car up, im gonna be using a mini + apline head unit

im on a 12" pb right now

 

Nice work.

I am sure some theif will really love

Onyx, who is still bitter that his deck was stolen.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itrsport.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

There are no cables exposed. That was a picture before the arm rest was put back into place over the e-brake. Shows how the cable was run to the head unit.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ah Ha! Guess I missed that part. . Well done then!

 

looks good. im gonna wait till the end of next month for alpine to release there interface which lets a alpine headunit control the ipod.

 

now if i could figure out how to do this on my s2k...good DIY

 

VERY creative. much props.

 

looks great josh.

you may be able to make this work with the stock headunit as well - there is a company that sells adapters that let you plug into the cd changer input - and use the stock cd changer controls to control the iPod...

something like this:



more info here:
http://www.carplayer.com/whatisit.html
"Once the cable is plugged in your car will charge and power your iPod, as well as control it (Next/Previous track, FF/RW) using your car stereos existing buttons (steering wheel controls if you have them)."


(gots to get me one 'o dem iPods yO!)



Modified by Philly_NBP_R at 8:30 AM 8/24/2004

 

I have the special connector that will take an audio in to the stock deck. If anyone is interested I won't be needing it anymore because I have an aftermarket deck w/ an aux in now. It costs a lot to buy online. I'm just looking to recover some of it. PM if someone needs one.

 

Very cool DIY.

 

a damn good idea

 

g00t idea

what about batteries though.. anyway to run the ipod off the AC adapter or another source?