Hooking Up An iPod To My Car.....

[imbosile]

Well like the title says, I want to hook up my iPod video to my car but I don't want to get the FM transmitter or an epensive docking device. I went up to Hifi Buys to see if they could do anything. They told me I could run a wire with 2 male ends at one end, and a headphone jack on the other end. They said I could hook it up to the Auxillary ports on the back of the head unit. I am wondering, are the 2 male plugs for Left and Right? And do you think this is what they were talking about?

[atlvi3tb0i]

yea as long you have a input in the back

[imbosile]

yea as long you have a input in the back

ok thanks, im checking that now.

[atlvi3tb0i]

it got to say input not output

[imbosile]

well im not sure, because according to this site the AUX input is "optional". http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_4257.html#specs

[imbosile]

ok i think im gonna need this too, possibly. http://sonicelectronix.com/item_2081.html

[atlvi3tb0i]

if i am right it should by a headphone jack cable on both end and it plug into the Satellite Radio port

[imbosile]

if i am right it should by a headphone jack cable on both end and it plug into the Satellite Radio port

hmm..thats a good idea as well. I really dont know anything about stereos so thanks for the help.

[atlvi3tb0i]

plug the cable that you got into the red and white rca port on and set you radio to the aux setting and you good to go

[imbosile]

plug the cable that you got into the red and white rca port on and set you radio to the aux setting and you good to go

yea but the thing i am wondering, is do i have an auxiliary port at all or if i have to buy that second wire i posted?

[atlvi3tb0i]

just buy the one you have in the first post and your find

[imbosile]

just buy the one you have in the first post and your find

ok thanks, next step.... how do i get my head unit out, i know it's easy but i don't know how. Hifi Buys installed it for me.

[atlvi3tb0i]

what kind car?

[imbosile]

2002 Eclipse

[atlvi3tb0i]

not sure never work on a 2002 Eclipse before but i will look into it

[imbosile]

not sure never work on a 2002 Eclipse before but i will look into it

ok thanks man. you've been a lot of help.

[v3rd1g0]

those read and white plugs are pre outs, if i'm not mistaken they re only for signal going out. you'll need the headunit and then the second piece for aux in. you'll plug the two male ends from the cord into the aux in piece. then the headphone jack into mp3 player or ipod. to get the headunit out you depends on how they put it in the dash kit. if the dash looks how i think u might just be able to use a special tool that came with the headunit to pull it out. with my pioneer i have two L-shaped metal pieces you can slide in the sides and pull the headunit right out. not sure about alpine.

[imbosile]

those read and white plugs are pre outs, if i'm not mistaken they re only for signal going out. you'll need the headunit and then the second piece for aux in. you'll plug the two male ends from the cord into the aux in piece. then the headphone jack into mp3 player or ipod. to get the headunit out you depends on how they put it in the dash kit. if the dash looks how i think u might just be able to use a special tool that came with the headunit to pull it out. with my pioneer i have two L-shaped metal pieces you can slide in the sides and pull the headunit right out. not sure about alpine.

well i have no tools or anything that came with it. When I got it installed all i left with was the box with the case for the face in it. This is what it looks like, if this helps at all:

[v3rd1g0]

can you take the trim piece off? it's that rectangle piece around the hu

[imbosile]

can you take the trim piece off? it's that rectangle piece around the hu

im not really sure, i'll try tomorrow. thanks.

[atlvi3tb0i]

this might help if you can get your radio out

[imbosile]

^ lol, thanks for the awesome pic. yea if i can get the radio out then thats what i would do, unless i dont need that adapter cable in the middle.

[gen2biscuit]

You will need a kca 121b this will plug into the ai-net input

[imbosile]

You will need a kca 121b this will plug into the ai-net input

thanks, thats just the kind of answer i am looking for...http://www.crutchfield.com/S-8eUMWY1...&display=L#Tab


so now, i just need the head unit out, so i can do all this.

[ChrisG]

if you want your radio out...... look under the dash piece that goes around radio (the piece that includes your ac vents), up on the under side there are two screws, remove them and then if i remember right the whole center piece of dash snaps off ( its been a few years since i sold my 3rd gen eclipse).... once that piece is off you should be able to see the screws that hold the radio into the dash.... remove them and your good to go....... hope this helps

[ChrisG]

or....... take it back to your nearest Hif Buys and let the pros take care of it...... thats what we do best

[imbosile]

or....... take it back to your nearest Hif Buys and let the pros take care of it...... thats what we do best

thanks for the instructions ill try that today. Yea i love hifi buys, they seem to always do good work. i had them install my subwoofers, amp, and head unit. using a box that i built. but the only problem i have with getting them to do this is they told me the wire would cost 20 bucks, i went to radioshack today and they have the same wire for 5.99. And hifi buys wants 40 bucks to install it. i dont think so.

[imbosile]

oh yea i just saw you are in summerville, thats where im going for spring break. my grandparents live there. where is the tweeter there?

the only tweeter that i have seen is over by the beach, about an hour from summerville.

[B16a2 Civic]

buy my jvc, you can hook it right up

[ChrisG]

the tweeter on the beach is where i work..... its about 1/2 hour drive from the part of summerville where i live

[imbosile]

the tweeter on the beach is where i work..... its about 1/2 hour drive from the part of summerville where i live

sweet, yea i couldnt remember how far it was from summerville. My grandparents live around where Luke's dirtbike/motorcycle place is. Where they recently added that super target / Ross / Chick-fil-a if you are familiar with that.

[ChrisG]

yeah i live about 1 mile from Target right on the other side of the interstate!

[imbosile]

yeah i live about 1 mile from Target right on the other side of the interstate!

wow thats awesome, i know right where that is. the money man pawn is right near there isnt it?

[ChrisG]

lol.... yeah i live in the neighborhood behind there..... the area is called Sangaree...

[imbosile]

lol.... yeah i live in the neighborhood behind there..... the area is called Sangaree...

sweet, i like the chuck norris joke btw.

[ChrisG]

yeah..... chucknorrisfacts.com is sooo funny we quote it at work all the time

[imbosile]

ChrisG you were exactly right about taking off the front dash piece, with those two srcrews, thank you. I took a few pictures, and heres where i am so far. I am as far as i can go until i get the cables i need. If i only need one cable, then i can go to radio shack and get it and get it done today. but if i need that alpine adapter cable, then it will take longer (which i think i will need). On the back of the CD player, those two red/white plugs, say F and R on them, so i dont think thats what i hook into. the only thing left is the big black circle plug. which i will need that adapter for.

[imbosile]

Well i just wanted to say, i got it all installed and it works perfectly. all of you guys that gave me advice were 100% correct. thank you guys for your help, it is greatly appreciated.

[ChrisG]

yes... the black circle plug is an Alpine AI Net plug...... you need the Alpine KCA121B to plug into there and it will give you the rca inputs you need.... then you just need an RCA-to-Mini plug cable..... at Hifi Buys they will have a nice quality one thats 3 meters long (so you can run it to the center console or whereever you want) they should run about $35-40..... those RCA plugs on the back of your deck now are Audio Outputs not Inputs..... those are for hooking up an aftermarket amp. hope all this helps

[imbosile]

yes... the black circle plug is an Alpine AI Net plug...... you need the Alpine KCA121B to plug into there and it will give you the rca inputs you need.... then you just need an RCA-to-Mini plug cable..... at Hifi Buys they will have a nice quality one thats 3 meters long (so you can run it to the center console or whereever you want) they should run about $35-40..... those RCA plugs on the back of your deck now are Audio Outputs not Inputs..... those are for hooking up an aftermarket amp. hope all this helps

yea thanks man i got it all hooked up today, the kca121b was 21.39 bucks, and i went and got the rca-miniplug for 6.99 at radioshack