Based on this story about an iPod interface install I purchased a PIE TOY03-AUX aux input adapter so I could finally listen to my iPhone without using the lousy FM transmitter. Sure, I coulda bought a new car, as the manufacturers seem to have finally come to their senses and started including such inputs, but I refuse to buy another car until I can have one that gets well over 40MPG.
The parts:
Thing is, buying all the parts is the easy part.
The dashboard:
Remove all three knobs and these two screws:
Pull the panel out from the bottom. As the hooks at the top of the panel are released, the panel should move freely:
Be careful of the wires to the A/C, defrost, and hazards. Thinking of electrics, most people recommend unhooking the battery to guard against short circuits while doing this sort of thing. For my part, I usually skip that and let a fuse automatically disconnect things when it blows.
Once the panel is clear, remove the four screws that hold the radio in place (two each side):
With the radio out, the interface adapter plugs in easily. There’s lots of room behind the dash to hide the box, and lots of open space to route the audio cable through.
But why spend so much time on this and still plug the iPhone into the dash’s 12V accessory socket? I wired the extension cable into the existing power. Getting at the wires to the power socket requires removing another panel. Easy enough, but it looks an awful mess:
With the audio cable and the new power jack, I simply plugged in an old Belkin car charger, plugged the audio cable 1/8th inch end into that, and now all I have to do is connect the dock connector to listen to my iPod in the car.
Total time for the job? If you don’t include having to run out for a new fuse, then it’s under an hour.
Posted April 21, 2008 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, Technology. Tags: adapter, apple, car, car audio, in car, installation, integration, integration kit, iphone, ipod, ipod integration, PIE TOY03/AUX, scion, scion xb, step by step, stereo.
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I like the beer bottle in the drink holder. So, how does the setup look now?
@jon: There isn’t much to show, though I should have tried to get some pictures of it. The reality of it is that there’s now a pair of cables that come out of the dash, run along the floor between the two front seats, and terminate with an iPod charger. I then plug my iPhone into the iPod connector cable, and the phone just lays there on the seat.
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