Last weekend, while I was putting an iPod interface into my Scion I did the same thing for my 2002 Honda Civic. Using Ben Johnson’s story as a guide, I bought a PIE HON98-AUX interface and dove in.
Aside from tools (screwdrivers and 8 and 10mm sockets), you’ll need:
The interface adapter
Audio wiring — I used a [...]
Posted April 27, 2008 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, Technology. Tags: adapter, apple, car, car audio, civic, honda, honda civic, in car, installation, integration, integration kit, iphone, ipod, ipod integration, PIE HON98/AUX, step by step, stereo. 4 Comments.
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 [...]
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. 5 Comments.
Even Bob Borchers, Apple’s senior director of iPod worldwide product marketing, calls most iPod car setups an “inelegant mess of cassette adaptors and wires.” Indeed, while Apple aparently doesn’t want to get into the car audio business, they do want to improve the in-car iPod experience:
What Apple really wants you to buy is a [...]
Posted April 25, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, Technology. Tags: adapter, car, car audio, car kit, in car ipod, integration, ipod, ipod integration, line in, mobile audio. One Comment.