2004 Scion xB iPod/iPhone Install

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 [...]

Make My xB A Low Rider

Team Pneumatik’s FAQ addresses the question “why do I need air suspension” simply: “Because you wanna be cool!” And now, with Pneumatik’s forthcoming kit, Scion xB owners can be cool too. Thing is, based on the photos it just doesn’t have the same effect on an xB as it does on, say, a 1965 Caddy.

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Reader Report: PIE iPod Input Adapter

A reader, Mike, wrote in to reccomend the Precision Interface Electronics aux input adapter to connect the audio from my iPod to my Scion’s factory head unit.
I don’t know if you ever found a solution to connecting your iPod to your Scion head unit, but if not, you can use this adapter to add an [...]

In Car iPod, Take 2

Engadget echoed a story from AutoBlog (duh, I just noticed that they’re both from Weblogs Inc.) about an iPod integration kit that works with most all 1998-or-newer cars: iPod2car.
First, it gives a clean line-in to the stero from the iPod, then it gives next and previous track as well as rewind and fastforward control on [...]

In Car iPod

Without wanting to get into the rest of the story, I’m now trying to figure out how to plug an iPod into a Scion xB. The xB comes with a stereo by Pioneer, but I haven’t been able to get details about what inputs it supports.
Installer.com and Logjam both offer connection kits that appear to [...]