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I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get to hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the job? or did you have to buy the fancy shmancy adapter kit? thx. (:P(:P > I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get > to hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the > job? or did you have to buy the fancy shmancy adapter kit? Go to Wal-Mart or Best Buy and get an "FM transmitter" for $50. It plugs into your cigarette lighter socket and the iPod plugs into that through its USB port. No modifications needed of any kind to the car. You'll find this with the iPod accessories. Ours is made by Belkin. The hardest part is finding a radio station that's not occupied, so the signal will carry without interference (and that's not actually hard...). The instructions that come with the transmitter will explain this part. My wife has her 30GB iPod hooked up this way and she absolutely loves it. It plays through the car's radio and speakers. We find that you do have to wait a few seconds while the transmitter and the iPod talk to each other before the music starts to flow, so be patient.  SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm not after an FM unit. I would prefer the cable hookup and I'm getting conflicting info when I'm googling. Some sites say you have to use 2 adapters to work, one for the ipod and another for the hookup to the radio. Others suggest a unit from best buy that may work. All solutions are around 200 bucks US. I have the 6 cd changer in my CRV. >> I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get >> to hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > the iPod talk to each other before the music starts to flow, so be > patient. >> We find that you do have to wait a few seconds while the transmitter >> and the iPod talk to each other before the music starts to flow, so >> be patient. > > Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm not after an FM unit. I would > prefer the cable hookup "Cable hookup"? Please describe. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > "Cable hookup"? Please describe. The cd unit has a plug to control a cd changer or satellite radio. You can hook up an adapter to the plug and plug in an Ipod adapter such as this one. http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10 059102&catid= You'll probably have to copy and paste the link. The sound quality is much better through a setup such as this. I was trying to see if I could get a unit for a few bucks less than this, but I may be S.O.L. on this one. > Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm not after an FM unit. I would prefer > the cable hookup and I'm getting conflicting info when I'm googling. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > All solutions are around 200 bucks US. > I have the 6 cd changer in my CRV. Check out this or other similar... http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piehon98aux.html >> Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm not after an FM unit. I would prefer >> the cable hookup and I'm getting conflicting info when I'm googling. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piehon98aux.html Yeah I like this route, I think controls via the headunit are not so important and really like the idea of having an accessible stereo input. I switch between a sat. radio receiver and a non-ipod mp3 player (of which I use the unit's interface to control) and just pipe in whatever to the stereo, sans fm transmission. When your pals come ride with their own devices, they just plug in and life is great! >>> Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm not after an FM unit. I would prefer >>> the cable hookup and I'm getting conflicting info when I'm googling. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > stereo, sans fm transmission. When your pals come ride with their own > devices, they just plug in and life is great! circuit city sells a version identical to this for $60. their version has (2!) sets of RCA jacks, and can be accessed on the head unit by pressing the CD/tape button. comes up as CD 1_1 and CD 1_2 > Yeah I like this route, I think controls via the headunit are not so > important and really like the idea of having an accessible stereo input. I > switch between a sat. radio receiver and a non-ipod mp3 player (of which I > use the unit's interface to control) and just pipe in whatever to the > stereo, sans fm transmission. When your pals come ride with their own > devices, they just plug in and life is great! Some folks with the control integration aren't overly happy with it. It strikes me as just one more interface to learn. I already know how to control my MP3 player, and I don't make changes to it while I'm driving. My 2003 Honda Civic has a single-cd in dash head unit. It has a connector on the back that could go to an optional CD Changer or tape deck. I have plugged a P.I.E converter into that jack. The P.I.E has RCA inputs, and my MP3 player appears as "CD-1, Track 1" on the head unit. I toggle between CD player and MP3 player with the CD button on the head unit. http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piehonaux.html I didn't have to remove the radio. There's a flat 14 pin connector, on the back of the radio, so it was easy enough to reach up behind the radio and plug the connector in. Signature--- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5 > Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm not after an FM unit. I would prefer the > cable hookup and I'm getting conflicting info when I'm googling. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > All solutions are around 200 bucks US. > I have the 6 cd changer in my CRV. external changer? or internal? Internal 6 disk unit. I can add an optional disk changer as well. Here is a picture of what the unit looks like. This one is in a 2002, but mine is similar. http://www.canadiandriver.com/testdrives/images/02cr-v_int6.jpg I've heard conflicting stories about the software being changed for the 05/06 models of audio systems, so I'm leery about shelling out cash for something that may not work or worse yet, blow the system. >> Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm not after an FM unit. I would prefer >> the cable hookup and I'm getting conflicting info when I'm googling. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > external changer? or internal? > Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm not after an FM unit. I would prefer > the cable hookup and I'm getting conflicting info when I'm googling. Some > sites say you have to use 2 adapters to work, one for the ipod and another > for the hookup to the radio. Others suggest a unit from best buy that may > work. All solutions are around 200 bucks US. I have the 6 cd changer in > my CRV. My CRV is a 2006, so this may not be the same, but generally, there seem to be two approaches for wiring an iPod to a CRV's factory stereo. 1. Adaptors that hook into the antenna input. Conceptually like the FM transmitter approach, but should work a lot better. 2. Adaptors that hook up to the CD changer input. I don't know if these work with the built-in CD changer like you have, or just with the stereos that do not have a changer built-in but rather can control an external changer. Note that while solution #2 lets you control the iPod from the stereo, the control is limited. Basically, you've just got the controls of the changer, and you might be limited to controlling six playlists (basically, it acts like the six playlists are six CDs). As far as I've been able to tell, the best way to add an iPod to a CRV, if an FM transmitter is not good enough, is to replace the factory stereo with one that has an AUX input, and then you can simply hook up the iPod with a cheap cable. You won't get to control the iPod from the stereo, and if you want to charge the iPod while in the car, you'll need a power adaptor. Signature--Tim Smith > I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get to > hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the job? or did > you have to buy the fancy shmancy adapter kit? the "fancy schmancy" kit to interface it with the factory stereo is as low as $60 at circuit city. best buy wants double that. I'm going to check that out. thx. >> I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get to >> hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the job? or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > best buy wants double that. On 6/8/06 5:41 AM, in article g9Thg.255658$7a.203073@pd7tw1no, "Phat Phuq" <phatphuq@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to check that out. > thx. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> best buy wants double that. Honda offers an ipod link as an accessory part for the '05-'06 CR-V. You might want to price it from a couple of dealers before you indulge in some aftermarket hack. > Honda offers an ipod link as an accessory part for the '05-'06 CR-V. You > might want to price it from a couple of dealers before you indulge in some > aftermarket hack. http://www.hondapartsdeals.com/product_info.php?pName=ipod-music-link-crv If you're referring to this link, I think I'm out of luck. It only applies to the 2006 model year. I checked with my dealer on that one too. I found a place that may have a unit that works with my model year. http://www.mp3yourcar.com/search.asp?searchTime=1&makeType=Factory&make=Honda&mo del=CR-V&carYear=2005&Submit.x=67&Submit.y=2 Unfortunately, more expensive than the factory one (if it worked) and around my pain per dollar threshold. But I may have to go this route. > I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get to > hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the job? or did > you have to buy the fancy shmancy adapter kit? > > thx. > (:P(:P Check out Scosche's offering of iPod accessories including their new ipod Bluetooth interface for your car or home - it won iLounge's Best of Show at MacWorld this year. They also have RF remotes and a full line of standard accessories. http://www.scosche.com > I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get to > hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the job? or did > you have to buy the fancy shmancy adapter kit? > > thx. > (:P(:P ------------------------------------------------ Start here, or SEARCH google google groups. http://www.hondasuv.com/stg/viewtopic.php?t=16598&highlight=&sid=1d072fcd068f722 87b8c53b821e3c384 'Curly' >> I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get to >> hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the job? or [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > 'Curly' The crutchfield link in the forum looks promising, but they are temporarily / indefinetly out of stock and I can't find any reference to whether or not they ship to Canada. I have found a site that is promising as well and although it's a little more expensive, I'm going to roll the dice on them. http://www.mp3yourcar.com/search.asp?fromWizard=true&makeType=FACTORY&make=Honda &model=CR-V&carYear=2005 >I bought myself an Ipod today and I'm trying to figure out what to get to >hook it up to my CRV. Has anyone done this? Did a harness do the job? or >did you have to buy the fancy shmancy adapter kit? > > thx. > (:P(:P Follow up to my original. Decided to go with a fancy shmancy unit, hard wired, made by these guys here... http://www.mp3yourcar.com/search.asp?fromWizard=true&makeType=FACTORY&make=Honda &model=CR-V&carYear=2005 |
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