Pics of real car installations here!

[josh1014]

Hi. I like going through the forums here to view pictures of people's iPod car installations to figure out what looks the best in planning my in-car installation. I thought i'd pitch an idea which i think would be helpful, rather than having a separate thread for each person who decides to post pictures of their installs, why dont we make one dedicated thread as like a gallery of car installs so i, as well as im sure many others, can browse through what people have done for inspiration. Im posting this so that a mod can make said thread provided enough people think it's a good idea i suppose.

[dbett]

Sure. I'm still really excited about my install, so I'll use any excuse to post a picture of it.

Here it is:

[img=http://thebettertons.com/_images/misc/Ipodmount2.jpg][/img]

The thread with details is:

http://www.ipodlounge.com/forums/sho...threadid=22948

[HardSpike]

Having a thread with lots of pics of installs is a really good idea. If it's going to be this thread I'd suggest we change the title. "Car Installations" in the forum called "iPod-In-Car Solutions" isn't too helpful.

[pigpen65]

#### Dbett,

Awesome awesome!!! do you have the DC tapped into the cigarette lighter line, or is it connected right to the car battery?

[dbett]

Originally posted by pigpen65
#### Dbett,

Awesome awesome!!! do you have the DC tapped into the cigarette lighter line, or is it connected right to the car battery?

It's connected though a Belkin auto adapter which is plugged into an extra cigarette lighter jack hidden behind the dash. I wired that extra jack off of the main cigarette lighter power lines (I ran that tap through a DC noise filter first).

See my thread for more details:

http://www.ipodlounge.com/forums/sho...threadid=22948

[rrrad]

1999 Chevy Silverado / iPod 3G 40gig

Sounds great!

[rrrad]

It was a piece of cake to install, once all the parts were in hand....

[malcanta]

hey rrad,

just curious, what adapter did you use for your truck? I have 2003 silverado and the site that sells aux adapters says it only works on radios that are xm equipped? is this true?

your install looks great, that's exactly what i want.

[pigpen65]

Do you use a tape adapter rrrad?

[volki]

Tape adapter?!?! That's a CD player installed in his dash!
Besides, his charger (SiK Imp) -or any other charger with line out- does not play well with tape adapters.
He most likely have an AUX input. If not, then a wired FM modulator.

[volki]

Here is my install in a 03 MINI Cooper S...
I wish I had several compartments in my car, so that I can do a cleaner install -similar to dbett's... This works great for me, though!

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[rrrad]

just curious, what adapter did you use for your truck? I have 2003 silverado and the site that sells aux adapters says it only works on radios that are xm equipped? is this true?

Tape adapter?!?! That's a CD player installed in his dash!
Besides, his charger (SiK Imp) -or any other charger with line out- does not play well with tape adapters. He most likely have an AUX input. If not, then a wired FM modulator.

I used a P.I.E. GM9-Aux adapter, but I kind of cheated. It was not compatible with my stock head unit, only 2000 - 2002 units, so I found a cheap, somewhat beat up model on eBay and switched out the buttons and stuff that was broken on it and swapped it into my truck. The GM9-Aux works excellent! I hid an auxiliary cigarette lighter adapter behind the a/c controls and used the SiK for power and line out. The black stuff around the wires is a spiral wire wrap that Radio Shack sells.

Malcanta - The GM9-Aux will not work for you - only for 2000 - 2002 models. I am not sure if there is a solution yet, but there may be one in the future. There are several companies jumping on the bandwagon, just search around until you figure it out. Good luck!

Thanks for looking at my pics!

Reed

[malcanta]

Thanks Reed. I just found a company that will start shipping soon for $105, here's a link for anyone that needs it
i just got a monster icarplay and it's good enough for hearing my ipod, but the crappy sound left me dissatisfied. i will be taking it back after my road trip on saturday

[rrrad]

I just found a company that will start shipping soon for $105, here's a link for anyone that needs it

Wow, that's great! I won't be afraid to upgrade my truck and lose my iPod capabilities. How does the stock stereo in the newer models sound? Do you have the steering wheel controls?

Thanks,

Reed

[malcanta]

Originally posted by rrrad
Wow, that's great! I won't be afraid to upgrade my truck and lose my iPod capabilities. How does the stock stereo in the newer models sound? Do you have the steering wheel controls?

Thanks,

Reed

No steering wheel controls When I bought the dealer had lots regular cabs which is what I wanted and the "loaded" ones were all outfitted the same which is what I got. I went back for service 6 mo later and the regular cabs had steering wheel radio control, bigger v8's, better differentials, xm ready radios, and blinkers on the side mirrors! guess they took a page from apple huh?

I think the stock stereo is pretty good (regular cab experience), it has something like 6 speakers which isn't bad given the space. eventually i would like to add a sub (maybe bazooka?) because the bass is the one thing it's missing.