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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 02:31 PM
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Hows this iPod FM transmitter?

Im about to buy this because I hate having my iPod slide all over the car while driving and my FM transmitter is like held together with electrical tape lol

http://www.handhelditems.com/iphone-...-p-106045.html

Anyone have this or know if its any good? Thanks
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Re: Hows this iPod FM transmitter?

Question, do you use your ash tray? If not you can make a "dock" if you will for you ipod there. That's what had planned to do. But I use mine now. As far as the FM transmitter is concerned i've never used it, not really a fan of them, an aux input usually provides much better sound quality.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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Re: Hows this iPod FM transmitter?

I had the same intentions. To make a dock out of the ash tray but my aftermarket head unit doesn't have an aux input. So an FM transmitter is my only choice as of now. I was just wondering how well this one works.
I ordered it a little bit ago then realized that the remote only changed the stations on the dock, not to control the music. So I just wasted an extra $5. Oh well lol
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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Re: Hows this iPod FM transmitter?

what do you currently have for an aftermarket deck? a lot of them can have an aux in added where the cd-changer jack goes. I did this on my last pioneer for under $10
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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Re: Hows this iPod FM transmitter?

My headunit is a Pioneer DEH-1000
Theres no AUX input on the front of the headunit. I never got around to pulling it out to see if theres one on the back though. I dont think there is.
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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Re: Hows this iPod FM transmitter?

If you get a chance, take a look at the back of your deck. Pioneer has been using a standard IP-bus connection setup for years. If you have a square-ish socket in the back of your deck and you can control a cd changer (I couldn't find a manual online), your best sounding solution would be one of these:

http://www.google.com/products/catal...wAg#ps-sellers
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 12:06 PM
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Re: Hows this iPod FM transmitter?

Originally Posted by 1A Dan
If you get a chance, take a look at the back of your deck. Pioneer has been using a standard IP-bus connection setup for years. If you have a square-ish socket in the back of your deck and you can control a cd changer (I couldn't find a manual online), your best sounding solution would be one of these:

http://www.google.com/products/catal...wAg#ps-sellers
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