I've got a 2003 Protege DX with the stock CD Player head unit. If I go with the Sound Gate Auxilury Input Converter for my iPod. Which interface cable do I get? They don't list the Protege.

http://logjamelectronics.com/soundauxford.html

ive thought about hooking up my ipod. but i dont know where to get the equipment for it, and i heard it sounds like crap for some reason.

i just bought a new headunit... and it has RCA inputs.... i am gettin it installed on saturday (was free installation with that model LOL so i might as well get em to do it)...

i am gonna hook up the RCAs and gonna mount my Ipod (white thing u know that clips onto ur belt) thing somewhere in da car...probably just on da side of the center console or in da middle under the hand break.... see what happens ehhehe

I have the www.mp3yourcar.com interface - it came with everything...

I think that's what I'm going to get.

WAFFLES: Can you give us a more detailed review? Ease of installation? Sound quality? Charging of iPod? Any problems?

May I ask what is it about the Neo iOn SP that warrants it a price tag of a whopping $220? I nice aftermarket headunit with RCA inputs can be had for less than that.

I got a head unit with aux input in the front, and I bought an aux adapter for the back as well, so I can have ipod and XM satellite radio plugged in.

FM transmitter signal quality is poor, in my mind. I tried it for quite a while.

yeah i used the RCA ports in the back of the head unit and wired a headphone jack to the aux controls... it was probably the easiest (and cheapest) mod ive ever done and so much better than any of the three FM transmitters i tried... ive now done this to 3 or 4 cars now and every one of them the owner has loved it... as for the Neo, i dont know why anyone would waste the money...

I don't want to have to worry about a head unit that just gets stolen. No one ever steals factory head units. :)

jbiird317: So there are RCA jack on the back of the factory head unit?

not to my knowledge, at least for the 2000ES.... but you can get a cheap head unit (at least much less than the $220 for the Neo) with a detachable face plate... what i did however to make it seem like there was no new unit was to leave the factory tape deck in place, that way when you look in the windows all you see is that and a black spot where the cd player should be, ive had it like that for 4+ years now and no problems yet (knock on wood)

I guess by now, you all realize how much I love to revive older threads. :) But, hey, that's why the search feature is so cool! So, here's an update on my iPod interface to my stock P5 headunit: I bought a Metra hardwired FM modulator from Best Buy. It connects directly into the antenna in the rear of the HU and when you flip the power on the remote switch, i "blocks" any radio outside radio signal from interfering. Best Buy installed it in about an hour for $23. Looks nice, and all the wires are hidden. The power switch is inside my ashtray (since I never use it) and the mini-stereo plug comes out below the DC power socket. All in all, I'm quite satisfied. It's as close as I'm going to get to actual auxilliary inputs, and is up there in sound quality to the cassette adaptor. It isn't perfect if there's a seriously strong FM signal at 88.5 or 88.9, but interference is minimal! Can't go wrong for around $66! It's cheaper than the Transpod, and because it's hardwired and not wireless, its sound is much better. Oh, and if you've been eating a lot of McD's recently and collecting Best Buy Bucks from the Monopoly game pieces, I highly reccommend it. I went in there and got an extra $14 off :D

Thanks for the update. We still haven't figured out what to do with ours. :(

Mitch

So I saw a thread somewhere a while ago about someone making a setup to control your ipod and have hardwired inputs. I am willing to do some research to see what it would take to do this through the MD/Tape Deck module connector on the bottom of the factory H/U It would be sick to have a low cost custom setup. The big downside is that I will probably have to get my hands on a tape deck module to see which pins do what.

Anyone have any info on the Pins and their respective uses?