What I would like to do, is to have a head unit (pref Kenwood) and be able to charge and play my iPhone music through the head unit.

Ive seen some models with USB ports, but do these work ok with the iPhone and charge it ok?

What do other people use, ive seen the FM transmitters for them, but would like a cabled version. Something with a cradle and a cable going to head unit to charge/play would be ideal.

 

Halfords have a couple of resonably priced headunits in at the mo', Alpine & Kenwood, both with USB ipod connections. Thats the way to go as it uses the line out from the ipod as opposed to the headphone out. This improves sound quality and volume no end.

 

Halfords are rip off merchants, do you have any particular model/cable numbers you recommend I can do a search on?

Cheers for the reply

 

buy the kenwood ipod adapter, i have one on my sony. just plug ipod into ipod connector in glovebox, job done

 

Does it charge it Jim as well, and can you control the ipod from the head unit?

 

yes, its exactly what you want. just googled it, about 50quid

 

i hasve a alpine ipod adaptor in the cupboard, complete with cables control box etc, ipod even comes up on the steres display when you select cd radio etc great bit of kit, 30 quid posted and its yours mate


then all you need is a alpine stereo with ai net (most have got it)

 

Jim - how'd you get it to work with your Sony HU?

 

thrush, plugged in a sony ipod adapter? it plugs in the CD changer connections

 

i got a alpine headunit with builtin ipod function. head unit controls the ipod and displays music and also charges the ipod

think its about 200 quid

 

Jim - oops For some reason I thought you meant you were using the Kenwood one with your Sony