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Old 07-05-2005, 07:19 PM
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I know you can buy a car adaptor for an iPod so you can use it in your car, but have heard from a couple of friends that they can fry you iPods

Any truth to this or are they telling lies and are just shit at wireing
Old 07-05-2005, 07:22 PM
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dunno but Alpine do a new head unit, specifically for use with the IPod....
Old 07-05-2005, 07:50 PM
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madmac you shoudl of asked me to show you my setup at fordsport i showed jim and smit

i have an alpine CDA-9835r and an alpine KCA 420 adaptor

this allwos me to control my ipod from my head unit

works a treat usign the volume nob as the jogger dial
Old 07-05-2005, 07:51 PM
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I'll have to have a look next time I see ya
Old 07-05-2005, 10:12 PM
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GM and Ford in the states are fitting stereos to new cars that accept the iPod connection.
Old 07-05-2005, 10:16 PM
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just get the airal thing
wiress cool man
Old 07-05-2005, 11:33 PM
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I got a cheap thing off ebay for about Ł10, plugs into the fag lighter and the iPOD and broadcasts it on a radio frequency that you tune into...
Old 08-05-2005, 01:01 PM
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really whats the range on it, can two cars in a convoy pick it up

I'd rather just get in the car, plug it into a holder and bobs your uncle off we go
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You need an ITrip

Get em off ebay for under a score (Ł20)

They use any frquency you choose between 87.1 and 107 Fm

i and the missus both have them in the car mines a 20gig Ipod so loads of tunes just under 3000 at the moment
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Mac the range is 50m so I guess so yeah
Old 09-05-2005, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by BROM@ZOO
just get the airal thing
wiress cool man
Had the Belkin tunecast and the Itrip, both a waste of time. Really pony IMHO
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