Adding another cig lighter socket.

[PROJECT N00b]

has anyone added another cigarette lighter to the car? i just thought about it today, because im going to be charging my phone and plug in the iPod wireless thing at the same time. i was thinking of running the wires and putting it inside my center console.

 

[Fuzz420]

Get a splitter, You plug it in and it gives you 2 ouputs.My dad has one with 3 outputs, i believe he bought them at biglots, so they arent hard to find

 

[GotTurbos?]

or you can just hardwire your ipod since those radio wave ones suck hardcore.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

^Mega hardcore Jon.

 

[PROJECT N00b]

got any instructions on how to hard wire my iPod? i got an aftermarket stereo. its a pioneer.

 

[theKnifeArtist]

get yourself an ipod cable..i think any of them will do and cut it and splice it into the positive and negative wires on the car...theres probably more to it though..i always wanted to do it but never got to it

 

[PROJECT N00b]

well who ever gets to it first and makes a build up thread, shall forever be ahero in all supra driving, iPod owning hearts...does that make sense?

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Kay here it is.



Find a pioneer head unit that has an external outlet for a standard headphone jack

Get a double sided one.

Plug one side into ipod

Other into stereo

Problem solved. Thats how i did it the easy way

 

[PROJECT N00b]

i was thinking of putting the tape deck back on, because i have a tape adapter, and it sounds much clearer. but then i wont have a thing for my CD's.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Dude a tape adapter is better than radio sometimes

 

[JSHeinrich]

I have an alpine head unti and I bought a i-pod cable that directly plugs into the back of the head unit. I ran it into my center console. You can control the ipod through thje head unit itself....a lot more convenient and beetter sounding than the one you put in the cig lighter

 

[PROJECT N00b]

wow, sounds great. pictures would be greatly appreciated. and where did you get the unit at?

 

[JSHeinrich]

Alpine CDA9857 50W x 4 CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3/WMA iPod/Satellite Radio-Ready/HD Radio-Ready In-Dash Receiver

I bought mine on e-bay. The ipod cable is sold seperate and I bought that at tweeter. I ran the wire where the shifteris and brought it out by the e-brake and the put it up into the center console. I was happy with it. If you put the ipod on hsuffle and then plug it in, it keeps it on shuffle through the head unit and tells you what song it is...

 

[chopstickz]

lol... just get a wireless transmitter for $30 foo

 

[Jeff Lange]

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[suprarx7nut]

alright, Since I sell this shit for a living, I think I can help. Depending on exactly what Pioneer deck you have, you can either plug the double sided headphone cable in or you can get this DIN adapter thing. the adapter thing is around 20-45 bucks and gives you a ton of inputs. (One will be for the Ipod and will charge it while it plays.)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...050014+pcmcat59100050005&id=pcmcat59100050009

Either of these will sound IMMMENSLY better than the shitty FM transmitters. The only decent transmitters are at least 70 bucks. (Unless you live out in the sticks, then they'll all be better because there is less interference)

But a shitty direct set-up(cables or the adapter) will give you better sound quality than ANY FM transmitter or cassette adapter.

 

[JesseH]

get yourself an ipod cable..i think any of them will do and cut it and splice it into the positive and negative wires on the car...theres probably more to it though..i always wanted to do it but never got to it

I hardwired my radar dectector and my satalite radio behind my head unit so there is no wires or mess, its not hard... just make sure the things you are wiring in are 12v...some cell phones and other things have a transformer in the charger head to convert it into a different voltage...as long as you know that its 12v you can hardwire it into any power sorce.

 

[shaeff]

alright, Since I sell this shit for a living, I think I can help. Depending on exactly what Pioneer deck you have, you can either plug the double sided headphone cable in or you can get this DIN adapter thing. the adapter thing is around 20-45 bucks and gives you a ton of inputs. (One will be for the Ipod and will charge it while it plays.)
http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/7761/7761692_sa.jpghttp://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/7709/7709063_sa.jpg

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...050014+pcmcat59100050005&id=pcmcat59100050009

Either of these will sound IMMMENSLY better than the shitty FM transmitters. The only decent transmitters are at least 70 bucks. (Unless you live out in the sticks, then they'll all be better because there is less interference)

But a shitty direct set-up(cables or the adapter) will give you better sound quality than ANY FM transmitter or cassette adapter.

i put one of these in my truck. my model cd player is a *bit* old and the unit doesn't function 100% the way it's supposed to, but i got it all figured out now, and can easily find what i'm looking for. sound quality is that of a CD. (or as good of quality as the music that you have on your ipod)

-shaeff

 

[Justin]

I wouldn't recommend that pioneer adapter unless you have a Pioneer radio that has a 'list' button. Example: Model # Deh-P680MP, Deh-P780, etc, etc...

If you can wait.... The new Pioneer radios coming out in a few months will have a Ipod cable like the Alpines. Its just a single cable opposed to a modual box like the one posted above.

That means its faster (BIG DEAL), cheaper, easier to install



_ Justin

 

[PROJECT N00b]

do you know exactly when its coming out?, oh and wtf happend to the rep system!? who fucked it up this time?