ys... i have searched... but i was looking for that guy who did the line in on his stock radio.... i can't find it!!!! i went to radio shack and he said all i needed was a Y cable... and it should work... but i was like... no way... then everyone would be doin it... that's too easy... but yea.. someone help me find that post on the ipod line in install!!! thanks!

 

Get the FM transmitter... My deck has a line-in. Great for laptop, ipod... even my old cassette-playing walkman..

 

blitzsafe or something

 

i believe this what u need for ur car-if its a 97. i believe u will need the 98-2002 blitzsafe if u have 98-99.

http://store.yahoo.com/logjam/piehonauvv1.html

 

yea... i have a 97... but it says
"NOT compatible with vehicles that have the standard AM/FM radio with a single disc satellite-mounted CD player."
the facory headunit is exactly this right? i don't get it.

 

I am "that guy who did the line in on his stock radio."

That link to logjam is correct. However the problem is that Acura put 2 different types of radios in the 99CL (and possibly others, I just know about the 99 since that is what I have.) Take out the radio and look at the back. You will see a jack in the back - it's for the factory CD-changer.

Count the number of pins it needs. It will be either 8-pin round connector (that's what I had) or a 14-pin square connector.

Then go to this page:
http://www.logjamelectronics.com/auxacurahon.html

I bought the Blitzsafe and so I can vouch for it, BUT I just now noticed that the P.I.E. brand AUX-IN adapters are $20 cheaper.... I recommend that you buy that instead. It's all the same really, but it's up to you. READ THE FINE PRINT. Make sure the one you are buying is the right one: 8-pin or 14-pin.

After you have your AUX-IN you will also need:
1) A Ground Loop Isolator ($5-$10 at Radioshack)
2) A 2nd cig adapter that taps-into the existing cig adapter ($5-10 @ Radioshack)
3) A 3.5mm mini-jack to RCA adapter ($2-5 @ Radioshack)
*4) The Belkin iPod Charger with built-in Line-out ($40)
Looks like this
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...duct_Id=149006

Install it yourself OR take all that crap to BestBuy and have them install it. It will cost $32+tax to install at BestBuy. ($16 to take out radio and $16 to put it back in)

The Belkin is optional. You can get a simple ipod charger for about $9 online BUT the reason I say use the Belkin it uses the dock connector to get sound as well as charge your ipod. If you use a regular charger you have to plug something into the headphone jack and feed it behind the dash to connect to the AUX adapter. That will mean 2 wires hanging out of your dash instead of 1. 1 of the wires will be white since almost all ipod chargers are white and 1 of the wires will be black since most minijack-RCA adapters are black. GHETTO.

Cleaner is better, right? Get the Belkin.

One thing though. The Belkin has a volume dial to control how much signal it sends from the line signal. If that dial is off you won't hear anything, so....

After they install everything, BEFORE they put everythign back, power the car and put your car radio on or a CD in the CD player. Get the volume to normal, then switch to the ipod (hit the CD button to switch from "cd-changer" (aka ipod) to in-dash CD) and set the volume dial on the Belkin so that the volume matches. Don't turn the volume dial too much on the Belkin since you WILL get nasty distortion. Keep the dial about 1/3 or some from the bottom at max. The built-in amp in that thing is crap.


I know it sounds like a lot, but it is REALLY quite simple. My install took about 30 minutes tops.

 

Bitch, you are not the guy!

This is the guy!

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170238

 

i just installed the ipod thing(aux,not fm modulator) today.. was $15 for the parts and $15 for the labor..

 

are u runnin the stock headunit?

 

no, i'm running sony cdx-m3di.

 

did u have the aux input (red/yellow) on the back of the headunit? What exactly did u buy? is it the Y aux cable?

 

yeah it was aux cable. bought it from cartoys. they have one in stock

 

awesome... so do u just run the aux cable from the back of ur headunit to ur ipod so u got a wire comming from under the dash?

 

also the sounds are way better than fm modulator. it's just same as cd qulities

 

was it a name brand Y cable? do name brands actually matter? i.e. radio shack vs monster cable.

 

No they dont, I have one to connect my iPod to my stero and i can't tell a difference, I had a monster before but I lost it and got a Radio Shack one they sound the same to me.

 

swt thnks

 

does anyone know if i can use the AUX cable with the stock 97 headunit? as in... does it have the connection in back for aux?

 

no

 

Dude if you want a sweet IPOD setup in your CL I would do it like this. I have a 98 CL 3.0 with the Bose system. I used Dension's ice-link kit and installed the ipod to the CD changer at the back of the factory unit. The dension unit is nice because it integrates with the factory control so I can view and control my ipod if i want but my stereo controls also work this includes the control from the stereing wheel when advancing tracks. when the car is off or using the cd player or radio it puts the ipod to sleep and starts the charging sequence. if you have any questions or want a sample picture PM me

 

Stock headunits do not have aux-in on ANY brand of car. They do this to lock you into a factory CD-changer system. That's why you generally have to buy a third-party brand headunit to get a nice cd-changer setup.

If it was that simple, why the heck would I write that long tutorial for you? Did you not read my previous post? If you have a factory headunit, you MUST use an aux-in adapter.

wtf.... reading comprehension.

 

Head unit with line in... only way to go. Plug in anything you want.

JVC KD-SX 80, I think... can't remember.

 

cartoys have some cables for stock headunit too.. was around $40ish..

it will directly fit into ur ipod

go ask cartoys

 

cartoys?

 

Cartoys is only in the Northwest.