I was told by my Acura rep yesterday that the IPOD kit would be available for order on 1/3/06. He still did not know pricing or availability.

Anyone else have anymore info. This was one of my buying decisions on the RL.

 

Same information was posted on the 3G TL forum,

 

Hopefully it will work on 05 RL's.

 

I think 06 equipment will be about as compatible with the 05's are xbox games are with the xbox360.

 

Actually, I believe they are and you get the full resolution bennys with uplevel 360 -- although honestly I haven't tried. Did you mean 360 games with the old Xbox?

In any case, there is a way to get the iPod to work with 05s even if the Acura kit does not work.

For the billionth time does anyone know if the 05 RL h/u has an aux input?

-N

 

i was talking about xbox games on the 360. They had said that the games would be backward compatible but out of the 100+ games that I own for the xbox, about 5-10 of them work on the 360, which sucks. The ones that do work look the same or worse on the 360 so I guess it doesn't really matter. I was just making a point and since my salesman told me that the camera, ipod adapter etc would work on my 05 and so far we know that the camera doesn't, it reminds me of the same type of thing that microsoft initially said about the 360 playing older xbox games. Oh well I can work around both issues anyway but would've just preferred using OEM parts.

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/technology-16/att-unlimited-m-m-129091/

TL and TSX forums have the ipod integration installed. It DOES work on the 2005 TL from that post. So, it COULD work on the 2005 RL.

Who is going to try it?

 

somebody point me to a place where I can buy the kit and I will take apart my 05 RL, take pix, and get it to work.

-N

 

Call your local dealer's parts department.

I would also call the parts dept from this dealer: http://www.curryacura.com/index.htm?bhcp=1

They have always been good to work with.

 

Sweet! Curry is about 10 mins from my work! I will call today and see if I can't get them to install the iPod setup.

-N

 

 

Curry should be getting the kits in by the end of the week, but don't have them in stock as of yet. They also didn't want to do it on an 05, but claim that the instructions do not say that the kit will NOT work 05s. So I will pick the kit up and head down to another installer to have it hooked up.

More soon.

-N

 

Canal Audio Ltd (right off the WestSide Highway and Canal for you NYC'ers) will do the install. As soon as I get the kit, I will head down there and let them do thier thing. I don't imagine this to be a difficult process, but if anyone has the instructions for the install on an 06, I would greatly appreciate it.

-N

 

My dealer (Norris West) in Maryland says that the integration package will work in the 2005 RL. Prices including installation approx $440

 

Hey is there any proceedure I should be aware about for disconnecting the battery? I vaguely remember something about personal codes, I know I will have to re-enter the GPS and XM codes. Anything else?

-N

 

It is the radio code.

 

$440 to integrate my $250 iPod? Somehow the value proposition seems a bit warped.

 

$440 to have your entire music collection in your car at full fidelity, seamlessly integrated into your system?

Sounds cheap to me.

 

I just called Acura Client Services and they say it WON'T work with the 2005 RL. The lady's response was "The Acura iPod Link only works with the 2006 RL, TL, and MDX." This has got to be the response they are trained to give.

This gives me hope since we know it has worked successfully with 2005 TLs, even though ACS says it won't.

Has anyone tried to install on an 05 RL yet? If so, PLEASE let us know and post some pics!!!

 

Bought the iPod kit from Curry, installed the other night in my 2005 RL. Install was a bit tight with all of the electronics packed into the RL. Works great after a little practice. Sound is great!!! Does not display anything on screen but "Extension", volumn setting and sound. The HUD shows CD-C and Disc (mode of operation) and Track #.

 

good to heat that it will work on 05 RL. I will get my done next week.

 

That is great that this works with the 2005 RL. Looks like I have found my next two purchases, the iPod kit and a new Nano. How hard with the kit to install? Did you have to remove the radio or parts of the dash? Does it at least come with instructions?

Thanks,

Kris

 

Also, can you control the functions via voice command?

Kris

 

Did come with instructions from Curry Acura. Had to remove center console, glove box and radio. Took me about 2.5 hours.

 

Did not try voice. Will try next time I'm in the RL.

 

Can you give us a pic of what the screen looks like when in use???

If so, much thanks in advance!!!!

 

Would be glad to if someone could host them.

 

Here are instructions on how to post pictures.
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That's it!

 

 

Nice, do the voice commands work?

 

Voice commands do not work, but steering wheel controls will change tracks. To my knowledge, there aren't any CD-C voice commands and everytime I give a CD command the systems switches to the built in cd changer and then executes the command. Still cool for me...I mainly use SW controls anyway.

 

Good to hear that the wheel controls work. I will get my kit next week.

 

So this is a full on ipod kit and not just some kit to use any mp3 player? I ask because most people apparently think the ipod is the only mp3 player out there and thus refer to "ipod compatible" when they really mean mp3 player compatible, etc. and it pisses me off to no end.

I wish the RL system had an aux input so those of us who feel the ipod is a piece of crap and chose to by less hyped and better performing mp3 players could use them in our car without having to use a fm transmitter which absed on my personal experience don't work too well in this car.

 

The kit is exclusively designed for the iPod. I've been an iPod user for a few years now and love it. However, I do agree...there should better options for those that don't.

 

rlwva - thanks for the great writeup. Where does the interface cable come from - under the dash, inside the console, or other?

Also, how diffcult is it to remove and reinstall the necessary interior components on a scale of 1 - 10?

 

I used to be an Aircraft Electrician so my technical difficulty scale may differ from others. So I would say the job for me was a 3.

The unit mounts on a pipe above the glove box and the iPod cable gets routed through a hole that you drill on top of the glove box. Everthing else goes behind the stereo.

 

Hey Buddy -- I picked up my kit from Curry Friday but haven't been able to install it yet.

Feel like helping a fellow out with the install Sunday I'm in Manhattan, but can make it up to Westchester no problemo.

Lemme know.

-N

 

Would if I could. But I actually ordered the kit from Curry and had it shipped to southern VA.

 

I'm curious. If this integration kit works in the 2005 RL, why does company line refute this? Since Acura refutes this, does this mean they will not install it? Does this void any of the warranties since this integration does not OFFICIALLY work on the 2005?

Other than that, thanks to RLWVA for the info...this makes me happy. I'm not sure if I'm willing to tackle the installation myself. Its great to hear that the steering wheel controls work...sure beats fiddling with the iPod while driving 80 mph.

 

I imagined that this kit would allow you to browse through an ipod's contents similar to an mp3 disc, not merely say "extension" and enable skip with steering wheel controls. Does it enable browsing on the nav screen of an '06 RL? And if so, perhaps since the kit has limited functionality in an '05, it is not recommended for '05 vehicles.