If you have a CD changer with your stock radio then you can very easily add an aux sound input to your radio. The sound quality is much better than those tape adapters or Fm transmitters and doesn't look ugly with that wire sticking out.
WARNING: Do this mod at your own risk, if you connect wrong wires or whatnot, I am not responsible if you mess up something. But since this is such a simple hack, it would be hard to mess up really.
If you dont have a CD Changer installed, there is still another option, but its much more complicated.
How this works is that when you play a cd from the cd changer, it plays the cd and sends an analog audio signal via 3 wires (Lch/Rch/Gnd) to the headunit. So basically with this hack, you send in your own audio signals from your Ipod or mp3 player, by connecting your mp3 player's output to the audio signal wires directly behind your radio. Since you don't want both the CD music and your ipod music playing, you play a CD with silence on it, so that the cd changer does not send any audio signals, and the radio only picks up your ipod's audio.
You will need:
- A stereo speaker cable with 3.5mm jacks (take one from some old PC speakers)
- 3 Bits of scrap wire
- Blank CD, and also a cd burner.
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First removal of the radio
- Remove your glove box by removing 2 screws under it.
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- Remove 2 screws from the right side of the radio trim
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- Pull out the radio trim bezel; carefully go around the edges popping out the clips.
- Remove the four screws around the radio that hold it to the dash.
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- Radio should now easily pull out.
WARNING: Do this mod at your own risk, if you connect wrong wires or whatnot, I am not responsible if you mess up something. But since this is such a simple hack, it would be hard to mess up really.
If you dont have a CD Changer installed, there is still another option, but its much more complicated.
How this works is that when you play a cd from the cd changer, it plays the cd and sends an analog audio signal via 3 wires (Lch/Rch/Gnd) to the headunit. So basically with this hack, you send in your own audio signals from your Ipod or mp3 player, by connecting your mp3 player's output to the audio signal wires directly behind your radio. Since you don't want both the CD music and your ipod music playing, you play a CD with silence on it, so that the cd changer does not send any audio signals, and the radio only picks up your ipod's audio.
You will need:
- A stereo speaker cable with 3.5mm jacks (take one from some old PC speakers)
- 3 Bits of scrap wire
- Blank CD, and also a cd burner.
First removal of the radio
- Remove your glove box by removing 2 screws under it.
- Remove 2 screws from the right side of the radio trim
- Pull out the radio trim bezel; carefully go around the edges popping out the clips.
- Remove the four screws around the radio that hold it to the dash.
- Radio should now easily pull out.
