Thread: How exactly do I go about hooking an iPod Touch up to my car stereo system?

First of all, my CD player in my car does NOT have an aux input. I heard there is a way to hook up an iPod to a car stereo system though. I have subwoofers and an amplifier in my car. I would like to know exactly what I would need to buy in order to hook my iPod to my car stereo system.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

you would have to get an fm transmitter.. dont do it they are a waste of money because the sound quality is terrible, no matter what you get and how much you spend

Well to do it the right way you need to look for a Faceplate, or deck. These can range from 95$ for a basic one with a aux jack to 1300 with a full flip out dvd and navigation system. Go to Crutchfield.com and look at their "outfit your car" section and look at the face plates you can put in your car. 99% of the new ones will have an ipod input, and they are the clearest ways to make your ipod play through your car stereo.

They make a device that looks like a tape cassette but has a wire on it that sticks out of the radio when inserted in the radio. The other end plugs into the earphone jack hole in the Ipod. They only cost around $15 at Radio Shack or stores like it.

Does your radio have a CD *and* a cassette tape?

I found the best thing since sliced bread...http://www.crutchfield.com/S-9oDEWuNVIo6/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?i=142FMMOD01

It's not wireless so there's no interference. Not to be confused with an FM transmitter. Basically it adds an AUX input to ANY radio. No searching for a clean channel.

It feeds your audio signal from a headphone jack ( or RCA cables) by FM modulation, directly into the antenna input on your radio bypassing the antenna when on, allowing the radio to work as normal when off. It comes with an On/Off switch.


This is the answer. Totally versatile.

Here's one in action - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBI0LBGhR0