Best way to connect Ipod to 04 civc?

[alfa147x]

I have 04 civic and i want to connect my ipod to it but I HATE the fm tuner...

Dont want to spend much $20 ish ?

Thanks

 

[BlackTigers]

Does said Civic have a cassette deck?

 

[alfa147x]

this one is CD only i dont mind opening up the dash and working wires

 

[sniperruff]

i have the belkin tunecast for my ipod mini/nano and it works great. why not an FM transmitter? since my car has a 9-volt outlet inside the center console my ipod gets nicely hidden as well.

 

[alfa147x]

I HATE the quality, its horrendous sounding ... I also have a belkin but i dont have it with me so im not sure which one...

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: alfa147x
I HATE the quality, its horrendous sounding ... I also have a belkin but i dont have it with me so im not sure which one...

i do agree that the sound is mono i think. CD's sound better but it's not worth the hassle of putting in a new deck and ruin my stock cd player. you'd figure the only reason that they don't put a line-in into stereos is because they want you to spend $1500 on whatever sat-nav 40gb mp3 deck that they're pushing...

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: alfa147x
I HATE the quality, its horrendous sounding ... I also have a belkin but i dont have it with me so im not sure which one...

i do agree that the sound is mono i think. CD's sound better but it's not worth the hassle of putting in a new deck and ruin my stock cd player. you'd figure the only reason that they don't put a line-in into stereos is because they want you to spend $1500 on whatever sat-nav 40gb mp3 deck that they're pushing...

My dads acura has a AUX in that works fine my car has a audio in so that works too but the civic does not...

 

[alfa147x]

would this do?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

[CptCrunch]

I have PIE-TOY adapter for my Toyota Corolla. Cost $50 or $60 about a year ago. Was the BEST thing I could have ever done for my iPod. Had the FM transmitter and the difference was night and day. The adapter I have took an AUX in, so I could plug in my iPod, Cell phone, Sat Radio, etc....

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: alfa147x
I HATE the quality, its horrendous sounding ... I also have a belkin but i dont have it with me so im not sure which one...

i do agree that the sound is mono i think. CD's sound better but it's not worth the hassle of putting in a new deck and ruin my stock cd player. you'd figure the only reason that they don't put a line-in into stereos is because they want you to spend $1500 on whatever sat-nav 40gb mp3 deck that they're pushing...

You can buy a cheap aftermarket deck that will not only out perform the stock HU but many of them will have an aux input. The question is why not replace the stock HU?

Edit-I have a Pioneer in my Maxima and it is so much better than the factory deck in every way. I threw that boat anchor factory stereo in the trash where it belongs.

I highly recommend Pioneer.