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Just bought myself a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier. Pretty decent car, 2 door, manual, etc. Just onto the road test Wednesday and I can actually drive it around.







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Any good recommendations on how to connect an iPod into a car audio deck? It's got no tape deck, and FM radio would just degrade the sound quality. I thought about getting a new head unit, but I can't find one with a USB port and iPod compatibility for less than $250.

Congrats on your first car. :icon14: Try not to wreck it too soon.

No idea on the ipod thing.

Postal wrote:Just bought myself a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier. Pretty decent car, 2 door, manual, etc. Just onto the road test Wednesday and I can actually drive it around.

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Any good recommendations on how to connect an iPod into a car audio deck? It's got no tape deck, and FM radio would just degrade the sound quality. I thought about getting a new head unit, but I can't find one with a USB port and iPod compatibility for less than $250.

my gf's got a sony that has a jack that I just connect to the headphone output on my Zen. Dunno why it wouldn't work with and iPod...

edit: this one:

have you checked out kenwood decks? i was just looking at their website a few days ago and it seemed a lot of their midrange to lower end decks had usb connectivity. oh and in my experience you're better off buying the head unit online and wiring it in yourself (very easy to do) as most walk in car audio places are skeezy and will try to rip you off.

as for the car...esh, i hope you like it. two of my friends have owned a general at one time or another and at first they seem like decent cars but after a while the turned out to not be so great.

Postal wrote:Just bought myself a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier. Pretty decent car, 2 door, manual, etc. Just onto the road test Wednesday and I can actually drive it around.







:icon31:

Any good recommendations on how to connect an iPod into a car audio deck? It's got no tape deck, and FM radio would just degrade the sound quality. I thought about getting a new head unit, but I can't find one with a USB port and iPod compatibility for less than $250.

congrats on the car. you can get a cheap HU for about $100 with a aux input on the front of it. headphone out from your ipod>aux input and you're golden.

bitWISE wrote:http://www.crutchfield.com/S-xDrDkdqfop8/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?g=305250&tab=detailed_info&i=581PA11G45

if it meets these requirements:

Factory radio must have an "AUX" button.
» You will need to disconnect the external factory CD changer, if you have one, and connect the new adapter in its place.
» Factory radio must not have an indash CD player.
» Adapter plugs into the factory radio.
» If the factory radio has an auxiliary tape deck or CD player, disconnect it and plug the adapter in its place.
» The Crutchfield MasterSheet, if available, does not cover OEM integration.

bitWISE wrote:http://www.crutchfield.com/S-xDrDkdqfop8/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?g=305250&tab=detailed_info&i=581PA11G45

That's nice. Too bad the Honda/Acura ones are out of stock indefinitely.

Grandpa Stu wrote:
as for the car...esh, i hope you like it. two of my friends have owned a general at one time or another and at first they seem like decent cars but after a while the turned out to not be so great.

I currently own 2 GM vehicles and 1 Ford. They've all been relatively problem free so far. Did have one lemon a few years ago though. Hit and miss I guess.

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:

bitWISE wrote:http://www.crutchfield.com/S-xDrDkdqfop8/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?g=305250&tab=detailed_info&i=581PA11G45

if it meets these requirements:

Factory radio must have an "AUX" button.
» You will need to disconnect the external factory CD changer, if you have one, and connect the new adapter in its place.
» Factory radio must not have an indash CD player.
» Adapter plugs into the factory radio.
» If the factory radio has an auxiliary tape deck or CD player, disconnect it and plug the adapter in its place.
» The Crutchfield MasterSheet, if available, does not cover OEM integration.

Wait, so you have to sacrifice your cd changer to use it? =\

a fatal blow, i know.

btw, congrats on the new car postal.

heed scourge's advice, don't wreck it too soon. :icon14:

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:a fatal blow, i know.

yep, i'd rather us the crappy fm transmitter than give up my cds.

R00k wrote:btw, congrats on the new car postal.

heed scourge's advice, don't wreck it too soon. :icon14:

Heh, will try not to.

Newegg turned up this for the head unit though:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6882105083

R00k wrote:

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:a fatal blow, i know.

yep, i'd rather us the crappy fm transmitter than give up my cds.

i haven't used cd's in a car for a few years now. don't miss that at all.

I still haven't ripped all of mine to mp3 yet.

(i'm a slacker, i know)

.flac first (for archiving) then .mp3 or Nero aac

do you have a hard time comprehending "archiving"? also known as backing up. dumbass.

nice camera sharpness is it just a digitoy?

Does it matter? It's just a fucking picture of a car. Not a professional portfolio pic.

dope! congrats! put some beat in that shit lil nucca.

werldhed wrote:

Postal wrote:Just bought myself a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier. Pretty decent car, 2 door, manual, etc. Just onto the road test Wednesday and I can actually drive it around.

:icon31:

Any good recommendations on how to connect an iPod into a car audio deck? It's got no tape deck, and FM radio would just degrade the sound quality. I thought about getting a new head unit, but I can't find one with a USB port and iPod compatibility for less than $250.

my gf's got a sony that has a jack that I just connect to the headphone output on my Zen. Dunno why it wouldn't work with and iPod...

edit: this one:

i got that same one, shit is dope!

CaseDogg wrote:dope! congrats! put some beat in that shit lil nucca.

Lol. Wassup man?

Scourge wrote:

CaseDogg wrote:dope! congrats! put some beat in that shit lil nucca.

Lol. Wassup man?

o shit im juss chilling smokin on some sour deez. yo, mine has the sub out so i get that beat.

Enjoy bro. I'm just sttin' here drinking some Spaten Optimator. Fixin' to get a damn good buzz.