iPod your car for $15

Most new cars and after-market decks give you the option of attaching an auxiliary device (Line In). In most cases people connect a CD changer, or something else along those lines.

I wanted to connect my Nano to my car, but definitely did not want to pay for an external device, like the Alpine iPod interface. Since my deck gave me the ability to attach a line in, I went to The Source and purchased a shielded Y-Adapter, which is nothing more than a two phono plug (RCA) to stereo plug converter ($15 CAD). So now, I’d connect the iPod using the headphone jack.

You can even be creative in were you put the iPod, here are a few pics:

Note: I needed to buy an extra JVC adapter which was specific to JVC decks ($20 USD via eBay). With the above quick fix, you would need to change songs using your iPod. Obviously since its just a headphone jack connecting to the iPod, you can connect any stereo ouput device (other MP3 players, CD Player, etc.)

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