I never had this on my old car, whats the deal with it? Can I plug my ipod into it? If so do I need some kind of adapter that will plug into the ipod and then into the aux jack? Where can I get one? Thanks

 

Yes, get a male-to-male 3.5mm cord to connect your iPod to your car - they're sold everywhere: Target, Walmart, Radioshack, etc. When plugged in, you can only control the volume with your car's steering wheel control and dash buttons. To skip songs you must do that on the iPod itself. If you want steering wheel control and OEM head unit integration, you'll need an iPod integration kit like the one offered by VaisTech.

 

ok thanks man

 

Or much better, go on ebay and get a dock connector to 3.5mm plug.

The audio coming out of the dock connector is considerably better than the audio from the headphone jack.

Or for a bit more you can buy a car kit that both gives you a dock connector and charges the ipod. (these are still 5-10 times cheaper than the full integration kits)

 

there are a couple downsides to the aux:

1. it won't charge your Ipod
2. you can not control your Ipod on your unit. if you have navi in your car, it's worth it to install the ipod adaptor. It give your full access to your ipod from the navi unit. I got mine done for $200

 

200 bucks installed including the ipod kit? where?

 

^^^ There's always Tommy @ Music Box if you're in SoCal.

 

I have the little ipod shuffle. cant find the dock to headphone jack on ebay. its only to usb. do they even make the one for the headphone jack for the shuffle?

 

I got the dock connector with charge for about $14 plus shipping off Ebay. The charger plug binds a little with the armrest lid but it works fine.

 

for what ipod? i have the shuffle