TrainTrac
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Last weekend, I bought two new iPod Touch 32gb models for my wife and I. When we tried to use them in our vehicles (my '04 STA and her '08 Mustang), I found that the cables I had for them weren't compatible with the iPod Touch/iPhone. Seems that Apple changed the pin configuration or something on the 30-pin USB slot on the iPods sometime between my 5th gen iPod Video and the current models so that the cables I'd been using wouldn't charge the iPod Touch models. So... I began a search for a new adapter that would work in both our vehicles. I'm running an in-line FM adapter to my OEM Adrenalin head unit, and Allyssa's Mustang has an Aux jack and 12VDC port in the center console.
A quick search on the web led me to the Kensington LiquidAUX for iPhone and Ipod. It plugs into a 12V port and has an audio cable coming out of the plug that goes to the Aux jack on the vehicle. The other end just plugs into the iPod. This is perfect, because it not only charges the iPod, but provides the level audio from the USB instead of headphone jack audio. So it was a simple plug and play for the Mustang, and I already had a 3.5mm female-to-RCA splitter that would connect this to the FM modulator in my Trac.
This retails for ~$60, but I found them on eBay for about $24. I ordered two, and to thank me for my business, the seller threw in a third one! So I got three of them for $46!
This was really cool, 'cause it provided a third one for the RV. They arrived yesterday, and they work great! Oh, and they also come with a remote control that straps to the steering wheel that provides basic play functions.
So if anyone's looking for something to connect to the Aux port (non-Sync) in a Gen 2 ST console, this fits the bill. Also works great with an in-line FM modulator in a Gen 1 ST with OEM stereo. Here's a picture, and a link to it on the Kensington web site.
They also make a "Deluxe" model that has a holder for the iPod/iPhone.
They're all over eBay pretty cheap. Like I said, I found them for as low as ~$23/each.:banana:
A quick search on the web led me to the Kensington LiquidAUX for iPhone and Ipod. It plugs into a 12V port and has an audio cable coming out of the plug that goes to the Aux jack on the vehicle. The other end just plugs into the iPod. This is perfect, because it not only charges the iPod, but provides the level audio from the USB instead of headphone jack audio. So it was a simple plug and play for the Mustang, and I already had a 3.5mm female-to-RCA splitter that would connect this to the FM modulator in my Trac.
This retails for ~$60, but I found them on eBay for about $24. I ordered two, and to thank me for my business, the seller threw in a third one! So I got three of them for $46!
This was really cool, 'cause it provided a third one for the RV. They arrived yesterday, and they work great! Oh, and they also come with a remote control that straps to the steering wheel that provides basic play functions.So if anyone's looking for something to connect to the Aux port (non-Sync) in a Gen 2 ST console, this fits the bill. Also works great with an in-line FM modulator in a Gen 1 ST with OEM stereo. Here's a picture, and a link to it on the Kensington web site.
They also make a "Deluxe" model that has a holder for the iPod/iPhone.
They're all over eBay pretty cheap. Like I said, I found them for as low as ~$23/each.:banana:
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