Stock Stereo Question

DSIM
05-31-2005, 10:18 PM
I have the crappy stock casette player in my car, and want to try something. I see that there is an TAPE/AUX button. Has anyone tried to hook anything up to the back of their factory head unit and run off the AUX? I have a Creative Zen Micro (http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=10795) , and since I have been driving a lot lately (6+ hour road trips), I dont want to have to rely on the radio. Has anyone tried to put one of these (http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F007%5F002%5F003%5F009&product%5Fid=42%2D2551) to the back of the radio and run something off of it? Just curious if it would work before I got buying things and tearing the radio out of the car.

CrabhartZ28
05-31-2005, 10:48 PM
I've heard of small 12V FM transmitters that plug into MP3 players or CD players that your radio can pick up. They are becoming very popular.

Something like this http://shop.npr.org/catalog/Product.jhtml;jsessionid=NCUBNDXRRD5X1LA5AJSSFFA?C ATID=cat100001&PRODID=prod360027

Javelin3o4
06-01-2005, 10:42 PM
i think the AUX portion of it is is you had a factory cd changer connected so it would allow you to switch from tape to CD Changer I havent seen anything that adapts into factory changer ports except for "Ice-Link" which is a cable that allows you to control an i-pod from your factory radio, and I also seen some cd changers (Aftermarker) it think the Neo Changer it comes with a ton of different plugs for various cars from Ford, GM, VW etc.. but other than that i havent seen anything else.

As for the FM transmiters everyone i talked to that used them say they suck, if you have to use one you are better off using one that requires you to hardwire it and it has a antenna that plugs into the radio's antenna in, and then your factory antenna plugs into the FM modulator so you can still receive regular radio.

DSIM
06-02-2005, 08:05 AM
Thanks, I will look into that stuff. I Was thinking that there was just 2 rca plugs in the back that I could tap into. Oh well, so much for that idea.