d.scott of suburbia

You should have also received an 1/8" to RCA adapter. It's small and you might have missed it in the packaging...look through your box again. So, your complete install would look like this:

 

Aux-in - 1/8" to RCA cable - GLI - RCA to 1/8" adapter - 1/8" extension cable - 1/8" device

 

This is what you're looking for : http://www.jazzyengineering.com/images/imagecache/ADMP-6.jpg

One thing, Jazzy - I had to replace this piece with another one from Radio Shack during my installation.

For some reason, the 1/8" jack didn't want to fit into the 6' extension cable. Every other 1/8" plug fit in there just fine, just not this one. I'd stick it in there and it would get stuck, and it was pretty difficult to get 'un-stuck' when I would try to pull it out. At times pliers (or my teeth) were necessary to get a good grip.

No big deal, I replaced the part and it's taken care of - just wanted to let you know. Another issue about this part is that I didn't see any indicators of which RCA plug was for the left channel and which one was for the right channel.

Just my 2¢ worth, just wanted to let you know.

D.SCOTT

P.S. - The Jazzy Board mod sounds brilliant, and it has brought a whole new world of sound to my car. I'm a musician, and while I'm in my car, I like to listen to the recordings that we make - so quality sound is important to me. So THANKS for making these for us, it's an awesome product.

This is a slick setup, Scoobydew.

What material did you use to fill the space in your ashtray for your satellite radio system?

The red seats and red trim are killer.

D.SCOTT

Bummer. I decided to not go with the ashtray install. I thought I had everything worked out: the parts, the electronics, the logistics - but it all turned out to be the wrong plan - and I broke my iPod dock connector in the interim.

This is what I was going to do: I have an old DLO car dock that I was going to take its parts out of, and I was going to retrofit the iPod dock connector into a slick-looking Phillips dock.

When I bought the Phillips dock I thought it was an iPod dock, and I had planned on using only that for the ashtray dock. It's about the same size as the ashtray, it's gloss-black, curved and looks great. Check it out:

http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/7372/7372461_ra.jpg

When the connector didn't fit (they look almost exactly the same as an iPod connector) I took it apart, took my old DLO apart, and looked to see if there were any compatible components. The connector from the DLO fit inside the Phillips almot exactly. The holes for the DLO connector's PC board were a little larger, but that was nothing that a couple of small washers couldn't take care of. I took the Phillips PC board out, screwed in the DLO's connector, and I thought everything was gravy. I closed the Phillips' housing and SNAP - the DLO connector snapped loose. I tried to fit my iPod in there just for sh!ts and giggles, and it was so close - but yet so far!

So I reassembled the Phillips (nothing was broken on that - every part and every screw was accounted for), took it back to the store, and got my $50 back.

I'll probably hold off on the ashtray idea until I can come up with a better plan. I saw the mini iPod installation document and although it's great work, it's more complicated than I prefer, and if I didn't have to dremmel anything that came with the car, the better it is for me. If at all possible I'd like the option to completely revert it back to stock. For that reason, I might go for the Flexible Dock idea instead.

I called a home-run on my at-bat, and I struck out. A couple more innings and I'll get another shot.

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D.SCOTT

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D.SCOTT