redneck iPod in-car connection

Your best bet is to get an adapter that plugs your ipod into the cd changer input on the car's cd deck. The first "cd" in the changer lets you control your music with the ipod. The next five "cds" play your playlists in alphabetical order. Will cost you $50+ if you buy on ebay. This will keep your ipod charged as well.

Your car deck may also have an aux RCA input that you can simply plug in a cable with an RCA stereo plug on one end and a mini plug on the other, and then play through the AUX input on your deck. This will not charge your ipod.

The third option is a FM transmitter that you play through the radio. That is the worst sounding option.

Good luck.

Pcking - Can you give me a link to the CD changer input that you're talking about?

I'm trying to avoid using the mini-plug/headphone jack output and instead use the 30-pin dock connector.

So far my redneck solution would be a 30-pin to RCA cable into a RCA to mini-plug adapter into a double female mini-plug adapter into the mini-plug to tape adapter. I doubt the sound difference would be worth all of the cables and adapters sitting in the truck. Maybe I wouldn't hear any difference at all.

Almost as much as the potential for better quality, I hate having the volume on the iPod in the loop.

Why not look at getting a new radio ?

I did actually stop by Car Toys a few months ago and because of the way the factory system is installed they basically told me to upgrade the speakers or nothing at all. The stereo is so integrated that they would basically have to rewire the entire truck for any changes.