Ipod?

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Moose	Moose posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 341, Visits: 965	PH (4/5/2007) Stereo sound quality in a Defender is a bit of a non issue :w00t: I have used a cassette adapter for a few years but the new Def has only got a CD player. I think I will go for this: http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=CC868583&nplm=TJ931 which depending on your iPod uses RDS to display track information on the stereo screen, which has to be better than messing with the iPod. From the blurb, the new Defender comes with a jack to connect your iPod / MP3 player to. Very Chelsea tractor. In my 2006 Defender 110 I dumped the Landrover head unit and speakers. I installed a Pioneer head which had bluetooth hands free and I was able to hook up and control my Ipod from it. I replaced the speakers with some which are a little better, but I am considering installing a sub to get the way down thump. Glen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Defender 110 TD5 G4 Edition Java Black. Location:- Bergen, Norway.
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camel_landy	camel_landy posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 264, Visits: 2.9K	Have you checked out www.dension.com ?? I run the ICE Link in the 110 & it's excellent. HTH M __________________________________________ The box said: "Windows 11 or better...." ...So I used a Macintosh. :D __________________________________________
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DarrenG	DarrenG posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 513, Visits: 2.1K	Martin you're more than welcome to have a nose when we meet at Gaydon :) We may hold another show later in the year but it's undecided as yet. Darren Griffin Editor PocketGPSWorld.com
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martin bisby	martin bisby posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 657, Visits: 2.7K	darren, looking at all the posts on this and other forums, i am sadly going to regret not getting to your show on the 21st at sandown, are you holding any more later in the year or will i be able to crawl all over your vehicle sorry for the thread hi-jack regards martin 2003 Stage 3 Event Vehicle D2 V8i ES Founding Chairman G4 Owners Club
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DarrenG	DarrenG posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 513, Visits: 2.1K	I use my iPod via the iPod adapter on my TomTom GO 910. This coupled with the new FM Transmitter mount available for the GO's works very well and alows me to control the iPod from the GO screen using it's remote. It also auto mutes when nav instructions are being relayed. Darren Griffin Editor PocketGPSWorld.com
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PH	PH posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 39, Visits: 1.3K	Stereo sound quality in a Defender is a bit of a non issue :w00t: I have used a cassette adapter for a few years but the new Def has only got a CD player. I think I will go for this: http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=CC868583&nplm=TJ931 which depending on your iPod uses RDS to display track information on the stereo screen, which has to be better than messing with the iPod. From the blurb, the new Defender comes with a jack to connect your iPod / MP3 player to. Very Chelsea tractor. Naked G4 110, 2003 & 2006
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g4mudman	g4mudman posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 91, Visits: 984	Mark, Yes your right, I should of said Alpine still I've got to blame the German's for something they can't get off scott free. Perhaps a change of head unit would be easier, but I doubt that would be straight forward either. I just don't want to be fiddling with cd's in Morocco. And I really don't want to listen to their radio! Quite fancy a Pioneer unit with cd, dvd, sat nav, & ipod connector, lots of money though and probably a whole new installation. Alan
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Erasmus	E Erasmus posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
E Group: G4 Member Posts: 589, Visits: 3.6K	I think in this case it's down to Alpine who make the head unit. I looked at doing this a few months ago to plug my Archos unit in with, it worked out quite expensive IIRC and I didn't want to loose the CD changer. In the end I dug out an old cassette adapter that I had lying around and that has been surprisingly good, only slight problem is you can occasionally hear the cassette turning, I solved that by turning the volume up:D Mark S. Founding committee member ====================== G4 Discovery II V8iES 2003 Event - South African Film vehicle Fleet number G4SAF07/Vehicle Number 87 Photo Gallery
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g4mudman	g4mudman posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 91, Visits: 984	Seems nothing is straight forward anymore, why did BMW not put us a nice socket in the head unit, so simple?
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Erasmus	E Erasmus posted 18 Years Ago Post Details
E Group: G4 Member Posts: 589, Visits: 3.6K	There are adapters that will let you use an ipod in place of the CD changer. They allow you to use the steering wheel controls to change tracks as well. I don't think you can just connect into the cd changer cabling as the head unit is expecting there to be a signal there telling it if the cartrdige is loaded, which disc is loaded and which track is selected. Only problem with the adapters is with most of them you loose the use of the CD changer all together. Denison do one and there are another couple I looked at. Will try and dig out the links tomorrow. Mark S. Founding committee member ====================== G4 Discovery II V8iES 2003 Event - South African Film vehicle Fleet number G4SAF07/Vehicle Number 87 Photo Gallery
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