IPOD in '04 Elise?!

[tonyhetherington]

Evenin' all. I quite fancy an IPOD, for the gym but mainly for in my car. Now...the question I have (as you can probably guess) is how can I (if at all) make an IPOD Nano work with my rubbishy Blaunpunkt stereo in my Elise.

I have a '53 plate but MY04 Elise 111S with the Blaupunkt San Remo CD32 cd player headunit.

Any advice appreciated!

Thanks
Tony

[Trixster]

Tony, get hold of a Hangar111 phonestalk www.hangar111.com%2Fckshop.php%3Fp">www.hangar111.com/ckshop.php?item=124&ret=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hangar111.com%2Fckshop.php%3Fp - it fits both nanos and standard ipod beautifully. Then get hold of a blaupunkt Aux-in lead (about £8). Route this from the back of the headunit through the little hole in the dash above the shelf (although this may not be there if you've got the aircon option) - the mini-jack can then be plugged into the top of the ipod and hey-presto!

[edit] ah bugger, just noticed it says Not 111s as I assume there's no spare screw in the dash

>> Edited by Trixster on Monday 29th May 21:37

[tonyhetherington]

oooo I'm quite excited al of a sudden. I'm not worried about how to hold it - it's the fact that you said for £8 I can plug it in to an AUX slot!

I should think it's quite simple to route - the head unit is above the big empty "glove box" area.

Thanks very much indeed

[tonyhetherington]

ooo I just found this too.

www.blaupunkt.co.uk/download/iPodCompatibility_list_Novermber2005.pdf

[Trixster]

Hang on mate, I'll see if I can find the link for the place I got the aux lead from....

Here it is: www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/auxin.asp

>> Edited by Trixster on Monday 29th May 21:48

[Trixster]

tonyhetherington said:

the head unit is above the big empty "glove box" area. Thanks very much indeed

If you adopt the "Lotus position" you may well see a small (3-4mm) hole in the panel above the "glove box" area - this is definately present in the standard Elise. With a bit of arm jiggery-pokery, you can route the aux cable tidily through this hole.

[Davey S2]

I have a cheap transmitter (£12 of t'internet) and it works brilliantly in the car (considering I have a Stage 2 exhaust so ipod sound quality isnt a number one priority)

[Trixster]

I used an Itrip for a bit (about 2 days!) and this worked suprisingly well, which I hardly expected given the Elise's somewhat less than hi-fi headunit/radio/reception/general electrical interference background whine etc etc...

[tonyhetherington]

As the cable can be done so cheaply, easily, and tidily, that sounds absolutely perfect!!

Thanks guys for your help, mucho appreciatedo (bit of Spanish for you there)

[Esprit]

Pfft Tony... you should go the whole hog and get a new headunit, and an iPod controller then you can discreetly hide the iPod away in the boot and then control it all form the headunit... no fuss, no mess

My mission with my system was to never have to carry another CD in the car ever again.... I just keep 60GB of the stuff in the boot!

[Miles_stylus]

when you say "and an iPod controller " what is this and how do you route the wires?

Thanks

Miles

[seetim]

Hi Tony

Went down a similar road with wanting to get my iPod in my pride and joy (04 111S). At the time (6 or so months ago) there wasn't a lead for the Blaupunkt - I think I had the Remo (but can't be sure - it was the standard head unit) - but either way my only real option was to get a different head unit.

So I ended up getting a Pioneer P5730 head unit - with iPod adaptor. When you take the head unit out, you'll find a small recess above the gap. This is perfect for placing the iPod adaptor. The lead is fed round into the tray below the head unit. Easy to take both head unit front off and remove iPod too. the other thing I would say is that some head units are easier to use with the iPod than others - in terms of navigation to a particular song (depending on how much is on your iPod and how many playlists you have).

More recently I've changed the speakers too. Now have a couple of Pioneer TS-E1076 in the front and a couple of Blaupunkt THx 132 (cause they are really thin and don't need spacers or the like) in the rear. Sounds great, and no problem with roof off and 80mph

HTH

Cheers, Andrew.

[TonyHetherington]

Guys that's a fantastic help, thanks!

To be honest I don't want to spend tooooo much and so won't be going for new headunit or the likes. While I do love my music, I will not get enough value out of new speakers etc.

I like the idea of just a simple cable (read inexpensive and tidy also!) coming down into the 'glovebox' area.

Once again thanks all

[Esprit]

Miles_stylus said:

when you say "and an iPod controller " what is this and how do you route the wires? Thanks Miles

An "iPod controller" is a small box (about the size of a fag packet" that your head unit pluygs into. This controller then plugs into your iPod docking slot. This means that not only can you listen to your iPod through your stereo, but you can control the iPod fully from the stereo itself, browsing artists, playlists and albums. All the while it charges your iPod as you drive. The REAL advantage for me is that I got the long cable and routed this to the boot (just as you would with a 6-disc stacker). This can be put right out of sight meaning that you can sit the iPod in the boot (mine sits in the velcro pocket in the boot of my S1) completely out of sight and out of mind. I didn't want my iPod in the cabin at all because I knew that I'd have to remove it evey single time I got out of the car... leaving a car with an iPod in it, even if it's discreetly mounted in NZ means that the iPod (and most likely your car) won't be there when you return... this way noone is any the wiser, all it means is that I've got a headunit that can store 60gB worth of music