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Date:         Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:15:28 -0600
Reply-To:     dusty edwards <dusty.edwards@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         dusty edwards <dusty.edwards@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: iPod in van info
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <60e0104454dee75fe8cf0e349bdb577e@uvic.ca>
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this is the exact setup that i have: http://www.alpine-usa.com/products/leading_technology/leading_tech_kca -420i.htm

the iPod box is $100. and it hooks up in the glovebox (or wherever) and the iPod is controlled by the deck. it's a really sweet setup!

On Sep 23, 2005, at 5:29 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:

> A while back I rushed to get my iPod hooked up to my van before a > summer trip. I chose a stalk dock thing that fits into cig lighter and > the iPod docks onto top of adjustable stalk, a short mini plug > connects from cig lighter plug to the aux in on the front panel of my > head unit (JVC KD-SX980). > > Its a good idea and does work as advertised but for two Vanagon related > things, one is the cig lighter is shallow enough to prevent a good > solid fit. I used an additional o-ring on plug to tighten things up, > and two, the lighter socket itself rotates on the sheet metal of the > dash. I solved that by epoxy-ing the lighter socket in place. > > But still, on rough roads the pod on stalk would rotate in the socket. > I fixed that by making a support , first out of pink styrofoam (oh, how > stevie j would groan), then later in ebonized oak. Its in the shape of > a narrow curved fin, rather like a fuba antenna. > > Its mounted on the dash via an old floppy drive magnet (flat doughnut) > glued to the bottom, and supports the pod stalk quite well. > > I find myself using the pod more than the cd/mp3 disc player now. > > Alistair > > > > '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 > http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/ > |___|_|_|__\ |___|__-|-__| "(o)-----(o)--"


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