peanutismint Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I have a 2007 Fiesta Zetec 1.4. It has a pretty standard Ford Radio/CD player HiFi with an Aux input for connecting my iPhone/iPod, but what I'd rather have is a permanent 'dock connector' style cable (i.e. the 30-pin adapter that plugs into the bottom of an iPhone/iPod to provide both power and line-out audio) that I can install in the glove box so that I can just leave an old iPod in there on repeat for constant playback. I'd like it to be in the glove box because whenever I use my iPod in-car through the Aux port, I have to connect the audio, then connect the power to a cigarette-lighter/USB adapter, and then pack it all away when I park for fear it will be attractive to thieves etc. As well as hiding it away, I'd rather do it with the 30-pin line out connector because when I connect an iPod via the Aux-in port and charge it at the same time, I get a nasty ground loop/earth hum coming through the Speakers (which varies when I rev the engine/change gears etc). So all in all, if I could end up with a single cable coming out in the glovebox somewhere which could both charge my iPod AND pass audio through to the radio (even if this disabled the external Aux-in port to do so) I would be well pleased. If I could still use the Aux-in port that would be even better. So basically I'm assuming I need to cannibalise a 30-pin connector and find a way to plug the audio pins into my stereo and also find a 5V line somewhere to charge the pod... unless some clever person has already manufactured a cable to do just this....?? Anybody know how I might go about this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 There is this option- http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=110901446509 I use one in my Focus and the sound quality is spot on. To use it from the glovebox you'd need a 12 volt socket extension or just plug it into a convenient socket and hide the ipod away anywhere you like. The plug also allows control of track/folder skip and play/pause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutismint Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks for the suggestion but I worry that this is still going to be an attraction for would-be thieves as it's quite obvious (if you were to peer in for a good look...). A friend added an iPod connector to his car via one of these cables from http://www.xcarlink.co.uk/ I wonder if any of theirs would be compatible with mine? (I think it's a 6000CD head unit....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike9008 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I fitted this to my car. Pretty easy to fit. The Ipod cable feeds through into the glovebox, control on the steering wheel and also I get hands free calls from my phone via bluetooth. Seems to work seamlessly..... might be a bit more than what you were looking for though? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parrot-MKI9000-Bluetooth-Handsfree-Car/dp/B001GLYCGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386969423&sr=8-1&keywords=parrot+mki+9000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutismint Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks mate, that looks good but yeah possibly more than I was looking for... I'll certainly consider it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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