Hi guys,

I recently bought this:

CD DVD Players Radio USB interface modification Panel For Ford Focus 05-08 B | eBay

purely for the aux point. Just so i didn't have hanging wires all up around in the car. For the radio model I have (6000CD) I knew the usb wouldn't work... but not a problem for me.

I fitted it no problem and it looks and works very well.

However, after a little more sleuthing, I came across the ford music box. Which lets you have a USB port.

It may be a little farfetched, but would it be possible to get a music box with the male usb port, get a converter (f usb to f mini usb) and plug it into this new piece i have on my dash? (link above)

Also, does anything know if the usb on the music box is powered?

If it is, then not only would i be able to charge my phone/ipod I would also be able to listen to music straight off a usb.

I understand this is slightly ridiculous, but I imagine someone on here will know.

Any help/further knowledge will be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

You can indeed get an adaptor (female mini usb to male usb).

It will happily play from memory sticks (max 32gb in fat32 format) however it won't recognise devices/phones or charge them.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=190860299503&alt=web

Thanks for that.

If i did this, would there be interference if i had a usb connected and something connected to the aux cable? I presume i would just have to use either or so the stereo would know what it's doing.

On a slightly different note, is there a way to just power the USB from the cig lighter? Like solder the wires from the back. Then it would be used just simply as a charger? I've looked into this heavily and I know it's possible, however there are no tutorials on exactly how to do this.

Thanks

Liv

you could probably wire it up in such a way, but its probably easier to just take a 12v plug and attach positive and negative to the other end and plug it in that way

Thanks for that.

If i did this, would there be interference if i had a usb connected and something connected to the aux cable? I presume i would just have to use either or so the stereo would know what it's doing.

On a slightly different note, is there a way to just power the USB from the cig lighter? Like solder the wires from the back. Then it would be used just simply as a charger? I've looked into this heavily and I know it's possible, however there are no tutorials on exactly how to do this.

Thanks

Liv

Check my guides link for how to fit a powered usb socket.

If you run an aux and usb at the same time the signals will combine and you'll get both sound sources playing together.