OK, I bought three of the 1995-1996 Corvette Ipod Interfaces from Double D Mods, and I am a little confused. I am hoping someone can help me here. I removed the radio, and I installed the correct connector supplied with the Ipod Interface from ISIMPLE. Everything hooks up as it is supposed to, but the radio does not reconize the ISIMPLE unit. Now, I have the Bose system, with a Single CD and a Single Cassette. The ISIMPLE Tech I talked to claims the radio must have an extrernal CD changer port, and a button to control it (I.E. CD, or Aux), and I understand what is happening with that port and how they are imulating an External CD Changer. My question is, I have never seen or heard of a 1995 or 1996 having a factory External CD Changer? I know in my C5's that it is an option, and I have it in one of my C5's, but was there an option for a External CD Changer on a 95 or 96 with its own port coming out of the back of the radio like the C5 Stereos? I currnetly own 4 C4's, three are 96 LT4's, and I have had 5 other C4's, and I HAVE NEVER SEEN or HEARD of an External CD Changer from the factory. Any ideas on what may make this work, or do I need to find another stereo that I do not know exsist for the 95, 96 that is still a factory stereo?

 

I've never seen or heard of an external CD changer in any C4. I also don't see it listed as an option for 1996 in Mike Antonick's Corvette Black Book. I think you can safely continue to believe that it never existed.

FWIW, I've been using a cassette adapter to run my Ipod in both my C4s. I have two of these adapters, one of which works surprisingly well, one of which delivers audio quality that makes the Delco-Bose "premium" systems sound worse than they already did.


Live well,

SJW

 

Yeah...the ISIMPLE Tech is not looking at the right car or something...there never was an external CD option with the Bose.

 

If the seller can't help you, maybe this guy can:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...post1573996014


No direct experience with this product, but he describes it working on the radio signal which I find very strange. The only sensible way I know of to add an aux input to these systems is a line-level switch on the CD/cass output from the HU.

 

An alternative might be what I have. It is a unit that plugs in between the radio and antenna. You do not have to worry about radio transmission because it is wired in. Because it is just standard antenna plugs it is "universal", so will fiton any normal radio. Ipod plug even charges the Ipod while it is playing. Sounds great. Can get one at any car audio store.