Looking for ipod interface for a '98 C5..???
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Looking for ipod interface for a '98 C5..???
Does anyone know which harness's are needed to connect an ipod to the stock HU on my '98 C5... any particular brand??? Anyone with exp. of hooking up an ipod to an ipod outdated C5??? I want a direct signal to the HU.
Many thanx in advance!
Rock-On.
Many thanx in advance!
Rock-On.
Le Mans Master
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Check the audio forum and do a search. Many have done what you're attempting, including myself. You need an IPod2car adapter, and one other short harness adapter that plugs in to the back of your head unit and connects to the Ipod2car adapter. Then the factory harness plugs back into the aforementioned short harness adapter. Easy stuff. You'll be thrilled with the sound.
Burning Brakes
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Ok, I tried the Cassette method. Didn't like it, will be trying the Itrip method tomorrow but saw this thread and would really like to hard wire it in, either to the head unit or the 12Disc player. Do you have a link to the Audio Forum?
Thanks ....Rocket
Thanks ....Rocket
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1571738
check out that thread. I fot a few helpfull urls there. Unfortunatly I don't have an IPOD just a cheap RCA so the IPOD2Car adapter won't work for me
check out that thread. I fot a few helpfull urls there. Unfortunatly I don't have an IPOD just a cheap RCA so the IPOD2Car adapter won't work for me
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Maybe, yeah, I think so. But why on earth would you want to retain the function of the CD player when you have a 30 or 60 gig Ipod at your disposal? 
I have the in dash CD player in mine (never had the changer in the trunk) and even though the CD player is still functional, I never use it since making the switch.
I have the in dash CD player in mine (never had the changer in the trunk) and even though the CD player is still functional, I never use it since making the switch.
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This thread helped me a lot.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1498670
As did this post from a different thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...8&postcount=37
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1498670
As did this post from a different thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...8&postcount=37
Racer
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I used Ipod2car in my '01; click http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1553872918 for pics & details .
Pro
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As other have said, yes. You unplug the connector from the 12-disc changer and plug it into the iPod.
But also, as others have said, once you have iPod connectivity the 12-disc changer is kind of moot. Just rip your entire CD collection and load it onto the iPod.
I use a ProClip mount to keep the iPod secure, visible and accessible from the driver's seat. I could have sworn I posted some pictures of the setup in a thread a while back, but I can't find it now.
But also, as others have said, once you have iPod connectivity the 12-disc changer is kind of moot. Just rip your entire CD collection and load it onto the iPod.
I use a ProClip mount to keep the iPod secure, visible and accessible from the driver's seat. I could have sworn I posted some pictures of the setup in a thread a while back, but I can't find it now.
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I used Ipod2car in my '01; click http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1553872918 for pics & details .
I just did the same installation last week. Took my 12 CDs out of the changer and loaded them and 100 more on my iPod nano. 
Drifting
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Intermediate
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Ipod2car
I bought a Peripheral Electronics Ipod2car used from someone on this site and it works great. You simply plug the wire from the 12 disc changer into the interface they supply and run the wire to the front of the car. The sound is cd quality and I can use the radio controls to skip songs if I like. I'm not sure how hard it is to adapt without the 12 disc changer.
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I tried a couple different FM transmitters but none were acceptable to me.
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Lepus-temperamentalus
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I've got a 98 coupe that I used the IPOD-to-car adapter with the peripheral wiring harness PXHCH1 (only if you don't have the 12 cd changer) and it works just great.
http://peripheralelectronics.com/home.asp
http://peripheralelectronics.com/home.asp
Instructor
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From: Leesburg VA
This my solution. Everything hides away nicely, iPod's in the glove box. The controls work just like the iPod. Excellent system... Harman Kardon Drive 'n Play. With the cup holder and ashtray covers closed, no one knows you have an iPod in the car.
