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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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I did a search a while back and just tried again but found nothing this time for some reason.

I have the 12 disc changer and want to hook up my 160GB Classic iPod and eliminate carrying a slew of CDs around. I wondered what is the best route for me to take to hook it up? My deck is the factory CD.

I heard that the iPodtoCar is good but has been drailing some batteries. That might have been a while back. Any recent updates or news on that?

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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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I have had the Ipod2car installed for the past year with no problems or issues. It is an easy installation and will give you the best sound quality available...way better then the fm transmitters out there.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Does every C5, with or without the changer, have the hook ups in the trunk for these?
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by evowake
Does every C5, with or without the changer, have the hook ups in the trunk for these?
No.

+1 on the iPod2Car. Nice bit of kit.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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The battery draining worries me to some degree but it looks like the best and most simplistic choice.

I can't say I'm too familiar with the product but is there a certain one I should get and is there a vendor here that sell them?
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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If you do not have the 6 CD changer in the trunk, the connectors for the cable that goes to the changerin the trunk are at the fuse panel under the carpet on the passenger side on the lower right hand side. There are two connectors, one may be hidden under the side carpet tapped to another cable (this was the case on my C5) the other was pinned to the side of the fuse box lower right. You can buy the cable for the 6 CD changer and connect to these two connectors, then use the iPOD to radio cables.
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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never heard of a battery draining issue on a c5 with one of these and i have installed a ton of them, c6s have tons of problems
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