iPod interface kit
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 28
Likes: 0
From: Longmont Colorado
I purchased one from Ray Kawal at kawal.net and it it works really well. You'll ned a GM PAL (Personal Audio Link) but I think he has those too. It took all of ten minutes to install and works really well.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 136,140
Likes: 2,433
From: I live my life by 2 rules. 1) Never share everything you know. 2)
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '16-'17-'18
Racer
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 353
Likes: 95
From: USA
Best unit out there. Besides how many will call you on the weekend if you have problems with the other ones. Ray walked me though a issue with mine and got it fixed. That is customer service you just won't get with the other ones.
Tolero Apto Victum
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 9,669
Likes: 37
From: Woodlands TX
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,907
Likes: 3
From: Jupiter Florida
Literally just finished installing the Kawal PAL ver 2...very straight forward install (I did a few things a little different from some of the posted install directions) and works great! Sound quality is soooo far superior with the PAL vs XM (I dumped XM due to cost and poor...flat...sound). Really like the control of the IPod via the NAV touch screen....
Here is the install of the PAL in the coupe...I found pulling back the read carpet/padding made for a easier install (accessing the XM module, installing PAL and wiring and running the cable from PAL module to center console>>>
I decided to run the IPod cable from the back of the console>>>
But heeding Ray's advice about smashing/pinching the delicate IPod cable installing in that location, I flanked the hole in the console where the grommet/cable are with these self sticking bumpers>>
What they did was to create a small space between the console and the car tunnel so when you bolted the console back down (only need to remove two rear 10 mm nuts not remove whole console) the cable would not be pinched etc.
So all is back together and Ray does an excellent job in packaging, make for easy install and the Ver 2 features are very cool>>>
Here is the install of the PAL in the coupe...I found pulling back the read carpet/padding made for a easier install (accessing the XM module, installing PAL and wiring and running the cable from PAL module to center console>>>
I decided to run the IPod cable from the back of the console>>>
But heeding Ray's advice about smashing/pinching the delicate IPod cable installing in that location, I flanked the hole in the console where the grommet/cable are with these self sticking bumpers>>
What they did was to create a small space between the console and the car tunnel so when you bolted the console back down (only need to remove two rear 10 mm nuts not remove whole console) the cable would not be pinched etc.
So all is back together and Ray does an excellent job in packaging, make for easy install and the Ver 2 features are very cool>>>
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Racer
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 321
Likes: 2
From: Southern NH
Install was easy. Haven't tested it because the car has been apart (literally) for about a year.
