Connect the 6800 to your car?

devicemanager · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2009, 05:33 PM

I am this | | close to buying an iPod touch to listen to music in the car. But I already have the greatest cell phone to man with an 8gb chip in it. If I put my music on the phone - is there an adapter that I can use to hook it to my car. I have a stock system right now and they must have some kind of head phone jack converter - no?

jimnutt · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2009, 06:39 PM

I use a Jabra BT3030 headphone adapter and just plug a cassette adapter (or direct into the aux in if you have it) into it. Works a treat and is good for hands free use too. The Jabra unit is a little pendant type thingy that you plug a set of headphones (or other 3.5mm stereo jack) into. I think it was $65 at the verizon store, I'm sure you can probably find it cheaper.

**stroths** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2009, 06:53 PM

If you don't have a tape deck or an aux in jack, you can install a FM modulator. My wife's car didn't have any type of aux in and she refused to replace it with an aftermarket.

I installed one that is completely hidden in the dash and injects its signal directly into the antenna port on the radio. There is a difference between an FM transmitter and one of these. I am no audiophile, but its sounds perfectly fine and as good as the radio stations.

Here is the one I got - LINK

ltrevino101 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-10-2009, 07:07 PM

actually i dont know if its too much of a hassle, but i got a clarion bluetooth ready stereo deck. no cd, no fanciness, a simple sd card or a direct link to the windows media player. which works with such ease and such good quality.

mogulkingpin · #5 (**permalink**) 01-14-2009, 10:33 AM

What model do you have i have the Clarion do you have i have the FB275BTB and its really great for the price of just $129.00 now $99.00 from crutchfield but the only thing i cant get the external mic to work.

Tplane37 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-15-2009, 05:59 AM

Step one, go to Radio Shack and pay ~$5 for the 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. (Be sure to get the one marked "Stereo" because they also carry a Mono plug)

Step two, if you have Std RCA inputs on the deck in your vehicle, then head down to Circuit City/Best Buy (better yet, if you have a Fry's Electronics in your area...GO THERE!), wonder back to their car stereo department. You should find a small black kinda pyramid looking adapter there. I paid around $25 for mine. What it is, is an adapter designed for the iPod. It accepts your standard headphone jack at the black box end, on the other end, it has your two RCA male ends to plug into your deck. I can't remember the brand name, but to give you any clue, my first one came with a $200 deck from Walmart, I forgot to remove it from my truck after I wrecked it, so I went out and bought just the adapter.

Either at the Electronics store, Radio Shack, or WalMart, pick up an iPod cable. You'll know it when you see it. Has a male headphone jack on both ends. Get the "Shielded" one if you can for best sound quality.

If you want to get really fancy, go ahead and grab yourself a universal dash mount kit, run all your wires nice and clean like so all you have to do is grip your phone in, plug in your charger and the stereo cable, and rock-n-roll. That 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter will work on many other phones as well. Plus, if you do get ticked off and buy the iPod, you can use the same setup minus the adapter!

Hope this helped.

I have used this setup for my laptop, phones, iPods, and anything else that uses a 3.5mm headphone jack. There is also an adapter made by the same company that looks nearly identical that I intertwined in my center console with a Dual-throw switch that let me hook the audio from my laptop through the car stereo, and the video through to a dash mounted TV...before I had GPS on my phone (I was using Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 with the GPS locater....worked great!)

rotorwing · #7 (**permalink**) 06-10-2009, 01:30 AM

Not sure if this is along the same line of subject but Im hoping someone had/have a solution.

My car stereo is not bluetooth capable but it has an aux jack. Is there a way to use my bluetooh from my phone so that my calls/music can be heard from my existing car speakers?..... And would i need a seperate microphone or would i be able to use the microphone on my 6800?

I tried hard wiring my phone to the aux jack but my callers cant hear my voice at all but I can hear them? It seems as if when I plug into the phones mini usb port and adapt it into the 3.5mm jack.....it cuts off the phones microphone??

Thanks

devicemanager · #8 (**permalink**) 01-10-2009, 10:37 PM

Thanks for the replys - I wasn't getting the email notifications. I like the idea of the fm modulator as I am using one right now for the S100 for SiriusXM. But I do want to replace the head unit this year with something special. Is there a way I can hook the phone directly to the radio. Sometimes those fm mod don't sound so good?

Any other ideas?

og style · #9 (**permalink**) 01-11-2009, 02:19 AM

I don't know if anyone has seen this yet?
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=217
It is a fm transmiter that plugs into htc phones. It also has a built in microphone. The unit will mute the music so you can take call through the radio. hand free.

nelly04 · #10 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by og style

I don't know if anyone has seen this yet?
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=217
It is a fm transmiter that plugs into htc phones. It also has a built in microphone. The unit will mute the music so you can take call through the radio. hand free.

I think this is freakin crazy, and all for 31.00 dollars. You cant go wrong! Its a FM Transmitter, Charger, and Handsfree Kit! I like this but I have an iPod and I have an fm transmitter for it and is junk (no offense to anyone who likes it). I now use the garmin cherger fm transmitter and works great. all though, this does plug in so it might work!