yet another ipod install thread.

[humara]

Well now,

figured i'd share this little bit of customization.

originally, had the standard ashtray, the lid no longer stayed closed.

then i bought the non-smoker kit. liked it better than a busted ashtray but still not that useful.

the other day i was looking at my old 4g ipod, and realized the width was just about perfect to fit width-wise into the old ashtray bezel.

this type of install is only good if you plan on only rarely taking the ipod out of the car. mine is a big clunker 40gb so i only take it out to update song every so often.

also have an rf wireless remote to control tracks and such without using the ipod. although with this mounting, its pretty easy to skip back and forth without looking at the ipod.

so, anyway, an hour or so with a dremel tool has resulted in this.

nothing to see here.

hey, look! i have an ipod in my ashtray. still not really safe to use while moving. but in general, i like not seeing any wires and think its a simple, clean install. also, putting the ashtray lid back on helps cut down on unwanted attention from thieves and such.

just a few cuts and a bit of grinding to get a perfect(ish) fit.

a kind of big hole for the dock connector. this is for the ipod connector from the aux input. the one from pie or whatever.

http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=993

all that's left of the ashtray door. now just used as anti-theft.

[jxsmiln]

Well now,

figured i'd share this little bit of customization.

originally, had the standard ashtray, the lid no longer stayed closed.

then i bought the non-smoker kit. liked it better than a busted ashtray but still not that useful.

the other day i was looking at my old 4g ipod, and realized the width was just about perfect to fit width-wise into the old ashtray bezel.

this type of install is only good if you plan on only rarely taking the ipod out of the car. mine is a big clunker 40gb so i only take it out to update song every so often.

also have an rf wireless remote to control tracks and such without using the ipod. although with this mounting, its pretty easy to skip back and forth without looking at the ipod.

so, anyway, an hour or so with a dremel tool has resulted in this.

nothing to see here.

hey, look! i have an ipod in my ashtray. still not really safe to use while moving. but in general, i like not seeing any wires and think its a simple, clean install. also, putting the ashtray lid back on helps cut down on unwanted attention from thieves and such.

just a few cuts and a bit of grinding to get a perfect(ish) fit.

a kind of big hole for the dock connector. this is for the ipod connector from the aux input. the one from pie or whatever.

http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=993

all that's left of the ashtray door. now just used as anti-theft.

Very cool. How does the remote work?

[humara]

Very cool. How does the remote work?

wireless rf

http://scosche.com/scosche_ipod.aspx?Categ...p;ItemID=IPNRFC

i know it comes with a budget looking steering wheel attachment. but i'm not using that.