Connecting Ipod touch to car audio

blueser · 27-11-2010 07:36PM #1

Anyone on here know how I connect my Ipod touch to my car stereo. The car is a 2009 Peugeot 308 Hdi XLs (standard audio equipment in the car; no USB port that I can see). According to the handbook, there should be a USB port in the car; it also mentions the auxiliary input in what looks like the glove compartment Any clues out there please?

bnt · 27-11-2010 08:40PM

USB wouldn't help, since the iPod doesn't work as a USB drive, but the auxiliary input sounds like it will work. What does the aux input look like? (No need to guess - just go and look, post a pic if unsure!)

It'll probably be either a 3.5mm socket the same size as the iPod's, or a pair of RCA phono sockets that look like this:

So the cable will be 3.5mm <-> 3.5mm stereo, or 3.5mm stereo <-> 2xRCA plugs - whichever fits.

PS: I think it's the RCA phono sockets, since this cable is being sold as the one for the 308 - but it's still best to check.

blueser · 27-11-2010 08:59PM

bnt wrote: »

USB wouldn't help, since the iPod doesn't work as a USB drive, but the auxiliary input sounds like it will work. What does the aux input look like? (No need to guess - just go and look, post a pic if unsure!)

It'll probably be either a 3.5mm socket the same size as the iPod's, or a pair of RCA phono sockets that look like this:

So the cable will be 3.5mm <-> 3.5mm stereo, or 3.5mm stereo <-> 2xRCA plugs - whichever fits.

PS: I think it's the RCA phono sockets, since this cable is being sold as the one for the 308 - but it's still best to check.

Cheers for the reply; according to the handbook, the audio sockets are red and white (rca type). By the way, my previous car had a Sony stereo with a USB port that you could plug the Ipod directly into.

karljd · 27-11-2010 09:06PM

blueser wrote: »

Anyone on here know how I connect my Ipod touch to my car stereo. The car is a 2009 Peugeot 308 Hdi XLs (standard audio equipment in the car; no USB port that I can see). According to the handbook, there should be a USB port in the car; it also mentions the auxiliary input in what looks like the glove compartment Any clues out there please?

you could try a belkin tunecast,connects through your cigarette lighter and plays through your radio,googles your friend.

blueser · 27-11-2010 09:32PM

karljd wrote: »

you could try a belkin tunecast,connects through your cigarette lighter and plays through your radio,googles your friend.

Genius; top marks to you!

bnt · 27-11-2010 09:38PM

Sure - but if you have an aux socket, the setup is simple, the cable's a couple of € and the sound quality's likely to be better. I have about six of those cables lying around in boxes, and I don't even have a car - they're commonly included with all kinds of audio stuff. Simpler is usually better.

blueser · 27-11-2010 10:02PM

bnt wrote: »

Sure - but if you have an aux socket, the setup is simple, the cable's a couple of € and the sound quality's likely to be better. I have about six of those cables lying around in boxes, and I don't even have a car - they're commonly included with all kinds of audio stuff. Simpler is usually better.

Yeah; I did look and there's no sign of any of the rca sockets (similar in appearance to the ones found on the back of DVD players, Sky boxes etc, I presume). The Belkin seems to be the way to go.

karljd · 27-11-2010 11:10PM

bnt is right about the aux socket,similar to the 1 you'd find on the front of a stereo(like a headphone socket)have a look see if you can find 1.Their sometimes on the front of the car stereo.

blueser · 27-11-2010 11:30PM

karljd wrote: »

bnt is right about the aux socket,similar to the 1 you'd find on the front of a stereo(like a headphone socket)have a look see if you can find 1.Their sometimes on the front of the car stereo.

No; nothing there. Thanks for the help though gents; probably go for the Belkin option; have a trawl through Ebay and Amazon.

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