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Old 10-12-2006, 10:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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DIY: Truly Ipod your car....

Ipod dock, Monster cable, dremmel and some time gives you this.



Real simple instal but take a couple of hours to do.

1. Remove center console.
Sorry no pic, use a DIY from the 8th, plenty of info out there.

2. Remove 4 screws and pull both plastic panels outward to get the cupholder assembly out.



3. Remove four screws to remove the plastic trim on top of the cup holder assembly. This will free up the "coin collector thing"




4. Once the "coin collector thing" is out, get out the dremmel and go to work. I got a little sloppy, but not bad for a first timer with a dremmel.
This is what you get.





5. Somehow I managed to get the AUX plug to come free from its original place. Then removed the flip-down cap.




6. Run your monster wire from the AUX plug to the back of the Ipod dock and reassemble everything back.

Make sure your wires are tight behind the Ipod dock so they don't happen to get in the way of the shifter, especially the short shifter. There should be a good amount of clearance but don't take that chance.



8. this is the result you get




I reattached the flip-up cap on the AUX plug by wrapping some tape around the prongs that are used to clip the cap onto the plug it self. Its kind of ghetto eng. but now it looks like I didnt remove the AUX plug.

Any questions let me know. Not the greatest at DIY but I think you get the picture on how to do this.


If you want to go a step further and charge the Ipod while listening to your tunes, read below.
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