Im not clear on this issue.. how does this work? is there a cable that plugs into the HU and ipod at the same time? or can i plug the ipod in so the HU updates and i can go thru the songs on my HU.. or do i need to have the ipod pluged in 24/7??

and wut HU is best out there to deal with this situation

 

There's 2 mfgrs that make an ipod interface for their hu. It's Alpine and Clarion. I'm a Clarion fan, not so much Alpine. Most people here have the Alpine and love it. You just hook a cable from the ipod to the hu. The controls on the hu control the ipod. Pretty cool. You can remove the ipod when needed. Just plug it back in when you hop in the car.

 

Clarion bought out Mcintosh yum, im thinking about selling my AVN and picking up a Mcintosh eheheheh

 

If you'd like to still use your iPod to control songs/playlists, then all you need is a headunit that has an auxilary input (RCA: white/red jacks). See pictures in my signature for my setup.

 

how much do the clarion and apline HU run for? and i want to control thte songs on my HU not ipod..

 

I have a Clarion head unit that has Aux inputs, so I plugged one end of Belkin Y Audio cable into the Aux inputs, the other end into the audio out from a Belkin Auto Kit for iPod w/ Dock Connector which I wired into power. I stuffed all of this under the console with just the Belkin's Dock Connector hanging out.

Obviously, the headunit doesn't show song/artist info or direclty control the iPod, but it's still just one connection into the bottom of the iPod to play music and charge the iPod. And the sound is significantly cleaner than using an FM modulator.

 

Don't forget that pioneer is coming out with a blackbox that connects the HU with the ipod. In the description they say something about full playlist etc. features.

I have the 6500 hu so I will stay with my setup and wait until this pioneer thing is ready for sell.

 

Here are some other good options
to check out

 

If you have the avn 2454 I will buy it

 

I am selling mine for cda 9835 for 350.00. I paid 799 for it in november and it is in new condition. I have the box , manual, warranty and remote. Pm me if you are interested. And this is the one you can hook the ipod to. it is also the best single din alpine unit out right now.

 

can i control the ipod thru the HU? and can i see some pics of the HU

 

yes you can control the ipod and here are some pics

http://350zmotoring.com/forums/showt...threadid=21332

pic 2 has the best shot