I am installing an Avic z120bt. The rear of the unit has one USB cable and one little audio cable (which as I understand it, is required for getting audio from a video source). Rather than have those come out of the dash I would like to run them back behind the seats next to where the rear cigarette lighter is, and then mount a female USB and femaile audio port there that I can just plug the pioneer ipod cable or a USB flash drive into to connect them to the avic.

Obviously, the cables on the back of the unit won't reach that far so I need some extenders (with good mountable ports), which I'm having trouble finding.

For the USB I found this Clarion extender, which looks great but it has gotten really poor reviews (apparently it's prone to falling apart). Is there something similar out there?

For the audio jack I'm not really sure what I've need. The closest thing I've found is this, though it looks like RCA which I don't think is what I'll need.

 

hey I just installed my avic f90bt and the usb was way long enough to get to center console? i put everything in the console where the navi would be and kept access to the usb so have alot of wires in there. maybe run usb to console then the other wires connecting to the usb into the cubby. ull have access to the usb and have w.e ipod etc stashed in the cubby. Im doing this next time i open the dash....why buy another cable just my 2cents

 

Yeah, I thought about that but I prefer to have my phone sitting next to me in the cupholder area, so I'd rather have the wire come from behind me than be hanging out from the dash over the shifter.

 

yeah I gotcha I am going to be moving the wire when I get an Iphone.... but on my HU the usb cable is long enough to reach into the cupholder area you may not need the extension. I have the ipod cable hooked to the usb but disconnect the ipod wire from usb to use just the usb.... only thing is have alot of extra wire from the ipod cable... hope that helps but once the dash is out you really dont need that long of wire to reach the cup holder area

 

Right, but I'm not going to the cupholder area, I'm going to the area back behind the seats where the rear cigarette lighter is. That's where I want to mount the usb/audio port, and from there I can plug the ipod cable in and set the phone in the cupholder with the wire out of the way, or I can plug a USB drive in and have it be out of sight and out of the way.

Anyhow, does anyone know of any cables made specifically for this other than the ones I posted? And will the audio one I posted even work?

 

Check the cables here.....

http://www.datapro.net/products/usb-...e-a-cable.html

 

is there a reason why people dont like to run the cable to the top cubby compartment right about the din?