Mp3 jacks manually installed in a car?

I know that some of the new cars are coming standard with I guess an mp3 jack so you can just plug that into the top of your iPod/mp3 player and play it through your car stereo......But do you know of any places who will or can install an mp3 jack into any car? Is it possible to install an mp3 jack into an older car?

Mp3 jacks manually installed in a car?
I would personally not recommend an FM Transmitter. The sound quality is not so good, and some sound frequencies can be lost. If you have an aftermarket radio, chances are it has an auxilliary audio output. You can go to your local car audio store (I went to Radio Shack) and purchase an RCA cable (I got Monster Cable). You can plug this cable into the back of your radio, and plug an mp3 player to the other end. If you have a fatory standard radio, you can take your car into an audio installing place (I think Best Buy/Circuit City does this, I'm sure Tweeter can), and they can install an aux input cable for you, however this can be expensive. I would recommend just getting a new radio and RCA cables. A new radio is nice to have anyways.
Reply:To answer your question, no. You cannot install what you describe. An electronics techinicain could (only if it's a tape deck too), but it would void any kind of warranty on what you have.





What you mean to say is an 1/8" stereo jack.





The best way to do what you want is to get an FM transmiiter. It plugs into your iPod/MP3/CD players 1/8" stereo jack and broadcasts your tunes over the air waves (FM broadcast) to your radio.





Just tune your radio to the frequency of the transmitter and your rockin'!!!





Oh, get the kind that plugs into the cigarette lighter, NOT the one that runs off of batteries.





The only other option would be to buy a new HU that had this feature.


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YIKES!!! jparkdzg has instructed you to put the OUTPUT from your MP3 player to a radio OUTPUT using RCA cables. This will not work as you CANNOT put an output on an output. You could easily damage the output of your MP3 player or radio by doing this. Clearly he has no idea how outputs work.





Quote.."aftermarket radio, chances are it has an auxilliary audio output.". Notice the word OUTPUT.





Hey jparkdzg, please explain to me how on Earth you can supply an output to an output?!?!?





Best Buy/Circuit City NOR ANYBODY ELSE CAN INSTALL AN AUX INPUT CABLE ON ANY RADIO. The radio will either already have an input or you have to use some other means (ie, FM Transmitter, cassette adapter or new HU with an 1/8" input jack on it).





Yes, it is possible to electrically add an input on a tape deck, but it will void any warranties and good luck with the cost to do so. A CD player cannot be modified for an input.





Please do research before dispensing information that will lead to frustration or blown equipment

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