Hey I was wondering if anyone knew someone that could install an aux input on my S. I have an AP2, and I'm not really much of a car guy (computer nerd actually) so I don't really like messing around with hardware myself. I'm in Kendall so the closer to that the better. Let me know how much, and what I'll need.

Thanks.

 

Just buy an aftermarket radio that has a front aux input. The stock radio is garbage anyway.

 

An adapter seems to be the cheaper option, besides I like keeping my car stock.

 

I'm with you but any options require you to remove the stock unit anyway so you might as well get a better head and keep the old one and replace it in case you ever want to sell it. I'm in the same position as you but just saving money to buy a good unit.

 

I guess I'll give that a shot and just keep the old radio.

 

Easiest and cheapest option would be using a fm transmitter with headphone jack to plug your device in.

 

In my opinion, although Kreapin is absolutely right about the FM transmitter being the easiest and cheapest; it's kind of silly to put an FM transmitter in the car when a decent radio can be had for just over $100, and a decent FM transmitter is $50. I personally have never been impressed with the sound quality that an FM transmitter provides either, and it wont provide a charging solution for you device either. also if you go that way, youll need one of those 12v adapters so you can have a charger and the FM transmitter plugged in at the same time which will chew up precious elbow room.

I would reccomend that you do some research and buy a radio from crutchfield.com; every purchase comes with AWESOME install instructions that detail all the panels you'll have to remove. The job takes less than an hour start to finish. If you're a self-proclaimed computer nerd then I'll assume you know how to solder properly. With the harness adapter that crutchfield provides the job is a breeze and you dont have to cut your stock harness at all. If you keep your stock radio you can go back to stock any time. Do it yourself and you'll be happy with the work, have clearer sound quality, features you never had, and you can say you're a bad-ass car guy.

If you want to keep your external audio controls, take a look at Modifry DCI and see what radios he reccomends for use with his adapter. In some cases, you can get a pre-soldered harness that plugs into the radio, the factory harness, and even allows you to keep your external button controls.

 

Yeah, I agree. I have an FM transmitter, sound quality is garbage, and the 3.5mm cable is somewhat broken so I have to hold it at an angle to get it to sound alright...Kind of a hassle, especially when driving. As for charging the device though, my fm transmitter also has a usb port, which I can, and do use to charge my device =p

In any case, I did buy a sony radio from crutchfield, and a modifry dci. Still haven't gotten the parts, but the quality should be a lot better once I do. Also, as far as the computer nerd part goes, I'm a Computer Science major, which involves theory and programming, and basically 0 hardware. I deal with software not hardware =P Sure I can change basic parts on a motherboard, and I know how it all works, but I wouldn't exactly trust me to solder much more than a few cables. =P

 

I know it's been a while, but could you tell me how this went? Did you end up doing the installation yourself? I'm in the same boat and a little afraid to attempt my own installation after seeing some illustrated DIY guides.