iPhone to aux in car stereo

You will not be able to find a dealer that will guarantee iPhone control through your stereo. It's simply too new.

Your best bet would be to check if your aux input is a minijack. Then you could simply buy a cheap minijack to minijack cable and you're set.

If you stereo has a connection on the back for an aux device, I am now aware of any 3rd party solutions that will allow you to control your phone through the stereo at this time, nor have I heard of any coming out soon.

That should work like a charm. I had a similar setup on my last car for my iPod. This car has a tape deck so I'm going the simpler way and using a tape adapter (perhaps not as good sound, but cheaper and easier for now).

Aym

Oh yea that should totally work. Just make sure you get the Belkin adapter so you can use the not-so-standard standard minijack on the iPhone as well as a minijack to RCA cable. Simple 🙂

Post again to let us know how it works out for you.

I tried using the iphone today in my freinds jetta. His Ipod is hooked up to the aux port with a cable that connects to the bottom of the ipod so it charges it and plays it over the stereo. Unfortunately the iphone recognized the cable and starting charging but it did not transfer the sound to the stereo. This disappointed me but then we tried his fm transmitter that connects to the bottom of the Ipod it worked on the Iphone which surprised me because I assumed when the cable didn't work the sound wasn't getting transferred down to the 30 pin connector but clearly it is since the fm transmitter worked. I really hope some solution comes out soon because half the reason I bought the phone was because it was the "best Ipod yet" and I can't believe you can't easily hook it to your stereo with out having to use a crappy fm transmitter or a head phone jack cable that won't charge your phone.

That should work like a charm. I had a similar setup
on my last car for my iPod. This car has a tape deck
so I'm going the simpler way and using a tape adapter
(perhaps not as good sound, but cheaper and easier
for now).

Aym

Actually, the cassette tape adapter provides better sound than the Belkin FM transmitter, if for no other reason than the elimination of the interference.

im having a simular problem with my ipod i use to be able to watch movies now with the iphone i can only hear the sound no video so im wondering do i need a special cord to see the video in my car

theres a cable package made by griffin u can plug that into your auz in your car and u should be able to hear but u wont be able to see the video

g4 dual Mac OS X (10.4.10)

You should be very careful doing any of these things. I plugged the charger cord into the car with the phone and it blew out my vehicle stability control on a Lexus. They had to reprogram it. Luckily, it did not void the car warranty but could have if I'd told them and they wanted to split hairs. You car manual will warn you about adding unauthorized devices to the radio as it could affect other electronics in the car, void the car warranty, and even deploy the air bags which could kill you if they burst and you're not seated properly.
I read my manual. WARNING! WARNING! Will Robinson.

I was not hooked up to hear the stereo through the car and was not Bluetooth enabled. I simply plugged the phone into the car adapter charger.
I asked the Lexus people, innocently of course, if the iPhone was an authorized device, as I was just showing it off to the service people, and they said it's too new yet.
All I know is the stability control (over steering, air bag deployment, traction control, anti-lock brakes, etc) was deprogrammed and they had to reprogram it.
My caution here is just meant to say that, according to the car manual, any number of things can happen when you connect devices that are not authorized by your manufacturer in terms of voiding your warranty or causing other electrical malfunctions throughout the car. The manual specifically says that cell phones can be the most problematic for causing possible electronic malfunctions and should not even be used or connected in the car unless they are an authorized device. Well let's face it, everyone uses cell phones in cars. Are they all authorized, does using a cell phone in the car void the warranty, are they only trying to sell their car adapter kits over less expensive ones out there? All possible.

The iPhone doesn't seem to support video out at this time. I'm not sure if/when this will change. This is different than the video iPods.

Sorry!

Aym

Blancnote, as far as the no video and just sound, I think that is a codec that needs to be put out. Don't think it has anything to do with a special cord.

Ralph

you are correct, the iphone doesnt support video out and might not be able to with gen 1......and if you have an aux in on your stereo then once cable will do the trick....i have a 2007 jeep and there is a jack in the fron fro aux input....i use that with a 1ft cable and im good to go