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Playing music on iPHONE in car

About to purchase iphone. What is the best way to play MUSIC from the iphone through my car speakers? I do NOT want the FM transmitter thing. I understand it won't work via the Bluetooth connection. Any opinions as to the best product that can hardwire the music to my car speakers using the iPHONE?

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Posted on Sep 6, 2007 4:22 PM

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Sep 6, 2007 4:29 PM in response to PTBoater

I have whatever radio BMW supplied me with when I obtained the vehicle (2006 530 xi). I've read of some problems with the bluetooth in this car make/model having some difficulties, but looks like the solution is found. Now I need to verify that I can play the music through the speakers. And my experience with the FM transmitters was awful.

Sep 6, 2007 10:05 PM in response to dannydbl

If your car has a standard 3.5mm aux in connector for your stereo you can get a nice charger from Monster or Belkin that has a 3.5mm aux out connector. Plug any 3.5mm cable from the charger to the aux in on your stereo and then whenever you plug your iphone in it's automatically also ready to play through your stereo.

I'm using this setup in my honda civic hybrid, works great. One plug and I'm charging and listening to music via my stereo. And happily, unlike my ipods, the charger doesn't create static interference with the music playback.

Sep 6, 2007 10:56 PM in response to dannydbl

If your stereo is only AM/FM/XM and a cd player then you're stuck with FM transmitters, which generally smoke the big one. Might be time to get a new stereo 🙂

Just DON'T get an Alpine CDA-9820xm unit. I got one for my truck and it's HORRENDOUS.. Yes it has XM. Yes it connects to my iphone/ipods. That's where it's functionality ENDS.

An example: To search playlists you have to "Search: Folders" (since they couldn't be bothered to use the same terminology as the item they're supporting I guess). But to play a playlist in random mode you have to "MIX: Disc" where if you want to play the entire ipod randomly you "MIX: Folder". Wait... didn't I just search folders for playlists? And what disc is it I'm randomly playing? What is going on here?

How ***-backwards is that? And that's only one of MANY annoyances with it. Don't buy.

Sep 7, 2007 11:06 AM in response to dannydbl

I have the iPod cassette adapter and FM transmitter and both work well. The sound from the cassette adapter is better IMO.

You dont need the expensive ones from the Apple.com site look for the cheap white ones. I got the cassette adapter, FM transmitter, car charger and dual lighter adapter for $30.

They all work with the iPhone BUT you might have to trim down the adpater to make it fit.

Sep 23, 2007 11:47 AM in response to Cindi Alexander

I have the same issue. My '07 Mustang has an aux jack
that works fine with my iPod, but the jack end of the cable
I bought for the iPod can't be inserted deep enough into
The iPhone receptacle to fully engage.
This is because the iPhone receptacle is too deeply
recessed into the curved surface of the phone casing.

I imagine there is a unique cable available for the iPhone,
but I haven't looked for one yet. For now, I just bring the
iPod along. Still, it would have been nice if the iPhone
jack was compatable with standard aux cables...

Sep 23, 2007 2:33 PM in response to dannydbl

I've got a 2007 VW GTI with the factory iPod adaptor, works great with both my older 3rd gen iPod and the iPhone. Only "complaint" is to doesn't display track info, but really no big deal. The way the VW iPod adaptor work is like a aux 6-disc CD player, so only 6 palylists can be set up (using numbers 1-5, 6 is everything on the iPod or iPhone). I'd check for a factory or after market iPod adaptor and install that rather then a FM adaptor or using an "Aux" input some radio's have.

Playing music on iPHONE in car

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