The lo-budget way is to get one of those headphone-jack-to-cassette-player
adapters... I've used this (with an extension cable) to pump audio through
the head unit when watching DVD's on my laptop... gotta stay entertained on
those rainy-night campouts!

Also used one with a friends I-pod on a trip to Maine in my Jetta... audio
quality was better than the FM transmitter adapter that plugs into the iPod
(we had both for comparison).

At 02:59 PM 2/12/2004 -0500, Joe Federici wrote:
>That's cool but the question remains if you have an older unit what's
>the best way to get it ipod friendly
>
>JFF
>
>>Alpine now makes a unit with iPod input and control.
>>
>>some info here:
>>
>>http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/industry_news/article_650.shtml
>>
>>
>>
>>Alistair
>>
>>--
>>'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
>>albell@uvic.ca
>>http://members.shaw.ca/albell
>>
>>
>>
>>on 12/2/04 9:58 am, robyn rudisill wrote:
>>
>>>  hey,
>>>
>>>  I'm currently running a sony cd deck in our vanagon. it's pretty old
>>> and has
>>>  a hit-n-miss attitude towards "pc produced" audio (only itunes will work)
>>>  and no mp3 capabilities.
>>>
>>>  could I just put in an amp and route an audio in plug up to the
>>> dash.  then
>>  > plug in any source I wanted, say my fisher price record player or an
>> ipod?
>>  >
>>  > thanks.
>>  > robyn
>>  >