i bought a relatively inexpensive car stereo
with auxillary inputs. Installed it in my 84
westy and ran the wire behind the dash into the
glove compartment where the ipod can be stored.
it's an easy, low budget solution.

-andrew

--- Preston Grimes <87westy@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> Last Dec. I bought from Crutchfield.com one of
> the Alpine head units
> and the iPod controller device (which is
> approximately the size of a
> deck of playing cards) for my daily driver 1998
> Volvo wagon. I
> installed it myself using the relatively simple
> instructions from
> Crutchfield. The iPod controller device hides
> behind the head unit and
> the iPod connection cable (included) is pulled
> forward. Pretty
> straightforward.
>
> The head unit interface to control the iPod
> works ok, but the it could
> be a bit more intuitive. Each time I use the
> head unit to search and
> otherwise control the iPod, I have to remind
> myself of its unique
> logic. I mainly only use it for longer trips.
> It's great to have a
> huge "jukebox" on the head unit. It's even
> better if your co-pilot
> controls the iPod, in which case, a simple
> headphone jack interface on
> the head unit would suffice.
>
> Also, know that it won't work with the iPod
> Shuffle device (my camping
> partner has one) your laptop, or any other
> portable audio device. I
> would suggest to everyone contemplating a new
> stereo head unit to seek
> out one with a mini headphone jack interface.
> IMHO that's the most
> flexible for the age of digital sound.
>
> In summary, it's pretty cool, but very far from
> the best purchase of my life.
>
> PG
>

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