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65 of 66 humans found the following review helpful.
Works Mostly as Advertised
By Alexius
Works pretty much as advertised: far better than wireless FM, not as good as an auxiliary port.
36 of 36 people found the following review helpful.
This thing works great, just a little difficult to install
By J. Santiago
This, I believe, is perfectly the best way to play your Ipod or MP3 player through your factory radio. I have tried using a wireless FM transmitter and a cassette adapter and neither one of those worked well. With the wireless FM transmitter, it was difficult to find an open station to operate it static free while the cassette adapter deteriorated the sound quality so much it seems that everything is muffled. This wired FM Modulator works great. No loss of sound quality while preserving static free operation. The downside of this kit is the comparatively difficult installation process. If you have had experience of replacing a radio in your car, then this must be a piece of cake other than as supposed or expected it may be best to have it installed by a pro. Over the years I have installed when it comes to a dozen or so car radios and this one still took me with regards to 2 hours to install as I in a literal sense have to remove the factory radio to access the antenna connector. Finding a swopped battery positive lead and ground is probably the next difficult part. Once those are accessed, the rest is somewhat easy. The good thing is, after you get it working, it is all worth it as this thing works flawlessly. One more thing, this unit uses the old style antenna connectors. Since most new cars now use a locking proprietary connector you will most likely need a set of antenna adapters to finish the installation.
UPDATE: After using this product for a few months, I noticed a slight and continuous hum when the volume is turned down. This is only noticeable when the vehicle is idling or moving at a very low speed. Once you get going, most of the other noises in the car drowns out this hum. Just wanted to point this out to make sure I did not mislead any one. I would not change my rating because of this issue as it still performs to it is intended purpose.
33 of 34 humans found the following review helpful.
Low cost solution for car with no AUX input
By Alganis
All what you see in picture came in the box.
This is a low-cost solution for cars with no AUX input. I use it with my garmin 660 GPS with MP3 player. No more CD burning.
Few things:
1. Sound Quality:
is better than cassette adapters and MUCH better than wireless FM Transmitteres,
but suppose a lower sound quality comparing to Cds and clear local FM radio stations.
2. installation:
Depending on how easy to find a power source and to uninstall your car radio to get an access to the antena input.
3. power button is great , it turns off the whole unit not only the outlet , to give a chance in case you want to switch to a local station with the same preset frequency. do not forget to stick the AUX input at a lower level of your dash to stay clear from the strong beam that comes from green power button( seen in picture) at night.
4. it by pass other FM stations with or without turning the device off ( great advantage, I do not forget I had to turn my sirious radio off that worked on the same idea to cut the interruption) in other words you still may switch amidst your assigned station for this unit and your local FM radio stations without having to turn off the device.
5. reasonable price comparing to my local audio store.
6. the humming sound is not a big deal as I drive a compact car with galore road noise.
In my case I have a 2005 Suzuki Aerio SX with no AUX input. It took me an hour to:
a. remove the two plastic covers on both sides of the radio. warm the car inerior original to make it easy to pull them out from the dash.
b. un screw FOUR screws of the radio.
c. three screws for the storage to get an access to the cigarette lighter outlet.
d. unplug the radio harness, radio antena, hazard , and AC control unit.
e. unplug the cigarette lighter plug and fit the red wire where the black and white wire , and of course fit the black with the black for negative, plug back the cigarette lighter wires. NOW you have the power. No wire cutting or slicing needed.
f. pass the AUX oulet underneath the storage before you screw it back and stick it to the buttom of the drawer.
g. plug the Antena adapter.
h. test the unit before you put each thing back.
i. return the the radio back in it is place, and don’t forget to plug back any thing you unpluged.
now you may get enjoyment from having an AUX input without sacrafising your factory system.
I Hope you found my review usefull, Please vote and make a print out too if you have the same car, as there are NO MANUAL comes with this device.
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