I-pod woes.
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I-pod woes.
I have posted in the 2004-2008 f-150 forum and have gotten some help, but maybe this post belongs here.
My 2004 f-150 has a very decent factory system, has a sub which i'm happy with, has a dvd player, which I'm more than happy with, has very good power when listening to a cd and has a 6 disc player.......but it does not have another input for my I-pod. The only input the head unit has is being used for the dvd player. So by now you have probably figured out my problem, the I-pod has to use an fm modulator. Horrible sound, cant stand it. I am currently using the aux input on the dvd player, but the volume is cut by almost half.
Can anyone suggest an alternative? I have researched into brandmotion and like systems, not compatible with the system in the 04. I have looked at the HK system, but still only fm modulation available. I'm thinking a couple different things. I have a 6 year old amp brand new in the box, (Lanzar opti 1604) which is supposed to be a pretty decent amp and bridgeable to 5 channels. Or I guess i can change the head unit to something that is I-pod compatible, but lose the dvd played all together.
Any other suggestions that are feasible? And if the amplifier would be the way to go, is it a tough install to add it to a factory system?
Thanx all in advance.
My 2004 f-150 has a very decent factory system, has a sub which i'm happy with, has a dvd player, which I'm more than happy with, has very good power when listening to a cd and has a 6 disc player.......but it does not have another input for my I-pod. The only input the head unit has is being used for the dvd player. So by now you have probably figured out my problem, the I-pod has to use an fm modulator. Horrible sound, cant stand it. I am currently using the aux input on the dvd player, but the volume is cut by almost half.
Can anyone suggest an alternative? I have researched into brandmotion and like systems, not compatible with the system in the 04. I have looked at the HK system, but still only fm modulation available. I'm thinking a couple different things. I have a 6 year old amp brand new in the box, (Lanzar opti 1604) which is supposed to be a pretty decent amp and bridgeable to 5 channels. Or I guess i can change the head unit to something that is I-pod compatible, but lose the dvd played all together.
Any other suggestions that are feasible? And if the amplifier would be the way to go, is it a tough install to add it to a factory system?
Thanx all in advance.
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Have you considered upgrading your radio to a more recent Ford radio? You can usually find them for sale on Ebay for less than 100 dollars. Then you would be able to use the Brandmotion system and maintain all your other functionality.
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Great idea. Got any model numbers to look for or certain vehicles this unit can come from? For ex.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-F150-Mustang-Stereo-Unit-Radio-6-CD-MP3-04-05-06_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43947QQihZ014QQitemZ 330190500311QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
or even better:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-...spagenameZWDVW
Thanx
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-F150-Mustang-Stereo-Unit-Radio-6-CD-MP3-04-05-06_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43947QQihZ014QQitemZ 330190500311QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
or even better:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-...spagenameZWDVW
Thanx
Last edited by stratus225; Nov 29, 2007 at 12:09 AM.
