I tried the RCA plug into the dvd player, works good enough for me and was cheap. I just put my iPod under the clip thing on the center console, and away we go. Thanks.

 

I had one of those in the antenna line FM devices. It worked fine for 6 months and then quit. Ended up replacing my 6 disc stock radio with a pioneer premier radio which works great.

 

Well, then it looks like it's either the in-line antenna one that I found, and take a chance that it is a cheap piece of !#@^, or the RCA plug-in type. Can anyone direct me to a sight with more information on the RCA plug-in type. This might be the best choice, particularly with an in car charger for the IPOD.

 

If Doc recommended it then I would ordinarily lean towards his choice. That company is probably the best in the city.

I've used them for several installs throughout the years including some custom modifications. They also installed a Kenwood DNX-6160 in the Excursion. The only negative so far is a noticeable boot-up time (though the backup camera works immediately). Otherwise I've been very pleased with this unit. Interfaces with the ipod and phone perfectly and the sound is great.

But while there is an impedance imbalance between a consumer level line input (the RCA jacks) and a headphone out jack of the ipod in most cases it isn't a problem. And with a car system you aren't going to hear any issues anyway. So while River Oaks may be recommending a RF adapter personally I would just go with either the RCA solution or a cassette player interface. If the sound isn't quite as good as their RF solution I highly doubt you will hear any difference.

 

Finally back and saw the post. I have the in-dash 6 disc changer, but not the DVD. I realize that the kit says it is not compatible with the in-dash unit, but that is not the case. As far as plugging it in, the harness plugs into the main plug and the old plug goes into a tail that is attached. No kit I ever found said it would work with the in-dash 6 disc changer, but I was frustrated and finally just bought it and it works great. I had to splice into a hot wire (used the powerpoint).

 

Just get an aux (rgb) to 3.5 cord and plug it in the dvd portion. sure the cord hangs down but switch to the aux setting on the player and it plays just fine through the stock system. 9.99 at radio shack. i did it today.

 

I bought the same style kit as bwindell, but I'm running into some trouble installing it.

For the life of me I can't remove the stock radio. I Picked up the DIN removal tools and follow the instructions that folks have posted here, but it won't pull out.

I've tried pushing the tools just until the first 'click' as well as pushing them in as far as they would go. Neither way seemed to loosen the radio at all.

I even went as far as to remove the panel below the cupholder so I could get some leverage on the back of the radio itself but it won't budge.

Has anyone else ran into something like this? Its a 2001 with the stock 6 disk in dash player.

 

I ran into that on one side - push in until it clicks, then push them both outward, toward the side of the deck and pull the entire unit out. It is a metal clip that bends out of the way when you put outward pressure on them.

 

I have this hard wired to the antenna port on my 6 disc in dash. Works awesome and charges ipod. also puts Ipod to sleep when you turn off the key. NO radio controls but I leave mine on shuffle anyway. was 90 bucks from crutchfield and well worth it.

 

Do you happen to know the exact model number of the Alpine unit you bought. I tried to look it up on line, but it appears that the one that I found is for use with Alpine head units, and disables the readout and controls on your ipod while in use, and assumes that your radio readout and controls can be used. I must be looking at the wrong one. Thanks for your input, this sounds like a great option. Mike

 

here ya go.

Alpine DPR-RDS1 Play your iPod or iPhone over any factory radio at Crutchfield.com

 

Thank you Big Orange! This looks like it's probably the best so far, as it not only charges the IPOD, which I like, but it has 4 frequencies to choose from, instead of two, like the unit that I referred to above. Rep points given, I appreciate the input.

 

I ran into the same problem w the stereo rataining clips i believe they get worn after a couple removals I had to take the dash trim off that surrounds the stereo its not that bad just take care not to break the dash clips

 

I put in the USA-spec devices in 3 VWs and one GMC. They work fine although pricey. I wish I would have known about this one before I spent the money on the USA-spec devices. I used to have one of those Scosche ones with the switch that hooks into the antenna line but it was marginal and quit working after 6 months. Ended up putting in a pioneer which works great but is a PITA to operate.

 

There is a unit made by PIE electronics that interfaces with the 6 disc player with the rear DVD unit. The rear seat system plugs into the PIE unit, which then plugs into the factory head unit through the plug the rear system used to use. The PIE unit has an external piece of hardware that has three or four sets of RCA input plugs on it. With the head unit set to DVD, the PIE unit is activated and you can then switch between any of the accessories plugged into the PIE unit. You can still play the rear DVD through the front if you chose to, and the rear DVD is unaffected through all this. The sound quality is far better than through an FM modulator. The only downside I have found is that I cannot use the other headunit options (like FM, or CD) while having something playing on the rear DVD like I could in the original factory set-up. Not sure if it is a problem with my system, or common to all of them. Since PIE never responded to any of my inquiries about this problem I'll never know. F- to PIE for customer service, but it is a great system for all the external goodies we use now. I run my GPS, XM radio, and iPod all through my PIE adaptor. If you search for posts using "Pie", you should find a couple with the link and more information.