FINALLY! preface DIY ipod hookup < $15

i have a cd changer in the back but i don't have a cd player i have a cassette player ! would it still work for me ? pls let me know i want to do this this weekend !!

Originally Posted by reyes186

i have a cd changer in the back but i don't have a cd player i have a cassette player ! would it still work for me ? pls let me know i want to do this this weekend !!

Exactly the same system I have and works perfectly!!

Go for it

Originally Posted by leeezyx3

I've been reviewing this DIY and am going to tackle it this weekend, however I am just slightly confused as what exactly the "connectors" are as quoted above.
I didn't read of any connecting of connectors throughout the DIY except when OP stated the quote below.


can someone perhaps post a picture so I know exactly what it is I'm looking for.


also, how is it that these connections are connected together? and where did the yellow connector come from? I thought that the red and white connectors were cut off in step one to obtain the red, white, and bare wires. Because following the headphone jack connector wire, it looks like it leads up to the red and white cables that i thought were cut off.



this seems so simple, why am I sooo confused

sorry, haven't been on for a while and saw this thread get bumped from out of nowhere.

The connectors i was talking about are these:


And thanks to the last poster for the quick drawing to show how it's done.

As for the Blaupunkt CD unit, I'm not sure, I just have the casette business unit

In my case connected the direct cables (without connectors) and covered it with Thermofit and lots of tape... Not planning on going back to hear CD's again ever so theres no point on using quick connectors.

Thanks for the DIY again.

Originally Posted by PTPMotorsports

Exactly the same system I have and works perfectly!!

Go for it

Thanks I will !!!

i dont have the cd changer or mode button
so this wont work with i belive

Originally Posted by chorizo

i dont have the cd changer or mode button
so this wont work with i belive

Ditto ...
any suggestion OP ?

I have the same question as the two people above me...any update?

my head unit doesn't have the 'mode' button, but rather the 'am/fm/cd' buttons.
However, i think the cd changer is necessary, to trick the receiver into thinking it's playing the CD's, allowing it to go into CD mode.
Without the changer, I'm really not sure how you could pull it off.
Anybody else have any idea?

it work for me but the sound quality is not good !!

What about yours doesn't sound good? Could be your connections somewhere? Mind sounds just as good/better than my CDs did
First round trying this, sound quality was terrible, so i re-did everything and it worked great. Assuming one or more of my connections just wasn't very solid

So it is possible with the older CD players?

Originally Posted by SHOoff11

So it is possible with the older CD players?

Yep, it's possible with all CD players AFAIK.

instead of using the Cd changer in the trunk. Can i just use the pre wire? the sedans come pre,wired don't they?

One more noob question. I have the Business CD player, but if I were to hook all of this up via the CD changer wiring harness, how can I switch between my regular CD and my changer (ipod)?

Originally Posted by KohbraxE46

instead of using the Cd changer in the trunk. Can i just use the pre wire? the sedans come pre,wired don't they?

I'm not sure, to be honest. The way I understand it, cars that are prewired have the wires but not an actual CD changer. If you have a CD changer, that's where you get the wires from.

Originally Posted by SHOoff11

One more noob question. I have the Business CD player, but if I were to hook all of this up via the CD changer wiring harness, how can I switch between my regular CD and my changer (ipod)?

You can't. You unplug cables from your CD changer in the trunk, cut them up, and plug them into your iPod. Your iPod replaces your CD changer. If you have the Business CD player, you should have a CD player in your head unit that holds 1 CD. You can still use that.

Originally Posted by zsp

You can't. You unplug cables from your CD changer in the trunk, cut them up, and plug them into your iPod. Your iPod replaces your CD changer. If you have the Business CD player, you should have a CD player in your head unit that holds 1 CD. You can still use that.

I understand that, how can I toggle between the Ipod hookup and my indash CD player?

Originally Posted by SHOoff11

I understand that, how can I toggle between the Ipod hookup and my indash CD player?

Sorry for the late response, but you just press the CD button on the HU. Pressing it switches between your in-dash CD player and your CD player in the trunk (which if you did this DIY, would be your iPod).

Hey I have the mode button and I got a cassete player but someone stole my changer from the back before i bought the car =( so i just got all the wires hanging there but no changer itself.. Could i still do it somehow or changer is necessary???

Payday is tomorrow, I can't wait to do this!