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Simple iPod solution for Mercedes with cassette door (E class 2000)
Most think that cassette adapters are not usable with most Benz radios
due to the tight fitting cassette door. Read on. While waiting for a *good* integrated iPod solution, I came up with this. It is pretty clean and I may never bother getting any fancier. I got a Philips cassette adapter. The brand is important because this one has a flat two conductor wire rather than the fatter round wire most adapters have. With the flat wire, you can shove the cassette adapter in and then close the tight fitting door on the wire if you carefully dress the wire out behind the upper right side of the cassette door. Then get one of the these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT (I have no connection to this ebay seller). This cradle/charger (or something similar) is also sold under a branded name called Podgear, but AFAIK Podgear is only sold in the UK. You can plug the cassette adapter wire into a jack on the cradle, so no wires have to be fiddled with to insert and remove the ipod. Just drop the ipod into the cradle, and hit the cassette button. This is FAR better sounding that any FM transmitter solution and the wire clutter is almost nil. |
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wrote in message ups.com... Most think that cassette adapters are not usable with most Benz radios due to the tight fitting cassette door. Read on. While waiting for a *good* integrated iPod solution, I came up with this. It is pretty clean and I may never bother getting any fancier. I got a Philips cassette adapter. The brand is important because this one has a flat two conductor wire rather than the fatter round wire most adapters have. With the flat wire, you can shove the cassette adapter in and then close the tight fitting door on the wire if you carefully dress the wire out behind the upper right side of the cassette door. Then get one of the these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT (I have no connection to this ebay seller). This cradle/charger (or something similar) is also sold under a branded name called Podgear, but AFAIK Podgear is only sold in the UK. You can plug the cassette adapter wire into a jack on the cradle, so no wires have to be fiddled with to insert and remove the ipod. Just drop the ipod into the cradle, and hit the cassette button. This is FAR better sounding that any FM transmitter solution and the wire clutter is almost nil. One small problem, who has a cassete player in their car anymore? I havn't had a cassete player in my car since '85. |
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Those of us not fortunate (or crooked) enough to be dot com millionairs
have to make do with older cars. ;-) My 2000 E320 wagon has in-dash cassette and rear mounted CD. The Ice-link is $450, and FM modulators sound lousy, so this was a pretty good solution. It works (far) better than anything sold in the Apple store, is low on wire clutter, and cost a total of $40. I have seen a "few" other cars of mine's make and vintage driving around so I thought I'd share what I did. One small problem, who has a cassete player in their car anymore? I havn't had a cassete player in my car since '85. |
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