Hi all,

I'm nowhere near skilled in this area but I thought I would give this a
whirl. I have a Sony CDX-F5500 head unit that I wanted to hook up to
my mp3 player rather than get a CD changer. I thought I could just get
a stereo RCA plugs that terminate in a 1/8" mini plug that I could just
plug into my headphone jack and I would be golden. Of course I plugged
the RCA jacks to where you would normally plug in the changer on the
head unit. I guess the idea was too good to be true as there was no
joy in trying to select the CD changer source. Anyone know what I may
be missing here or am I barking up the wrong tree with this idea?

Thanks.

Wemic

Yeah, Sony is becoming more and more on my most hated list. They make
this proprietary crap which is not like a typical "aux input". Do a
search for XA-300 and you will see the device you need. Prices will
vary.
I do believe some kind of FM modulator that tunes into the radio
station might work but have not tried that.

Thanks. I tried the FM modulator route but the reception is really
sketchy and I have having to hunt for a station and switch the selector
on the modulator. Talk about distracting when driving!