[s-cars] MP3 install - Ipod and others

[steve powers]

Battery? We don't need no stinkin' battery!

Seriously, Firewire specs 8-30VDC as a voltage input. What could
be easier than wiring car power onto the correct pins of a firewire
cable? (the iPod charges/runs from 1394 bus power)

Steve Powers

>  I have been looking at installing an MP3 player in my car 
>  for some time now. At one time I thought about the ipod 
>  (hated the price) and am currently thinking about a cd 
>  changer that will play MP3's. They can be had for ~ 
>  $100-$150, hold 10 cd's which is about 100 cd's worth of 
>  music and have built in fm modulators.
>  
>  Also I have read the Ipod's battery is only good for about 
>  18 months, and they charge $99 to replace it.
>  
>  Any thoughts?
>  
>  Chris
>  
>  --- Aaron <aaront at cox-internet.com> wrote:
>  > Hi all,
>  > I have been searching the archives and have discovered 
>  some good info 
>  > on direct wiring an ipod to the bose system.
>  > I can forward to those interested.
>  > Has anybody experimented with a FM modulator that works 
>  well?  I have
>  > 
>  > been using a belkan unit which is a POS.
>  > I would be interesting in corresponding with others on the 
>  specifics 
>  > of using setting up mp3 players with the old bose.
>  > Thanks
>  > AaronT
>  > 
>  > 
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