[mikeythemini]

Got my ipod at last
Fitted my icelink cradle to the rev counter

 

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The cable goes through the rubber above the steering column so is hardly seen.
The phone doesn't have a cable as its on bluetooth

 

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No power to the phone needed got a bluetooth kit linked through the stereo - just charge the phone up every 2 days

 

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pic froma bove

 

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landparkmini
BMW kit - advantage - you can set up 5 playlists & select between them from the stereo
BMW kit dissadvatage - no mount, it floats around the glove box, the screen on the ipod is turned off so you can't see what tracks are playing, the controls are frozen so you can't pick out that album you just decided you fancy

Icelink - advantage - can be purchased with built in cradle, all buttons & screen work so you can mess (at the lights of course) will work with other cars/stereos in future (may require adaptor)
Icelink - dissadvantage - no flicking between playlists from stereo buttons
Icelink takes 30 mins to install & requires no chopping or splicing

 

[mikeythemini]

I'd love to do something similar and mount my 40G iPod beside the rev counter, so it's in easy reach. Just a few questions:

1) Can you mount regular iPods in this way?
2) And are you the only guy doing this?
3) Is it something that only a specialist could do, or is the install fairly straightforward (can you post a How To, with pics?)
4) And does the Icelink work with HK system?

cheers in advance. This could be the perfect solution to my iPod in-car quandry.

1 Yes
2 Only one I have seen but you could do it yourself. 2 small holes to drill (dont need to take the rev counter apart) I can supply you with the heavy duty strip & cover it for you. Plus I have the icelinks
3. See 2, I will do a DIY
4 YES no probs

 

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Finally got it wired in last night
What a great tool. Can flick through my entire music collection from the wheel & cos its mounted so high can see track names etc.
Selected shuffle for the drive in this morning - its great having no idea whats next from 600 of my favourite tunes
Sound is great too. Really am pleased with this - the CD Changer is dead long live the ipod