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Car radio line in

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=15650
Printed Date: October 31, 2024 at 6:25 PM


Topic: Car radio line in

Posted By: captain_dmr
Subject: Car radio line in
Date Posted: June 30, 2003 at 10:15 AM

I am building an mp3 player for my car using a pc board and using software to play the mp3's from a laptop HDD, then playing them through a sound card. The problem is I am on a budget and need an amp for it. I am planing on using my existing car radio, but it does not have a line in and I dont want to use one of those tape adapters as a lot of quality is lost.

What I want to try and do is find a way to wire it directly into the radio and have it amplified there, as the tape signal and tuner signals must both go into an amp somewhere in there. does anyone know if this is possible and how I would go about it?????

thanks liam




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Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: June 30, 2003 at 10:16 AM
Yes there's ways to do this but we need to know what kind of vehicle you have and what sound system came with the vehicle.

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Posted By: captain_dmr
Date Posted: June 30, 2003 at 10:34 AM
the radio is a sony xr 3041 from about 1993 (came with the car). I dont see why the car is important, but its a 93 volkswagen polo coupe 1043.




Posted By: sparkyssb
Date Posted: June 30, 2003 at 4:47 PM
6 syllabals: FM Moudulator. posted_image




Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: June 30, 2003 at 5:11 PM

The reason I asked what kind of car do you have, is because some vehicles can use a special adapter that converts the cd changer connector at the back of a vehicle's stereo into RCA inputs for an auxilliary source.  That way, you get a direct audio connection and the sound quality can sometimes be better than with an fm modulator.

I don't think there's one available for your particular vehicle though, so your best bet would be to use an fm modulator.  Just make sure that you take a look at the back of your stock stereo to see what kind of antenna plug it uses.  The fm modulator (as well as virtually all aftermarket stereo equipment) uses a motorola-style plug, but many VWs use a different kind of connector.  If the antenna cable plugged into the back of your radio looks like this, then you'll need the two antenna adapters to properly install an fm modulator: Motorola M to OEM antenna F, as well as OEM radio M to Motorola antenna F.



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