I-Pods and Classic Cars

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Printed Date: July 07, 2025 at 10:31 PM

Topic: I-Pods and Classic Cars

Posted By: bamnow
Subject: I-Pods and Classic Cars
Date Posted: October 02, 2005 at 8:47 PM

I recently completed a restoration of a classic British car which does not have a radio. I'd like to use my iPod without installing a radio. A friend indicated that I'd need to connect the iPod to an amp in order to drive a pair of speakers. My goal is to keep the car's look classic without the appearance of a radio, yet still have access to music by "plugging in" my iPod to a wired amp and speaker set-up.

Being new to car audio, I'm not sure if this can be done.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Replies:

Posted By: boulderguy
Date Posted: October 02, 2005 at 9:42 PM

Yes, absolutely, and it's pretty easy. Simplest would be having an amp & speakers pre-rigged by a shop with an 1/8" headphone jack to plug into the headphone slot on your iPod, then you control everything thru the iPod. Be sure to have them set the amp gains for the iPod you're using, as the volume out of those is fairly low.

Posted By: redpeppers
Date Posted: October 02, 2005 at 10:11 PM

i would also recommend installing a line driver.....installedge makes them and they are only about 15 or 20 bucks....it will take the signal voltage from the ipod and step it up to a higher voltage....thus less gain and better sound quality

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