Very Nice write-up! very much appreciated.
My dealer (In Canada BTW) owes me $250 worth of parts. He looked these up and returned this to me today:
hello paul
999u7-vr002 $249.95
999u7-vs000 $34.95
two days to get
thanks brad

Now, I know that's more expensive than EverythingG35 but since the parts are free (I won $250 for parts in a draw they had) I figure this is a good way to spend it.

Do I actually need the kit from EverythingG35.com or could I probably get it to work with just those 2 parts? I have the Bose SOW, No-Sat, No-Nav
Which steering wheel and console controls will work to operate your iPod functions?
Thanks

 

Does anyone know if XM traffic still works while the ipod is being used?

 

this is from EverythingG35.com...
Can I still use my satellite radio after I have this installed?
– Yes, but you will have to have the iPod unplugged from the iPod harness. The integration kit is design to over ride your satellite radio.

So I'm just guessing that if your Sat Radio is over ridden that is would not feed you Nav with traffic info. If I'm wrong it wouldn't be the first time.(or the last)

http://www.g35parts.com/9083/osc/pro...roducts_id=521
Good luck!

 

--- Already answered in another thread but though I would also answer here...too many similar threads in this forum...man ! ---

$250 of found money is a great start !

The two parts you mention are for the iPOD Gateway and the Harness. What you will also need is the iPOD cable(connects your iPOD to the iPOD Gateway). The other materials in the kit are some install instructions which are irrelevant unless you drive a Quest/Nissan as well as user manual instructions for that specific radio. I have found the instructions pretty useless. However the kit also came with the iPOD Cable, ties, grommet, and padding you can use to adhere the iPOD Gateway as well as additional padding that I used to protect wiring etc. The padding includes an adhesive that seems really strong so dont use the padding except in your trunk because I think it would be tough to get off any other surface without maring the surface.

Regarding the steering wheel controls. I dont have the premier sound system or NAV, so my only available options were Mode, up/down, and volume. The mode works just like before no changes (toggling between AM/FM /CD/AUX etc), volume works as before, the up down selection appears to change between iPOD modes (Artist/Playlist/Album/Song etc...). A recap of what audio controls works and how can be found at https://g35driver.com/forums/showthr...70#post2812370 (look at the last image of the three attached images and on the image is some text)

Thanks...

 

I saw your reply in the other thread. Thanks again. Your post with pics gave me the trust that it works and the confidence to do this. Yesterday I ordered the iPod Kit from EverythingG35 insted of my dealer. As you wrote, it includes everything I need and its only $185+$16 shipping to get to Ontario. It was much cheaper than what my Infiniti dealer quoted for 2 of the parts. I'm sure he wasn't ripping me off in his quote. Canadian dealers just pay more for the parts than our American friends for somethings. I'll use my $250 free parts for something else. There's always something else...Right? Anyway, it should be here in 2-5 days (I'm betting 5 but thats OK).

 

Glad to hear....It really is easy, a simple DIY task..that hardest part is A) Fitting my out of shape body into the trunk so I could get a better handle on the finishing work (tying up the parts and cables/cable management), and then trying to get out of the trunk--probably looked like a frightened turtle that was stuck on its back and was trying to rollover..sigh, I need to start jogging again! B) Trying to figure out the controls....I think I have a handle on it now....not as bad as initialy thought, the instructions that came with the kit alhtough for another radio style did provide some value after I read them (who reads instructions right !)

Good luck and if you have any questions just ask...glad to help !

ps. I can't vouch for how easy it is to run the iPod cable to the center console between the front seats...I started to but decided on locating the iPod in the back seat center console which made the work much easier...

 

How is the quality on this? is it close to CD or like the iTrip fm transmittor?

 

It is a lot better than the FM transmitter regardless of brand, or the cassette adapter as well. It's not even close. Just because it connects via the satellite don’t think of it as "fm" quality...it is digital quality like satellite. Is satellite Digital???? I think so! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_radio

In the 2007 G35 Sedan there are three RCA inputs (Red/White/Yellow for video) in the center console. Before I installed the iPod Integration kit, which uses the "satellite infrastructure" connections in the G35, I ran the iPod from the 1/8 audio out on the top of the ipod into the RCA Inputs (source Aux input in the car) and the quality was great. Running it via the iPod integration kit I think the same iPod sounds a little better and I think it is due to the fact that the iPod integration cable connects to the other connector at the bottom of the iPod (the one that you use to sync up, charge, etc) as opposed to the 1/8 audio connection at the top....

Personally I always burn my music on my iPod at the highest bit rate available as MP3 (320 kbps I believe)... the songs take up more disk space but the quality is so much better...that also makes a difference.

I had the fm transponder in my other vehicles for about......30 seconds....they stink. IMHO. In my other vehicle I have an in-dash Alpine Stereo with build in iPod integration and the quality is awesome. My wife’s car has the Cassette adapter. Using a Cassette/iPod Adapter IMHO is even better than the FM transmitters.

The human ear is not the most precise measuring instrument, but there is no doubt that the integration kit, and RCA inputs are so much better than the FM transmitter.

One last thing...the integration kit also charges the iPod which is nice. I also found that there is a cable you can buy that connects to the bottom of the iPod and connects to the RCA inputs in the car that ALSO charges the iPod but it is about $60-70 bucks and for an additional $100+ I felt it was better to go with the integration kit instead that provides some controls from the radio etc...

Later

 

I appreciate that you have done so much already regarding this mod but if you find you have some more time, posting any addition controls, if any, that you have figured out to date would be helpful to many others down the road.
Also; perhaps more importantly, how do you like it so far? Is it worth it IYHO?
PS
Did you actually start jogging again? Didn't think we engineers did that sort of thing. Kidding of course

 

No additional controls yet figured out. Do I think it is worth it? Yes so far. The ability to control the iPod however limited from the console is nice. The integration is not as slick as my Alpine after market deck in my truck and there is a little latency when I select a control (some limited delay when I try to scroll through the contents of the ipod. i.e. when I "scroll" through the Artists on my ipod using the "Tune" button) that does not exists with my Alpine deck…but is worse in some Pioneer decks I have used. One other quirk I don’t like with this kit is with my Alpine if I'm scrolling by "Artist" and I want to listen to "The Beatles", I select “The Beatles” and it brings me to a another level where I can select the specific "Album". With this kit I installed on my G via the console as I scroll through "Artist" and I select "The Beatles" it simply starts queuing up all the songs in all the albums as opposed to presenting the "Albums" for further filtering.

Overall I'm glad I installed it. It is clean and by using Playlists to organize things (I don’t have many playlists right now) it should be fine. Charging the iPod is a good thing as well as freeing up my RCA inputs and also not having to store the iPod in an already small console between the seats. Would I recommend it? Yes. $200 can be seen as a small investment depending on how important your audio comfort is in your car. Heck $200 is only 3 tanks of premium gas!

If I find more controls I will let you know and also if you find more please reciprocate.

Later

 

I will definitely let you know if I find any 'hidden' functions.<O</O
BTW - Only 2.5 tanks of premium in my neck of the woods but still justifiable IMO<O</O
Thanks<O</O

 

Edit: It didn't quote the entire post....so it was a little confusing. I am referring to the XM Nav Traffic only.

I cant say for sure with the iPod integration, but I do know that if you add a Sirius receiver (which uses the same harness and overrides the XM sat signal) the XM nav traffic does still work. I've had mine running like this for over a month with no issues. So I'd be willing to bet it will work in this situation also.

 

Has anyone been able to find a source for a longer or extension iPod cable? It still seems ideal to have the gateway in the trunk, and the iPod comfortably in the center console.

 

definitely interested please pm me!!!

 

Noremac, I don't know if the gateway can be used when you have Nav and Satellite already. Perhaps someone could expand on this.

Purchase: http://www.radtech.us/Products/iPhoneCables.aspx only 2' long but should reach the centre console. It's the only manufacturer I could find. Hard to believe this is not mass produced.
DIY: http://www.ipodlinux.org/Dock_Connector