I'm going to be doing my Double Din Swap once the CDA-9855 is released, and I'm going to be buying the alpine ipod module for it.. so I need a place to stick my ipod. Its a great solution as it even charges it.

 

tgenius, i think all the best locations have allready been utilized.
-cup holder/console (right behind shift)........ken @ g35ipod
-nav cubby (if available)...mine
-universal mounts. but you need to drill holes & wired will be exposed.
-ashtray....discussed alot but not yet acheived.
i'm not sure there are many more options that will 'hide' the install and yet make it pratical.

 

http://g35ipod.com/home.php

 

The only thing I'm noting is the Alpine solution uses a cable, not the dock to connect up. Does the dock have a connection for the ipod cable?

 

ashtray would be kickass!
im just too much of a pu$$y to take apart my whole console....ah maybe when the whether gets nicer....

 

Yes, the docs have both an audio output jack (1/8") and a "Dock Connector" type port (which has power and data, but does it also do audio output???).

 

How about a simple velcro to somewhere on the dash and people just use the new IPOD Shuffle with the 1/8" jack?

 

the ipod shuffle only is going to be a max of 1 GB. I have my Mp3 changer with 6 cds worth of music, it's roughly the equivalent of an Ipod Mini, but obviously spread out. my 4th gen ipod has a 20GB drive, and I could actually fill it to capacity if I wanted to.

 

I know the Shuffle has a small memory but would be maybe easier to mount somehwere compared to the Mini or 20Gb unit.

I just burn my mp3s on 1 disc (about 220 songs) and play it for about 1 month, get tired of it and then burn another playlist on another CD. I thought the Shuffle might be an easier unit to hide and stick to the dash...

 

Hehe... I saw the post above and chuckled as I thought about my nearly 30 gigs on my 40gigs Photo iPod. Copied them all in one go, on the first night of iPod ownership.

I love my iPod.

 

I just am hesitant to do the ipod solution for the simple reason that I need the ipod module AND that multichanger module, so your talkin $250 extra. Considering I'm ponying up for the 9855, I don't want to spend any extra than I have to. I am considering adding XM though.

 

what about something like this?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2Ms8lh8...rch=599carhldr

here's a nice little article....
http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/re.../ipod_car.html