I'm about to hardwire my iPod using the PAC AAI-NIS interface but want to know if people ever used this:

http://www.installer-data.com/item/d...m.php?it=pxp01

I want provide power to my iPod when in use but not really feelin the Belkin Car Adapter. With this, I can tap into an existing power supply (cigarette lighter maybe?) and have almost everything hidden. Thanks in advance for any input!

 

You dont need it, unless u want to charge ur ipod at the same time. That cable cost 60 bucks. WOW

 

Yeah, I'd like to charge the iPod while in use since my commutes are long. I guess I can go the Belkin route.

 

Here's the kink: If you use a charger that's separate from the audio out, they have different ground potentials (the headphone jack has a ground and the DC in has a ground too, but they are attached to different points in the car.

If you use the piece that you found (which I could get you for $40, but which I don't like much) then you could solve this issue with a ground loop isolator between the cable's RCA and the NISS adapter RCA input.

Or you could get a Dension Icelink AUX with charging, also grabbs the line out, and a preamp in it that eliminates this whole ground loop thing.

But that costs more than $60. It costs like $100 or more, I can't remember...

 

Hmmm...tell me more about this Dension Icelink? Out of curiosity, what don't you like about the wires I found?
My whole idea behind it is to minimize the wires running throughout the car. I just want one simple connection to the iPod that can both play the music and charge at the same time.