Aux/iPod interface for 1990s Nissan

[Ext User(Daniel)]

Hi Everyone,

Anyone know what options there are for getting an auxiliary input into
the stereo in a 1997 Nissan 200SX? I don't care if I get RCA or 1/8th
plugs out, just something I can hook up to a little music player
(generic, not an iPod).

The car has the stock Tape/CD player combo. I've had a search around on
the net and I can see some places offering things that look useful, but
I'm not familiar enough with auto audio to know all the bits that are
required.

I've considered FM tuners but I'd like the flexibility of being able to
connect to a headphone jack. I haven't had good experiences with the
tape adaptors, but I'm happy to be told otherwise.

I have reasonable electronics skills.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Dan

[Ext User(Adam F)]

FWIW I've found tape adaptors to be the best way of doing this - very
reliable and sound much better than an FM radio sender. I've had 3 or 4 and
they've never gone wrong (just been lost :)) so I think if yours broke it
was just bad luck.


//Adam F


"Daniel" <danielt@room52.net> wrote in message
news:45bc2d2a$0$13517$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Anyone know what options there are for getting an auxiliary input into the
> stereo in a 1997 Nissan 200SX? I don't care if I get RCA or 1/8th plugs
> out, just something I can hook up to a little music player (generic, not
> an iPod).
>
> The car has the stock Tape/CD player combo. I've had a search around on
> the net and I can see some places offering things that look useful, but
> I'm not familiar enough with auto audio to know all the bits that are
> required.
>
> I've considered FM tuners but I'd like the flexibility of being able to
> connect to a headphone jack. I haven't had good experiences with the tape
> adaptors, but I'm happy to be told otherwise.
>
> I have reasonable electronics skills.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers,
> Dan

[Ext User(Daniel)]

Cheers. Will give it another shot.


Adam F wrote:
> FWIW I've found tape adaptors to be the best way of doing this - very
> reliable and sound much better than an FM radio sender. I've had 3 or 4 and
> they've never gone wrong (just been lost :)) so I think if yours broke it
> was just bad luck.
>
>
> //Adam F
>
>
> "Daniel" <danielt@room52.net> wrote in message
> news:45bc2d2a$0$13517$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Anyone know what options there are for getting an auxiliary input into the
>> stereo in a 1997 Nissan 200SX? I don't care if I get RCA or 1/8th plugs
>> out, just something I can hook up to a little music player (generic, not
>> an iPod).
>>
>> The car has the stock Tape/CD player combo. I've had a search around on
>> the net and I can see some places offering things that look useful, but
>> I'm not familiar enough with auto audio to know all the bits that are
>> required.
>>
>> I've considered FM tuners but I'd like the flexibility of being able to
>> connect to a headphone jack. I haven't had good experiences with the tape
>> adaptors, but I'm happy to be told otherwise.
>>
>> I have reasonable electronics skills.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dan
>
>

[Ext User(sgam@hotmail.com)]

On Jan 28, 3:57 pm, Daniel <dani...@room52.net> wrote:
> Anyone know what options there are for getting an auxiliary input into
> the stereo in a 1997 Nissan 200SX? I don't care if I get RCA or 1/8th
> plugs out, just something I can hook up to a little music player
> (generic, not an iPod).
>

You'll find that in the 2007 range from Pioneer & Kenwood, they're all
putting headphone jack inputs in the front of the headunits. So just
fork out the dollars for a new stereo, and you'll get as a bonus a
bigger amplifier in it as well. Can't go wrong, really.

Cheers,
Steve

[Ext User(Rod)]

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:34:48 +1100, "Adam F"
<asfletch@SPAM?GOAWAYgmail.com> wrote:

>FWIW I've found tape adaptors to be the best way of doing this - very
>reliable and sound much better than an FM radio sender. I've had 3 or 4 and
>they've never gone wrong (just been lost :)) so I think if yours broke it
>was just bad luck.

I've had both over the years, the tape adaptor I had connected to a
portable cd player was brilliant. The transmitter attached to the top
of my iPod sucks majorly. I'm not sure if that was due to the fact
that the aerial in a BA falc is in the rear glass or it's just a shite
unit, but you constantly had to flap the iPod around to get mediocre
sound. It was like listening to a radio station that wasn't ever tuned
in correctly.

Cheers,
Rod.