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Connect Mobile Phone to Car Stereo System
I recently purchased a new car, Vauxhall Corsa 10 plate.
The car has come with the attached connector socket (see pic below). I think this is for an mp3 player as the stereo system itself has a button for CD/mp3/Aux. What type of connector do I need to be able to connect my iPhone 5S to the car stereo system? Does the connector go into the headphone socket or the "lightning" socket of the iPhone? http://i57.tinypic.com/9hlv1d.jpg |
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Looks like a standard 3.5mm socket to me. I've got one of these, although I don't think I paid that much for it http://www.halfords.com/sat-nav-audi...io-cable-3-5mm
But loads of places sell suitable cables, I've even seen em in poundland
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Looks like a standard 3.5mm socket to me. I've got one of these, although I don't think I paid that much for it http://www.halfords.com/sat-nav-audi...io-cable-3-5mm
But loads of places sell suitable cables, I've even seen em in poundland ![]() i.e. basically I need a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable? |
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A wireless solution would be to buy a Bluetooth to 3.5 mm jack e.g.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/JUSTOP-BTR00.../dp/B005NDDEVQ This way you have less cables to distract you when driving. Another really great device is a 3.5 mm to fm radio transmitter which plugs into phone and creates your own local radio station. You then tune radio to frequency of device (use a frequency not used by radio stations nearby of course). http://www.world-of-accessories.co.uk/35mm-jack-wireless-transmitter-p-1635.html?gclid=CMeakpag3cMCFaQIwwodwx8AHA These devices have been legal in UK since 2006. Of course a simple 3.5 to 3.5 mm cable will work and is very cheap but does not have super-geekness ![]() For the ultimate in geekness, you can create an FM transmitter from a raspberry pi, a piece of wire and a phone charger battery, and play you mp3 files over that and tune car to your pi radio! I made one this afternoon, and copied DSOTM by Pink Floyd onto the PI, and it now plays the album over fm. Totally pointless activity really but was fun to do. |
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Silly question perhaps but does your audio system have bluetooth capability anyway, them you would not even need a cable to connect phone?
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Silly question perhaps but does your audio system have bluetooth capability anyway, them you would not even need a cable to connect phone?
However, for some reason whenever I play music through my phone, with the Bluetooth switched on, it will not stream through the parrot device and therefore through the car's speakers - not sure if it simply doesn't have this functionality or I'm not doing something I should be? |
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Base Parrot device does not have music streaming capability.
So I would go for a simple cable or FM solution |
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Or get a better car!
Who's gonna get my coat?
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