Playing Creative Zen MP3 thruogh 2005 Ram Stereo- the FM setup stinks-- Can I wire it directly using headphone-out??

Well, I would recommend that you just go and buy any decent aftermarket head unit, and keep the original to put back in the truck when you sell it. They really aren't very good.

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It can, with the right piece of hardware:

Interesting dilema. Spend $80 (tax&ship) for add-on that will most likely do the job just fine - (MP3's are a tradeoff on quality anyway) or $150 up for an aftermarket . Does anyone know the output specs of the stock player compared to, say a Sony? I mean frequency response and range, not power. To get really good sound I am inclined to replace the speakers before investing in a new head unit. Right now I am trying to get by as cheap as possible. IMHO Road noise kills any exceptional qualities of a high-end unit (except for bass) anyway.

Thanks for your resp>> connector. There is an unused smaller connection port next to the

Oh, ok... then in that case, you can do something like this:

This will still modulate your iPod audio over an FM frequency, but because it's inline with your FM antenna, you're not competing with stray FM signals outside of your vehicle.

Dammit... I've been found out! :)

Nah - their site is just quick and easy to find stuff, and link to it. There's any number of places you can get a wired FM modulator from, and probably even cheaper than that - but at least you get the idea.