Connecting an iPod to Forrester audio unit

Jul 07, 2006 6 Replies
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Hi, My 20 yo daughter's 2001 Forrester we bought for her has a very nice factory in-dash AM/FM cassette, 6 CD changer unit. My daughter is looking for a way to easily connect her iPod so she can avoid listening to the radio or CDs. We've tried radio frequency adapters and she has found the iPod cassette adapter too clunky and always in the way.



Is there a way to connect the ipod directly to this unit? Is there an auxiliary input on the back of the unit?



Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.



Jon


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No, sure isn't. Subaru didn't think of that until 2006 on the B9 and

2007 on the legacy. I have a an XM radio on my legacy gt that inputs into a directly wired FM modulator. The sound is significantly better then a typical broadcast FM modulator and there isn't any station bleed in bigger cities. The input would plug right into the IPods headphone jack. Thats how my daughter listens to her IPod on her '05 Impreza. Same set up as mine.

Another option is a device designed and sold on the legacy gt board called the jazzy board. It requires some additional skill on installation but it creates a true aux. input jack.

Zeppo wrote:

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Have you tried a wired FM adapter or only the wireless FM adapter? See

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wim

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Hi Wim, It appears that this will only control newer Kenwood head units, not the OEM Subaru radio.

Thanks, Jon

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Thanks to both you and Victor. I'm investigating the wired FM modulators, but leaning towards replacing the head unit with one that either has an accessory or USB port on the face or has an iPod cable coming off the back.

Jon

Jon

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Last year I got a 2006 Forester and was looking for the same solution. I ended up replacing the factory unit with a JVC player that comes with a custom iPod adapter. The installer put the iPod plug in the glove box - a nice solution. I can control the iPod from the JVC's controls. The whole setup cost me about $350.

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