Chemsol and I did this last weekend. Let me know if there at any questions. It was a very straight forward install. Enjoy. If anyone would like a write up I can do that as well.

 

Looks Great.

I would love to see the writeup.

 

Writeup would be nice, send to luke (at) vqpower.com

 

Great write up indeed. Enjoy the setup

 

how good does that thing work ne way, i was thinking of getting one

 

i got one question. what does the controller plug into in the back of the head unit? it doesnt plug into the preamp output does it? cause i have that running my amp in my trunk...

 

wow looks good man

 

ok so ive never seen an ipod installed like this so if this is a dumb question im sorry

can you now control the ipod with your pioneer remote?

do the song titles playing on the ipod appear on your pioneer?

 

I am working on the write up right now.

WillMax95: This works by sending the signal from the Ipod to the mini computer in the box from pioneer. Then the box translates it into a format that the deck recongizes. It displays the same thing that the IPod does, but on the face of your HU. You have to have an IP bus aka Aux on the back of your deck. Look at the first picture. That is the AUX wire that goes from the deck to the box. This has nothing to do with the pre-amps. This is the typical way people hook up a cd changer.

pavelsmax:
can you now control the ipod with your pioneer remote? Yes you can, anything you can do on the Ipod you can do with your remote.

do the song titles playing on the ipod appear on your pioneer?
Yes, the title is displayed the same as on the Ipod.

I want to add this is the only digital way out there. The other ways to do it is the rca's or fm transmitters. You can't even compare the sound quality.

 

Very true except that Alpine makes a head unit that lets you plug a Ipod into it directly for the same features you have stated above. But I think the route you went is better just because you already had the deck.

 

What sucks about the pioneer is that it requires an extra box to make everything work, i already have too much crap behind my radio to even attempt something like this and to make it fit, plus i have a dvd player and screen hooked up with a box similar to the ib100 or whatever it is back there on your setup

 

Does the Alpine run the dock connector cable ? Or how is it connected ... Pioneer is the only one ive seen with the true digital connection. I could be wrong. Do you have a link ?

 

I wish I could use the digital Pioneer CD-iB100 box, but I dont have a newer deck so I had to go the route with the CD-RB10 aux rca outputs. The sound is still good though 10x better than those fm transmitters, im also running a creative zen micro, down with apple. But great work, I read that the box also recharges your ipod which is a +, are you going to get a mounting bracket for your ipod or just let it lay there?

 

My bro has a deck that 5 years old, it will work on his , mine is over 2.5 years old and it works. I plan to hid it in the cubbie bin its sitting on in the picture. I can just flip it up and no one knows its there. Yes it also charges while it plans. This will work on any pioneer deck that has the IP bus on the back of the HU.

 

Are you blind? I'm sorry but that looks like crap.

I do give you props for having an ipod in your Max though. That's the only "great" part.

 

Nice setup. I hope to have a much more clean setup for my ipod soon.

 

you could use the ash tray for a holder, it would hold the ipod upright and you would be able to hide the wire when its disconncted by just closing the tray. I have my bass control **** in there going from my amp it works great.

 

Explain how it looks like crap, the only reason you can see it was for picture purposes. I have it in the bin closed, you wouldn't even know it was there unless I told you.

 

ok, that explains it. I can't see that in the pictures so just chill out.

 

Get off my *****. If you have nothing good to say keep it to yourself.

 

Next time you decide to make an ignorant comment, make sure to include a positive suggestion. It will make you look more intelligent...

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very nice! clean install too!

 

What model pioneer HU is that?

 

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BTW Great idea, looks awesome!

 

For those interested, the Pioneer module is the CD-IB100: Pioneer CD- IB100

The decks it will work with for certain are listed on the page. I believe, as
96white mentioned earlier, that it should work with most decks with an IP bus. It may or may not be able to control the Ipod though. Even if it cannot, it has
"“External Unit” Compatibility with many additional Pioneer Headunit and AV Receiver models." Not quite sure what this means but you can check with Pioneer.

The sound quality is excellent considering it is a compressed sound file and there wasn't a hint of interference.

 

i dont think you were the first but good job.

 

Nice install.

 

I think its a good install, but the efficiency depends on how great of a HU you have. For example, if you have a $180 deck, why would you spend $100 on an adapter when $200 can get you a new deck that's already iPod ready?

It looks like an n-generation P6700MP. Is this correct?

 

Dan: I have a DEH p6400. .

Maximus_95: This is a brand new product that just came out. I have asked around on the org about and and no one had it.

Decker87: It is well worth the 120$ . I got it at cost which is way below $120 so it was even better for me.

 

I wonder if it would work with bose?

 

Unfortunetly it needs to be pioneer for this Item to work.

 

I doubt it since the BOSE cannot display song titles at all. Better off just getting a pioneer.

 

I just got one for my Kenwood DDX7015, and love being able to control my iPod from my touch screen. It was a very easy hook-up though...i don't c why a write up would b needed. I think everyone was expecting something new and unheard of. Its just a plug and play adapter.

 

does it have a limit as to how many folders it can handle. I remember reading somewhere that it can only do about 99 folders which would be a problem for me since I got a 40GB iPod with over 270 albums
LMK. Thanks!

 

i have same set up for past 2 month now

 

Very nice Dan! You should have called me up I love doing those custom installs

 

...confused...

 

wrong Dan. 96white's name is also Dan

quite the coincidence...

 

I was gonna say do something with that cut out under the head unit. when i install mine thats what im doing it. im gonna drill a hole in back of that and just have the hookup that goes into the ipod running thru that, that way you won't see any wires.

 

o yeah, they do make other boxes like the pioneer one for other brands of head units. just go to crutchfield.com and look at the ipod section and go to (ipod to brand name head unit) or something along those lines. they have quite a few in there.