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exit69 Jun 14, 2010 09:01 PM

quick and cheap Ipod hook up on OEM radio's
 
Not sure how many of you know this... but you can buy a cassette adapter that goes into our tape decks and the other end plugs into your Ipod, Iphone or pretty much any MP3 player.. and although the sound is not amazing, it is pretty decent... way better than those things that work through your FM radio...

And they cost like 3 bucks! good cheap alternative...



https://www.digitalaquariums.com/images/cassette1.jpg

HatersLOVEme : ) Jun 14, 2010 10:12 PM

Old school cool !!!
 
I remember those the used to come with walk/discmans super cool easy cheap idea !!! :thumbsup:

maxed_out_saloon Jun 14, 2010 10:17 PM

that would work...if our cars came with a cassette player

Mu33rto Jun 14, 2010 10:30 PM

Mine came with a cassette player. I think 04-06 come with one stock.

maxed_out_saloon Jun 14, 2010 10:42 PM

really? wow thats weird

RAZ76 Jun 14, 2010 10:48 PM

Mine came with A track.

hero782 Jun 15, 2010 12:38 AM

what the heck is a cassette?

NismoMax80 Jun 15, 2010 01:22 AM

i have always used this. i primarily use my Sirius. but grabbed my cassette adapter from my sony discman i got in 98 to use with my ipod.

you 07 and 08 owners, um pretty sure you have an input jack. so why say you don't have a cassette deck? just plug it in that way.

NismoMax80 Jun 15, 2010 01:24 AM

as far as sound goes, um an MP3 reduces quality to compress the track's memory capacity anyway. besides our BOSE does have NR as well.

sounds just as good as my high priced Sennheiser ear buds.

the macedonian Jun 15, 2010 05:02 AM


Originally Posted by RAZ76 (Post 7602697)
Mine came with A track.

lol, nice one bro --> too bad I can't find this cassette adapter in Toronto(Toronto sucks like that) -- I might have to 5 finger discount the one my cousin in-law in Jersey is using on her CRV (or just grab one when I go there in a few months) whatever is easier

ChrisMan287 Jun 15, 2010 05:47 AM

That would definitely work OP. I'm running one in my 4th gen, got it for like $2 shipped off eBay and it works perfectly.

NlSMOwhiteMAX3.5 Jun 15, 2010 08:32 AM

ha you guys got it for 2 or 3 bucks off ebay while on the other hand freakin best buy goes and charges $25for it. Such a rip off for a piece of plastic and a wire

Kryogen Jun 18, 2010 07:28 PM

ya I do it since I got my tercel.... 20$

BadBlackMaxSL Jun 19, 2010 09:30 AM


Originally Posted by RAZ76 (Post 7602697)
Mine came with A track.



Raz, too funny. Obviously you, and several others on here, are much younger than I am.... its an "8" track. Now, I feel old. I remember buying my first album, it was KISS on an 8 track. Now I'm gonna go drink myself into a coma b/c I'm so depressed.

TreySmooth Jun 20, 2010 08:45 AM

I just installed the iPod interface on my 04.. but I will agree as far as cheap and decent quality, the tape deck pieces are not bad.

lolomon1010 Jun 20, 2010 09:00 AM

i am a big fan of the cassette adapter - i use it in my 03 and they bring crystal clear audio to your radio (depending on source material, of course) if you can find a way to make the wire dangling out look nice it pays dividends bc FM modulators lose TONS of kbps on the way to your radio but the cassette is perfect

also, i would LOVE to see someone mount a mini8 under a maxima dash and hook it in the aux port!

SmokinMaxSE Jun 20, 2010 11:47 AM

The cassette adapter sounds better then the CD player!:laugh: Way more base.

rgross989 Jul 29, 2010 06:57 PM


Originally Posted by TreySmooth (Post 7609678)
I just installed the iPod interface on my 04.. but I will agree as far as cheap and decent quality, the tape deck pieces are not bad.

Trey, what Ipod interface did you install....I used the cassette adapter, but not it just flips from side 1 to side 2 over and over, can't get it to work....

I was wondering what options i have without putting in a new stereo. I would love to just install an iput with 3.5mm jack.....

Thanks

northwind Jul 29, 2010 07:27 PM


Originally Posted by SmokinMaxSE (Post 7609798)
The cassette adapter sounds better then the CD player!:laugh: Way more base.

Might be my cassette adapter, but mine sounds like sh*t... may need to clean the heads or try another adapter... :(

Domestic Violence Jul 31, 2010 05:33 PM


Originally Posted by lolomon1010 (Post 7609688)
) if you can find a way to make the wire dangling out look nice it pays dividends


http://forums.maxima.org/6th-generat...tion-pics.html

Pit5Bull Aug 2, 2010 09:35 PM

I'm having the same issue with my cassette adapter in my '05... thought that it was the adapter & complained to the guy I bought it from on eBay and he sent me another one for free and it's doing the same thing (sounds like it's fast-forwarding & I can't get it to stop). If I could get it to act right long enough, I guess I could try to clean the heads on it and hopefully get my MP3 player to work on it. I plan on using that Bose until I completely get tired of the sound, but it'll do for now...

Thanks for your help in advance! :)

livindominicano Aug 3, 2010 12:21 AM

Where can i get an Ipod Interface installed? I just bought my 05 SE and was wondering if there was a way to have it installed with an AUX port

steinjr Aug 9, 2010 08:50 AM

You can also use the Cassette Adapter to make hands free phone calls!

Works perfectly with my HTC Evo.

MadMax07SL Aug 9, 2010 09:36 AM


Originally Posted by RAZ76 (Post 7602697)
Mine came with A track.

Damn, how to fail at a dumb joke, and yet no one caught it...:D

Shows you're too young to actually remember them, they're called 8 track tapes...i had the Star Wars sound track on one...:cool:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...ection2050.jpg

Sliiimmmeee Aug 9, 2010 10:26 AM

i dont like cheap fixes

if you gonna do something then do it right

BadBlackMaxSL Aug 9, 2010 12:56 PM


Originally Posted by MadMax07SL (Post 7682587)
Damn, how to fail at a dumb joke, and yet no one caught it...:D

Please see post 14.

MadMax07SL Aug 9, 2010 01:26 PM


Originally Posted by BadBlackMaxSL (Post 7682894)
Please see post 14.

Old age set in, hence I overlooked it...:D

rgross989 Aug 9, 2010 07:40 PM

I ended up finding this.....i haven't installed yet, but looks easy enough. just need to find the time.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product

Sliiimmmeee Aug 9, 2010 07:43 PM

i would also suggest just droppin the cash and gettin a pioneer set

Nellanaesp Aug 9, 2010 08:08 PM


Originally Posted by Sliiimmmeee (Post 7683479)
i would also suggest just droppin the cash and gettin a pioneer set

I'm so excited to put mine in... I just have to wait for the darn dash kit. I already hooked it up to see what it would sound like and it's twice the quality the factory HU was.

The stock (non-BOSE) system must have some pretty good speakers and speaker surrounds for the system to sound so good without an amplifier. It's ridiculous!

Also, at the place where I bought my pioneer deck, the guy that sold me the stuff was a previous altima owner, and has done a TON of work on Altimas, G-35's, and 6th Gen maximas. He answered EVERY single question I had. I was LUCKY to run into him!


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