Is it possible to install a 3.5mm headphone jack input from an ipod directly into the car stereo? I don't want to use an fm transmitter. My '04 Mazda3 comes with the 6-disc cd changer but no tape deck or mini disc player

I did a neet trick to get my ipod to play in my old volkwaggon it's only got a am/fm radio

they make these little converters that plug into your cigarette plug that has a dock port for your ipod then you simply tune the radio to 88.5 and wow you got the ipod on the car radio
it costs about 20 bucks got it at advance auto parts store
ohhh and it charges the ipod too

The auxillary jack is by the 2 cigarette lighters under the centre armrest.

go local electronic store like bestbuy or frys electronic they have an adaptor for most of car that have stock stereo w/no ipod input,i hope this will help,have a wonderfull holiday.

YOU CAN GET A "STREAMING BLUETOOTH DEVICE , PARROT OR IQ, AND A BLUE TOOTH DONGLE FOR THE IPOD, THIS IS INSTALED IN THE TRUCK AND WORKS BETTER THAN THE FM GADGET

Will be ways cheeper buying a new car radio with an Line-input.
Check anyway if there isn't a line-input at the back. Then you could fix a jack female socket somewhere, connected to that line input.

I woudnt reccomend a direct feed to your system unless it has a input on the stereo such as a aux in with an 1/8" plug. The other reccomended way is from an FM transmitter that plugs in to your Ipod and brodcasts it to your car stereo. They work great and you wouldnt know theye are not hard wired. Walmart, Radio Shack all have these transmitters. If your stereo does have an aux in with an 8th inch plug on it then simply go to radio shack and get a 1/8" male to 1/8th male stereo adapter and plug it in. Wiring the ipod without these two features will destroy both the ipod and car stereo as it creates a loop feedback against each other.

Joe

There is no easy inexpensive way to hard wire an MP3 player into a factory stereo from 1994.

But there are 3 possible solutions and the first 2 should be less than $50.00

1. Use an FM transmitter that plugs into the headphone jack on the MP3 player, you tune the existing radio to the transmitter frequency.
2. If it is a cassette deck there are cassette adapters also, uses direct contact with the heads on the cassette deck to play the MP3 -- getting hard to find these.
3. Have a shop put an FM Modulator in the antenna line that has a plug that will fit the headphone jack of the MP3 player. Most expensive of the 3 solutions but will have the best sound of the 3.

2005 STS4 In the center console there are audio video jacks. Go to radio shack and grab a cable with audio/video one side headphone the other. Plug into your iPod and put the touchscreen setting on AUX. It's on the screen getting to bluetooth

Gently pry the surround using a plastic tool. There are two catches on the top and two on the sides at the bottom.
With the surround off, you will see the screws holding the stereo.
If there are preamp jacks in the back, it is eaxy to add an aux post using an adapter cable. If there are no input ports, you will need an oscilloscope to find the preamp circuits inside the stereo. Only do this if you know what you are doing and are good with an oscilloscope and soldering iron.

They make adaptors that plug into the Ipod so you can play it through your radio.