My guess is that if they paid $5 apiece to manufacture these they are wasting money somewhere. I can buy a full feature CD player and FM/AM radio that plays every disk known to man for $200 retail... This is a chip that has intelligence to communicate with a radio and fake it out and then pass along an audio signal.

It can't co exist with anything else.. They have a product that is in demand they they developed first and were in the market place first. No competition and that equals profit.

BTW, I'm #104...

Thought it was a little pricey at $70 but it is what I need so I can make my Sirius work like it did in my old truck. The FRD04-AUX also has a wire in the cable on pin 20 that will help mute the HU when my phone rings... Has to be compatible with the '04s that use this wire.. Tried to use the pin already and that seems to work except my '05 Scab doesn't have a wire in that position.. so I'll wait for the P.I.E. Aux thingy...

Jack

 

Getting back to the topic on hand ...


"Of the first 200 we will be receiving, your order is number 192."

"Please remember, Logjam Electronics NEVER charges your credit card until the order actually ships so there is no risk to you, as you can cancel your order at any time. Therefore, we have placed your order on hold until this product is available."

Terry Surface
Logjam Electronics
(765) 644-1250
terry@logjamelectronics.com

 

Anybody have any updated on when this thing is supposed to be released? I know I am on the waiting list, and have not heard from Logjam.

Also, what exactly are the capabilities going to be. I am wanting to run satelite radio directly through the headunit without an extra box (I dont know if this will make it possible at all), and would love to install a bluetooth kit to integrate into the factory headunit. Will this help at all, or it is truly going to just allow you to plug in an ipod or something like that?

 

It's an aux input, that's it. It connects to your HU and give you a pair of RCA inputs to do what you wish with. Ipod, Sat radio, whatever. That bluetooth kit is totally seperate.

 

I was just on Logjam's web site, and they have tracking numbers for the first 200 units they ordered. They should be receiving them from PIE soon then distributing. They have also placed an order for 100 more units supposedly to be deleivered to them in Mid-October.

Looks like they have sold 289 of these units....well 290 now with my order.

Lookinf forward to ripping open my dash and installing this thing....finally my iPOD in my F150. Took a 6 hour trip to Bristol TN this past weekend....would've been nice to have the iPOD on that trip.

 

Yep... I just noted that as well. Looks like they're close!

 

I suggest that once people start getting these things in, we make a new thread detailing installations, i.e.-wire colors, where the unit gets mounted, etc. I called my nearby Ford stealerships, and not one of them was willing to let me have a copy of the wiring diagrams for behind the dash. They all stated they "could not be a part of anything that could void my warranty." It's my darn truck, I'll install what I want!

A good how-to is what I am suggesting, I think.

-Travis

 

I agree 100%

 

Have no fear, I am here to save you $20 at no charge

Originally priced item. ENJOY!

 

That part won't work on our trucks. Sorry to burst your price-saving bubble bud. The part we need from there is this one. All for the low, low price of $85.98 (unless you bought from Logjam Electronics during their mis-price, like I did).

-Travis

 

Ahh ****, now I feel like an idiot.

 

I posted the full ford wiring diagram a month or two ago. Do a search for wiring diagrams. You might also search using my username, it will return all my posts and you might be able to narrow the search down that way too.

 

This might help too

2004 in Pdf Format

2005 in Pdf Format


Hope it helps.

 

Thanks for that diagram. Unfortunately, those were not what I was talking about. I was referring to the wiring coming off the cigarette lighter, and the auxilliary power port in the dash.

-Travis

 

isn't the cigarette lighter just 2 wires? As far as the aux power im guessing your are talking about the 12v power point and that should just be 2 wires too. looks like the power point is brown-pink = power and black = ground. The "cigar" lighter shows as Lightblue-white = power and black = ground.