with the port on top of the tray? How stupid was that to put the port on the top?

 

I recently upgraded my HU so I don't have the problem anymore, but I agree it was a dumb move putting it there.


I have the flow-through console, but what I did originally was run the wire through everything and into my center compartment. I'll do a quick sketch later so you know what I'm talking about. It's really easy to pop all this stuff up and run the wire through.

 

You could disconnect the top port and run it to a different location and put a regular tray on it. I never had the top port, but cannot stand the location of it, so I ran mine next to the cig lighter

 

Here is an idea of how I ran mine...you can still see the wire at the input and at the bottom of the ash tray, but otherwise it was completely hidden. It tied me over until I got the new HU.

 

i too have gotten a diff deck. ford had the right idea, but should have went a litte further with the idea IMO. i wonder if you can undo the connection at the tray and run in that way so that it is invisble.

 

you can always cut the wires and solder a new end on...its only 2 wires and a ground

 

i never looked, i am gonna have my ipod cable routed inside my console.

 

Mounted mine in the glove box

but i have the pioneer d3 , man i love that thing.

i too agree about the tray input , it was a good idea , but it seems kinda ugly with the ipod wire running in the middle of everything.

i like Mblouir's idea for a quick fix , or like Atom said , see if there is a way to mount that little guy some where hidden.

 

Ran it the same way as mblouir. I also tapped the cigarette lighter and ran another 12V outlet to charge the iPhone/iPod.

 

i do have a FM transmisor that go into the cigarrete lighter so there's where my ipod belongs

 

I drove once with the ipod plugged in up there... then realized that was not a good idea... and I like the stock stereo... so I found a used Brandmotion iPod connector and now it works great.