okay so i just got a 2005 Mazda 3 hatchback and one of my buddies told me that he pulled the stereo out of his and bought a cord to plug into the back of the stock head unit that allows him to plug his ipod in. i cant figure out if this is true or not, any help??? i did however find a plug in the back back of the stock head unit but im not sure if there really is a plug i can buy to do this.

 

does it look like a headphone jack? if it does, what you need is a male-to male (I know sounds gay) auxillary cable. Ask a radioshack employee and they should be able to get you one for about $10. I do not know the stock radio but many cars now-a-days do have soem sort of iPod support behind the unit, or an auxillary port.

 

LOL that did sound gay. and isnt it called circuit city now there . but basically what he said is right go find the cable... or get an upgraded sound system. but imt hinking the cable is cheaper even if asking for it will be wierd lol

 

http://www.therpmstore.com/product_i...roducts_id=142

there u go

 

hey dude thank you so much i have been looking everywhere for that, thanks again, ttyl

 

no problem!!!

 

SPeedy3 - question? how about for a PSP\is there a cable to plug into the AUX \ mazda 3i 2008. any help would be great.

 

I bought an auxmod basic to add the jack. I have heard since that the circuitry was not necessary and a simple cable would have worked. I thought that 2005 and older may need the more complex version...

comments?

Oh, I did have to buy an inline suppressor from "the source" that worked very well and did not seem to clip much of my sound away.

 

'04-'06 Mz3's do not have a built in input, and there are no RCA inputs on the back of the HU. '07+ Mz3's have a 3.5mm input in the center conosle (ACI) which connects to the back of the HU.

There are multiple aftermarket simple and ipod integration inputs available for the 3.

 

I added the factory ipod adaptor to my 08 CX-7 (Bose w/o nav) and have ran into a problem. It isn't charging the ipod. Since I'm a tech and electrical idiot, I had a local stereo shop hook it up for me. Since they're very reputable, I threw away the installation instructions after I got home. I'm sure there's probably some type of setting that they overlooked. Can anyone help me out with a site the instal instructions may be? Calling Mazda was useless.