Best in car MP3 solution?

I have got a VW Golf mk V and would like to get an MP3 player for it,
but dont want to change the head unit.

I would like to get some kind of MP3 player that connects into the CD
Changer port. I dont really want a CD based solution and it is
important that the menu system is flexible and easy to use.

The ideal solution is the Phat Noise player which has an excellent
interface (see the website)...

....but it is quite expensive (>£600)

....and if you want it for a VW then it has to be sold via a VW dealer
(Phat Noise have some kind of arrangement with them), but my VW dealer
tells me that they will only fit them to brand new cars at the
factory!

Can anyone recomend a way of getting MP3s in car with the following
requirements...

1) Keep existing VW head unit.
2) Not CD based MP3
3) At least 4GB capacity
4) Flexible menu interface
5) Doesnt need to be factory fitted when car is new!

Thanks for any help!

David Bevan

http://www.davidbevan.co.uk

err. ipod with cd changer connector ?
http://www.dension.com/main.php?pageid=50&topid=42

"David" <junk1@davidbevan.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I have got a VW Golf mk V and would like to get an MP3 player for it,
> but dont want to change the head unit.
>
> I would like to get some kind of MP3 player that connects into the CD
> Changer port. I dont really want a CD based solution and it is
> important that the menu system is flexible and easy to use.
>
> The ideal solution is the Phat Noise player which has an excellent
> interface (see the website)...
>
> ...but it is quite expensive (>£600)
>
> ...and if you want it for a VW then it has to be sold via a VW dealer
> (Phat Noise have some kind of arrangement with them), but my VW dealer
> tells me that they will only fit them to brand new cars at the
> factory!
>
> Can anyone recomend a way of getting MP3s in car with the following
> requirements...
>
> 1) Keep existing VW head unit.
> 2) Not CD based MP3
> 3) At least 4GB capacity
> 4) Flexible menu interface
> 5) Doesnt need to be factory fitted when car is new!
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> David Bevan
>
> http://www.davidbevan.co.uk


The only thing I can think of is to by any 4GB player that you like the
interface of, then get a wireless FM transmitter that you can tune to any
frequency and tune your radio into that frequency to listen to the MP3s

Thanks, but from what I have heard about this type of interface the
quality is quite poor.

David Bevan

http://www.davidbevan.co.uk

Have you considered a car computer?

"David" <junk1@davidbevan.co.uk> wrote in message
news:fb5d3f6d.0501161112.81aa8af@posting.google.co m...
>I have got a VW Golf mk V and would like to get an MP3 player for it,
> but dont want to change the head unit.
>
> I would like to get some kind of MP3 player that connects into the CD
> Changer port. I dont really want a CD based solution and it is
> important that the menu system is flexible and easy to use.
>
> The ideal solution is the Phat Noise player which has an excellent
> interface (see the website)...
>
> ...but it is quite expensive (>£600)
>
> ...and if you want it for a VW then it has to be sold via a VW dealer
> (Phat Noise have some kind of arrangement with them), but my VW dealer
> tells me that they will only fit them to brand new cars at the
> factory!
>
> Can anyone recomend a way of getting MP3s in car with the following
> requirements...
>
> 1) Keep existing VW head unit.
> 2) Not CD based MP3
> 3) At least 4GB capacity
> 4) Flexible menu interface
> 5) Doesnt need to be factory fitted when car is new!
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> David Bevan
>
> http://www.davidbevan.co.uk

My '05 Hyundai Santa Fe has a good one in it.....It's a factory but I
believe the brand that supplies them is Monsoon....
Len

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"MZ" <mark@nospam.org> wrote in message
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> Have you considered a car computer?
>
> "David" <junk1@davidbevan.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:fb5d3f6d.0501161112.81aa8af@posting.google.co m...
>>I have got a VW Golf mk V and would like to get an MP3 player for it,
>> but dont want to change the head unit.
>>
>> I would like to get some kind of MP3 player that connects into the CD
>> Changer port. I dont really want a CD based solution and it is
>> important that the menu system is flexible and easy to use.
>>
>> The ideal solution is the Phat Noise player which has an excellent
>> interface (see the website)...
>>
>> ...but it is quite expensive (>£600)
>>
>> ...and if you want it for a VW then it has to be sold via a VW dealer
>> (Phat Noise have some kind of arrangement with them), but my VW dealer
>> tells me that they will only fit them to brand new cars at the
>> factory!
>>
>> Can anyone recomend a way of getting MP3s in car with the following
>> requirements...
>>
>> 1) Keep existing VW head unit.
>> 2) Not CD based MP3
>> 3) At least 4GB capacity
>> 4) Flexible menu interface
>> 5) Doesnt need to be factory fitted when car is new!
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
>> David Bevan
>>
>> http://www.davidbevan.co.uk
>
>

sean was onto the right idea, except for the wireless part...i wouldnt
get a wireless transmitter....that is always a bad idea. seein as how
most places all the stations are taken and you will be competing for
that station...anyways, an fm modulator would work. they connect
directly to ur antenna and then to ur deck. When turned on, it will
cut the signal to a couple of frequencies, allowing you to input ur
audio and play them through your deck, like a regular radio station,
just w/o competing for the frequency. here's an example:
http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/P...fm+modulat or
but look around on ebay. im sure you can find a better one for cheaper.