New Radio!

So after 5 and half years of good service, the factory installed radio on my Mustang is done its faithful service. For at least the last 2/3 years I have used the factory installed stereo to listen to my iPod. You might wonder how...and therein is the beauty of it all.

I had the odd fortune of having a radio with a tape deck installed (came that way). Well it just so happens that those old tapes that you used to get a CD played to work in your car would work the exact same way with an iPod and I was perfectly content to have it work that way.

About a year ago I destroyed 1 of those tape adapter things in a fit of rage (it involved crushing the tape then throwing it out the car window). 1 replacement tape adapter later I last about another 8 months until more problems occurred. It seemed as if the tape player itself had gone up. No more iPod music for Drew. This happened about 2 months ago.

To wrap this story up, I've never been fond (i.e. I hate) those iPod radio transmitters. We had one for Jenn's car and the sound just wasn't ever that good. Always had some static and often time interference. So what else is there to do...get a good deal on a used radio with iPod connector (thanks Chad). A little bit of wiring and fidding later (thanks Duerling) and I have a new radio/iPod music player in my car. Not only will the player work without problem, but it will charge as it plays! So this photo is so much for everyone else to enjoy as it is for me to share my enjoyment with a car accessory!