[andreg]

Folks,

is it possible to hookup a mp3 player or anything that has a lineout jack to the stock radio of a c320 ? I currently use a line-out to a cassette then stick it in the deck but its ugly as hell. its there wiring on the radio that would allow a direct connection from the player ? and maybe choose CD as an input to get sound ?. another option of course is to plug in a fm transmitter then tune the radio as a source...but these dont work well...

thx in advance
andre

 

[Lynn]

There is a hardware hack that can be done to the cassette player that will give you an AUX input. The player will no longer play cassettes, however.

 

[andreg]

can you tell me more ??
andre

 

[Lynn]

Go go http://www.buellwinkle.com/howtos.html and scroll down to Adding Aux in to cassette.

 

[JimAB]

That casette player hack scares me. I would just use a cassette adapter, but you really can't do it with the crazy way the cassette player is behind the display door on that particular radio. I would remove the cover of the radio, insert the cassette adapter and run the wire out the rear of the radio and down into the ashtray area for a sat. radio receiver or Mp3 player. What someone needs to invent is a cassette adapter w/ a tiny RF modulator built-in! The spinning of the cassette player's mechanism could turn a tiny generator in the cassette to power it! Is that crazy or what?