Opinions on iTrips/FM Transmitters?

[Marcos]

Theres no other way is there . Got a standard head unit in a Ford Ka, no input just a CD player

Heeeeellllllllppp!

[finlay666]

No input on the back? (as in removing the unit)

They are ok, need to be near the aerial and they arent for me over a wired solution IMO

[Marcos]

Pretty sure Ford wouldnt be as kind as to provide a standard input in the back

But i'll read up

[XA04]

I had a cheap one a few years ago. Did the job but don't expect a perfect signal.

I suppose higher qualities ones could be better, but just my experience with the cheaper ones..

[kalniel]

Theres no other way is there . Got a standard head unit in a Ford Ka, no input just a CD player

Heeeeellllllllppp!

They work okay if you stay in the same fairly remote place and therefore can find a frequency that works. Unfortunately cars were kind of designed not to stay in the same place, so you need a passenger to keep fiddling with the stereo and/or unit to keep it working, and forget it in a busy area with a lot of stations.

[dangel]

Either replace the head unit (you'll need a wiring harness adaptor most likely as well as a facia adaptor) or go with the FM solution. We have the latter in our second car and it works well - we found 101.3 is generally free for us as we travel east anglia/midlands/manchester. Many years ago I did have an FM transmitter than plugged into the aerial input on the back of the stereo (it had a pass through for the aerial itself) which at the time was better. The wire-free transmitter we have now is better though.

[kalniel]

Which model do you have Dangel?

[dangel]

Which model do you have Dangel?

I bought some el-cheapo thing but it works well - i'll go see if I can find it..

"Bluetooth A2DP Car MP3 FM Transmitter Handsfree USB SD"

ebay seller "eshopsino"

We just bung SD cards in it - only drawback in lack of a random function but I get round this by using a random filename generator. Cost me £14 delivered. I still think one day i'll get a proper headunit but it's not vital and a fair bit of hassle (like the KA it's a non standard facia).

EDIT: this one looks just like it: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLUETOOTH-STER...item483e8ac89c