Add an MP3 Player Input to Your Car Stereo

Posted by Kevin

June 26, 2008

If you’re sick of the poor sound quality that you get from one of those FM transmitters for your car, and you no longer have a tape deck to hook up an adapter too, then what can you do to get good sound quality from your ipod or MP3 player? Student Donn Morrison, shows us how you can add an auxiliary input to your car stereo, so you can have a direct line in from your MP3 player. This means no more static from the FM transmitter! All you need is a pair of old headphones and a soldering iron (with maybe some soldering skills to go along with it) and you’re ready to take on this project.

These instructions are specific to a certain audio processor, but if you dont have the same part, he suggests that all you need to do is look up your part number on the internet and find the correct circuits to solder.

To see how Donn Morrison added a MP3 player input to his car stereo, click here. And if you need to brush up on your soldering skills, take a read through our beginners guide to soldering.