True enough, but judicious use of playlists could allow you to set your iPod going once and then you just continue listening. My iTunes library tells me I have over 14 days of music! I know true integration isn't there - but I suppose you have to run with what exists. 

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Here's how I installed the Drive + Play. The display is easy to glance at while driving (even with the normal, smaller fonts in use; there is a large font option); much safer than looking down near the cup holders, for example.



As for the control, it's just in front of the center armest release latch, perched on that fixed piece of plastic. It's installed using the supplied sticky disk, which I only half uncoverd so that it doesn't stick to the sliding door that covers the cup holders.


and


The controller falls very naturally when driving (just lay your arm on the armrest--the fingertips are right on the controller. Don't like the song on the current playlist, just hit the right button.

For the moment the "brain" part of the system is in my cooler box, but I'm going to try to move it this weekend; either under the center console somewhere or under the dash.

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mnederlof wrote:

As for the control, it's just in front of the center armest release latch, perched on that fixed piece of plastic. It's installed using the supplied sticky disk, which I only half uncoverd so that it doesn't stick to the sliding door that covers the cup holders.

Don't know if it's just me, but that link doesn't work... 

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I get the link - but NO IMAGE to display ? 
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Looks like there's a better spot for the control unit just behind the parking brake. The display is in the same spot, on the shelf above the glove box. The other view, which shows the display in a cup holder looks neat, but you lose a cup holder, and you'd have to look down to see what you are doing.

(of course, I'm sure that installing is for passenger use only; we don't change playlists while driving, right?! ) 2006 RRS SC
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MDP wrote:

I get the link - but NO IMAGE to display ?

That's what I meant when I said the link didn't work...

Having now found the pics... it looks like the loss of a cup holder in the RRS has less of an impact than it does in the D3 as the cup holders aren't on either side of the gear selector. Either way it looks nicer plumbed into the glovebox shelf, I think. 

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shmoogle wrote:

What exactly is the Belkin product I need to look at? The Belkin site shows several car iPod products - which one are you talking about?

shmoogle wrote:

Either way it looks nicer plumbed into the glovebox shelf, I think.

Robbi,
Is this the shot you mean?


I think Guy has since moved the display part to a spot closer to eye-level.

Here they are:



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It would be nice if these guys could develop a dock to fit the RRS. Have made the suggestion.

http://www.2point5.com/ Rob
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Apple have just released the Apple Remote. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...e=MA128G/A Whilst I know that there are other remotes on the market this one however looks good so I will simply put the ipod in the centre consol, hook it up to the rear aux socket, make some playlists and use my ipod that way. `All I need is some sort of amp to give the sound a bit of umph. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Apple have just released the Apple Remote. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...e=MA128G/A Whilst I know that there are other remotes on the market this one however looks good so I will simply put the ipod in the centre consol, hook it up to the rear aux socket, make some playlists and use my ipod that way. `All I need is some sort of amp to give the sound a bit of umph.

Uh, that Apple Remote requires the Apple Dock. And since it's IR, it needs to have line of sight of the dock's IR receiver.

On a side note, a Nano is only slightly bigger than the remote.

The new iPod Radio Remote, only supported on Nano and iPod with video, connects using the dock connector... but also comes with headphones, and a FM tuner you may not want. And, of course, won't charge your iPod or give it a line-out port.