radio / ipods

[markthe45king]

I have finally come round to putting a proper radio in lily (at present i have a battery operated pc speaker and my ipod)

now my choices are a cheapo halfords radio with a usb input (i never listen to the radio!) that i can just leave loose and hide away or i could buy a nice looking vintage unit adapted with ipod inputs. But that's an extra £90 at least.

So my question is - does anyone know who does such a conversion (adding the ipod inputs to a nice radio) and how much i'm looking at - i'd like to look at this way as if i got an old radio i wouldn't need to change the polarity, and i'm kind of attached to being the opposite way round to modern cars.....

thanks as ever.

[Neil MG]

It seems no-one does it cheap! A nice period Radiomobile with ipod connection is nearly £100:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIOMOBILE-C ... 426wt_1185

You can buy an unconverted unit and do it for much less if you like:
http://www.spridgetguru.com/TA0041.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Radiomobile-1 ... 349wt_1185

[lambrettalad]

Hi just been lucky ,got a Kenwood radio cd player with aux input at newark auto jumble for £3,I thought it was worth a punt, and it ALL WORKS !!!!!!

[chrisryder]

at stoneleigh restoration show today there was a guy with a stand who does exactly what you're after.

no idea of price i'm affraid, but i picked up a business card.

Walmley Classics:
Classic car radio adaptation: FM, MP3 and ipod. Classic Valve and Transistor radios. 8-Track Players.
Roger Beasley
Tel - 0121 three111five88
Mob - 07979 four24six16
email - rogerbeasley4(at)msn.com


if you can't make out my 'code' then i'll pm you the details properly.

[LordAnthony]

If you never use the radio you can just fit a headless amp under the dashboard and plug your ipod directly into it. Nicely hidden and a good sound.
It's what I do in mine. I open up the glove compartment and the player rests on the lip of the open flap.
I use my phone as the mp3 player and it has the added advantage of acting as a handsfree phone with the caller's voice coming over the stereo.