iPod in the car

I have been wanting to get my iPod wokring with my head unit in the car for ages but I bought my Alpine in November in 2003. Two months later they brought out new versions that had iPod connectivity for less than I paid for mine (typical). I wasn't going to buy a new head unit just so I could connect the iPod up, not when it works perfect besides for that and I paid about £300.

I'd been looking at iTrips but at the time they were illegal in the UK, not anymore. Although wasn't too sure about how well they would work. I then saw the Dension IceLink FM, which lets you tune your car radio to your iPod but this actually connects into your car aerial so the signal is less affected by interferrance. It also comes with an aux input so could connect my other MP3 players up as well if I needed to.

My head unit does play MP3 CDs but I never get around to writing them and if the aux, I could load up my Zen with the latest songs from Napster on Monday morning and listen to them in the car :-)

I am spending money again but this will be the last purchase, I'm telling myself its a reward for doing the Great North Run. Yet not actually running it until tomorrow. Hopefully this will arrive next week from the Apple Store, which was as cheap as anywhere else and have had good experiences from them before.

I may need a Dashmount adaptor, so I don't have stick holes in my car but will see how it works first.