iPod in Glovebox

[accobra]

I don't know about anyone else but in my last car i had my iPod in my glovebox so i could leave it there all the time and it was nice and hidden, so when i collected my VRS with mitsumi i was a little disappointed that i would have to plug and unplug my iPod all the time or push the cable into the  phone box slider, i therefore decided i would find a way to route the cable to the glovebox.

 

I ordered the below items of a auction site:

 

Mitsumi cable (non-video) - £8.79

2 metre 30 pin extension cable - £2.99

 

I then planned my route to the glovebox which would mean going in-between the phone slider box in front of the gear stick then around the rear of the dash to the glovebox.

 

The hardest part of this was feeding the cable through whilst keeping the phone slider box closed, because the slider is curved and when pushed in would prevent you from pushing the cable through, or if you leave your fingers in the gap like i did and try and slide the slider closed you trap your fingers and end up swearing alone in your car a lot. To get round this i snapped a velvet covered hanger so i just had the long part and using black electrical tape i taped one of the ends of extension cable to the hanger, i then pushed this through the gap between the phone slider and the dash (using my free hand to apply light upwards pressure to the dash) once the majority of the hanger was through i reached behind the dash from the passenger footwell and slowly pulled the hanger through, i then pulled the majority of the cable through before again using black electrical tap, taped the extension cable to the mistsumi cable and then pulled the cable through till it was tight. 

 

Once all the cable was through i fed it through the back of the glovebox and then into the glovebox tucking the rest of the excess cable behind the dash.

 

Job Done.

 

Not the most complex of things to do but i am now happy with my old school 30gb classic iPod in the glovebox with all my music good to go.

 

fyi if you don't use the hanger or something similair you will end up destroying your hand like i initially did.

 

something simple but hope it helps.

 

 

 

very small gap for the cable to go through, use the velvet covered hanger to prevent scratches to the dash. The phone box slider will still open and close once the cable is through

 

 

reach in here by the top right of the mat to grab the hanger as you push it through, open the passenger door and you won't need a arm like a contortionist. 

 

 

Finished product into the glovebox ready to go.

[Neily03]

Nice work! I have an ipod touch a a black suede ipod video sleeve and can just about hide above the sliding cubby as it's quite slim.

[Steveh3]

What was wrong with storing it in the Phone box? It's hidden just the same and you get improved battery life and reception for the other apps, like radio, spotify, etc.

[Neily03]

What was wrong with storing it in the Phone box? It's hidden just the same and you get improved battery life and reception for the other apps, like radio, spotify, etc.

 

Because the phone box is option, because the phone box is only for increasing signal strength on phones, because the cable will be sticking out, because if you have the optional phone box your phone will be in it so there won't be room for an ipod.... I'm sure there's more....

[accobra]

What was wrong with storing it in the Phone box? It's hidden just the same and you get improved battery life and reception for the other apps, like radio, spotify, etc.

I don't want to use my phone for my music and also don't like the cable being squashed into the phone box having to constantly plug and unplug it also allows me to navigate playlists and go to different sections of the iPod (audiobooks) without having to navigate them on my phone which you can't do via Bluetooth through the touch screen.

I have a iPhone 5s which if from what I have seen on here the lighting mitsumi cable costs a fortune mine cost me about a tenner.

This gives me the iPod in the glovebox with the cable disappearing into the dash making it almost impossible to see from the outside.

[Steveh3]

Skoda - having the USB+AUX not inside the phonebox "simply not clever"

[Dalelfc89]

Was it simple to get to the back of the glovebox from behind the dash? I had an old Vectra which was easy, but also had a Focus and it was a nightmare!

[Orville]

Is there anything an iPod can play that cannot be played from the SD card slot?

[j0hn]

AFAIK the head unit will only play MP3 files. The last time I tried to play AAC, FLAC or WAV files from and SD, they wouldn't play however the iPod will accept all of those formats.

[Neily03]

iPod will also play movies. Although this thread isn't an SD vs iPod thread.

[accobra]

Was it simple to get to the back of the glovebox from behind the dash? I had an old Vectra which was easy, but also had a Focus and it was a nightmare!

Yes it was open the glove box and you can simply feed the cable up the back of the glovebox and then in between the CD/SD module grab the cable and pull it through. I then tucked the rest of the cable behind the foam sound insulation in the passenger footwell.

[Dr Zoidberg]

How long is the standard cable, and do you always get one included with the car?

[Neily03]

How long is the standard cable, and do you always get one included with the car?

 

One isn't included with the mitsumi option though some dealers throw them in, mine is about 10inches long, roughly.

[Dr Zoidberg]

One isn't included with the mitsumi option though some dealers throw them in, mine is about 10inches long, roughly.

Thanks. There was one plugged into my car when I went to look at it at the weekend, but I didn't check the length.