Currently Oem car integrations are not satisfactory to the consumer. "Sixty percent of iPod users use the units in their vehicles, but they are not currently satisfied with the integration solutions available." Aftermarket Business, Vol 116 Issue 10, p60-60. Car makers are not unbelievable to offer suitable integration for at least an additional one 5 to 10 years. And that still leaves the other 218 million vehicles already registered in the Us lacking iPod integration. And you'll notice that there are virtually no online retailers that focus strictly on iPod integration. Most of them only offer integration products as an composition to a large normal array of movable electronics and the ones they do offer lack clarity in descriptions.
I would rather deal with a enterprise whose specialty is strictly iPod car Integration wouldn't you? I want a enterprise whose sole existence is to fully join my iPod with my vehicle. And for me that leaves out Fm modulation or cassette adapters. The real deal is full integration with iPod Car Kits or iPod car Integration Modules. Ipod Car Kits offer full factory stereo integration with car ignition controlled playback, constant charging, stereo head unit control, album/artist stereo text display and steering wheel control, something Fm modulators and cassette adapters cannot do.
You need safety and convenience for your high-priced investment as well. Rather than letting your iPod lay in the glove box or on the passenger seat waiting in peril of being jettisoned onto the floor from a hard brake, where rocks and dirt from your shoes embedded in the floor mats await to scratch your iPod and its glorious finish; you need ProClip iPod cradles and car mounting solutions that you can setup yourself and do not want special tools, dismantling of the dash or damage the interior.
I've researched these True integration solutions. Universal iPod Car Kits start around . For 'Full Integration' along with car ignition controlled playback, constant charging, stereo head unit control, album/artist stereo text display and steering wheel operate (on most vehicles) kits are ready for Acura, Audi, Bentley, Bmw (motorcycle too), Chevrolet (beta), Gmc (beta), Honda, Hummer (beta), Infiniti (coming soon), Lexus, Lamborghini, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Mini Cooper, Nissan (coming soon), Porsche, Scion, Toyota and Volkswagen.
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