jmarcin

hey all,
i have an 04 fx4. i was wondering can i swap out a radio from a newer f150 that will fit in place and at the same time allow me to use my ipod with it without an fm transmitter

farmerbyron

I have the same question except my truck has the audiophile. I was wondering if the newer audiophile headunits have a mp3 port on them.

Mod (Ret.)

You may get your answer here, but you can also try the "Audio/Stereo" forum here as well. Also, try the search.

CrashTECH

I have an aux-in adapter for the OEM radios, if anybody is interested...

GATORB8

The 07+ trucks have line ins programmed into the Aux button (04-06 is only Sirius or RSE). You may have to do a little wiring with a reverse harness to get a clean install, and you'd need the 07-08 tray with the aux in (or install a 3.5mm jack wherever you want).

PIE has the FRD04-AUX that will give you a line in, and there are several others like the isimple that will allow you to control the ipod with the head unit.

Same goes for the audiophile, only connection difference is the third connection for the subwoofer.

jmarcin

sorry for being slow, but what is PIE?

GATORB8

It's a company: http://www.pie.net/

Stands for Precision Interface Electronics

CrashTECH

That is the aux in module that I mentioned above.

jmarcin

thanks crash. so the aux adapter you have. is that all i would need and that would allow me to plug my ipod into it and control it from the oem head unit or is there still more i would need?

how much for your adapter?

thanks

CrashTECH

You can't control your iPod through the factory radio, but the unit I have would allow you to pipe your iPod audio through the stereo.

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