USB

gerard gue · Senior Member

USB

JeffRae · Guru

You need to get a Lightning plug to USB cable (lightning plug in bottom of iPad) to connect iPad to car stereo
You can also use a 3.5mm audio cable to connect from plug at top of iPad to car radio, alternatively you could use Bluetooth.

Three different methods, it depends on what your car will accept, what model car do you drive ?

-- Edited by JeffRae on Thursday 22nd of June 2017 04:16:21 PM

gerard gue · Senior Member

unfortunately an old one 2002 SR5 hilux

regards

GG

Barboots · Senior Member

Then it's down to an FM transmitter or one of those awful tape deck adaptors. Probably adequate in context with the system performance however...

JeffRae · Guru

I suppose the volume isn't loud enough when you play direct from the iPad hence needing to play through radio, what about a cheap portable bluetooth speaker some where in the car to increase the volume

PeterD · Guru

An easy way to connect the phone to the the radio is via a low power FM transmitter. You feed the audio source to the transmitter (which plugs into a cigarette lighter socket) and tune the radio to the transmitter.

There is some listed here. Some of them are tailored to use with iPhones.

Waterbags · Veteran Member

Maybe easier to get a Small Bluetooth Speaker and pair with Ipad- normally will operate for 8-10hrs before they need recharging, otherwise you can plug the speaker directly into cigarette lighter socket with an adapter.

You can get excellent sound quality from these small Bluetooth speakers

gerard gue · Senior Member

Thank you all
We are in Blackall and Jaycar was waiting for me!! Just bought a fm transmitter, on special!! Yep. Now I will fiddle all pm. Cheers
GG

ABNER · Veteran Member

I also got the Fm transmitter from Jcar, $11.95, plug in a thumb drive or sd card and away you go, works a treatwit any MP3 music, I have over 4 days of music on one drive and can fit the same again on the same drive.

Bob