Anyhow, here’s the pics of the install. The official install instructions and user’s guide are linked on Bimmernav’s page.
The IV2 as it arrives. There is a serial port (for firmware upgrades) on one side, and 3 connections on the opposite side. (ibus, CD changer and Alpine AI-net).
Inside the IV2. You move jumper pins if its slaved off a Sirius unit (mine is):
All of the pieces. Alpine KCA-420i, the ipod, the ipod cable, and the cable connecting the IV2 to the Alpine unit:
I am installing my iPod where the CD changer went. I drilled a 1" hole in the back of the CD changer blanking tray:
I used a 1" rubber grommet from an electronics store to clean up the install, and make sure the cables don't pull through: