iPod placement/Dension

[fangbosun]

Happy New Year !!!

Quickly hooked up the IceLink:Plus (chrissie present) and thought I'd run the cable through to the front during the rest of my holidays. Then I thought, 'Why not just leave it in the CD changer area?' I am using a surplus iPod mini and only need to take it out to update the playlists and if the car ever gets broken into it's less likely to get pinched. Does anyone know of any problems doing it this way?

[UCrewX5]

No problems at all with doing it that way. Enjoy!!

[chankla]

That's exactly the same way that I installed it.
I bought a used 'junker' iPod on eBay, filled it with the my music library (40GB) and dedicated it to the X5. The only times I take it out are to add music or change playlists.

Happy 2006!

[RobC]

Me too. Hooked up the iPod and couldn't think of a good reason to run the cables through....then again, some call me a lazy bu**er

[yeowzer]

Do you have any pics of the install in the back. I can't seem to find any room back there. I don't want to run cables to the front either. Thanks.

[Tom G.]

This has been a popular quick install for the X5 crowd lately:

[loansinpa]

If you mount it up front the upper vents seems easier to get to. Had it down on the passenger side of shifter and it was difficult to see/use. Almost crashed! *Public Service Announcement* Don't use while driving. I still like the ipod interface as opposed to using playlists/head unit to control. Running the wire didn't take more than 15 minutes.

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by loansinpa

If you mount it up front the upper vents seems easier to get to. Had it down on the passenger side of shifter and it was difficult to see/use. Almost crashed! *Public Service Announcement* Don't use while driving. I still like the ipod interface as opposed to using playlists/head unit to control. Running the wire didn't take more than 15 minutes.

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I don't care for this mount for a few reasons:

1) Heat blowing on it when the heater is on. That can never be good.
2) If an airbag was to deploy. Now you have an iPod being used as a projectile.
3) Unwanted attention from outside when vehicle is unattended.

[loansinpa]

Point taken - different strokes but I do believe it sits behind the air bags being that it's directly above radio and I have just kept that side of vent closed. It is in pretty plain view unless you have dark windows or pull it out of the cradle whenever you're parked in the public. If you like the head unit interface there's no reason to have the ipod within reach.

[rangerfan]

Originally Posted by loansinpa

Point taken - different strokes but I do believe it sits behind the air bags being that it's directly above radio and I have just kept that side of vent closed. It is in pretty plain view unless you have dark windows or pull it out of the cradle whenever you're parked in the public. If you like the head unit interface there's no reason to have the ipod within reach.

Agreed. I think the head unit interface stinks myself and have mine mounted on the vent as well.