IP-BUS Cable
Ever since Santa brought me an iPod for Christmas I've been using it here, there and everywhere, Beatles-style, in the car, with a smile. To play it in the car I've been using one of those little FM transmitter gizmos that let's you tune your iPod onto a station on your stereo. Problem is that you sometimes get a lot of static and since it wasn't a digital transmitter I was always fiddling with it to get it right. And in a place like LA, every singe open frequency on the dial is taken by a radio station and so no matter how much I fiddle with it I ALWAYS get static. So I decided to break into my dashboard, pull out my stereo and figure out a way to connect my iPod directly into it.
After tearing apart my front console, and after doing some research online, I found out I needed a CDRB-10 IP-BUS cable with RCA female ports. Naturally I raced right out to Best Buy and found what I needed. I wired it up, closed up my dashboard and now it works like a charm. No static, no problems. This'll be perfect for the long drive out to LA next weekend. Now I just need a car charger and I'm set.
Special Thanks to Schatz for providing the ratchet set and philips screwdriver. Very Special Thanks to Karen for providing the Kitty Kat flashlight (c/o Nick and Noah) so that I could finish the job in the dark.
The Four Eyed Monsters duo have just posted episode 4 of their video podcast series. It's a nail-biter as it ends with a cliffhanger. They're about to hit Slamdance head on, and watching them brings back memories of our little sojurn to that snowy land of desperation and fame. (BTW, you don't have to have an iPod to download and watch audio and/or video podcasts. You can watch and listen to them on your iTunes. I'm sure most of you out there know this, but I though I'd mention it just in case.)
