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Aux In, 2005 Prius w/JBL

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by dis0rgnizashun, Feb 26, 2008.

  1. dis0rgnizashun

    dis0rgnizashun New Member

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    I'm getting tired of the mediocre sound quality from my tape adapter and I'm wondering if anybody has had success wiring their 2005 JBL system with a 1/8" aux in.

    Just a basic 1/8" stereo input for a 2005 JBL equipped Prius (just like the input in the glove box of the 2006+ Prius'). Nothing fancy like the Dice Silverline.

    Anybody?
     
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    narf had a plan where he cut one wire on the JBL unit under the passenger's seat and installed a jack between the cut. The problem was that he had to run the CD player at the same time. His solution was to put in a CD with nothing recorded on it in one slot, ran that and plugged his player into the jack.
     
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    I'm aiming for more of a "plug-and-play" install so I can easily return to stock... do you know of anyone that has a picture of the back of their 2005 JBL system? What does the aux port look like?

    Thanks aaf, I'll consider narf's solution if I can't find a good alternative
     
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    I just thought of something that should work and be more of a "Plug N Play." How about a wired FM antenna? You plug it into the antenna input of the radio and plug the old antenna wire into that.
     
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    Hmmm... I'll give it a shot this weekend and post the results afterwards...

    Thanks!
     
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    In this older thread, it is mentioned that AUX-BOX and AB-TOYT are all you need. My cousin had to use the AUX-BOX to output the sound from the carputer to the JBL system. There was a quirk with the interface due to JBL system's CD-changer, but other than that, it did the job.
     
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