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2005 Prius Owner AUX NEEDED!

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by mpglol, Dec 18, 2016.

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  1. mpglol

    mpglol New Member

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    Alright so I just bought my prius yesterday and when I begin to look for the aux cable bam didn't have one.(06+) are the ones that came with one

    Got on all the forums freaking out and the best fix in my opinion is the install of the aux into the cd changer behind the radio

    I was wondering if anybody had a good brand of the product or should I just eBay it

    also if anybody had a good thread or video showing how to install it
     
    #1 mpglol, Dec 18, 2016
  2. Kate Harvest

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    Here's a pretty good guide with photos for how to disassemble the dash to gain access to the back of the head unit.

    I use a GROMAudio USB3 and am reasonably happy with it, though I use the USB mass storage function much more than the aux function.
     

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    Hey Kate, so does that enable you to play music from your flash drive?
     
    #3 HY106, Jan 4, 2017
  4. Kate Harvest

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    It sure does. And I get to browse the flash drive's content using the MFD as if it was a CD changer with MP3/CD's loaded into it!
     
    #4 Kate Harvest, Jan 5, 2017
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    aux is great but one more vote here for USB - much more convenient once it's loaded up properly.
     
    #5 beenjaminY, Jan 5, 2017
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    The VAIS MML is generally a much more well regarded product for playing off of a USB stick with the stock MFD UI... I picked the GROM unit instead both because it's about $100 cheaper and because in USB stick mode, the MML emulates a 4 disk MP3/CD changer and requires you to partition your USB stick into 4 partitions to do so whereas the GROM lets you emulate a 6 disk changer and just has you make a folder for each emulated "disk," so that all 6 of the disk buttons on the UI have a use.

    The GROM is decidedly buggier too though.
     
    #6 Kate Harvest, Jan 5, 2017
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