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tuft
5th May 2010, 20:51
I have a built in aux socket in my centre console which I can plug in an ipod and listen it will play through my car speakers but I can only select songs etc using the ipod, not the music controls I have on my dashboard.

Is this due to my system not being compatible or is it impossible to control an ipod through an aux socket?

thanks
liam-o
5th May 2010, 20:53
an aux socket only has 2 connections (left audio and right audio)

it cannot recieve commands back, and even if the cable could, the manufacturer would need to build a compatible driver for each plugin device

in short IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
tuft
5th May 2010, 20:55
ok thanks :y:

looks like this could be expensive :n:
Lewis
5th May 2010, 21:36
ok thanks :y:

looks like this could be expensive :n:

Possibly, my HU is a Pioneer and you can get a cable which is USB at one end and the small but wide iPod connect at the other. So you can plug into the HU and use the HU to control the iPod. Its about £15 off ebay.
Tom5190
5th May 2010, 22:26
Its the HU itself, mines compatible but my old one wasnt
valencia
6th May 2010, 08:54
It depends on the make of the hu on ebay you can get a high speed ipod cable which allows you to connect yhe ipod and you can also control the songs through the headunit
tokyodrifte
6th May 2010, 10:31
It is down to the headunit to support this function, And if it does it will be through some sort of data connection (USB probably) not the AUX audio connection.
jdr
23rd May 2010, 12:49
whats wrong with aux its cheap?
Thesonicrecreation
30th May 2010, 18:15
you needed to get one with a USB adapter on it to choose the songs from your head unit man
lemon191
9th June 2010, 19:42
whats wrong with aux its cheap?

if police see you using a ipod/iphone while driving even to just change tracks then you could be done for it while chances are they wouldnt bother if they saw you using a car hu
gnevnev
10th June 2010, 10:33
Possibly, my HU is a Pioneer and you can get a cable which is USB at one end and the small but wide iPod connect at the other. So you can plug into the HU and use the HU to control the iPod. Its about £15 off ebay.

really?? didnt work for me

the usb cable i used is the standard ipod one for syncing and charging..is there another one for this kinda thing? or is it just my HU, i have a pioneer deh-2200ub
Vibe_I_C_E
10th June 2010, 11:33
I know some fusion HU have built in ipod controlls