Ipod Owners Read On.....pt 2

[is250newbie]

Having said that I would not buy this http://www.mp3yourcar.com/ and cancelled it (I thought) it subsequently arrived by UPS 2 days later. Since my car was going in to get the dash rattle fixed (sterling job BTW, car just feels tighter without the rattle), Lexus Woodford said they would fit it for me. So, does it work?

Yes......and no. Yes, you can get playlists and track names to display on the nav screen and use the random & rpt buttons to perform similar functions on the iPod. You can also use the track up & down buttons on the dash and steering wheel and switch between playlists using the disk buttons. iPod will also switch off when stereo or car does and pause when Bluetooth phone rings and is constantly being charged.

No because that is really all you can do. There is an iPod simple mode that allows you to use the dash and steering wheel track change buttons but everything else has to be controlled from the iPod with no display on the nav screen. So a mixed bag really.

Would I reccommend it? I think it is a bit pricey and the sound is no better (and no worse) than connecting it through the standard aux socket. It really depends how much you want to control your iPod through the standard kit.

Lexus have installed it really well including a small gromet in the center glovebox to surround the hole where the new lead comes in. Looks very proffessional and everything is hidden.

Overall I am quite pleased with it and try not to think of the price too much. :)

[Barry P]

Do you mind if I ask how much they charged you to fit the kit?

Barry

[is250newbie]

Do you mind if I ask how much they charged you to fit the kit?

Barry

It didn't cost me anything because they fitted it at the same time as they fixed the dash rattle under warranty. Once you have access to the stereo it is very easy to fit. So, do you have the dash rattle? :winky:

[Barry P]

I don't have the car at all, but I can hear it rattling already

Barry