Is there a car stero where I can connect my mp3 player?

Question

I just bought a 98 ford windstar...(woohoo for me!) lol Im going to have the stereo replaced (all thats in there is a am/fm cassette player) but Im hoping to find one where I can plug in my sansa sandisk MP3 player...please keep in mind I am in canada but I can travel to niagara falls new york if I have to

thanks so much!!!

Answer 1

Panasonic is what you are looking for. They have axillary input jacks on the back so you can plug in your mp3 player and listen to it through your car speakers.

You will have to buy a special cable to hook it up. One end of the cable has a mini pin or headphone pin that plugs into your mp3 and the other end with have two RCA jacks. It is called.....mini pin to RCA. I bought the cable at walmart for $6.

You will leave the cable connected to the back of the CD player and just connect your mp3 player when you get in.

Do not use one of the contraptions that plugs into your cigarette lighter. They transmit the mp3 players signal via radio that is picked up by your cars radio........the sound quality will have static in it just like normal radio

Answer 2

What you're looking for is an "auxiliary input", and most new CD players have them. There are two types: front inputs and rear inputs.

A front input will look like a small headphone jack on the front face of the player. To use your MP-3 player with it you'd need a cable with a stereo mini plug at each end. These are very common and very inexpensive; any place that sells CD players should also have the cables. Front inputs make it easy to quickly connect and disconnect the MP-3 player, but they make it impossible to hide the connecting wire.

A rear input will either be a 3.5mm stereo jack or RCA plugs on the rear of the CD player. To use it, the connecting cable is installed at the same time as the CD player, and the end that plugs into your MP-3 player can be run to your glove box, center console, or dash pocket. This type allows you to keep the wire and the MP-3 player out of sight if you want. They're also more durable than the front input type.

Answer 3

I have a mp3 player that plugs into my lighter
I can plug mp3 player or usb flash drive that has mp3/wma
files on it

and it plays thru the radio -- perfectly

only cost me $30

and $20 for the 1 gig flash drive

well worth it - crammed full of wma music for the long trip

Answer 4

You can buy this thing called a FM transmitter it cost like 20 bucks and it hooks into the ear plug of your mp3 player and it plays through your radio look it up on the internet "FM transmitter" you can get it at wal-mart or k-mart

Answer 5

yeah Sony makes so does Panasonic and many others...