Radio Bypass
 

Anyone know how to plug earphone wire ( the end with the plug) on the Audio output of a stock 03 alero radio?
I want to bypass my audio output so the i can bring the earphone plug into my glove compartement and plug it into my Audio output on my Laptop.
That way i can play my MP3s out of the car speakers.

Thanx

what your looking to do, is add an AUX jack onto your factory radio.

google it. see what comes up. i think we had a how to, a long time ago... but i don't remember much about it

Exactly... I've got one of those things lying around here.. That's how it works.

So i have to add a AUX to the stock radio, then plug a wire from the laptop to the AUX ....
I ll look but last time i check, i couldn't find anything....

Like Chris said its out there. Some are costly but its not job either. Unfortunately, I am unaware of what radio you could swap with that fits the Alero and still has its own AUX jack. I know most GM radios have them now

Try this link

http://www.installer.com/cars/by_car.php?carid=4268

I'd say you're better off getting a new radio, but what the heck
http://www.peripheralelectronics.com/?ProductId=91

Pac-audio.com sells the same exact stuff..

sirius radio has a module that connects in with your factory antenna line, and then connects to the radio. It has a AUX line in on it, so you can bypass using an fm modulator.

radioshack sells them... other places must.

How much would those be Shack rep?

29.99 surprisingly not bad. (if you can find them)

they have stuff like this too:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Audio-.../dp/B0007THIDQ

anything but scosche...that's a horrible brand

hmmm i m looking to do this "homemade" behind the dash so the wires don't show... only a wire coming out of the glove box...

After a lil searchin i realised...this can't really be made Home-made ...lol
So now i need to find the cheapest unit and find how to install it... I m a newbie for car radios!

from what i understand, one end goes to my radio and the other to my laptop?

with the radioshack one...

you put your antenna lead into the box. The wire coming out, goes to your radio, antenna input. Then it has an AUX 1/8" stereo jack on it. Go out from your headphone jack (on laptop, i guess) to input on that jack, and it will override your radio signal, whenever signal is present.

So plug in your laptop.. it works. Unplug your laptop, radio comes back.


works great. my bro uses it for his sirius

Wow thanx!
But i'm lookin into something different now, if it works, i ll change radios to have one with bluetooth and link my eeepc with a USB bluetooth dongle on it to the radio.
If that works, i might wait to save my money and do that. If not, then DEFINITELY going to radio shack :D

this might be a noob question but is there a way to do this without taking the whole thing apart??? like throught the feet area ???