i was wondering of anyone has found a diy method to use the aux audio. to me 80 bucks to get my aux audio working seems like a bit much. i was hoping someone knew of a way to jsut splice my own rca adaptor to the head unit... accounding to the wring diargram it looks like only 4 pins are used

aux audio 1+
aux audio 1-
aux audio 1 shield
aux audio enable

it seams like if i can find how much power/what goes to shield and enable then all i need to do isrun that amount of powere there... after that i could rca plugs into the 1+ and 1- just what i think...

i wish i had a way to test this because the FM modulator on my xm is kinda weak. if anyone has a way to test this or has already done this please post!

 

I'm waiting to hear too, though I have Sirius instead of XM. That non-functional AUX thing is very irritating.

I picked up one of the "SIGMA" antennas that someone else posted about a while back at a Nissan dealer and found that the plug isn't quite right... And THAT was $80 <sigh>

Mike E

 

If your looking to use the AUX you can buy the PIE adaptor or the ipod adaptor from ford do some searches and you can find it i just want to find a way to do with w/o spending more thatn 20 bucks

 

the plug is right, you just gotta pop off the plastic thing. that was me who posted it! i have had the sigma connected to my sportster replay for like a year. what i did is pop off the plastic thing, and then wrap the metal connector with a little elec. tape, this way it does not spread out over time! lemme know if u need more info.

 

Considering it took the pros at PIE a couple months of tinkering to get their AUX adapter functional, I don't hold a lot of hope out for a sucessful cheapie hack.

 

why couldnt ford of just made a simple head unit that has rca jacks in the back... i would really like to get a pie adaptor and reverse engineer it but i dont have the money to buy one to just use not to metion taking it apart to find out how it works.

 

How did you get the plastic connector off the SIGMA's plug? It looks like a triple-tabbed plastic socket, and I was afraid of breaking the end right off the thing, not to mention scraping up the coax connector. I got the splitter's plastic end off easily, [new part number from the Nissan boys by the way] so I have the antenna plugged into that, and that pluged into my Replay. It works fine, and I still only have the SIGMA wedged between the mirror stem and the headliner [not stuck to the glass yet. I didn't even think about putting electrical tape on it.

I'm lucky I held off sticking it on, as I had my windshield cracked by a stone and replaced about two weeks ago...

I am planning to put one of the Sirius brackets on the face of the overhead lights to hold the Replay. For now, I take it in and out of the car into work every day and so it is stil perched on the passenger visor.

Mike E