Connecting iPod to car stereo

[milly143]

I've tried using a cassette adaptor which sounds terrible and an fm transmiter which just sounds like a dodgy radio station. does anyone know of a way that i can connect my ipod to my car stereo with a decent sound. It's a mk4 golf with orginal cd system if that makes any difference.

[bigmamma]

Try Halfords ,they have a good range of in-car ipod connection through your stereo system and can produce very good sound quality.

[almcd007]

Try here - i've bought three from them in the past - easy to install and the quality is second to none :

https://www.ipodcarkitdirect.co.uk/index.php

Depending on your car and stereo you can even change the volume etc using your steering wheel controls and also have the track & artist displayed in the car's stereo or other display.

[Coobeastie]

Volkswagen do an official mounted dock within the glovebox for the ipod....its about �200 fitted.

What FM transmitter are you using though...I brought an iTrip and that seems to work fine..but it is dependant on you finding an empty frequency on your radio.

[Coobeastie]

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/accessories/Search Accessories.do?range=golf&groupId=131&modelId= 0&text=&pager.offset=5

[milly143]

Thanks for all of your answers, some interesting options to look at there! I work for a company who make some fm transmitters so got this from work fairly cheaply but I don't really want to be spending money on things that will have the same kind of effect. Think I'll pay the extra and have VW fit a dock for me. Thanks again for all your answers!