Product Description
Antenna Bypass FM Modulator
Product Details
- Brand: iSimple
- Model: IS31
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.90" h x 5.60" w x 7.00" l, .60 pounds
Features
- Universal aux audio input for all FM radios
- Compatible with any factory or aftermarket FM Radio
- Play almost any portable device directly through your radio
- Just tune your FM Station to the RadioMod channel for clear, clean audio
- Audio connections and docking cables sold separately
Most helpful customer reviews
44 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
Nearly perfect Aux-In solution
By Jeff W
I've had this item installed in my wife's car for over a week now, and we're getting so much use out of it I've already ordered a second for my vehicle. That's how highly we think of it.
We both own GM vehicles (hers: 2007 Chevy Malibu Maxx, his: 2004 Chevy Trailblazer) and neither stock radio had an aux-in port for our Apple products (iPad, Nano, or iPod), our daughter's DVD player or PS3, or my Samsung Galaxy S II. We travel quite a bit by car, and we enjoy sharing the entertainment instead of having everyone put on earphones while the driver gets control of the radio by default. We had tried the cheaper FM transmitter, which had mixed results on the Trailblazer. All brands (and we tried 3 different ones) were all a miserable failure on the Malibu Maxx due to the fact that the antenna is located at the rear of the vehicle. Since FM transmitters have a short transmission radius, the antenna was always too far away to be effective. We also tried the Dynex cassette adapter with the Trailblazer, but the audio was murky and muffled.
We don't like removing perfectly good stock radios from our vehicles, so after researching other alternatives on how to integrate our various audio devices, I decided to give the modulator a try. I'm a fairly handy guy, and while I had never gotten too involved with any of my vehicles' wiring in the past, this seemed like a relatively straightforward task. I was pretty accurate. The installation took about 2 hours total on the Malibu, and I'm sure it will go faster with the Trailblazer now that I'm familiar with it.
A few things you need to know:
1) Know how to remove the trim from your vehicle to successfully remove/access your radio. I did a Google search and found the exact walk-through I needed.
2) Know that the kit does not ship with everything you need, notably a wire-nut if you intend to splice into your radio's power supply (which is what I did). It also does not ship with a 3.5mm/RCA Y-adapter, which can be found at Best Buy and other places but are cheaper on here.
3) GM vehicles WILL need an antenna adapter! Surprisingly, I found the cheapest solution at Walmart, of all places. They sell a universal antenna adapter in their automotive section with the rest of their after-market radios, and it costs only $8.00. I wasted two trips; one to Radio Shack (they had no idea what I was talking about) and AutoZone (which directed me to Walmart).
My wife was so thrilled she had to call me from her car after hooking it up to her iPod. There is a slight drop-off in overall volume, but unless you're trying to blow out the windows this shouldn't be an issue for most. You may also have to adjust the EQ settings on your device, or turn off Bass Booster on any Apple product.
The bottom line is we now have a one-point access solution for any audio device that has a 3.5mm output, which is practically universal. There is a more expensive model if you're looking to only run Apple devices that can tie in to your vehicle's radio controls, but as I said - we have a variety of different devices and the 3.5 jack is found on everything. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it's not a complete, ready-to-go kit, and this may sound nit-picky, but I wish the 'on/off' switch was lit so it could be easier and faster to find at night. Aside from that, it's a great product that does exactly what it says.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Works pretty well
By Jason
I have only had this installed for 2 days..
So far so good. I am using it in a 2004 Boxster S with stock CDR-23 radio. All in it took 3-4 hours to install myself. I went VERY slowly and even cleaned behind panels as I went. That also includes mounting of the switches near the radio.
If you have a European car you may want to check what antenna plug you have on your radio before you place you order so you can include an adapter if needed. My car needed Metra EU10 and EU20 adapters.
While being shipped it is a good time to research where you will source your switched power and ground. I used wire taps that you can get from any electrical or auto parts retailer.
Note: the on/off switch is not lit.
I am pretty to very happy with this. If it holds up it was a great purchase. That said there are a couple of things I would like to be different:
1. I dislike having to use an on/off switch. It would be great if this could somehow be signal sensing. I would pay more.
2. In between songs from my MP3 player there is static that rises in volume until the next song starts. This may have nothing to do with this item and be my radio cranking up the gain trying to find some signal. I don't know, but it is annoying. It is also the only time I can hear any alternator whine - and it is very faint. Even with these issues that may have nothing to do with this item, I would buy this item again.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
This thing just works...
By heinamj
Just finished installing in my Mazda Protege 5, no problems ... just find your power and ground wires to/from the radio and splice it in. No adapter needed for antenna on mine.
Sound is good and clear from my Blackberry. I like Classical so needed something without all of the background noise of an FM transmitter.
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