Buy Peripheral ISGM73 GM iPod Interface KitPeripheral ISGM73 GM iPod Interface Kit Product Description:
- The GM iPod Interface kit connects an iPod directly to the factory radio.
- Track-selection can be controlled from the radio
- It provides digital-quality sound and charges the iPod while in use
- Plug-and-play installation maintains factory wiring integrity
- iPod/iPhone track-forward/track-back control through the factory radio
- Supports 5v battery charging for the iPod/iPhone
Product Description
The GM iPod Interface kit connects an iPod directly to the factory radio. Track-selection can be controlled from the radio, along with rewind and fast-forward. The ISGM73 also provides digital-quality sound and charges the iPod while in use. Harnesses are included
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Great product that gives you flexability for your ipod
By kjhman
The Peripheral ipod interface allows you to control your ipod with the ipod, while hooked up to your factory stereo. You can move from one track to the next through the stereo but thats about it. You can however control everything through the ipod on the ipod itself. That was what I wanted since a factory radio doesn't have enough control over an ipod anyways. Most other brands completely shut the ipod contols off and your only able to contol the ipod through the radio with very little control, which makes it impossible to search for music unless you unplug it and find what you want then plug it back in. The box or interface unit is much smaller than other brands which makes it easier to find a place to install it with the limited space in a newer vehicles dash. The ipod cord is much longer than other units as well (12 feet), giving you more options in your vehicle to place your ipod.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Great Product, works exactly as advertised
By SMG
I bought this product, after I talked to a couple of car radio experts. They told me that my 2002 Chevy Monte Carlo would never accept this product. But I bought it any way, and I am I glad I'm a little hard headed sometimes. This thing works perfectly, sound quality is great, I can control song up and down though the radio. I couple of words about the installation; I am very handy and was worried about this install. You have to get to the back of the radio, and in every car there are different degrees if difficulty involved. You also need to splice in wires and I soldered mine in to make sure they are perfect. Also the instruction manual lists settings for like a 100 cars, so you find yours and flip the little switches to match what the manual says. I did that, plugged it all in, tested it, nothing, no sound. It says some radios take up to three minutes to recognize the iPod adapter, waited the three minutes and still nothing. I was so disappointed, however I know that an Impala almost the exact same as a Monte Carlo but with four doors, so I checked to see if the Impala had different switch settings. Which it did, I tried those settings and it worked instantly! So the important thing is know your car and know cars that are like yours that may have the same radio and try different settings before you give up, because this thing is awesome.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Old technolgoy that needs a refresh
By Wayne Brite
I purchased this to install in my 2002 C5 Corvette.Included instructions are rather poor. Fortunately there are some excellent directions (including DIP switch settings) to be found on online forums.The cables included are not used for the Corvette. Unfortunately, I did not find this out until tearing the dash apart to install it. Nothing like doing it two times....So complaint one - there are three cables included, and none of them worked for me. I had to purchase a cable (and one that is becoming rare and may go extinct - make sure to check for this before purchasing). I later saw some bright entrepreneurs on a well-known auction site have started offering kits with this device in combination with the correct harness.The sound quality is great.As stated in other reviews, the random play control does not work. You get around 7 songs, and then it will play those same 7 again. The only way around this is to use the iPod to forward. Also, sometimes when using the "next" button on the stereo, the song skips or plays fast, "chipmunk style", once again requiring the intervention of the iPod.A minor inconvenience is that when you press the "next" button, it takes about 1.5 seconds for the iPod to respond and play the next song.Next problem - also stated by other reviews - it will no charge the iPhone 3G. You will need an adapter if you want to charge and avoid Apples #%&! nag screens. I purchased one by Griffin and recommend it.Another problem - the connection is powered at all times, key on or off. Other Corvette owners who drive their car infrequently have had their batteries drained by this device. I have not had this happen, but thought it good to warn.But.... given the options, which are few are far between, this became my choice. If you invest in a good mounting method so that you can easily and quickly control your iPhone/iPod, most of the faults of this device are forgotten.I just wish Peripheral would update this. It's time to update it to USB from Firewire and try to fix some of the bugs.
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