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USA SPEC PA11-CHR - iPod in-vehicle interface adapter |  | Brand: USA Spec
Category: CE
Buy New: $99.99
as of 9/6/2010 01:42 PDT details
New (4) from $99.99
Seller: AUDIOSOURCE
Rating:  5 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.3 x 1.8
MPN: PA11-CHR
Model: PA11-CHR
UPC: 024254030101
EAN: 0024254030101
ASIN: B000BAZFGS
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Plug and play installation | | • | Charges iPod | | • | iPod control through factory radio |
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Product Description
OEM ipod integration
-300M/ LHS/ CONCORDE 1998-2004
-PACIFICA 2004-2006
-PT CRUISER 2001-2005
-SEBRING / CIRRUS 2001-2006
-TOWN & COUNTRY/ VOYAGER/ CARAVAN 2001-2006
-DAKOTA 2001-2004
-DURANGO 2001-2003
-INTREPID 1998-2004
-NEON 2000-2005
-STRATUS 2001-2006
-RAM 2002-2005
-JEEP CHEROKEE 1999-2004
-LIBERTY 2002-2006
-WRANGLER 2003-2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Spend money on something else June 26, 2010
paul
Keeps switching out of ipod mode to an fm station. Its becoming inconvenient. Better off spending the extra 30 bucks to buy one of the competitors.
 Love it...and it made my wife's day! June 9, 2010
A. R. Trampler (Springfield, MO)
I searched diligently for a direct interface to the stereo in my wife's 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan after receiving a flyer from BestBuy that advertised one. I settled on this model and purchased it through Amazon from Pacific Stereo. I'll give them Five Stars all the way as the description was accurate; the shipping quick; the packaging appropriate and post-sale follow-up was refreshing.
That said, I went to [...] to find a video of someone accessing the factory radio on the vehicle. I've gone to YouTube several times for such vehicle-related videos and almost always found them. It really made the process easy, as it was already simple. Now I admit I am at the high end of skill (if not experience) in pulling things apart--without breaking them--and putting them back together; I'm probably in the group of people who don't do these things professionally but find it easy to dig into projects and work them appropriately.
That said it took me less than 15 minutes to install the unit and have it working for my wife. She is a musician and music lover, with more than 9,000 songs on her iPod, and I was tired of the mediocre quality of the FM transmitter route and the fact that it was often dangerous finding an empty frequency while driving, et.
The 15 minutes did not include the final mounting of the device to the back of the glove box. I did that the next day after picking up four 6-32 X 1/2" bolts and nylon-thread locknuts. Perhaps that job was another five minutes, and I also used wire-ties on the leads from the stereo and to the iPod to ensure the connections stay secure. The bottom line is the product functions as advertised and had made a vast improvement to her driving experience.
As a final note I now recommend Bracketron mounts. I got mine today and haven't installed it yet (45-03 I think is the model) but it's straightforward and will provide a safe, accessible mount that does not block the view through the windshield (like one using suction cups) and won't come loose as suction cups might. I accidentally purchased two of these universal mounts (and they provide links to the set up for most vehicles--it is designed to accommodate many models through some customization) and she is thinking she would like me to install both, one for her iPod and one for her iPhone in its Otter Box. By the way she dropped her iPhone about 14 feet while we were in the over-the-garage attic storage area, and the phone bounced once and suffered NO DAMAGE. So there's a plug for Otter Boxes.
I hope this review was in some way helpful. Remember, this is not going to display all the track information like a dock for a stereo that includes a video out, but for what it is, it's great, works as advertised and makes the music so much more enjoyable. Now I just need to have "real" speakers and a better amp put in this van.
Buggy and Disappointing. June 3, 2010
Robert Clark (Garden Grove, ca USA)
I wanted to retain my factory radio on my 2006 Chrysler Town and Country and use my steering wheel controls with my 160 gb iPod. Installation was actually pretty easy, assuming you have the ability to remove the radio and get to the back.
The problem is that the unit freezes frequently, forgets what playlist it was on and doesn't begin working again until you switch to another input and then return.
Worst of all, the unit periodically makes a popping sound followed by a loud, low end hum loud enough to blow your woofers.
Unfortunately USA Spec's customer service has been no help at all.
Stay away and try one of the other competing models...
As Advertised! March 11, 2010
Jason Cunning
I have a 2006 Jeep Liberty with the factory radio, which I wanted to keep, but of course it lacked an auxiliary input for my ipod. Since all my music really resides on my ipod and I realized I was going to kill myself changing CDs while driving, this product fit my needs perfectly and has excellent sound quality as it is a wired connection to the radio unlike the FM transmitter method. It takes advantage of the exterior cd changer input in the back of the factory radio. Its straight forward to install. There is a good youtube video (search Jeep Liberty iPod installation). Snaking the cable to the glove compartment wasn't the easiest as it took both hands and some searching around for a point of access. You can close the glove compartment by threading the cable out the left side bottom of the compartment door.
Better than FM transmitter adaptor May 4, 2009
m. fung (new york, ny usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Installed in 45 minutes in my 2006 Jeep Liberty. Sounds great well worth the investment. Some pointers :
1) Does not come with instructions on how to remove the factory radio unit. Look in youtube for a short video clip
2) You do not need to buy the plastic wedge tools like I did. Use a plastic knife or be gently with your screwdriver to pry the console unit. (step 2 after remove screw in youtube video)
3) You must put car shifter away from console (park) in order to have room to have work with. Put on parking brake.
4) When removing screws holding radio, make sure you hold on to them while uncrewing otherwise they will fall down and be lost inside console.
5) You will not be able to pull out radio far enough to see back of unit. Feel with your finger where the hole to plug in and try before you know which way plug is up or down
6) I routed the usa-spec wire on the right with the other factory wires to reach the glove compartment.
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