phif Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Hi all, Any advise on adding an aux-in connector for iPod/iPhone/mp3 player besides Denison? I've been using the fm transmitter type which has very bad sound.. Hence thinking of any way of having direct input but keeping the stock sound system. Any recommendations? (btw my car is a 2004.5 s40 t5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvo_Vinny Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Honestly i have had the same problem and would love to find the answer. The only options that i have found that don't look to wallet busting look too universal and i don't think would work. I would love to hear some success stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5power Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 go to G-ROM audio. i got my auxilary input for about 60 bucks, one of the best audio purchases ive bought for the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBXPilot Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 ^ this I bought the Grom unit and it is absolutely fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1122 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Having just spent a fair amount of time researching this for my own car, I read a fair bit about the Grom adapter and saw nothing but positive reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvo_Vinny Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 g-rom does not make a adapter for the s40 though for the year of 2005. Has anyone else tried a different way or maybe an aftermarket head unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldponcho Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Well, just ordered mine for my 854. Can't wait to be able to pack all the cd's away again, and listen to my ZUNE instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1122 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 g-rom does not make a adapter for the s40 though for the year of 2005. Has anyone else tried a different way or maybe an aftermarket head unit? I think your only non-FM option is the Dension Gateway http://www.dension.com/product/iPod-iPhone-car-adapters/iPod-car-kits/bluetooth-car-kits/gateway-500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtownVolvo Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 There is a write up for this on Swedespeed. The only catch is it has to be the base system and can't have premium audio. Forget where...but it's not for the electronic faint at heart. Lemme see what i can find. EDIT: Found it. http://forums.swedes...read.php?105447 Even the Dension isn't perfect. There's basically no perfect way to go about it. Check some of their other How-To's. Pretty good info. Helped me a ton when I had my S40 http://forums.swedes...ormation-thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvo_Vinny Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thats weak. I have a sun roof and a ipod connection in my 98 s70. I feel like I went back in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtownVolvo Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thats weak. I have a sun roof and a ipod connection in my 98 s70. I feel like I went back in time. Notice how I don't have my S40 anymore... Pros and cons for each, but at the end of the day it didn't give me the ability to tinker with it like I did my old X70. The car was always very fun to drive and looked stellar, but that's about the extent of it. Hence, the "downgrade" to the V70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D s50r Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 The other day I pulled a customers car in and it had an aux plug in the the center console behind the climate unit in a s40..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtownVolvo Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 The other day I pulled a customers car in and it had an aux plug in the the center console behind the climate unit in a s40..... Factory aux-in ports were only available in the MY07's and up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1122 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thats weak. I have a sun roof and a ipod connection in my 98 s70. I feel like I went back in time. You mean like when I realized that my 2007 XC didn't have the multi-zone EQ that my 2001 XC did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvo_Vinny Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 So does anyone know the difference in the two models to give it an aux connection. Would it be possible to get the newer head unit and put it in an older model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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