Is this possible????

[MR R32]

Would it be possible to store a hard drive in the dash underneath my head unit which would be connected to an MP3 player.

I would like to be able to remove the HDD whenever I want to update my music.

[strutto]

Google is your friend...

Many people have done this and there are plenty of websites about it...

Alpine have a HDD option but I dread to think what it costs...

Most of the Internet DIY options are gunna look ghetto tho...

[Fhrx]

The new harddrive decks are becoming more affordable this year.

Especially the Alpine ones. Have you considered using one of these perchance?

[strutto]

Fhrx: Ballpark figure for the new Alpine IVA-D900R if ya know...

Who am I kidding? I can't afford anything ATM...

[Fhrx]

$4500 is the best I've seen in the UK.

Not out here yet dude.

[strutto]

Thats ok I guess.. Was expecting it to be more to be honest..

That is Aussie dollars tho innit... Not Euro or Pounds?

The latest Motor mag has an Alpine full page add about it but I guess that don't mean its here does it...

[Fhrx]

I actually thought it was supposed to be 7500ish...

We'll see. I'll find out soon enough.

[MattyB]

does your deck have a rca imput ? if so you could place a computer into you car?

[BROCKZILA]

i know that pioneer have the ability to plug rcas to an adaptor that connects to the cd conroller input of the stereo and i'm sure that other brands have the same thing.

just buy these or get head unit that has a direct input and go out and buy an ipod they're under 1000 and then you have music on the move.

they have usb input, fire wire, are more resistant to shock (compared to a pc's hard drive) and you can plug head phones into it too.

[MR R32]

What sort of storage are we looking at for an I-Pod.

And wouldn't i need to store the files as .wav rather than MP3 ???

[BROCKZILA]

there are 2 that i know of one is 10GB and the other is 20GB since it's basically just a hard drive i can't see why it wouldn't be able to play wav files it'll all depend on the software