Scion Aux function

[Lochsa]

For anyone who has a Scion HU, just thought I'd pass along the cable I found on Ebay to get the Aux function working with my Creative Zen Vision:M (it's like an iPod). No affiliation, just purchased the cable and it works well. I found that other products that worked with the stereo all relied on the cd changer function, and I wanted something that worked with the Aux function. This guy seems to have figured it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330039347556

I installed the cable per the instructions and used a blank spot in the dash to mount the RCA jacks. I can then connect my MP3 player through a stereo mini-jack to RCA cable, press the Aux button, and I get music. The system works well and best of all cost me only about $20.

Here's some pictures of the cable installed. I just used a glue gun to get the cable mounted in the holes I drilled in the blank.

 

[MoJ]

Looks nice. Logjam offers a wide assortment of PIE adapters for hooking aftermarket devices up to be used through the aux and sat inputs.

http://www.logjamelectronics.com/

 

[fzj80kidpen]

Interesting

 

[ecameron87]

I don't know a lot about this head unit, but it looks like there is an external AUX button. Where did you mount this?

 

[Lochsa]

The aux button is located on the stereo itself, but what I think you are referring to is the aux port pictured in the ebay ad. That is from a factory scion or toyota hookup, which basically allows you to plug a stereo mini to stereo mini cable directly in.

As far as the logjam and other comercially available stuff goes, I'm sure all those work well. The only issue for me was that I never found an adapter that didn't require you to use the cd button (to essentially use the cd changer function) to access the RCA ports. This cable allows me to use the aux button on the stereo to get to these ports. If you know of one on the site, could you post a link?

Either way, it's a nit pick kind of thing. One of the nice things about using the aux function is that it remembers the volume setting for the cd or radio functions when you go back to them. You have to turn the volume up a bit higher to hear things correctly from the mp3 player, and this allows you to leave the volume set higher on the aux function than for the other functions.

At any rate, it is working well for me and I just thought I'd pass it along.

 

[76BigheadFJ40]

Great job. I'm curious though, do you think that you possibly could have done this mod with the stock unit by taking out the tape playing option?

 

[Lochsa]

I don't know if that would be possible or not. I guess I never really thought about it.

I went with the Scion unit because it fit with little modification and sounds 100% better than the stock unit. It was also a pretty cheap acquisition on eBay. As a bonus, it had the ability to do some other cool stuff. I like to keep things as stock looking as possible, and this was a pretty easy and cost effective way to do it.

 

[MoJ]

As far as the logjam and other comercially available stuff goes, I'm sure all those work well. The only issue for me was that I never found an adapter that didn't require you to use the cd button (to essentially use the cd changer function) to access the RCA ports.

I haven't tried the logjam for a Toyota HU but the adapter they sell for my Ford HU allowed me to use Sirius sat radio through the factory "SAT" button and an ipod through the factory "AUX" button. I don't have a CD changer but the logjam harness is set up so that if one is installed in can be used through the regular CD button.

 

[Lochsa]

Interesting. I'll have to poke around the site some more to see what I can find. I'd like to have the factory xm set up in there, too. Maybe I can find a less expensive way than $300 for the factory setup to do it! Thanks for the input.