iPhone 6 and 30pin car radio (Pioneer)

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  1. pjstrrns, Sep 24, 2014

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    I have an old Pioneer AVIC car radio and just got my iphone 6. I was trying to figure out the best way to connect my phone to the car stereo. The lightning to 30pin is expensive and confusing on what it can and what it cant do.

    I may just resort to using my old iphone as an ipod for the car.

    Any suggestions?
     
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  2. venom600, Sep 24, 2014

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    Which AVIC do you have and what functionality do you want to get? For basic iPod support the lightning to 30 pin adapter is your best choice. The iPhone will act just like an iPod and allow control, data, and audio. $40 for the cable isn't too bad in light of the phone costing at least $200.
     
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  3. fossen, Sep 24, 2014

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    The Lightning-to-30Pin is your friend. I winced at the price when I had to do it, but considering how often I use that thing, it was a steal.

    The $29.99 one will encounter problems with some cases. The $39.99 0.2m one runs into less issues, I have found.
     
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  4. romeo.xk, Sep 24, 2014

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    THIS was my solution, the only down side is that it does not show the name of what you are playing on the screen.
     
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  5. pjstrrns, Sep 29, 2014

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    Its an old AVIC Z1. Looking for music with names and albums to find what is playing. Also looking for it to be plugged in so I can use the "Hey Siri" function while driving.

    This is cool but would let me navigate with the dash and wouldn't give me the plugged in option without another cord.
     
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  6. zhenya, Sep 29, 2014

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    The 30-pin adapter should do what you need.

    The bluetooth adapter would as well - you just plug that into the 30-pin from your radio and tuck it away somewhere, then just use a cigarette adapter for charging only.
     
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