Is there a thin headphone jack adapter to work with the Bumper?

[Errk!]

I like the Bumper but it sucks not being able to plug a standard auxiliary cable into the phone while the Bumper is on. It seems only the Apple ear buds will fit.

I use auxiliary cables quite a bit - does anyone know of an adapter which is thinner than the end of a "normal" cable that would allow regular cables (or headphones) to be plugged in to it?

 

[Rubey81]

I agree with you it is annoying that with a bumper I can not plug in the line in chord from my car to listen to it when I drive.

 

[marddin]

I'm pretty sure all auxiliary cables have the bulk at the end of it. Your best bet would be guitar center or radio shack.

Something I would try is trying to mod your original aux cable. I'm looking at mine that I use in my car and it seems like the rubber bulking around the end of it is just for grip. You might be able to just pull it off or cut it.

Understand? Sorry for confusing text but that idea just came to mind as I was typing my reply.

 

[Errk!]

I'm pretty sure all auxiliary cables have the bulk at the end of it. Your best bet would be guitar center or radio shack.

Something I would try is trying to mod your original aux cable. I'm looking at mine that I use in my car and it seems like the rubber bulking around the end of it is just for grip. You might be able to just pull it off or cut it.

Understand? Sorry for confusing text but that idea just came to mind as I was typing my reply.

Yeah, I'd rather not mess with that though.

It seems that if the Apple ear buds have the thinner end there has to be something out there similar, whether it's an adapter or the cable itself.

 

[StevenT42]

There used to be an adapter for the original iPhone, which had a deeper headphone hole than the bumper case. I think Belkin made them, although don't quote me on that. You might still find them on eBay.

- Steve

 

[coelacanth]

Yep, the original iPhone had recessed headphone jack and some manufactures made adapters to bypass that. I have a Belkin one from then and still use it when I use Aux in on Zipcars because the audio cables on those cars got huge connector so many cases can't accept it.

Maybe you can still find one on ebay for cheap.

 

[roland.g]

Reposted from another thread.

A few additional notes on the bumper.

1. While it adds protection by elevating it when laying flat, you can also lean it against something and know that the bumper is making contact not the glass, in addition to which it keeps the phone from sliding to a flat position.

2. No Apple dock is designed for use with any case. Even my very old universal dock that does not have inserts, just a larger opening, won't work because the thickness of the bumper prohibits the iPhone from completely seating onto the connector. You have 2 choices:

a. Get a universal and remove the insert so it can seat down with a case on.

b. Get a dock extender. http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/dockextender/ Comes black or white. But pricey. Otherwise I'd get 4 or 5.

3. I too have a car charger that did not fit but having had multiple iPhones and iPods, I simply plugged a white iPhone cable into the usb plug in the car charger and the dock end into the iPhone. That said the other issue you may run into is that with the bumper on many headphone jacks won't work. I have an aux input in my car that I plug into my iPhone, but with the bumper on, I cannot plug the fatter plug through the bumper hole. Luckily I had a recessed headphone adapter from the original iPhone days that I used to solve this problem.

If you run into this you can get either the Griffin Smartshare with adapter, which gives you a nice splitter and flexible adapter that I added on to my aux cable in the car for plugging into the the iPhone through the bumper.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/ssadapter

I don't believe they sell the adapter separately.

Or you can get one by Belkin. It is straight but quite small. There appear to be two different Belkin designs.

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Headphone-Adapter-iPhone-mini-phone/dp/B000V8V3JS

and

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?In...&utm_medium=ShoppingSites&utm_campaign=F8Z270

EDIT: Apparently the Sendstation extender does not work unless you file it down, however they are supposedly working on a redesign. Meanwhile a potentially cheaper alternative is the Slim iExtend at valueoutfitters.com

 

[Natesac]

I was able to find an adapter at best buy made by rocketfish for 5.

It wa a little longer and stiffer than I would have liked but it's a temporary fix.

I have seen small soft ones on amazon that look a little better.

With the rocketfish connected to my monstercable in my truck I feel like I risk breaking it off inside the phone because the part extending from the phone is so long.

This is a problem with lots of cases.

 

[SanDiegoTech]

gadgetboost has an extender

Reposted from another thread.

I found a very inexpensive alternative that works with to extend the iPhone 4 with bumper at gadgetboost.com. I had been so very disappointed by the docking issues. I have spent good money on decent docks and there is no way I am going to remove the bumper..

 

[boardrfolife]

I took a dremel to mine, shaved the excess plastic off the aux cable works amazing. You can also use an extacto knife...b careful

 

[Errk!]

I've seen several thinner cables out there recently. I think I got a decent one at Radio Shack. Pretty easy to find nowadays.