Things to be needed to install mp3 player in a car

In today’s age and time, it is too naive to carry loads of CDs in your car and the right thing to do is to install a MP3 player. The requirements are simple – get a new head unit that plays MP3 CDs, install a hard drive player, or hook up a portable to your current stereo head unit. The better option is to install a new head unit that plays both MP3 and regular CDs. When buying a MP3-compatible head unit, make sure it helps you navigate file and folders on your discs.

If you want the facility to carry your tunes wherever you go, then a portable MP3 player hooked up to your car stereo is the obvious choice. Because of its overwhelming popularity, there are many solutions customized for the iPod. But check before you buy whether your car has iPod compatibility.

Assuming you already have a different brand of MP3 player, the simplest thing to do is to use an adapter that plugs into your car stereo's cassette player. But as most new car stereos eschew cassettes in favor of CDs, it is difficult to know if adapter may not be an option. Another method is to get an adapter cable that plugs directly into your head unit. To go this route, your car stereo needs a spare input, such as an unused CD changer port.

After installation, it is likely you will need a bracket or more preferably a cradle to hold your MP3 player to facilitate your seeing the screen. No need to bother as wide range available at throwaway price to mount onto your windshield, your dashboard, and may be even at the air vents. Mount imaginatively that makes the easy viewing of the screen even as you are driving. Use the screws that came with the new car stereo, they will be correctly sized.

Many car stereo wiring harnesses will have a screw type connector at the end of the ground wire. If for some reason your current stereo was not grounded through a wire, you can ground the car stereo by finding a screw under there to attach this wire to. With the new car stereo secured in the cradle, all you need to do is plug the wiring harness back into the stereo and restore the assembly back to its place. Try to neatly arrange the wires so that they are not damaged when you push the new car stereo into the receptacle.

If everything went as planned, you have a new car stereo and all of those panels back in place. Make sure none of the screws are missed when you re-install those panels. If you do, you might be inviting percussion music inside your car and all panels will get into a vibration mode. Some head units come with a 1/8-inch auxiliary input mounted in their face. You will need to control your music selection from the MP3 player, as the volume will be controllable from the car stereo itself.