Music Keg Options

[Thorton]

OK I have a Kenwood music keg currently installed in my 96 T4R which works great. However I am considering moving the keg into my 05, which has the NAV (which I obviously don't want to replace with a Kenwood head unit just to hook up the keg.). So it seems like my only real option is to use an FM modulator, but I am very concerned about being disappointed with it. Has anyone else tried a similar setup?

 

[wkparker]

Does the Nav HU have controls for a CD changer? If so, there is a unit that plugs into the CD changer port and provides 2 RCA inputs. I used it for my OmniFi install and am very happy with it. Here's the thread:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8606

 

[Thorton]

Not to my knowledge. There doesn't seem to be any way to select an auxillary input. I haven't had the chance to pull the HU out and check for sure though. You're install looks great parker, I really like the way you integrated the control panel. Does yours have the OEM HU or did you change it out too?

 

[wkparker]

Thanks, Thornton. I kept the factory HU. It has CD changer controls that the interface just plugged into. On mine, the first time you press the "CD" button it selects the CD that is in the unit. If a changer is connected, the second press selects the CD changer. To the HU, the USA SPEC unit looks like Disc 1 and 2 in a changer. Try plugging your vehicle into the Crutchfield site and see if it's compatible.

 

[Thorton]

I tried that, crutchfield has yet to update the database for the 2005. I'm almost certain that the NAV doesn't have any sort of changer capabilities anyway. Oh well, I may have to settle for a good quality fm modulator like this one.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-JrHxwJ6twQp/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=42500&I=113R71FM&search=fm+modulator