I’ve been using a cassette tape adapter in my truck for the past few years to hook up my MP3 player, initially an iPod but now my new BlackBerry 8120. I’ve always wanted to install an auxiliary input adapter, and today I’ve finally done it.
I ordered the TOY03-AUX adapter made by P.I.E. which I found was known to work with the JBL system in my 2004 Tundra. I ordered the adapter from MyRadioStore and a few cables from DeepSurplus and had all the pieces shipped in by yesterday.
Supplies.
The install took a couple hours as I disassembled the dash and spent a while trying to figure out the best place to install the 3.5MM adapter. After deciding on a spot I realized I didn’t have the right drill bit to drill the hole for the adapter to fit in and took a quick trip to Home Depot. Once back home I drilled the hole and glued the adapter in using my favorite Gorilla Glue.
Gorilla Glue doing its thing.
An hour later the adapter is inseparable (see update) from the dash, I hook up the P.I.E. adapter and all the cables and am listening to MGMT from my BlackBerry. I should have done this years ago.
The end product.
