RX-8 iPod with IceLink Installed
 

Greetings All :)
So we all know about Densions IceLink, the one that allows you to connect your iPod to your stereo and be able to use the steering wheel and stereo controls to switch through songs right? I have it installed now, last night I went down to their office and was the first RX-8 it was installed on. This isn't a hack, its not a get this and buy this extra piece, its the kit and its completed now :)

The install process went flawlessly, the most time was taking apart the car to release the car stereo to hook up the IceLink device to it in the back. Simple plug n' play and the iPod is playing thru my car stereo.

The audio quality rocks and the controls are priceless. :D

I have my iPod in my glovebox nice and concealed however the kit came with mounting devices and such. To switch to iPod press the CD button, the stereo will switch from CD to EX. To switch back to CD press the button again. :D

Update: Full IceLink iPod RX-8 Install

Which kit did you purchase? I understood a different product had to be purchased to sit between the ice link and the head unit? Looks like you just plugged it in.

thanks!

This IceLink is the RX-8 model. Just plug it in. :D

icelink
 

I thought this wasn't available yet? Has that changed?

Yup it will be out to the public over the next few days ;) I was their first install to ensure things worked correctly :D

how much? sweet!

you should get a custom fitted clip from proclipusa.com to mount your ipod on.

im actually doing some custom display for the glovebox is my plan :)

I GOTS to get this.

I went to the web sight and didn't see application for the RX8 only RX7

Its not on the site yet, will have to call for details on it, i talked to Tom the whole way through the progress. Heres the RX-8 iceLink iPod install Page with some photographs.

:D the install is nice and simple. in my little guide well you dont really need it expect i talk about the icelink and how we installed it.

Does it display the track name in the rx8's display?

No it doesn't :P Wish it did! Hell wish the CD deck itself would display song names when the CDs contain the .info list.

how much is it?

I'm guessing it'll be between $200-$230, based on the prices for other cars.

adrian-1 yup in that range. a call to the guys will give you exacts i know theyre shipping them just not on the site yet.

There's someone who successfully used the Icelink together with the Alpine PIE interface. So with this new solution one won't need the PIE interface?

"I'm guessing it'll be between $200-$230, based on the prices for other cars."


then i definitly need this

can you still use the buttons on the iPod itself? i'd find it hard looking for the exact song i want considering i have over 1000 songs on the iPod and over 10 different folders

also, how do you navigate the folders? is it the same as the MP3 player where you press the up and down buttons on the HU?

Yes you can still use the iPod itself. You setup playlists.

icelink
 

Just ordered mine over the phone - $229 for the classic connection icelink - they said it should be here by mid-next week =) Psyched. Great thread zoom zoom !!

Man its amazing how many songs the iPods hold. But now I need to manage my playlists better. Right now im playing by browsing ALL songs :P Very mixed up!

Some questions-how did you route the cable into the glove compartment? Did you consider any of their proclip mounts? I'm in Massachusetts, so I do not want to mount over the heating vents (it'd fry in the winter), but there is a proclip that mounts on the lower end of the faceplate of the radio on the passenger side. Did you look at that one?I'm wondering if it will cramp a passenger or prevent the glove compartment from opening. Does the RX8 display count elapsed time in some reasonable manner? The ALP-PIE solution that has been talked about on the forum apparently counts to 10 seconds over and over again!
Sorry about all the questions- just excited about this after waiting sooooooo long!

Titaniumdan, there is a passage when you release the glovebox from the glovebox to the back of the stereo. :) Tons of room to play around.

I didnt want to do the proclip. Id like to keep everything as hidden as possible. wires non-existant and all. However there are a few places to mount. :D

The counting is the same methods they said they are working on it and also on displaying song names but im not holding my breath. :D