garyinthehouse

hey guys, I have a 04 rx-8 and i was wondering where the antenna is on the car

The reason is because i have an mp3 player (iriver h10) and i bought an FM transmitter, the iRiver AFT-100, and i am plugging it into the second cigarette lighter. The one under the radio doesnt create as clear of a sound as the one in the middle compartment.

In anycase, where is the antenna located in the car?

and is there another cigarette lighter besides the one under the radio and the hidden on in the compartment?

THanks

tiggerlee

rear window. It's in the owners manual.

garyinthehouse

lol, thanks

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

yup, top edge of rear window

garyinthehouse

btw, is there another ciggie lighter?

tiggerlee

Just the two. One in ashtray. One in console.

garyinthehouse

thanks again bro

tiggerlee

You can do a search in the Interior,Audio Electronics section of the forum to see if anyone else has done anything similar. There may be other options to consider.

garyinthehouse

does the PIE adapter only work with an iPod?

kachud

The PIE adapter gives you an audio input only. Well worth the money compared to FM transmitters.

Shinka in MD

BTW, in addition to the coax connector at the back of the stereo, I saw another inline connector behind the trim panel that goes around the drivers' side fuse box when I was doing some other wiring there. I don't know if it's the same kind of connector as the one one the back of the stereo, which isn't the usual Motorola-style connector, instead of having a straight center conductor, it has a little ball on it that 'clicks' into place when it is inserted. The connector I saw behind the fuse panel looks like it extends the stereo coax cable to the rear window. There is plenty of space behind that trim panel to accomodate an inline rf modulator, and easy access to power using a Littlefuse Add-A-Circuit... and you could run the power thru a switch added to one of the blank fillers in the switch bay by the headlight dimmer which is only about 15 inches away to turn the modulator on and off. The inline RF Modulators are much better than the ones that radiate into the car's antenna, especially if you live in an urban area where there are transmitter sites scattered around that would swamp out your rf modulator when you are nearby to them because they switch out the external antenna when the rf modulator is in use.

garyinthehouse

I was looking on the PIE website, but i couldnt find anything that wasnt for the ipod. Can someone give me a direct link to what kachud commented?

THanks a lot
Gary

Nemesis8

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http://www.mazdaparts.com/CategoryPr...t=P.I.E.:Mazda

garyinthehouse

cool, can mazda do the installation for me, or do I have to do it. Like it wouldnt take a mazda tech more than an hour to do this right?

Cuz i dont want to open up my HU

truemagellen

no need to open the HU, just plug and play for the PIE adaptor

remove the HU plug in the back, put HU back simple if you want more info keep asking

garyinthehouse

um, so i do have to slightly remove the hu right? This entails finding the hidden bolt under the steering wheel...removing the trim around the shifter...removing the ashtray and slightly pulling the HU out? and then plugging it in from there?

OHH im so confused!

I just drove around with the wireless FM transmitter that i bought...not the best sound clarity