Attaching GPS to our car's speakers

[simko36]

hello,

Is there a not overly complicated way to connect our new HP IPAQ 310 GPS system to our 2005 Toyota Highlander's speaker system? One of the major complaints about our GPS systme is the volume level, and I was thinking that there should be away to add the device to our car's speakers similar to the way many phones are able to be connected to auto speakers.

[Andy_P]

Welcome...

1. Does your car audio have a line in socket?
2. Does your satnav have a line out socket?

If yes to both - easy

If yes to #2 only, you could buy an FM transmitter, as sold for iPods etc for ~£10-20

If yes to #1 only much trickier....

Either solution will mean you can ONLY listen to the satnav though. It wont give any clever switching between normal radio and navigation announcements.

[simko36]

Our GPS has a line out socket, but the car does not have a line in. How much would it cost in the US to have a line in socket added tot he vehicle?

[philpugh]

Probably simpler and cheaper to replace the radio unit with one that has required input socket. Readily available here in Europe - don't know about the US though.
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Phil

[Andy_P]

Or try one of the cheap FM transmitters I mentioned above?

[Robin2]

You can get one in the USA for as little as $14 here
Robin
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TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

[mikealder]

Have a read of the post I made a while back in This Thread it details a number of options for connection to a car system, whilst it was aimed at a Garmin product you have the same 3,5MM socket so it is applicable - Mike

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