I Trip lets you keep radio stock - great solution

Barry 308 GTB in another threat mentioned the itrip. This needs to be talked about more. My car has the original Blaupunkt radio and the antena is not working so I was not getting any radion. I found one tape from 1985 and was listing to that a my sole source of music. I never like removing an original radio, but I know from owning Corvettes that people spend big bucks to buy replacement radios that look stock that have CD changers in the trunk or that have MP3 jack. After reading a thread here I bought an I-trip ($40 bucks at Best Buy). This plugs into the end of you I-pod and it transmits a radio signal to an empty radio station on your stock radio. I never even set it up, somehow it set itself. My I-pod has every song that I own on it and it now transmits through the stock radio, perfectly. It is the perfect product for any antique car with a stock radio. Finally, go to I-Pod store and buy a refurbished I-pod, they are cheap. I know you guys have computers. The I-pod is the easiest thing in the world. With all this being said I just spent a bunch of money on Hyper-Flow and inserts for my exhaust tips, so I probably will be listening to my exhaust and not my radio. Anyways, this was so helpful and it keeps the cars stock, so I thought it deserved a thread of its own.

 

Every radio in a US 308 was/is aftermarket. These cars came w/ 2 spreakers, antenna and a vinyl covered plate over the radio area

 

For clarification, this is true from what I've been able to learn. However, many (if not most) dealers installed a Blaupunkt radio prior to purchase.

 

I'm glad to have helped, Derek. Now we've got to help you repair your antenna!
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And we've got to find a way to get Barry to quit threatening you.

 

I picked up a couple Digisettes which you upload your songs into via usb, charge up the battery, and slip it into the cassette slot of your radio. They even have a microphone and can record memos, or use it shirt-pocket portable using a headphone jack. When the car radio is turned off, they sense it and also turn off, resuming later where you stopped. While it's internal memory capacity sucks, it does have a MMC slot for expansion to several Gigs and the feature list is unequalled . They may be tough to find now, but couple years ago they were only $20 on eBay.
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Jon,

I went all the way back to the original thread to see if I said something stupid. Call me irresponsible, if you wish, but it was just one of those things.

Barry
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