iPod and iTunes Hacks

Install Your iPod in Your Car, Permanently

Upgrade your car’s console to house the iPod and integrate the iPod with your car’s audio and electrical systems.

Sure, you can easily listen to your iPod in your car [Hack #5] . However, if you want to take your hacking skills to the next level, this hack gives you the knowledge you need to give your iPod the props it deserves by integrating it into your car’s interior. Once you’ve completed this hack, your iPod will have a permanent place in your car, integrated with the car’s electrical systems. Take a look at Figure 1-23 and get pumped up!

Warning

This hack involves some dangerous chemicals and materials. Make sure you observe extreme caution and care when handling them.

Figure 1-23. An iPod integrated into the car’s console

Gathering the Supplies

Here’s a list of the materials you will need and where you can purchase them. Materials should cost you $400–$500:

CompUSA or the Apple Store

• Monster iCable for iPod (with stereo mini-jack to RCA jacks)

• Belkin car charger

Alcone Theatrical Supply(http://www.alconeco.com/frame_popular.html)

• Klean Klay (at least 10–12 1-lb bars)

• Ultracal 30 plaster (25 pounds)

• Loose-weave burlap (2–3 yards)

Burman Industries(http://www.burmanfoam.com)

• Sculpting tools

• One-gallon mixing tub or one-gallon bucket

• X-acto knife