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Does my car have a aux ?

Hi :smile:

i got my car today i love it so fun to drive, i actually didnt think it would be as good as it is !

its a 07 ford fiesta LX and ive looked in my car i cant seem to see a aux IN socket/port but on the radio ( ford 6000cd ) .. i have a ipod classic 2009 model so i was really hoping i would be able to sort out something so i could listen to music. now i have heard of those fm transmitters but i heard they get alot of interference and static. i know you can get those radio/cd players with a aux IN but my problem is the car well look at the picture below its looks like a impossible job to remove all that .. and wasteful. it does say in the handbook about a aux in socket but maybe thats for models like the ghia or something. compared to my mothers vw golf ( new model ) its quite loud on the road but its understandable when you think of price etc

6000cd-aux_1_3779.jpg i think its the exact same as that except for the pty/ ta .. i could be wrong but its lashing rain outside i dont fancy checking!

is there any alternative to a fm transmitter and if there isnt whats the best brand ? i can survive on cd's but id rather not have them there because of taking up space i have too many cd wallet cases already!

thank for reading :smile:

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Reply 1
In our Focus C-max the aux port is in the glovebox, maybe try there?
Original post by Rescue Remedy
Hi :smile:

i got my car today i love it so fun to drive, i actually didnt think it would be as good as it is !

its a 07 ford fiesta LX and ive looked in my car i cant seem to see a aux IN socket/port but on the radio ( ford 6000cd ) .. i have a ipod classic 2009 model so i was really hoping i would be able to sort out something so i could listen to music. now i have heard of those fm transmitters but i heard they get alot of interference and static. i know you can get those radio/cd players with a aux IN but my problem is the car well look at the picture below its looks like a impossible job to remove all that .. and wasteful. it does say in the handbook about a aux in socket but maybe thats for models like the ghia or something. compared to my mothers vw golf ( new model ) its quite loud on the road but its understandable when you think of price etc

6000cd-aux_1_3779.jpg i think its the exact same as that except for the pty/ ta .. i could be wrong but its lashing rain outside i dont fancy checking!

is there any alternative to a fm transmitter and if there isnt whats the best brand ? i can survive on cd's but id rather not have them there because of taking up space i have too many cd wallet cases already!

thank for reading :smile:



Have a look for an AUX input (same size as the plug on the end of earphones) around by the gearstick/cupholder. If that is the original factory fitted radio, which has an AUX button, the car will probably have an AUX input somewhere.


Sorry - should have read your post properly, if you cant find one anywhere, chances are its on the back of the radio, you could buy an AUX cable and slide the radio out, plug it in, and then feed the cable into the glove box so you can plug in your ipod.


Oh my days, I read it wrong again. Just ignore me. It really isn't my day today. Good luck. (P.S. ask on a ford fiesta LX owners forum? - you'll get the answer there for sure)
(edited 11 years ago)
Reply 3
Original post by Blackspur
In our Focus C-max the aux port is in the glovebox, maybe try there?


i have looked in there but i couldnt see anything that looked like a aux :frown: i know where it is in my mothers car and what it looks like, its just something like the end of your earphones you stick into it ... but im not allowed drive that car :s-smilie: older brother ruined it for me !

do you think its just cause the model is a LX ? although i do have alloys and the leather steering wheel etc
Reply 4
Original post by Jack7Richards



Have a look for an AUX input (same size as the plug on the end of earphones) around by the gearstick/cupholder. If that is the original factory fitted radio, which has an AUX button, the car will probably have an AUX input somewhere.


Sorry - should have read your post properly, if you cant find one anywhere, chances are its on the back of the radio, you could buy an AUX cable and slide the radio out, plug it in, and then feed the cable into the glove box so you can plug in your ipod.


Oh my days, I read it wrong again. Just ignore me. It really isn't my day today. Good luck. (P.S. ask on a ford fiesta LX owners forum? - you'll get the answer there for sure)


the only thing i can see in or around the cupholder and infront of the gearstick is that thing where you can charge your phone or use a cigarette lighter. its 12v or something i dont know its a thingy :s-smilie: i know when i open the glove compartment i see alot of wires and stuff at the back of it well when i peek in anyway... if the aux is at the back of the radio i should be able to get it into the glove compartment nicely and still feed it through like you said .. i will have to wait a few days though until my bro or some really good car person is around. i dont want to go poking around at it by myself. it annoys me when they have aux in the car and on the handbook but no aux port in plain sight :frown:

yeah i will try and find one of those forums and ask thank you :smile:
Reply 5
Original post by Rescue Remedy
i have looked in there but i couldnt see anything that looked like a aux :frown: i know where it is in my mothers car and what it looks like, its just something like the end of your earphones you stick into it ... but im not allowed drive that car :s-smilie: older brother ruined it for me !

do you think its just cause the model is a LX ? although i do have alloys and the leather steering wheel etc



So you definitely don't have a little port near the gearstick, like this?

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/test-drives-initial-ownership-reports/203204d1254737910-ford-fiesta-1-4-tdci-sxi-premium-journey-begins-051020091332.jpg


Remember you're looking for the hole, hot the 3.5mm jack. If you have the port you can get a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable to attach an ipod.

If not then you're probably restricted to an FM transmitter unless you rip out the stereo and put a new one in.
Reply 6
I replaced the tape deck in my Ford Ka a few weeks ago and the aux in was on the back. You can get those FM transmitters that send music from your iPod (and I'm assuming other music players) to a channel on your radio. Sound quality isn't great but if you don't want to replace its an option.
Reply 7
Original post by Blackspur
So you definitely don't have a little port near the gearstick, like this?

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/test-drives-initial-ownership-reports/203204d1254737910-ford-fiesta-1-4-tdci-sxi-premium-journey-begins-051020091332.jpg


Remember you're looking for the hole, hot the 3.5mm jack. If you have the port you can get a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable to attach an ipod.

If not then you're probably restricted to an FM transmitter unless you rip out the stereo and put a new one in.


oh :frown: no i dont have anything like that :frown: mine just looks exactly like this 3574639633_a20b1f2661.jpg nothing near the gearstick except for the thingy to light cigarettes and charge your mobile.

if i had a older car where i could take of the radio easily i would so buy this and stick it in there http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5006425/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7C15701204%7CIn-car+CD+players%7C14419559/c_3/4%7Ccat_14419559%7CCD+radio%7C14419562.htm

but the cd/radio player in my car is like one massive big thing

http://www.nexxia.co.uk/pics/CTVFOX002_back.jpg id have to take it all out and i dont think that would work

i should be so happy right now but im kind of :frown: i wanted my ipod in it so bad
Reply 8
Original post by Bubble87
I replaced the tape deck in my Ford Ka a few weeks ago and the aux in was on the back. You can get those FM transmitters that send music from your iPod (and I'm assuming other music players) to a channel on your radio. Sound quality isn't great but if you don't want to replace its an option.



when you say tape deck you mean cassettes right ? do you think the aux in mine would be in the back ? i just got the ipod classic because it can hold 40,000 so i dont have to pick and choose my music anymore.

i would replace it but its just the whole unit that would have to be gutted sounds messy and expensive :s-smilie: im not sure maybe i will find it at the back hopefully
Reply 9
Yea cassettes lol. Hence why I found it necessary to replace. I had to get a new fascia for mine as well when I ripped it out but it wasn't that bad. Sounds to me like it's more than likely gonna be at the back. Got to be worth a look anyway if you're gonna be able to get it out relatively easily.
Reply 10
This might be the right one but you want something like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ESCORT-FIESTA-STEREO-ADAPTOR-FITTING/dp/B003JILIZG/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1334616218&sr=1-1-catcorr

I got the Ka one and although it's not perfect it was worth it to get a decent car stereo!
Original post by Rescue Remedy
oh :frown: no i dont have anything like that :frown: mine just looks exactly like this 3574639633_a20b1f2661.jpg nothing near the gearstick except for the thingy to light cigarettes and charge your mobile.

if i had a older car where i could take of the radio easily i would so buy this and stick it in there http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5006425/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7C15701204%7CIn-car+CD+players%7C14419559/c_3/4%7Ccat_14419559%7CCD+radio%7C14419562.htm

but the cd/radio player in my car is like one massive big thing

http://www.nexxia.co.uk/pics/CTVFOX002_back.jpg id have to take it all out and i dont think that would work

i should be so happy right now but im kind of :frown: i wanted my ipod in it so bad


My car didn't have an AUX in it, because my mum didn't want me "getting distracted" playing with my mp3 changing songs or what not (not that I would, but you know what parents are like!), so I had to get one without it. I just ended up making mix CDs, not ideal, but a good workaround.
Reply 12
This is the cable to plug into the back of the Ford 6000CD head unit:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-AUX-IPOD-MP3-C-MAX-FIESTA-FOCUS-GALAXY-KUGA-MONDEO-S-MAX-2M-CABLE-/140731049857?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item20c4396781#ht_785wt_914

You need to get the right radio keys, slide the head unit out, plug this in the back and then feed it out of the glove box or in front of the gear stick, and then push the head unit back in again. Easy peasy, and nicely integrated then too.
Reply 13
I have a Jivo FM transmitter. Works perfectly fine.
Reply 14
Original post by her0n
I have a Jivo FM transmitter. Works perfectly fine.


That is very much down to personal taste. I've listened to stuff through FM transmitters and the quality is awful compared to an AUX lead, which itself isn't as good as straight off the CD. The link I posted was to something for less than twelve quid - which would buy you a really ****ty FM transmitter. You're talking about fifty quid for one which might even resemble good quality, but even then that's entirely dependant on the level of radio traffic in the area. Plugging the wire I linked to into the back of the radio will cost the OP less for marginally more time and effort.
Original post by Popppppy
My car didn't have an AUX in it, because my mum didn't want me "getting distracted" playing with my mp3 changing songs or what not (not that I would, but you know what parents are like!), so I had to get one without it. I just ended up making mix CDs, not ideal, but a good workaround.


yeah my mother just gave me that speech aswell but i notice when im driving and i have music on it well i cant explain it but it helps me concentrate more on the road and nothing else. but its always been that way with everything lol .. the car is pretty loud on the bad roads around here aswell so it would be nice to have a bit of tunes on :smile: i dont want to clutter my car with cds and the radio stations around here dont play the best stuff now
Original post by Nuffles
This is the cable to plug into the back of the Ford 6000CD head unit:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-AUX-IPOD-MP3-C-MAX-FIESTA-FOCUS-GALAXY-KUGA-MONDEO-S-MAX-2M-CABLE-/140731049857?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item20c4396781#ht_785wt_914

im getting 2 sets of these keys (i read in the comments people need 4 keys to do it ) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003JIQTBY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A2TI3KOCERHML7

and this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0030DN00Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=AF1V4BCU864HM

and this too
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00077DC3S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A3AGE3ZJYRAB2V

do you think thats right for my car ? i hope it is anyway :rolleyes:

2007 ford fiesta with a 6000cd player

i might try and get my brother to do it or bring it to a local mechanic if i cant do it myself. i will try and feed it through the glove comparment. dont want wires everywhere plus it would be safer for my ipod to be hidden from view incase i forget to unhook it and its left in the open.
Reply 17
Burn CDs
Reply 18
Original post by Rescue Remedy
im getting 2 sets of these keys (i read in the comments people need 4 keys to do it ) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003JIQTBY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A2TI3KOCERHML7

and this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0030DN00Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=AF1V4BCU864HM

and this too
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00077DC3S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A3AGE3ZJYRAB2V

do you think thats right for my car ? i hope it is anyway :rolleyes:

2007 ford fiesta with a 6000cd player

i might try and get my brother to do it or bring it to a local mechanic if i cant do it myself. i will try and feed it through the glove comparment. dont want wires everywhere plus it would be safer for my ipod to be hidden from view incase i forget to unhook it and its left in the open.


Yep those should be all you need. You won't need the mechanic to do it. Getting the radio out might need some trial and error and require you to 'feel' your way around with the radio keys to unclip the right bit, but it's very doable. If your brother has taken a radio out before then you could do it in under half an hour. It's pretty easy stuff. There will be guides online as to how to remove that specific radio from Fords if you do a bit of Googling.
(edited 11 years ago)
Original post by Nuffles
Yep those should be all you need. You won't need the mechanic to do it. Getting the radio out might need some trial and error and require you to 'feel' your way around with the radio keys to unclip the right bit, but it's very doable. If your brother has taken a radio out before then you could do it in under half an hour. It's pretty easy stuff. There will be guides online as to how to remove that specific radio from Fords if you do a bit of Googling.


i wont get to feel around :s-smilie: amazon uk wont ship those products to the republic of ireland :frown: the amount of vat they would have charged me anyway wasnt worth it and customs over here :eek: just aswell i guess :colondollar: i will just save up and go to a garage near here and get them to do it might take a while though :rolleyes:

thanks for the advice anyway :biggrin:

i might just stick to cd's either for a bit there is no rush ...

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