# Car stereo inputs **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 13, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereo-inputs/391972 "2007-02-13T03:31:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereo-inputs/391972/1 "2007-02-13T03:31:12Z")
Does anyone know of ANY brand/model that has an input for a 1/8" audio jack? In my Nissan Titan i have exactly that as an auxillary input right there on the dash. I would like to have that feature in another car, but i haven’t been able to find any headunits with that feature. Any ideas or work-arounds using RCA adapters maybe with headunits that have input jacks? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereo-inputs/391972/2 "2007-02-13T04:00:24Z")
Are you saying the you specifically want the jack in the head unit itself (in which case I would have to ask if you want it in the front or the rear). As for a work around (I guess it depends on what, exactly, you are trying to accomplish) I’ve spliced\* into the antannae wire before. Then you tune to a specific station, but the quality is as good as a direct connection. \*by splice I don’t mean cutting wires, but rather just finding the proper antanne connectors at radio shack. What are you trying to do? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereo-inputs/391972/3 "2007-02-13T04:03:56Z")
I just today got a catalog from[Crutchfield](http://www.crutchfield.com). Of the 28 car stereos in the catalog, 24 of them had auxiliary inputs. Brands include Alpine, Blaupunkt, JVC, Kenwood, Panasonic, Pioneer and Sony. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereo-inputs/391972/4 "2007-02-13T04:26:31Z")
[Crutchfield](http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eHj2tqozolN/cgi-bin/ProdGroup.asp?g=300&avf=N) lets you search by feature, including AUX input. It’s a very common feature. ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereo-inputs/391972/5 "2007-02-13T17:41:07Z")
I haven’t looked at those units, however a lot of the times the AUX input are 2 RCA style jacks in the back of the deck (this was true with my Sony deck). But what I did was buy a 6’ RCA-to-1/8" headphone jack cable. I plugged that into the AUX port on the back, then ran the wire out the bottom of my dash to where I have my iPod Nano. Hope that helps… ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereo-inputs/391972/6 "2007-02-13T17:43:28Z")
[QUOTE=McDeath\_the\_Mad] I haven’t looked at those units, however a lot of the times the AUX input are 2 RCA style jacks in the back of the deck (this was true with my Sony deck). But what I did was buy a 6’ RCA-to-1/8" headphone jack cable. I plugged that into the AUX port on the back, then ran the wire out the bottom of my dash to where I have my iPod Nano. Hope that helps… [/QUOTE] That’s basically what i figured i’d have to do. I’ll investigate the Crutchfield site when i get home today, weather permitting. ---
**Author:** ![Beaucarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Beaucarnea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaucarnea)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereo-inputs/391972/7 "2007-02-14T02:18:26Z")
[QUOTE=McDeath\_the\_Mad] I haven’t looked at those units, however a lot of the times the AUX input are 2 RCA style jacks in the back of the deck (this was true with my Sony deck). But what I did was buy a 6’ RCA-to-1/8" headphone jack cable. I plugged that into the AUX port on the back, then ran the wire out the bottom of my dash to where I have my iPod Nano. Hope that helps… [/QUOTE] I am in love with a Crutchfield technical advisor and he supports this one as the quick n’dirty.