The work around is inside the radio itself. Open it up to see where the AM/FM tuner signal feeds into the amp and tie in an aux input. Unfortunately, there aren't alot of analog guys around anymore. And digital guys find digital solutions; the reason we're using Bluetooth to add a simple aux port.
Thank you for the feedback on Navik. That's a great use of the technology. These trucks have only been out a few years, so eventually someone who knows their way around a radio will show where the signals tie to the amp section to add an aux port. I did that on my 1998 Corvette back in the...
Thank you for the disclaimer and pointing this out. Sometimes the least expensive solution is to throw money at the problem. I will proceed with caution.
Great, that makes the mod easy and inexpensive. It's just a matter of splicing in a microphone jack to disconnect the signal from the APIM at pins 20/31 and 21/32 on the head. To use the Aux port, you would simply plug in the analog device and point the APIM to a dummy Bluetooth input. This is...
So this would be the equivalent of USB/Bluetooth playback and the A/D conversion would happen in the ACM? That would require the A/D converter for the analog signal from the phono jack. Naviks sells an Auxiliary Audio Input for $230 but I think you could make your own for alot less with the A/D...
New guy here. Finally got the truck I wanted to buy a couple years ago (Cyber orange two door Big Bend four cylinder automatic with 427 locker, trailer towing and modular bumper). Figured I better get it while I could still pick one up with lo miles now that the color has been discontinued.
Are the L/R stereo signals from the Sync Module analog or digital (See picture)? If the feed to the ACM is analog, this would be an easy place to splice in an Auxiliary 1/8" Phono Jack for an external analog device (IPOD, CD player etc).
Worse case you could stick in an Analog to digital...