Archive for June, 2005

Vehicle-Specific iPod Docks - Price Update

Monday, June 27th, 2005

Just a quick note on the vehicle-specific iPod docks announced earlier this month: We are currently still only in production on the E46 BMW part, but will have the MKIV VW ashtray dock ready for sale by the first week in July and have decided to adjust the price of these parts to $149.99. The new price will deliver the docking piece only and not the SiK cable as well that was mentioned in the previous post. It seems that many of you already have your favorite iPod interface and are not in need of an extra cable! Thanks so much for the response we’ve gotten on these so far and rest assured that the range of vehicle applications continues …

2001 Mercedes S-Class System

Monday, June 27th, 2005

It’s almost as if the guy that posts on this site just lost interest or something, eh? Actually, we’ve been extremely busy here building drop-in iPod docks, handling the daily flow of cars in and out of the bay and putting the finishing touches on a pretty cool project - an S-Class Mercedes with an entirely hand-fabricated custom trunk housing a ridiculous audio system and a custom interior including reupholstered seats, painted dash trim, a modified rear deck and an Eclipse double-DIN head unit in the factory radios’ former dash location.
When this vehicle came to us, there was already a system installed in the trunk with a one-piece painted fiberglass tub trimming it all out and the head unit was …

Vehicle-Specific iPod Docks - BMW 3-Series E46

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

We’ve been alluding to this in recent posts and direct emails to potential customers, and now I can finally take the wraps off something we’ve been working on for about a month now. Tunertricks.com is very pleased to announce the first in a line of vehicle-specific iPod docking solutions that are attractive, strong, easy to install and less expensive than the custom-built counterparts we have been fabricating and posting on since the site’s inception. Click more for detailed information, pricing and a list of iPod products currently under development.
Until now, the only way to dock your iPod in your car has been to build one (or have one built) yourself, have us build one for you by hand, or purhcase …