New Volvo Forum! Volvo Car Audio, iPod, XM, GPS, DVD, Speakers + Amps

This new MVS forum is about everything to do with your Volvo + integrating electronics: ask questions, get answers, drop tips. How to integrate your iPod or iPhone into your Volvo’s audio system… what impedance speakers to buy to replace … Continue reading →

-- Volvo Forum and Help for Volvo Owners since 2001

1. iPod Input for Your Volvo Radio
2. Connect Your iPod to Your Volvo
3. Hardwire Your iPod to Your Volvo

iPod for my new S40 T5

I followed your instructions and wired my Harman Kardon Drive + Play with the FM-modulator using the 9V-method. A nice unit the HK – I have to say, background hiss is minimal. At first I did a test install in … Continue reading →

-- Volvo Forum and Help for Volvo Owners since 2001

1. S60 Battery Disconnected, Radio Now Front Only
2. Adding an MP3 plug-in to your Radio
3. Free iPod Input for Your Volvo Radio

Free iPod Input for Your Volvo Radio

Overview Fix: Plug any audio source into your old Volvo stereo for free. Problem There is no auxiliary audio input for Volvo factory stereos, so no way to listen to iPods or other MP3 players without buying a CD changer … Continue reading →

-- Volvo Forum and Help for Volvo Owners since 2001

1. iPod Input for Your Volvo Radio
2. Volvo Radio Light Bulb Replacement
3. Adding an MP3 plug-in to your Radio

iPods and Volvo Radios

The Best Advice on Connecting iPods to Volvos Over the years, we’ve seen more than a few posts asking and telling how to connect your iPod to your Volvo radio. Here are the biggest, best, cheapest and quickest ways to … Continue reading →

-- Volvo Forum and Help for Volvo Owners since 2001

1. iPod Input for Your Volvo Radio
2. iPod Integration with Factory Volvo Stereo
3. Hardwire Your iPod to Your Volvo

iPod Integration with Factory Volvo Stereo

Very Simple, Very Effective iPod Integration w Factory Stereo I hate the wire that hangs out of my factory stereo from my cassette adapter to connect my iPod. So I turned the cassette adapter upside down (side B), feed the … Continue reading →

-- Volvo Forum and Help for Volvo Owners since 2001

1. Hardwire Your iPod to Your Volvo
2. iPod Input for Your Volvo Radio
3. Connect Your iPod to Your Volvo

Adding an MP3 plug-in to your Radio

I added some resistors in line with my wires and lo and behold, I have GREAT SOUNDING MUSIC (The mp3 player was overdriving the circuitry and the resistors worked like a charm!) .....only on the passengers side though. :? My soldering skills aren't as good as they should be and one of them broke off. No worries though. I will re-solder everything in the morning and put the finishing touches on it! Continue reading →

-- Volvo Forum and Help for Volvo Owners since 2001

1. 850 seat cushion foam replacement
2. CD player slow ejection of disc.
3. How To Fix An 850′s Horn (on wheel)

Hardwire Your iPod to Your Volvo

Hardwire Your iPod to Your Volvo This Volvo Forum post covers the early years of getting iPods and iPhones to transmit sound to your Volvo stereo. Tape cassette adaptors, FM transmitters, and even a few specific products like JVC KSPD100 … Continue reading →

-- Volvo Forum and Help for Volvo Owners since 2001

1. How To Hardwire An iPod To an S40/V40
2. Hardwire Your iPod to Your Volvo