The USB/Aux-in/ipod compatibility superthread

by **Nipple06** » Thu May 02, 2013 4:21 pm

There is a few in the group buy with this same problem :/ me and SmJ69
so just to say its at the back of the head unit or where it goes into the grom ?

by **sjm69** » Thu May 02, 2013 5:31 pm

+1^^^^^

by **db1** » Fri May 03, 2013 6:48 am

Lets move over to the GROM trouble shooting thread.

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=21681

by **theironyuppie** » Mon May 06, 2013 12:33 pm

Nipple06 wrote:There is a few in the group buy with this same problem :/ me and SmJ69
so just to say its at the back of the head unit or where it goes into the grom ?

in answer to you question its where it goes in to the back of the head unit.
further comments will be posted in the grom troubleshooting thread.

by **rexman** » Sun May 12, 2013 9:39 am

Hi guys,

The mcintosh cd player has crapped itself, wont read any cd's just keeps going back to the radio.... so hoping to get around that problem with an ipod.

after reading pages and pages im still left confused.

Some people say Anycar Link AL-1080D works fine with my07 mcintosh, then others say it wont work you need the GROM IPD3-SUB.

The unit in my car is the same as the one pictured below,

can someone please confirm which unit will do the job, thanks.

by **sjm69** » Sun May 12, 2013 10:06 am

I'm replacing the USB grom with the iPod grom tomorrow as the HU and SWC do not work with the USB grom for some reason ,other then that streaming music through Bluetooth and making and receiving calls work fine
I have the same HU as you do

by **Caution** » Tue May 14, 2013 6:23 pm

I recently picked up a AUX kit from Subaru and went to install it today. finished taking out all the bolts and moved my seat back when i heard a crunch... so, some big idiot put the plug/kit on the floor and got caught under the seat rail. :tommy:

The connector that goes to the back of the aux input is completely fkd. are these plug types hard to find? any suggestions as to where i could get it fixed??

by **bigBADbenny** » Tue May 14, 2013 7:05 pm

Probably google image search "molex connector" to see if it is a common type.

by **Monkey** » Tue May 14, 2013 11:51 pm

rexman wrote:Hi guys,

The mcintosh cd player has crapped itself, wont read any cd's just keeps going back to the radio.... so hoping to get around that problem with an ipod.

after reading pages and pages im still left confused.

Some people say Anycar Link AL-1080D works fine with my07 mcintosh, then others say it wont work you need the GROM IPD3-SUB.

The unit in my car is the same as the one pictured below,

can someone please confirm which unit will do the job, thanks.

I was wondering the same thing with mine (MY07) - I think the answer to that is most info is sourced from US (Legacy) sites, and a model change is identified in the McIntosh system between MY07 to MY08. Whereas I think in Australia, the model changes are MY03-MY06, MY07-MY08, then MY09 onwards. Thus, I don't think there's any difference between a MY07 and MY08 McIntosh radio, but I stand to be corrected on this? :?:

Perhaps SegR who started this thread can confirm?

by **db1** » Wed May 15, 2013 6:19 am

Rexman, I've got that HU and I'm using a Grom ipd3 and its working fine. Although others are having issues.

by **sjm69** » Thu May 16, 2013 7:07 am

db1 wrote:Rexman, I've got that HU and I'm using a Grom ipd3 and its working fine. Although others are having issues.

by **rexman** » Thu May 16, 2013 7:40 pm

What issues are others experiencing?

by **Nipple06** » Thu May 16, 2013 9:15 pm

rexman wrote:What issues are others experiencing?

well pretty much controls are not functional .. like making playlists and answering calls ect
my kenwood i have the usb grom works 100%

by **James1000** » Sun May 19, 2013 1:48 pm

Installed the Anycar link 1080D In my 07 Spec B last thursday. Seems to working great so far.

by **shav** » Mon May 20, 2013 12:10 pm

Nipple06 wrote:
rexman wrote:What issues are others experiencing?

well pretty much controls are not functional .. like making playlists and answering calls ect
my kenwood i have the usb grom works 100%

I have had that issue also with my Anycar Link AL-1080B with it sometimes not allowing me to accept calls via the BT. Usually I pressed the CD? button once or twice if Im in FM and it will connect the call, but other times it wont connect or will connect half way thru a call.