Cassette adapters are a last resort only, and so are the FM devices like the iTrip (which are practically useless in areas with a crowded FM band anyway). You definitely want something that lets you control the iPod through your head unit.
I've got an '01 Celica, and I used to use a PIE adapter to connect to the stock head unit's unused CD changer port, a minijack-to-RCA-L and RCA-R cable, and an RF RemoteRemote from Engineered Audio. It worked okay for the most part, but the output from the iPod wasn't line-level and the remote had terrible tactile feedback-- lots of times I'd either skip more than one track, or just get the iPod scanning through a track. VERY annoying.
Now I've got the original Ice Link in the Celica, connected to the CD changer port, and it works very well. I keep the iPod stashed away in the center console storage compartment and control it via the Track+/Track- buttons on the head unit-- no unsightly cables hanging around, and nothing to take apart and hide when I get out of the car (lest I return to find a broken window and no iPod). Dension USA for some reason does not currently offer the Ice Link for Toyota/Scion vehicles, or I'd buy another one for my Scion xA. My #1 candidate for hooking up my Scion with similar iPod capabilities is currently mp3yourcar.com, who sells an Ice Link-like kit. Does anyone have any experience dealing with those guys?
~Philly
I've got an '01 Celica, and I used to use a PIE adapter to connect to the stock head unit's unused CD changer port, a minijack-to-RCA-L and RCA-R cable, and an RF RemoteRemote from Engineered Audio. It worked okay for the most part, but the output from the iPod wasn't line-level and the remote had terrible tactile feedback-- lots of times I'd either skip more than one track, or just get the iPod scanning through a track. VERY annoying.
Now I've got the original Ice Link in the Celica, connected to the CD changer port, and it works very well. I keep the iPod stashed away in the center console storage compartment and control it via the Track+/Track- buttons on the head unit-- no unsightly cables hanging around, and nothing to take apart and hide when I get out of the car (lest I return to find a broken window and no iPod). Dension USA for some reason does not currently offer the Ice Link for Toyota/Scion vehicles, or I'd buy another one for my Scion xA. My #1 candidate for hooking up my Scion with similar iPod capabilities is currently mp3yourcar.com, who sells an Ice Link-like kit. Does anyone have any experience dealing with those guys?
~Philly