I'm still having VERY good luck with the Monster Cable iCarPlayPlus FM transmitter+ charger that I bought for mine. I've been through all the spots in my commute that will kill cell fone reception (big huge radio towers) and freak out regular FM radio, and it might get a little fizzy for a few secs, but not too bad. Very good service overall. Music tracks survive the weak spots MUCH better than spoken-word. Not CD Quality, but similar to XM.

I plug the Monster into the power plug in the armrest, run the cabling through the cable guides on the bottom of the top shelf, and the ipod connects and lies on the first shelf inside the armrest. Everything is out of sight. Plays (and charges) as you drive with only one cable. No tearing open the car, pulling out the radio, or losing components. FM, XM and CD Changer all still work as before.

For this to work, you have to have a pretty "dead" FM frequency in your area (you can custom select any freq. on the dial above 87.9, I think it is.) then just Set It 'n forget it. When you turn off the car, the power to the Monster shuts off.

$79.95, and you're done. No cables showing anywhere in the car.


(But there's also a small slot in the front edge of the armrest so you can pull the connected ipod out for easier pass-around control by your passengers, while driving.)