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I have the Custom Auto Sound radio in my 66 mustang , its the older style radio they made with the cassette player. I know I cant use the cassette part anymore , but the radio works good. Im not too savvy with todays radio technology , but my question is , is there any way to make my radio to be able to play MP3's from my phone or Ipod ? I really don't want to have to buy a whole new radio if I dont have to. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I did see something on ebay called a wireless audio transmitter for smartphone anybody know about these ?
 
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You could get a cassette adapter with a mini ear phone type plug. Put the adapter in like a tape, it's contacts make contact with the cassette's head. Plug the mini phone plug into whatever you want to play. No controls as to switching tracks. You use the devices controls and power source. Quick and easy.
 
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There's a couple of ways you can do it. 1 - get a cassette adapter that allows you to plug into your phone and there's an adapter that looks like a cassette that goes into the cassette slot and plays. 2 - put an FM transmitter onto your phone/ipod, match frequencies between the transmitter and your radio and play that way. I believe there's also another FM receiver/transmitter thing that goes from your phone to your radio with an adapter between the antenna cable and the stereo.
 
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LeeFred said:
There's a couple of ways you can do it. 1 - get a cassette adapter that allows you to plug into your phone and there's an adapter that looks like a cassette that goes into the cassette slot and plays. 2 - put an FM transmitter onto your phone/ipod, match frequencies between the transmitter and your radio and play that way. I believe there's also another FM receiver/transmitter thing that goes from your phone to your radio with an adapter between the antenna cable and the stereo.
Thanks for responding . The cassette adapter you mentioned , does this adapter actually play like a cassette or does it just go in like a filler piece ? and it provides good quality sound ? I called custom auto sound to see about if a transmitter will work and he said the back of the radio has to have a RCA input ? I thought these FM transmitters dont plug into radio at all ?
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du907, who posted before me, describes how the cassette adapter works - it sends the signal to the cassette head inside your player. It doesn't actually play the fake cassette. Here's a bunch of them on Amazon:

 
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LeeFred said:
du907, who posted before me, describes how the cassette adapter works - it sends the signal to the cassette head inside your player. It doesn't actually play the fake cassette. Here's a bunch of them on Amazon:

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Ok. A few other people told me about this also. Im gonna buy it and see how it works. Thanks for the help
 
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For best quality, get an fm blue tooth adapter that plugs into your cigar lighter. Tune your FM stereo to the same channel on the device then pair your phone to the device... all done... and you can answer your phone automatically stopping the music, etc. did it this way in my ‘57 F100 as I had already purchased the new stereo for the mustang and separate SiriusXM radio module.. if this technology existed, i would have done similar to what i described above. Truthfully, i would have bought a Bluetooth AMP and skipped the stereo. Would have reinstalled original AM radio and then ran the monster sounds off my iphone bluetooth to AMP directly...

Example of FM cigar lighter transmitters

Personally, I’d rather have one of these in my cigar lighter than wires connecting to my phone sliding around while i drive like a madman. LOL
 
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I think I've had most everything mentioned here at one time or another, not the blue tooth. Goes back before phones though. I think i used the cassette thing and/or the fm transmitter back with the sony discman cd player. I'd forgotten all about that. Bet they are still here somewhere. I gotta get this shack cleaned up before I croak. Who ever is charged with disposing of my crap is going to be pissed.
 
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@shelby1969 You can always just replace the radio. The clarity and convenience in the new ones are quite affordable.
@Mike the old grump do we get to come over and pilfer through your stuff and maybe find Mustang treasure?
 
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If it's the USA-1 model, it has a rear RCA audio input that would allow you to plug in an Ipod, mp3 player, etc. You could even plug in a BlueTooth adapter and play music from your phone there. I have the USA-66, and they had an integrated IPOD and BlueTooth Phone/Music kit. That version is 5+ years old, and I would think the newer versions would be much better than mine. Sound is great, but switching inputs, songs, etc. is a PITA.
 
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kblagron said:
If it's the USA-1 model, it has a rear RCA audio input that would allow you to plug in an Ipod, mp3 player, etc. You could even plug in a BlueTooth adapter and play music from your phone there. I have the USA-66, and they had an integrated IPOD and BlueTooth Phone/Music kit. That version is 5+ years old, and I would think the newer versions would be much better than mine. Sound is great, but switching inputs, songs, etc. is a PITA.
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I just took a closer look at my radio its a USA-04 MODEL. I found these 2 wires tucked up under dash they are connected to back of radio , didnt know they were there. They are labeled CD Input . I checked in my owners manual and it says It has a CD input jack RCA . Can I hook up some kind of cable with the RCA input that will connect my ipod or mp3 player ?
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This might be a good (and cheap) option for you. I have one hooked up to my home audio system, and have used it quite a bit for the last 4 years with no issues. I think it runs off of 5v DC, so you would have to come up with a 12V to 5V power adapter. I am sure there are a lot of different options out there for something like this, but this works good for me, albeit not in my car. It does have the 2 RCA inputs that would accept your USA-04 CD inputs.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KXYXXK2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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du907 said:
You could get a cassette adapter with a mini ear phone type plug. Put the adapter in like a tape, it's contacts make contact with the cassette's head. Plug the mini phone plug into whatever you want to play. No controls as to switching tracks. You use the devices controls and power source. Quick and easy.
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I do this in my truck to use SiriusXM. works great!!!
 
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I have a USB and a 3.5mm connected to the rear of the radio. Connect them to this adapter , choose AUX on the radio and I can hear and charge my iPhone. This will also work if your iPod has the lightning connector
 
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My son's new RetroSound radio has Bluetooth and an AUX cord, and my radio has an AUX cord that I can plug a phone or whatever to.
 
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Randolph2112 said:
I have a USB and a 3.5mm connected to the rear of the radio. Connect them to this adapter , choose AUX on the radio and I can hear and charge my iPhone. This will also work if your iPod has the lightning connector
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Cool. I noticed your Rush logo. Im a huge Rush fan. Thats one of the reasons I have to get this radio working to my Ipod . Cant cruise with the top down without playing "RED BARCHETTA" lol !!!
 
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