External Harddrive to Stock Heat Unit

**A3toB5** · 11-10-2008 07:16 AM

Hey guys.. I am thinking of running a ubs external harddrive to my sotck head unit (concert).. Has anyone done this ? if so what converters do u need ?

**zrowcool** · 11-10-2008 07:18 AM

it wouldnt play the music. you might want to look into a phatbox. i have one in my car and it connects to the stock headunit and can be controlled through the cd changer buttons. i got mine with a 20 gig hard drive and it has a cartridge to connect in a dock at in a computer

**zrowcool** · 11-10-2008 07:25 AM

i just found this on ebay. have no ideas if it works or not but it looks like it would be what you need. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/USB-S...fAudioQ5fVideo

**A3toB5** · 11-10-2008 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by zrowcool

it wouldnt play the music. you might want to look into a phatbox. i have one in my car and it connects to the stock headunit and can be controlled through the cd changer buttons. i got mine with a 20 gig hard drive and it has a cartridge to connect in a dock at in a computer

Funny u say Phatbox.. I was searching and I found the link to the website.. it looks great so I said I will call them up and order it.. PHATBOX is out of BUSINESSSSSSSSSSS

Stuff looks good tho..

**andyrew** · 11-10-2008 09:00 AM

Buy it used on ebay...

**A3toB5** · 11-10-2008 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by zrowcool

i just found this on ebay. have no ideas if it works or not but it looks like it would be what you need. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/USB-S...fAudioQ5fVideo

just bought this off of ebay.... will update when I install it ..

**flynnr** · 11-10-2008 11:03 AM

nice! i am very interested in this!

(couldnt you just hook your ipod straight to that usb?) that would be tits

**A3toB5** · 11-10-2008 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by flynnr

nice! i am very interested in this!

(couldnt you just hook your ipod straight to that usb?) that would be tits

the one I just bought off ebay.. has the option to hook ur ipod to it aswell... I myself don't have an ipod... Yea i know what I am waiting for.. lol

**flynnr** · 11-10-2008 11:41 AM

what are you getting it for then? just a stand alone external hard drive? where would you keept the hard drive when its in use? glove box or trunk or somethin?

**A3toB5** · 11-10-2008 11:54 AM

OK the reason I am getting this is so I can run my external hard drive straight to the head unit.. The ipod acts as an external hard drive when u connect it to the any head unit.. So y buy an ipod just for that.. I will have the harddrive mounted somewhere under the dash or if this thing i bought off of ebay works.. just get an SD card with lots of Gigs organize it and set it and forget it.. untill i need new music.

**onemoremile** · 11-10-2008 05:11 PM

That is what the Phatnoise does. MP3 storage and playback with a text to speech interface to help you find the right artist or genre or whatever. They usually go for 100-150 shipped with a 20g cartridge.

**A3toB5** · 11-11-2008 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by onemoremile

That is what the Phatnoise does. MP3 storage and playback with a text to speech interface to help you find the right artist or genre or whatever. They usually go for 100-150 shipped with a 20g cartridge.

Phatnoise is out of business.. I would have to purchase a use product.. I would go that route but don't want to purchase a product that manufacture is out of business even tho u can update the software via there website.