iPod integration just installed on my H3

[TexasRTR78]

Hello!!! My name is Angela and I purchased my H3 8-15-05 and I am excited to be a new member of this community as well as a PROUD owner of a 2006 Boulder Grey H3!!!

Just wanted to post this topic for any other owners out there who are curious about an iPod integration for their H3.

I took my H3 to the best audio/video shop in our area and asked the owner what the best option was for listening to my iPod in the H3 without having to use the FM Transmitter (iTrip for me). I don't like the transmitter 'cause it doesn't always work...and I can't stand the fuzzy sound that seems to be unavoidable in my area. He told me that he had not installed anything for the iPod on a H3 yet, but that he had on H2's and H1's...he said he would call a good friend of his in Florida for help. His buddy told him that they were scheduled to install a hardwire system for the iPod in two weeks but that they had not done an H3 install yet either!

They finish their discussion and he tells me that they both feel that since their is no hardwire system specifically designed for the H3 yet that they could use the system that is for the Chevy Colorado but there may be some "side effects". He tells me of all the electronic things that could go wrong and then asks me to make a decision on wether or not to install it now or wait a couple of weeks for his buddy in Florida to do it first and see if it works. He says there is an 80% chance it will work just fine and there is a 20% chance things could go haywire. I took the chance and things turned out ok!

I just have a couple of complaints though...after I start my H3 and turn on the XM (this had to be disabled since the H3 does not have an aux) my iPod starts to play...but after about 15 or 20 minutes it will go quiet and then within just a couple of seconds it will come back on, usually. Sometimes it wont come back on and I have to just hit the power knob on the dash twice and then it will come back on. Not really sure why this is happening...planning to call my installer and tell him about it...will let everyone know soon as I find out.

Sorry for the long story,
Angela