alright i have this idea. On my shaker 500, there is a button called AUX, which in most sterios you can plug in an AUX cable and play your ipod throught the AUX cable. Now i was wondering...is there a plug in the back of the shaker to plug in the cable? if so i was going to plug that in and run it to my center consel and play my ipod through my speakers!!!
ANY CLUES??

 

My '07 has the jack in the center console which I can use to play my IPOD through. I think on the 05-06 you need some type of IPOD adapter. I think the AUX was originally designed for the optional Sirius satellite service.

 

ya i just run my ipod through the radio, deff not as good. LMK if u make any progress with this.

 

i think the shaker 500 sounds great. I have no complaints and have never had a problem with the radio/satellite/cd functionality. I'm glad I got the upgrade.

 

On the 2005 the Shaker500's AUX input is only for the factory satellite receiver. What you can do is get an AUX input adaptor from PIE to convert that input into a pair of RCA inputs. This is the part http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...1672&avf=Y

And to answer the other question. The Shaker 500 sounds pretty bad in comparison to anything aftermarket. The highs are almost nonexistant, the lows are a bit muddy and the mids are weak. Typical factory stereo...

 

http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piefrd04aux.html

Same thing, only $20 cheaper.

 

yup, i have the PIE Adapter and ran it through the center console. works great!

 

yea way more money than i wanted to spend. I was jus thinking this would be classier than the fm transmitter that i already have...
thanks for the help!

 

so whats the difference between the shaker 500 and the regular cd player cause i have the regular does it come with the same speakers?

 

i put a pie adapter which lets me use the aux port to play the ipod.