If (like many of our iPod Car Kit customer) there isnt a fully integrated kit for your vehicle then previously your outlook was bleek. You had to settle for a poor transmittion system which sent your iPods audio signal via airwaves to your car stereo. This method is very basic and simply asking for nearby radio stations to use their stronger signals to interfere with your iPod Car Kit. The result of this was very pooe quality audio – if any at all!

The answer came around a year or two ago when Dension decided to make their first HARD-WIRED FM kit. It worked by sending the iPods audio via a wire, insterad of through airwaves. This was a huge success and improved the quality of audio no end.

Since then, a few brands have jumped onboard using the same design but evolving it slightly. Dension made a second version called the Dension Ice Link One which had a clever auto-switch inside the unit which electronically unplugged the cars aerial when the iPod was playing and when the iPod stopped playing it would reconnect the aerial. This would make interference impossible.

Dice Electronics came next with their Dice FM-RDS, promising to revolutionize the universal iPod Car Kit. They had been developing a system which uses the same base model as the Dension but took advantage of the radios ability to display RDS information. Dice Electronics adapter their kit to allow the iPods Track Information (ID3 Tagging) to be sent through to the cars display! What a great idea!

Connects 2 have delved back into the fold now with the Connects2 iPlug-RDS TX MK2. They have evolved the Dice Electronics kit even further by creating a similar kit which has all the great features but also includes a remote control! This allows you to skip tracks from the device instead of from the iPod! Not only have Connects2 managed to create such a cracking peice of kit, they have also managed to roll it out at a cracking price! Coming in at only £110 RRP (iPod Car Kit Direct Price – £79.97) it stands to compete with the Dension Ice Link One and the Dice FM-RDS kits all the way!

As you are all aware, sterling is at its lowest value for over 18 years. All Dension products are shipped to the UK from Europe and subsiquently, paid for in Euro’s. The effect of recent currency movements means that a price increase was always inevitable. This price change also coincides with the release of all new Dension products that now have the ability to charge the new iPods with the 5V charging system.

Unfortunately all the Dension prices have been increased with immediate effect.

Please be aware that any stock purchased online or through a local dealer which hasnt been increased to the new retail price by the retailer IS GREY STOCK meaning that it has been imported through the incorrect channels and is not covered under warranty. You can check this by asking the retailer to confirm the serial number of the item for you.

Dension will be rolling out the new stock over the coming weeks which could effect delivery timescales but we will try our hardest to minimise the effect on our customers. The latest breakthrough on the Dension production line the vehicle specific CD Retention kit and the all new AV Extender which  are currently available on pre-order.

Price changes are as follows;

We have been hitting stumbling blocks recently with misconceived ideas about FM Modulation when connecting an Apple iPod into your vehicle. Understandably, people get confused between Modulation and Transmission. We are here to set the record straight as these thoughts couldn’t be further from the truth.

Here are a few questions that we get asked and our answers:

Will I receive interference?

Absolutely not, no. There are a number of features that make sure this isn’t possible with Modulation;

·         It doesn’t transmit through airwaves as it is fully hard wired so radio stations signals cannot be received by your iPods signal.

·         As it’s fully hard-wired, the iPods signal is being sent down a wire, just like you would expect from an Auxiliary wire or a CD Changer wire.

·         The Modulator kits have a electrical "on/off" switch which physically block out your cars aerial when the iPod is connected to the kit, meaning that your aerial isn’t even connected.

Does it charge the iPod?

It does indeed. All the iPods will receive a full charge from the iPod car kit.

How hard is it to install?

Installation takes about 30 minutes at the maximum. The kit just needs to plug in to the rear of the stereo, it’s that simple.

How good will the audio quality be?

This will be similar to what you would expect from DAB, very close to CD Quality. On 99.9% of installations, you won’t be able to tell the difference between the iPod and your CDs, especially when you take into account the road noise coming from the car.

Why can’t I have a fully integrated kit like the Dension Gateway devices or the Dice Electronics Car Kits?

There are a few things that might stop you being able to use a fully integrated kit:

·         Your stereo doesn’t have a CD Changer port, therefore not being able to connect into the cars stereo

·         Your stereo simply isn’t good enough, this could be due to the lack of processing speed, the lack of software support or even because it is too advanced!

·         You just might not want to spend the amount of money that a fully integrated car kit costs

Are there any advantages of having a Modulator over an integrated kit?

There are a few, yes. Firstly the price, the Universal Modulator kits from Dension and Dice come in at £69.97 and £79.97 respectively. This can be a saving of around £40 over a fully integrated iPod Car Kit. Secondly, the kits come as standard with the iPod connection, unlike the integrated kits where you have to add the cable or cradle into the kit. Thirdly, the installation can be easier; it could save you an hour of labor!

We hope this might clear a few things up for you guys, if not then you are more than welcome to contact us at anytime.

OK guys, GREAT news for those of you who have a new Apple iPod (Whether it be an iPod Touch, and iPhone, an iPod Classic 80gb or 160gb or the new iPod Nano 3rd Generation)and wanted to integrate it into your Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Toyota, Renault and all other car brands – your options were limited if you were trying to get these working in your car, before now.

As you may or may not be aware, the new Apple iPod’s don’t have the same software/firmware on them as the old iPods. This made it very hard for the team at Dension and Dice Electronics to crack the software and allow integration into vehicles.

Dension (being the iPod car kit manufacturer market leaders that they are), have raced to the finish line with perfection, now making ALL Dension Gateway 100, Dension Gateway 300 and all Dension Gateway 500 products work with all the new iPods. DICE are a little behind but we are sure they will catch up.

Dension even have new inserts/sleeves coming soon that will allow all the new iPod’s to be integrated into your Dension Active Cradle. The best iPod Car Kits just got ALOT better!!!

We would like to inform anybody that are looking to buy Dension Gateway iPod kits from ANY source – whether it be online or offline – to be very careful.

iPodCarKitDirect & Dension have been informed of a number of “Grey stock” items which have been imported illegally or through the wrong channels are worming their way into the UK market.

When buying an iPod kit for your car, please double check that the items you ordering are legitimate otherwise the Dension warranty will be void. If you are aware of anybody selling these kits then please inform ourselves.

There are VERY FEW legitimate online dealers of Dension iPod kits, for a full list visit the following link:

http://www.dension.com/dealers.php

OK, so you are probably thinking “How do i tell if the people selling me the Dension kit are buying them from the correct source?” Well the answer is simple:

When you buy, ask the retailer if they can tell you the serial number on the item, the serial number is always found on a Dension sticker on the bottom of the unit. If they cannot provide this then they don’t have one – meaning that the stock is NOT to be trusted.

If you already have an item purchased from anywhere which doesn’t have a sticker then please contact them to discuss.

Dension have been working very hard behind the scenes to make sure that all you guys with new Apple iPod’s and the new Apple iPhone can have them mounted on your dash in a cradle.

Previously, if you wanted a Dension Gateway kit that would hold your iPod or iPhone, you would have to have gone for the Dension Dock Cable and stored your iPod or iPhone in your glove box – NOT ANY MORE.

Dension have just released sleeves/inserts which will come with the Dension Active Cradle as standard on any order from now on. They will allow all new iPods to fit into the Dension Active Cradle as well as the iPhone.

This is very exciting news for our customers, many of which have been waiting for this for a long time!

If you already have a Dension Active Cradle and DON’T have the sleeve/insert for the new iPods and iPhone then fear not, these will be available soon to be purchased separately.

iPod Car Kit Direct recently had a stand over at a big car show. We had plans to try and push the idea that FM modulators are “crap” for lack of a better word.

For a long time now FM modulators have been misconceived and people automatically link them to a transmitter, this is the biggest misconception that you are likely to make when trying to find an iPod kit to connect into your factory fitted radio.

We at iPod Car Kit Direct want to redesign the way people think when they see FM Modulators. The effect we had when we changed peoples minds on the matter was astonishing. Most people were seriously amazed with the quality of audio through the Dension and DICE FM Modulator kits.

An FM Modulator doesn’t send FM signals through any airwaves or to any satellites and back down to the stereo. It connects into the stereo hard wired, sending a digital signal down a wire. The quality is comparable to DAB signals and when the iPod is connected the car aerial is disconnected through an automatic switch in the kit.

We were pleased with the reaction of people at the show and will continue to develop and push FM modulation for people who cant get a fully integrated kit for their iPod or just simply don’t have the budget.

Dension are in the process of updating their product range and part numbers making selecting a product for your specific car make and model easier, faster and providing a superior in-car experience. The range will also have some new exciting additions including the:

• Dension ice Link One
• Dension ice Link Gateway 100
• Dension ice Link Gateway 200i
• Dension Bluetooth Adapter for Gateway 100/300/500
• Dension CD Changer Retention Adapter for new Gateway 100 / 300 (the Gateway 100 replaces the ice Link Plus)

The Dension ice Link One is a new addition to the Dension ice Link FM Modulator range.

The Dension ice Link Gateway 100 is a new addition to the Dension ice Link Plus range.

The Dension ice Link Gateway 200i is the new Dension product compatile with Portable Sat Navigation devices enabling mute of your iPod Tunes when the navigation prompts directions through your car speakers. Also providing bluetooth handsfree functionality via portable navigation.

The Dension Bluetooth Adapter connects smartphones and PDA’s for: music / hands free calling / navigation.

The Dension CD Changer Retention Adapter is for use with the new Dension Gateway 100 and Existing Dension Gateway 300 and enables the use of CD Changer when fitting a Dension Adapter

More info soon on available dates and the new Dension product range of iPod Car kits and iPod Accessories.
  

Valued iPod Car Kit Direct Customer,

iPod Car Kit Direct highly recommend and are proud to support the Dension brand and product range and can offer unrivalled sales, support and technical help with this product and will continue to lead the UK online market for this product.

Supply has been somewhat patchy over the last 2 months and for that we are sorry to all affected.

We now have full confidence and resolution to this (direct from Dension HQ) and 95% of the backorders have now been fulfilled, and the hit and miss, exemplary service that we normally provide as a result of this is fully resumed and the supply into the UK will be faster, smoother and more efficient than ever.

The UK Dension distributor’s low stocks are now fully replenished and being the UK online leaders for the Dension brand we are back to our normal unrivalled service. 

At the time of writing this we now have stock of the complete Dension ice Link Plus range, the Dension FM Modulator ice Link Plus, the Dension Gateway 300, 400, 500 models and the new Dension Gateway 500 MOST for fibre optic audo systems. The Gateway 400 & 500 range is only available for select models but all models will be in stock next week. Check the site for availability at the time of reading this.

So thanks for your co-operation and understanding during this unpredicatable period and i hope at least we can provide you with some confidence with the Dension brand and our service now and into the future.

All the best
iPod Car Kit Direct

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