AFAIK the ACI should be plugging directly into the HU on the '08.5 ones, so the ipod module should have nothing to do with that. Assuming you have the ipod harness for sirius there should be no reason the sirius shoudn't be working...... that's why they made a separate harness for it.
08.5 OEM iPod Interface install - FAIL
Has anyone successfully installed the Mazda iPod integration module in an 08.5 with nav and Sirius? There aren't many options to choose from, so from what I had read I thought this was the best (or only) option. I made sure to get the right harness so I could keep my Sirius and AUX, but after the install, neither of them works 
. The dealer who sold me the car swore that it wouldn't work, but I didn't believe them. I tried everything possible and I'm pretty confident it is not user error.
I wouldn't be as upset if I was happy with the way the iPod module worked. I probably wasn't going to continue my Sirius subscription anyway when my 6 months are up because the sound quality is so poor.
What bothers me the most is that if you put it on random (shuffle) and then try to skip a track, random play shuts off. It is such a pain to navigate that unless you're trying to find an artist that starts with A or Z, don't bother.
The install process sucked as well. It came with instructions for the Mazda 6. I also had a copy for the previous version for the 3. The wire colors in the install manual were all wrong. It didn't fit where the instructions indicated, so I had to improvise and had a heck of a time getting all the wires to fit behind the head unit.
Please let me know if anyone else has it working properly. I'd love to be proven wrong.
. The dealer who sold me the car swore that it wouldn't work, but I didn't believe them. I tried everything possible and I'm pretty confident it is not user error.I wouldn't be as upset if I was happy with the way the iPod module worked. I probably wasn't going to continue my Sirius subscription anyway when my 6 months are up because the sound quality is so poor.
What bothers me the most is that if you put it on random (shuffle) and then try to skip a track, random play shuts off. It is such a pain to navigate that unless you're trying to find an artist that starts with A or Z, don't bother.
The install process sucked as well. It came with instructions for the Mazda 6. I also had a copy for the previous version for the 3. The wire colors in the install manual were all wrong. It didn't fit where the instructions indicated, so I had to improvise and had a heck of a time getting all the wires to fit behind the head unit.
Please let me know if anyone else has it working properly. I'd love to be proven wrong.
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Looks like tose of us with NAV are the only ones who are SOL .
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I have a 2008.5 hatch with Bose and I just installed the iPod and Sirius adapters and everything works great! I have all audio options available to me; sirius, ipod and Aux as well as radio and CD. Everything works great!
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Wondering - do you have a PDF of the install manual and/or could you scan it? Or pics of any of this?
The thing I'm wondering the most is... where do you put the plug for the console AUX jack? Currently it plugs into the expansion port of the head unit, but that's where the iPod integration module plugs in, too. I figure the iPod module must have 3 ports on it - one to go to the headunit (and then branches to go to sirius?), one to go to the iPod, and a third to plug-in the existing ACI cable?
Thanks buckets for any info you can share!
I have a 2008.5 hatch with Bose and I just installed the iPod and Sirius adapters and everything works great! I have all audio options available to me; sirius, ipod and Aux as well as radio and CD. Everything works great!
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Wondering - do you have a PDF of the install manual and/or could you scan it? Or pics of any of this?
The thing I'm wondering the most is... where do you put the plug for the console AUX jack? Currently it plugs into the expansion port of the head unit, but that's where the iPod integration module plugs in, too. I figure the iPod module must have 3 ports on it - one to go to the headunit (and then branches to go to sirius?), one to go to the iPod, and a third to plug-in the existing ACI cable?
Thanks buckets for any info you can share!
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