ipod classic w/ existing aux-pod car connection

If the AUX connection hooks into the iPod's headphone adapter then yes, it will work. If you plug the iPod into a dock connector for audio output then it may not work. It depends if your accessory has the "Made For iPod" sticker on it or not. Apple has long been switching to this route where you need a authentication chip in order to get audio and video out of a iPod's dock connector. The only problem is that now Apple is enforcing it with the new iPods. If your accessory has that authentication chip (I think all official "Made for iPod" accessories have it) then you don't have to worry. If it doesn't have that authentication chip in it then it won't work. Then again, that is all assuming you are outputting audio through the dock connector.

Yes, I think mine is similar to this one.
http://www.theistore.com/ipod2car.html

It does connect through the dock connector. If anyone else has more information please let me know. I paid a lor of money for the connector so I want to make sure I can use the new ipod with it before I buy.

thanks,

I thought audio required it as well. Who knows, Apple has me all turned around with this crap.

I'm thinking about ordering an ipod classic, but I want to make sure that it will work with my existing car connection first.
Why not buy one through a store like Best Buy that has a 30 day return policy?

If it means a potential sale, I'll bet you could talk a salesman into bringing a display model out to the car to try as well.

I actually have an unanswered thread in the "In Car Solution" sub-forum regarding this topic. I just bought the PAC ICP-IOP Pioneer adapter. And I wanted to get a iPod Classic in a month. It sorta matters to me if the Classic works with this adapter cable. I want to know if any of PAC cables work.

I believe the solution for Apple, is to make an "Apple Chip" adapter. It will plug into the iPod, and the adapter will have a dock input allowing use of non-Made for Apple accessories. I would pay for the adapter to keep all my existing accessories, and to keep the Pioneer adapter cable working. And Apple can make some money.

I really like Apple products, but with their latest actions in bricking iPhones and requiring chipped cables to get full functionality from iPods I have to think twice about buying their products. I would not be impressed if I had to buy a $50 (it would probably sell for $75 Canadian) adapter to use my $200 car adapter that was designed to work with an iPod.

Makes you wonder what they'll pull next, require chipped cables to connect peripherals to their computers? Brick your computer because you choose to use open source software they don't approve of or you have modified/hacked OS X to customize it to your liking.