Complete Jeep installation guide with pics

I read of almost everyone using their beloved vampire clips -- and as cool as they sound I just went for what I felt was the easier (read:lazzier) solution. So, I simply took the two wires coming off the cigarette lighter and snipped right through them. I then took my new cigarette lighter for the iPod and attached the ends of its wires with the exposed ends of the existing wires. I secured them together with a wire nut for each set of wires. In the above picture you will see a red and black cable coming from out of the electrical tape -- each going to a different nut. You will also notice a red and black wire coming from my hand (for the new iPod charger) which also goes into it's respective nut. Also, although you can't see it there is also another set of black and red wires that come out from these nuts and go to wherever the original wiring went before it cut it in half. Sorry for the long write up, but this is quite possibly the most painful part of the whole experience. It's cake from here. So grab a cold one -- you'll be chilling out real soon.

[b]Of note[b]: If you noticed in piture 2 I took off a very small part of my center console. At this point (after installing the cigarette lighter) I wrapped this cigarette lighter and all of it's accompanying cables behind the peice hanging forward and it is all resting in this small area above my gear shift.

Next, I found a nice little nook I could snake the adapter cable (top part in the previous picture) up through so it has easy access to the back of my radio.

Just to show you what I was talking about in both of the above 'Of Note' sections I am pulling up both the two cables running off from the cigarette lighter (with the actually cigarette lighter in my hand) as well as the RCA converter in order to show you how both are wrapped behind everything and are coming up from the abovementioned cavity in the center console.

This may not be the same for all cars -- but you should get the point; find an area where you can rest all of your slack, etc.

Next, I plugged that Belkin adapter into my iPod cigarette lighter which I installed during the first step.

Almost done! Now, just secure all those peices you've had dangling off thusfar (with the exception of the exposed center console cavity).

Although no photo for this last part -- it's quite simple.

1)Attach the converter cable into the back of your stock radio and place the radio back to where it is supposed to be.

2)I opted for a Bracketron for mounting my iPod -- which is customized for your specific model and make car and screws in at the same location and with the same screws for the right side of your radio.

Nice job, I have a 2001 grand cherokee that im trying to find a solution to. Unfortunately after discovering the pioneer adapter to be a piece of junk Ive reverted back to the factory unit you have installed and whenever the dension icelink becomes available off back order I think ill get one of those. By the way where did you get that mount from?

I have a 2001 Grand Cherokee Limited as well. I have a CD Changer in the back. Did you have to disconnect the changer from the back of your stereo?

Thanks :)