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How do I play songs through USB on my 2006? NOT Iphone

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Old 01-30-12, 08:32 AM
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Default How do I play songs through USB on my 2006? NOT Iphone

I know vaisetech offers something but that looks to be for Iphone / itunes music playing.


Is there a company that offers anything for me to plug something up in a way to use a USB stick to play songs?

No I don't want the blackberry wireless transmitting bluetooth thing either.

Thanks in advance for help.


***UPDATE***
I know I can burn a disc and I know the aux cord option. I am asking solely for the USB route nothing more. I think post 8 may have given me the answer I was looking for. I will contact vaistech.

Thanks all for help

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Old 01-30-12, 08:45 AM
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You should be able to use the USB cable that you use to charge your phone. Plug that into your car, press AUX I think then hit play on your phone.
Old 01-30-12, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by iRock
You should be able to use the USB cable that you use to charge your phone. Plug that into your car, press AUX I think then hit play on your phone.
Uh, his car doesn't have anyplace to plug a USB cable into.

That feature did not exist on the 2IS until 2010 models.
Old 01-30-12, 08:57 AM
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and he's a SHE Kurtz...FYI
Old 01-30-12, 09:33 AM
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If you don't have the standard USB port the I don't think there's anything else out there
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OP use the AUX jack then.

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Old 01-30-12, 09:44 AM
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aux port and a music player is your only easy option unfortunately

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-out-cord.html

you can also burn an mp3 cd or 6 and have approx 120 songs per cd available to choose from

us earlier model X50 have got to make do with what we got...
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On a side note if u do have navigation in your car the vaistech is a really nice addition. And if u get the higher end model you can install a hard drive and play directly from it. I saw u mentioned blackberry though and currently they only support iPhone but android in on the way.

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Anyway, as has been said you can't really run USB in anything newer than a 2010. Why can't you do aux? Does your mp3 player not have a headphone jack? If it does just go pick up an auxiliary cord-the auxiliary out is located inside the center console (armrest) Kind of an annoying place imo. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Egeiger
On a side note if u do have navigation in your car the vaistech is a really nice addition. And if u get the higher end model you can install a hard drive and play directly from it. I saw u mentioned blackberry though and currently they only support iPhone but android in on the way.
So the vaistech does allow for harddrive playing?! Excellent. I didn't know that. Glad I started this thread. Thank you all for your responses but it seems I got my answer.

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I use the AUX jack
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I also use the aux jack but IMO it was placed in a horrible spot.
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Yes they have one with a hard drive option. I don't know how the songs show up in the user interface though. Worth looking into though. Good luck I love mine, I didn't get the hard drive though.
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aux music quality isnt as good as the vais tech kit. I get too much "staticyish" (i dont know another word to describe it lol ) music from the aux.
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Originally Posted by Kurtz
Uh, his car doesn't have anyplace to plug a USB cable into.

That feature did not exist on the 2IS until 2010 models.
I have a USB port in my center console on my 2009. did I misunderstand something here?


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