Pioneer CD-INCAR2 Car Kit for Pioneer GEX-INNO2BK Inno 2 Portable XM Radio

by Pioneer

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 9.6 x 7.2 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KTYLNI
• Item model number: CDINCAR2
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,515 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Your Pioneer inno satellite radio (sold separately) comes with everything you need to play it through your home stereo. If you'd also like to play it in the car, this handy car kit includes everything you need: a dock, power adapter, and roof-mount antenna. You can use the inno's built-in wireless transmitter to "broadcast" the XM signal over your car's FM radio. This kit also includes the XM SureConnect cable, which attaches directly from the dock to your vehicle's antenna to deliver a better sound to your speakers. If your stereo has an auxiliary input, you can connect the dock directly using an optional set of patch cables.

What's in the Box
Car dock, car antenna, cigarette lighter power adapter, cassette audio adapter, full function remote control, universal swivel mounting bracket with adhesive pads and cleaning kit, optional vent mount and user guide.

Product Description

Convenient close-at-hand mounting with Car Dock, In-car antenna for best reception, and keep inno fully charged with included Power Adapter. Compatible with GEX-INNO2BLK only.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very compatible with newer cars, December 30, 2007

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Mark L. Dyson "Spinny" (Deerfield, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer CD-INCAR2 Car Kit for Pioneer GEX-INNO2BK Inno 2 Portable XM Radio (Electronics)

The main reason for this kit (instead of the INNO1 version) is because the FCC forced Pioneer to reduce the FM transmitter strength. This means that to get the signal to your car's antenna you have to use an extra cable that runs from the in-dash mount, OUTSIDE YOUR CAR, and is clipped directly to your car's built-in antenna.

There are problems with this approach:

1. The first time you go through an automatic car wash the clip-on cable will be stripped right off.

2. The clip-on portion only works with extremely thin "whip" style antennas. My wife's car has a short, thick "aero" style antenna (in the center of the very rear of the roof) that is totally incompatible with this kit. They don't tell you that before you buy it.

3. Who wants a cable strung through your car for passengers to trip over? Who is going to rip out dashboards and upholstery in a new car to run this underneath? Maybe a professional installer, but this kit was aimed at the home user, supposedly.

In my case I finally tried running the "sure connect" cable under the floor mats, into the back cargo area, and then ran it in a large loop around the inner edge of the rubber seal around the hatch back, leaving the clip-on tip dangling where it wasn't obvious. The only reason this kit gets two stars instead of one is that worked: the signal is strong enough to reach the external antenna without any wires going outside the car.

If you're going to use your INNO2 in a car, be warned, and you probably should save the $70 and give it to a professional installer who'll jack it into the back of your existing radio's FM input--except I bet you have to buy the kit anyway, to get the FM transmitter enabled through the cradle, don't you?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a rip off by XM, December 18, 2007

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Patrick J. Foran (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer CD-INCAR2 Car Kit for Pioneer GEX-INNO2BK Inno 2 Portable XM Radio (Electronics)

You need to buy this item to active the "FM Modulator" that is built into the Inno Radio. But that is a joke because the only way that you are going to get sound thru your radio is if you plug the sure connect into the antenna which make the Idea of the availability to keep it simple and cheap a waste of time and money. Most cars don't have an antenna that you can get to let alone getting to the radio itself to make this work. $60.00 for this extra gadget and another $100 to have a professional install it correctly. Bottom line THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A WIRELESS FM MODULATOR, WIRED YES, WIRELESS NO!

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works just fine, July 11, 2007

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S. ONeill (Brooklyn USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer CD-INCAR2 Car Kit for Pioneer GEX-INNO2BK Inno 2 Portable XM Radio (Electronics)

The main point of my review is to point out that this product works for me with the Samsung YX-M1Z Helix XM2go Portable Satellite Radio with MP3 Player.