2008 WITH NAV

[StephBomb23]

Hey all.

So this is probably repetitious, but i haven't really seen an exact YES or NO answer.

I saw the link posted in another person's question about an Aux, but the link was for the head unit without Navigation. I just baught a 08 CX-7 (might be the executive style.. car guy could have been lying) but theres an option on the top for MEDIA (but does nothing right now)

I had this same issue in my 06 Mazda6 and we literally just bout a $6 aux piece on amazon and plugged it in and it worked fantastic.

Ive been seeing some indications that because i have the navigation system that pluggin in the same cord wont work. Can someone just tell me yes or no? I just want to play my ipod (through the headphone jack!)

I even took it into a car audio place to see what they can do without changing the head unit (which i love the stock headunit) and they can only do something through the FM radio.

HELP!

Thanks!

[jasonb0816]

It will work. I took the $6 one from ebay and it fir the standard radio and the navigation unit.

3 5mm Audio Adapter Aux Cable for Mazda 2 3 5 6 CX 7 CX 9 RX 8 MX 5 Miata 2006 | eBay

[lildisco]

Did you read the entire length?

Originally Posted by Raider CX-7 WITH NAV: Read here: sgspearman successfully did this on his 2007 CX-7 with Nav. First, thanks to everyone for all the postings. Since there have been some changes since the first posting - especially around better ground connections, I thought I'd post my wiring diagram and a few thoughts from having done it today. Note that I used 4 and 6 connected together as the grounds for the audio cable. I was very pleased with the volume and the lack of noise with this and would recommend it. I also used a pre-made audio jack and cable that I originally got at radio shack I believe. I did not see any good reason for the fuse given the 1k resistor - all other connections are as mentioned earlier but here I show how they line up with 4 pin connectors. Here's a view of the way I wired up these connectors before insulating them: Note that these are common connectors for PC motherboards - they were often used for connections to CD drives for example. By putting this together with connectors, it all became just plug and play once you pulled the radio out. Here's a few tips in following the instructions from the original article in this thread: 1. Putting the vehicle in drive was good to provide clearance but I did not find I needed to remove the shift knob 2. To remove the connectors from the back of the radio, feel for the small tabs underneath (on the larger connectors) or on the side (for the flashers connection). Depress that in order to remove the connections. 3. I ran my cable out to the glove box as mentioned in another article. It was very obvious how to do so once you're in the dash. 4. Do try out your jack after hooking things up but before reassembling. I found it didn't work the first time - one connector was apparently loose. Pulled the radio out and tried again. Here's what the connectors look like on the pins: And here's how I secured the cable with a tie wrap: I wasn't sure if it might hit when putting the radio back in, but I didn't see any signs of that. So, that's my contribution back to the thread - hope it's helpful for some of you trying this next!

[Raider]

New updates in the aux port thread have pointed out a harness is out now. It was written originally 7 years ago when nothing existed.

[scottonfire]

Originally Posted by Raider New updates in the aux port thread have pointed out a harness is out now. It was written originally 7 years ago when nothing existed.

Hello, I can't find the aux port thread, would it be possible to get a link? Just got an 07 CX7 with Bose and Navigation and want to use my iPod somehow. Thank you in advance.