Infrared (IR) Remote for Car Radio

I used to have a system that would allow me to play a VCR in one room onto another TV in another room. Part of the system used an IR remote transmitter and receiver to allow the remote control to work the VCR in the other room. I thought the system was called Rabbit, and was from Radio Shack. You might start there. Good luck.

Why not just remove the LED from the remote & mount it in close proximity to the face plate? use a semi permanant mount on the left for the remote & wires in between...

Excuse the negativity....but coming from another rider.....are you crazy? You are just looking to run into something bigger than you rigging some Rube Goldberg device up on a motorcycle. If you must have music, I suggest an Ipod shuffle, it has no display to look at to distract you while riding, just hit play before you roll off and you are set.

My .02

This might not be sport bike like in your avatar pic...perhaps it's a big cruiser that often do have speakers. The remote could be placed somewhere convenient so hands could stay on handlebars.

Someone out there has got to make a kit for this...remove the old radio and allow for an ipod to be inserted in it's place. Best to keep the lcd hidden though so eyes aren't straying from the road.

Personally I'd put it wherever the original radio was (if there was one) since the wiring is all there. I'd avoid the back since there's a lot of water issues back there. Moving the IR transmitter or reciever would both work...keep your wire runs (for these small components) away from your ignition or use shielded wire...it would get a bit funky to have your radio think your remote buttons were getting pushed at the same speed as your engine due to signal interference.

The components show a 115 volt power supply transformer, so it must be low voltage. If the unit is not 12 volts, Napa sells a DC to DC power converter that uses a cigarette lighter plug, and reduces to 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9, or 12 volts. It also allows you to reverse the polarity on the plug. And has a choice of 4 male plug styles. It has part # 782-5001. Good luck.

A closer look shows the unit is actually 12 volt powered, so the power converter in not needed.

garth, this is what you said.
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Why not just remove the LED from the remote & mount it in close proximity to the face plate? use a semi permanant mount on the left for the remote & wires in between...''''''

Could I use any led, or would it have to be an infread led? And then how would I find out what kind,what size, etc . led to buy.And could I leave the led in the radio and just run two wires to the other led inferred . Would that work.

If I could just use another led,that would be the easiest.

tks

John

It would have to be an infra red led

I was thinking to remove the original led... if you have a soldering iron & compressed air. Blowing out the liquid solder, isn't standard procedure, but works.

I don't know how to match or if it would matter as long as it is a infra red?

Direct is probably not a good plan you would probably need a opto-coupler or some other kind of isolation device. Del the cat or Andy germany [& others] would know more than I?

I have gotten my male and female adp. that go from the face plate to the radio. so Ill just make a harness.And then just plug in the face plate,and it should worlk.

Thank all

John

Hardwire is always more reliable than any wireless solution.... LOL