Connect an Ipod to your Car Stereo

I recently purchased a new car radio that supports mp3 players, meaning it has a usb input.
Is there a cable that converts the ipod headphone cable to a usb output, or is it not possible to connect the ipod to the radio.
PS. I tried connecting it with the normal cable from the bottom of the ipod to the stereo and nothing happens, thats why i think it has to be a cable that goes from the headphone to the stereo
Thanks in advance
bob

theb14,
Since you didn't provide detailed information on which car radio you're talking about, this is an educated guess...
I bet the USB port on your car radio just attempts to read whatever is connected as a hard drive, then scan for .mp3 files. The first part will work fine with your iPod (read it as a hard drive), but unless you changed the default import method of iTunes, all your imported songs are AAC files, not mp3 files. Odds are your car radio doesn't know how to play AAC files, so it ignores them.
If you post more details on what exact radio you're trying to connect to, that'd help.

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