Connecting to car radio

After connecting to my car radio via inbuilt ipod cable for around half an hour or so my ipod freezes and has to be reset via itunes. Any ideas?

There are not one but many ways:
1) Use a cassette adapter that has 3.55mm connector (there are many brands and very cheap)
2) Get a Car stereo that support A2DP and connect via Bluetooth (of course then you need to change the car stereo but hey this is a good excuse to do it). This is the most comfortable solution as the phone will connect automatically to it when you start the car.
3) Get an FM Transmitter with 3.5mm connector and use the FM radio (I've used the Belkin which I didn't like and also the Kingston which I like you just need to keep the volume down in the phone so that it doesn't distort, Nokia also has an FM transmitter)
4) Get a car Kit or Hands free that connects to a car stereo.
5) Get a car stereo that has Line-in inputs (RCA or 3.5mm). This is by far the best audio quality solution!, and what you should do if you really want to enjoy good sound.
6) I'm not sure but are there uPNP enabled car stereos?
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