FM Transmitter - Griffin iTrip AutoPilot - Compatible?

Hello:
I just purchased a Nano 6th Gen for my wife. She has to have an FM transmitter and her old school original iTrip obviously does not fot the Nano.
I have purchased but not opened the iTrip AutoPilot from Griffin. Before trying, I thought I'd find out if it's 100% compatible. I looked at Griffin's site and it'e 5 years out of date in some areas. I tried to call both posed phone nmbers and email and got no response. In fact, the phone numbers seem to be disconnected. I fear that Griffin are no more.
Can any one confirm that this FM transmitter is 100% compatible?
Thanks

Yes, I looked at that. They have an iTrip Auto that is compatible (by their listing). The iTrip Auto is listed as compatible. I suspect the Griffin webpage is outdated.
I opened the box and tried the device. It does work in terms of being compatible so that solves that issue and also confirms the Griffin page to incorrect.
The actual performance of the FM transmitter is abysmal. The unit was with 2 feet of the cars FM antenna and the resulting transmission on a clear channel was very poor.
I am familiar with these devices and the general poor performance but this model was the worst yet. I know they have FCC power limits but better improvements to the antenna should be made.
I'll try calling them today and if they are still unavailable via phone, I'll probably return the product. Sorry Griffin!
Has anyone tried their "real time support" link? It's an email form... So much for real time
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Yes, I looked at that. They have an iTrip Auto that is compatible (by their listing). The iTrip Auto is listed as compatible. I suspect the Griffin webpage is outdated.
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FM Transmitter - Griffin iTrip AutoPilot - Compatible?

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