Headphone / headset jack converter plug

I have a tape cassette player in my car (don't laugh) which is actually a blessing because I have a tape-sized adapter thing that looks like a cassette tape but has a wire coming out of it and ends in a regular small headphone jack. (Small, but bigger than the Nokia E51 jack)
1. I'd like to use my phone as the music source for my car stereo, so I would need to source a converter plug. Are those widely available?
2. Can I also use other head-phones with my E51 with that converter plug? The head-set jack of course is slightly different because it includes the microphone as well, but will it work with a normal stereo jack of the same size?
3. Finally I'd like another converter plug to go from Nokia's head-set plug into TWO jacks so I can use the same head-set with my laptop for Skype calls there. Guess those converter plugs would be harder to find, so that would involve befriending someone who owns a soldering iron?

This can solve your problem (partially):
http://www.pixmania.be/be/fr/516939/art/hama/adaptateur-1-jack-stereo.html

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I hope this helps.
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- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
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Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
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Background: (not necessarily the question I'm asking, but providing anyway):
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