IPod Classic Car Connectivity Help....

Hi Folks,
I have a GM Trailblazer with the stock car stereo due to my OnStar Service.... What I would really like to do is connect my iPod up to the car directly via its AUX port on the stereo, but I however do not like my car to charge my electronic equipment... (The reasoning is due to the poor unfiltered energy that the Alternator generates, has often distroyed my Cell Phone batteries and others - not in this car specifically but overall due to the non standardized and clean format electricity produced by the car's engine)...
Therefore with that being said, has anyone had any luck with any CAR connectors which allow you to hook your iPod up to a GM vehicle with a OnStar type radio that doesn't require power?
Alternatively, I am looking for a SMALL FM transmitter to plug into the Classic so that I can transmit to the FM stereo... However, due to the awesome cradle I found by bracketron, I can not use the iTrip or TuneStik due to the extended length of the transmitter... DLO has the micro but again it plugs into the cigerrete lighter which I don't like, andthe iTrip Pocket will not work according to Griffin Technology because of the screen push technology that they need to implement to see the FM transmission frequency... This screen pusch technology was removed from the iPod Classics...
So with the above said, anyone have any advice for me?

and i tried to restore it but that didn't work
Why, what happened?
You could try a format of the iPod in Windows. A full format does a check and remap of bad sectors on the iPod hard drive, and you would need to restore the iPod as normal (using the iPod updater) afterward. This can also work when the iPod is recognized by the computer, but not by the updater.
First, put the iPod into forced disk mode.
See: How to put the iPod into disk mode.
On your PC, go "my computer" and right click on the iPod, then choose "format". Ensure the settings are at "default" and that "quick format" is not checked. Now select "format". It will take a while, but when that's finished, restore the iPod using the updater.
To exit forced disk mode, reset the iPod.

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