Playing thu car stereo that only supports MP3 or WMA files

How do I get my ipod to play thru my car stereo.. it appears my car will only recognize MP3 or WMA files. Cant seem to find a way to have ipod files be created in a format that will work with my car stereo.. Help???

You can convert songs by using the iTunes Advanced menu -> Create XXX Version. What type of version is controlled by the encoder selected in the iTunes Preferences -> General pane. Click on the "Import Settings" button to change.
When you use this, you will get an MP3 copy of each song you convert. You can find them in your library by sorting by the "kind" column and searching for "MPEG audio File".

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Hello, and welcome to the forums.
any model that states it is compatible with iPod will play the music in the music library of the iPod without any converting. Unfortunately it wont play MP4s from a CD data disk but it will read them if they are in the ipod itself.
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http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/suppor ... nfo_id=676
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How do I convert an mp3 or WMA file to a m4a file?

I read on another forum that iTunes can convert mp3 and wma files to m4a format.
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That is correct.
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