I thought this was the best idea ever since USB keys these days contain very large capacities as well as are very tiny/portable. The device has a USB input and an auxilliary input meaning, you can either plug in anything you use headphones for OR you can plug in a USB key loaded with mp3s. After searching on the net, I ran into They sell a device (Xcarlink) which is made for the Mazda 3 and connects directly into the external CD changer port (at the back of your head unit). I tried the FM modulator technique but the sound quality was horrible.

Now the power port in the console is switched, and the front power port is unswitched.I recently purchased a new creative zen 30 gb video/mp3 player and was desperatly searching for a way to play it through my car speakers. I reinserted the wires in there new locations, checking that I left slack in the wires as the fed into the loom, inserted the fuses, checked the circuits for correct function, and that was it. I located the fuses these circuits were attached to, removed the fuses, detached the wires by releasing the plastic retention clip which is accessible from the front side where the fuse pushes in.

There is 6-7' of wire loom connected to the fuse box so that is comes through the access hole no problem. The fuse box is easily removed from the car far enough to work on it, by removing the 10mm nut, and releasing the plastic clip above it. Turns out that each of the power ports are on a separate circuit, in the same fuse box, and had plenty of slack in the wires to swap them around. So I went to the fuse panel to see if the wiring could be swapped to accomplish this without too much trouble. I looked around to see if there was an option to choose switched or unswitched, but no.

I expected that this would be a simple task of plugging it into the power port and done, except that the power port in the console is unswitched, so the Zune stayed powered, and unpaused, when the key was turned off. I wanted to plug my Zune into the power port on my '10 3S sedan, so that it would pause when I shut the car off. does anyone know which fuses these two are on? And can give me some guidance on how to do this?. I read this on another forum, but haven't been able to find more info. I've been looking for a way to swap the power ports in the 2010 mazda 3, so the front outlet is always on, and the armrest outlet is switched w/ the ignition.

Fix aux port in 2010 mazda 3