No radio, but can I use the Aux jack?

[ILMsmartie]

Should I be able to plug an MP3 player into the Aux jack and play MP3's via the car's speakers, even though I don't have have a radio?

[Evilution]

Seriously?
No, the aux jack plugs into the back of the radio and the radio amplifies it and sends it to the speakers.

[John_H]

The Aux jack feeds the radio connector. The radio acts as an amplifier to drive several watts of power to the speakers. Without a radio, the milliwatts of power from your MP3 player couldn't do much to the speakers even if they were hooked up directly.

You don't have to have a Smart radio - you could get *a* radio or perhaps an amplifier for little cost; the only question becomes hooking it up.

Why not just get a radio? Contact someone like Customization Guru Darin at Smart Center Portland - (503) 200-5200 - where you might find a Smart radio for a good price. Or a Smart dealership closer to home, perhaps.