How can I connect an iPod line out to the stereo of a Mazda 2003
Protege5 without a cassette player?  I want to be able to do this
WITHOUT buying the cassette player add on as the sound quality is not
that good going through the adapter.

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Clarification of Question by astachel-ga on 08 Jul 2003 09:45 PDT

And I also do not wish to use an FM RF transmitter as the quality is
even worse with those.

Sorry, there's no current solution to make a direct audio-in
connection to the stock head unit in a Protege5:

http://www.protege5.com/vbb225/showthread.php?threadid=20153

Your only option other than a tape adaptor or FM modulator is to
replace the head unit with one that does have an aux-in. If you don't
have experience with car audio installations, you can have it done at
a local Best Buy, Circuit City, or smaller car audio shop.

You might be interested in browsing the Car Audio section of the
forums at protege5.com:

http://www.protege5.com/vbb225/forumdisplay.php?forumid=11

try this link.
http://densionusa.com/merchant/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=DU&Product_Code=I20_Mazda_R2&Category_Code=IA_Mazda

for a 2003, protege 5 (called a protege S, on the site it think) this
should work. you would be able to keep the stock head unit and still
use your normal controls.

I have a 2002, and created a setup where I used an inline FM modulator
(which plugs directly into the antenna port) and combined it with a
cannibalized belkin adapter, and ran it into the glove box to store
the ipod. this set up does not allow me to use the stereo controls,
which the ice link would.