Cute idea with the velcro and tape adapter, but im more interested in making a better sounding, direct connection with the car stereo aka a built-in-dash unit. I have a brand new alpine deck in my car but it doesnt have a harddrive in it, i thought it would be cool to make a seperate harddrive unit. i think i have the basic idea of how to power it from the car(and no not with a dc adapter) and how to wire the audio to the car(again, not with a tape adapter) but my problem is how i can move the controls to the front of the panel, and then make a switch to switch between the alpine deck and the harddrive deck. The MP3 player is made by creative and is the original jukebox they made, it looks like a cd player with the controls on top. Anyone have a clue how i could remove the switches and lcd screen from the player, attatch them to some sort of faceplate, then reconnect them with wires? Like i said im only a novice.