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The short answer is no.  This has been a topic of eternal discussion

for the last couple of years thanks to Volvo's insistence on developing

a completely proprietary car audio system with no apparent attempts to

encourage development of third-party solutions.  If you wander over to

the swedespeed forums (www.swedespeed.com) you will find no end of

discussion on this topic.  The general concensus is an FM transmitter

(I use the Monster idrive plus - the sound quality is awful and the

reception is average, especially as I live in the NY area and there

isn't really a clear frequency).  At Mobile electronics forum

(http://www.me-mag.com/) one of the installers has posted instructions

on how to get into the antenna in the back and hook up an in-line FM

modulator - as there are no antenna adaptors on the market for the XC90

(many advertise that they work but they don't;don't believe what they

say, check with the manufacturer, if they include 2006 with previous

years it probably doesn't work) - I am not going to do this with my

lease vehicle, especially as this is only to wire an in-line FM

modulator!  Finally, there are a number of companies advertising

in-line adaptors, usually hooked up to the CD changer controller.  This

works on older XC90s and other models, most often the 60.  This do not

work on the 2006 XC90.  Many of these same companies are advertising

that they have an adaptor coming soon for the XC90, all of these have

been listed this way for over a year.  Plus, depending on how bad you

want to do this, these will probably cost $300+.  You can replace the

entire stereo - if you own the car this is probably the best option -

keep the existing speakers and replace the head unit.  Other than that

a letter writing campaign to volvo is probably in order.


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