I ran mine through the dash and the cord snakes up through between the center console and dash. Tucks cable in there nice and clean. I also have a Zune and not an iPod though.
And I'd get this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Soundgate-Auxi.../dp/B0015AUPKO
Supposed to show song on CD player and wheel controls still work... might want to double check though.
What part of central KS?