Nope, i didnt use an ipod dock. I took the change jar and cut a hole in the bottom of it just big enough for the ipod cable to be glued there. then i drilled 2 holes on either side of the ipod cable and glued the LEDs in place and for the plastic back, i cut up the plastic box that the square gen ipod nano came in and cut a notch in the bottom to fit around the ipod cable sticking through. i glued the plastic in place and then wired up everything. i soldered wires to the cigarette lighter prongs and ran a small resistor between the lighter and the switch. then from the switch i wired the LED's and thats about all. You kinda have to have a switch because i found that the cigarette lighter was always on and i didnt want the LEDs always on. This thing is pretty much all put together with super glue haha. I probably could have made it look cleaner for during the day but i was trying to keep it super cheap and i looks good at night which is all i really cared about. I can get some more pictures of it up close so you can see what im talking about
