the connect2 unit is fitted behind the stereo and you would feed a cable through the dash to your ipod, thats as neat as your gonna get it......
i personally wanted my ipod in the glovebox which needed a screen and steering wheel mounted control (MKI9200 parrot unit) previously i had bought a denison ice link which allows you to hide your ipod and control it via the head unit, about £140 now though and to be fair the controls on the stereo are gash!! as in you cant tell what playlist your playing, its all guess work...