DIY: Aftermarket radio Install in an EX

[BLACKFG]

on the first page there is pic that can help you with your problem

[toddre05]

Originally Posted by BLACKFG

on the first page there is pic that can help you with your problem

im talking about without the connector! i know where to connect them to the connector but there are 5 colors that duplicate themselves, how do i figure out which red to connect, which black, which white, which green, and which blue!

[BLACKFG]

use a ohm metere to to find the one for speakers and volt for power and ground

[toddre05]

and then the other colors? should a dealership have i diagram i can buy u think?

[toddre05]

any clue on how to figure out which black one is the ground? acause ground wouldnt read anything would it?

[xtv-sidecar]

First let me ask you this.
What car do you have(LX,DX,EX,SI/2 door,4 door)?
Where do you live(USA,Canada)?
And did you cut the hole conector off the factory wire loom?

[toddre05]

Originally Posted by xtv-sidecar

First let me ask you this.
What car do you have(LX,DX,EX,SI/2 door,4 door)?
Where do you live(USA,Canada)?
And did you cut the hole conector off the factory wire loom?

Its a EX 2dr, USA, and yes the entire connector is cut off the factory wire loom!

[xtv-sidecar]

The Black Wire on the left is the ground wire, if the conector was cut off it should be the shorter of the two black wires of the wires that come out midstream of the wire harness.

You can take a test light and find a known power wire and strip the end.
Now take the grounding clip and clip it on the bare power wire, take the tip and touch the black wires to find your ground.
Be carefull what you touch when you do this, you can blow a fuse or shock yourself if you are not carefull. Remember that the power wire and clip can short out as well as the tip.....

If this dose not help you, find a friend that has worked with car audio or security systems to help you, or take it to a shop and have them do it for you.

Not to be mean but if you have not done this kind of stuff before it is not a good idea to start cutting wires and tearing things up with out knowing what you are doing. Allways mark the wires before cutting them and know where they go to. If you want to learn how to do it then get a friend to help and teach you. You can realy f%$# things up if you are not carefull.

[toddre05]

thanks xtv! ive done all five of my cars ive had. this one just boggled the **** out of me!

[bikinpunk]

I've wired up quite a few cd players for different cars, but all had a harness. I'm not sure what you mean by "t-tap" . Could you explain? I assume this is a method to tap into the wire harness itself instead of cutting the wires and crimping the aftermarket radio's wires to it? If you have any pics of how you connected the aftermarket radio to the factory radio's harness I would like to see them.

[PiccoloMarc]

Was also wondering for the T-tap.

Also, can't an aftermarket head unit with 22w rms or 35w rms damage the stock amplifier? I am seriously planning on buying the JVC KD-SHX850 and it has 35w rms outputs. Should I then bypass the stock amp? I wont use the stock sub either since I got my 12in.

Very nice DIY by the way!

[xtv-sidecar]

Attachment 1314

A T-Tap is a piggy back wire connection, you put the good wire through the connector and your new wire beside it and close the connector. A metal bar cuts through the insulation and bridges the wires.
I think there is a radio harness out now though. Might want to check that thread out...

[negativezeroz]

I am trying to order from CollegeHills and it says that it can't find the Atenna Sud Harness Kit. I searched by the number and I went into the specific car and under radio atenna yet I didn't find anything...

[xtv-sidecar]

Installer.com has one as well and I think they have the wire harness adapter now. If you want to order every thing from that honda dealer try giving them a call or look under the accords or elaments parts? But they should have it but it might not be listed on the web.
Here is the link for the other one.

http://www.installer-data.com/item/d...php?it=40-hd10

Just looked at there wire harness, I dont think it is the correct one as it only has one plug. It might work for a civic without the factory Amp though.

[xtv-sidecar]

Originally Posted by negativezeroz

I am trying to order from CollegeHills and it says that it can't find the Atenna Sud Harness Kit. I searched by the number and I went into the specific car and under radio atenna yet I didn't find anything...

Collegehills calls it an antenna feeder # 08B01-sna-100
But the part # is the same, I was looking at the cd tuner for that info.

[basmoq]

I had the same ordering problem, so I just went with hondapartsdeals.com The prices were the same

[PiccoloMarc]

I just finished my install earlier, but I put everything back in... The sound was horrible, with a very loud noise (poor S/N ratio??) I didn't have enough place for the harness, the PAC thing (for steering controls). How did you get all the stuff in, without choking the radio?? Also, is a HU usually loud? Mine was very "noisy". I bought a Pioneer DEH-P980BT. For 700$ here in Canada.. I expected it to be good. Or, could I have done something wrong? I used the 70-1722 wiring harness and just hooked up the sub remote power (only wire not in harness). Also, the tweeters were muh louder than the other speakers. Any hints on that would be greatly appreciated. Have a nice day.

[fesersoft]

Originally Posted by PiccoloMarc

I just finished my install earlier, but I put everything back in... The sound was horrible, with a very loud noise (poor S/N ratio??) I didn't have enough place for the harness, the PAC thing (for steering controls). How did you get all the stuff in, without choking the radio?? Also, is a HU usually loud? Mine was very "noisy". I bought a Pioneer DEH-P980BT. For 700$ here in Canada.. I expected it to be good. Or, could I have done something wrong? I used the 70-1722 wiring harness and just hooked up the sub remote power (only wire not in harness). Also, the tweeters were muh louder than the other speakers. Any hints on that would be greatly appreciated. Have a nice day.

My radio had a lot of noise but the radio sucked with the stock hu. To fix the tweater issue, try reducing the treble.

[BLACKFG]

Originally Posted by PiccoloMarc

I just finished my install earlier, but I put everything back in... The sound was horrible, with a very loud noise (poor S/N ratio??) I didn't have enough place for the harness, the PAC thing (for steering controls). How did you get all the stuff in, without choking the radio?? Also, is a HU usually loud? Mine was very "noisy". I bought a Pioneer DEH-P980BT. For 700$ here in Canada.. I expected it to be good. Or, could I have done something wrong? I used the 70-1722 wiring harness and just hooked up the sub remote power (only wire not in harness). Also, the tweeters were muh louder than the other speakers. Any hints on that would be greatly appreciated. Have a nice day.

I assume you didnt bypass the factory ampliifier.

[bikinpunk]

One thing I'm noticing is that every h/u install I see has the receiver mounted at the top of the space, with the din pocket below. Is this something that HAS to be done or just personal preference?