DIY: Aftermarket radio Install in an EX

[xtv-sidecar]

Originally Posted by Myx

Hello, first of all THANK YOU very much to xtv-sidecar for starting this thread ad for being brave to do the DIY. You're a big help to us 06 Civic owners who intend to change the factory HU. Kudos to you and this site!

I would also want to clarify something with the center panel color... would anyone know which color ( gun metal or taupe gun metal) this panel is...



I dunno the difference between the two colors and would just like to make sure thay my friend who's buying one in the States orders the right panel for our interior. By the way, I'm from the Philippines and this is how the colors of our dashboard (upper and lower) are here for the 1.8S variant.


Thanks for the help!!!

I think it is Gun Metal (Gray) the firts one I think the Taupe is more tan, but I can not swear to it.

angelgkd What are you asking? Connector #1 pins #4,5,6,13,14 are in the post.

8thGenAtmicBluDwnFrc Did you loose your radio code?
You should have it with your paperwork from the dealer.

Pics of AVIC-Z1 install for the SI. I was asked to take some side shots.

[HeLLz aNgeL]

thanks man !! looks amazing !! great work !!

[AjTheSnowman]

would it be possible to put an aftermarket deck say in the glove compartment and have the oem deck connected to the aftermarket one

[xtv-sidecar]

Originally Posted by AjTheSnowman

would it be possible to put an aftermarket deck say in the glove compartment and have the oem deck connected to the aftermarket one

Why? I would need to know so I could point you in a direction...
It seams point less, it could not be reached from the drivers seat. But there might be a way.....

[AjTheSnowman]

because i find the aftermarket deck clashes with the new civic console so basically what i wanna do is install the aftermarket deck and leave it pre tuned but have the stock deck too and stock deck->aftermarket->speakers

i kno im not bering clear but try to get it lol :P

[AjTheSnowman]

basically the aftermarket deck would be in charge and the stock deck would work too

the aftemmarket deck would be pretuned to like +3 bass,but let's say on the stock deck i put the bass to +6 it would actually be + 3 .. get it ?

[NoiseGoth]

Sort of. Do you mean that you want the stock deck to act as basic controls for the AM deck, changing CD tracks, radio channels, volume, etc. but have the aftermarket deck act as amplifier, CD player, and EQ to the speakers?

THAT would be an amazing DIY. I hope you're an electrical engineer with a decent background in firmware.


EDIT: Or do you want them both to work? I guess you could take the speaker out from the stock deck and LOC it so you could plug it into an AUX in on the AM deck. This wouldn't defeat things like bass and treble control on the stock deck though.

[AjTheSnowman]

Originally Posted by NoiseGoth

Sort of. Do you mean that you want the stock deck to act as basic controls for the AM deck, changing CD tracks, radio channels, volume, etc. but have the aftermarket deck act as amplifier, CD player, and EQ to the speakers?

THAT would be an amazing DIY. I hope you're an electrical engineer with a decent background in firmware.


EDIT: Or do you want them both to work? I guess you could take the speaker out from the stock deck and LOC it so you could plug it into an AUX in on the AM deck. This wouldn't defeat things like bass and treble control on the stock deck though.

I think you got hat i'm saying, yeah i want it to act as an amp and eq cuz the deck i have gives out alot of power so it would be cool u know cuz i dont wanna go buy things again ... but it's like a free mod get it ? and no im not an electric engineer .. but i mean it cant be that hard.

[xtv-sidecar]

NoiseGoth hit on what I was thinking. It would not be easy to do but if you had a remote control for the AM radio you might be able to pull it off.
I would talk to some pros and see what they can come up with.... They might know of something I don"t.

Good luck with your idea though.

[Navid]

Hey,

thanks alot for the DIY, everything worked well except i get horrible radio reception with just the standard adapter connected, where do i connect the second yellow wire to?

Also another question, does anybody know if theres any quality difference between auxiliry input and ipod adapters?

Thanks in advance,

Navid

[NoiseGoth]

Originally Posted by Navid

Also another question, does anybody know if theres any quality difference between auxiliry input and ipod adapters?

The Aux in would be of slightly lower sound quality vs a direct ipod adapter, since the Aux in uses a signal from your iPod's headphone output, not the line level output from the iPod dock connector. You could get clever and use the dock connector to connect to the Aux cable if you want to go on the cheap, but iPod adapters allow you to control your iPod, to some extent, from the factory radio.

I recently installed the USA Spec iPod adapter in my EX and am rather pleased with the results. A couple minor gripes, but none related to sound quality. It sounds much better than when I was using the AUX in.

[StyleZ]

how would i do the wiring for an lx coupe?
since my lx doesnt have a sub and all.

[FWDdrifting]

hey can anyone tell me where to hook up my RCA wires for my aftermarket subs on a stock radio? i hooked it up on the rear speakers but its not sounding right. can anyone point me in any directions?

[fesersoft]

Originally Posted by FWDdrifting

hey can anyone tell me where to hook up my RCA wires for my aftermarket subs on a stock radio? i hooked it up on the rear speakers but its not sounding right. can anyone point me in any directions?

www.crutchfield.com.

There are no rca connections on the stock radio.

[nanduca]

Hi All,

This has been a great post. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

I'm a newbie and has some questions.

I have a 06 EX Coupe with premium sound (without Nav). I'm trying to add Infinity Basslink II to the factory HU. As you all know Basslink II also has the 4 channel amp output for the speakers.

Now here are my questions.

- How do I get 4 channel signal for Basslink II amp? The amp takes in both RCA and speaker level inputs. But the HU doesnt have RCA out.

- For the front speakers, where do I connect the amp to? To the tweeter or to the woofer? Does anyone know the location of crossover?

- I know that there is a factory amp. Can I bypass the factory amp and get the signal to the basslink amp? Ideally I would like to retian the steering controls.

All ideas apreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[nalapooch]

Hi guys,

New here, just wanna know if the wiring application are the same with my 4door sedan? or shall i say the base model here in Australia(Civic Vti). I just want to do the sound upgrades myself, for budget reason of course. And also about the removal of the consoles, will they be the same when it comes to the clips and bolts?

All advice are very much welcome........Thanks in advance everyone.

:)

[xtv-sidecar]

Originally Posted by nalapooch

Hi guys,

New here, just wanna know if the wiring application are the same with my 4door sedan? or shall i say the base model here in Australia(Civic Vti). I just want to do the sound upgrades myself, for budget reason of course. And also about the removal of the consoles, will they be the same when it comes to the clips and bolts?

All advice are very much welcome........Thanks in advance everyone.

:)

The pin outs on the connectors should be the same but the colors might be dif. As for the removal and install they should be the same.

[*007*civic]

so.. is the new part wher the head unit goes the factory part but WITH navigation ?? sorri im confused

[xtv-sidecar]

Originally Posted by *007*civic

so.. is the new part wher the head unit goes the factory part but WITH navigation ?? sorri im confused

Yes it is the factory dash part for the navigation. the navigation unit is a different part.
I think that is what you asked?

[c1v1cEX]

now that you have the radio installed you probably no longer have the keyless entry anymore, along with the gauge cluster lights not working properly, and the head lights probably turn off with the car and can not be turned on manually, how do you fix this little mess