Center Console removal for Aux input install

[Patel3]

hey i am putting a new system in my 07 civic ex coupe and i need to get to the radio to run the wires for it. Can anyone tell me what the easiest way to get to the radio is?
thanx

[johnboy27]

I made up an aux harness tonight. I made it with an rca sound board, some connectors to hook to the positive and negative on the back of the sound board and simply wired the left and right from the sound board into the harness. Connected the two negs together and connected to the neg wire on the harness, connected positive right to the positive right in the harness and same for the left. Made a simple jumper for pin # 5&6. Drilled a couple of holes in the cubby hole and glues the sound board to the back of the console. Now all I have to do is use a headphone to RCA cable and plug it into whatever multimedia device I want to use.
My car is an 06 DX-G (canadian model).
My next task is to take apart the console and figure out which wire is positive in the antenna wire from the plug that is in the console instead of possibly ruining my wire by splicing in at the rear of the car as my wires for the antenna are both black, neither have an distinguishable markings to tell me which is which.

[fastact123]

newby here ... My chic just got a 06 civic and her cd player ate a cd and I found the thread by looking on google. So I hooked up the wires like so and I get low music even with the ipod full blast and the stock HU full blast also what am I doing wrong what type of 1/8 jack should I use ?????? need help ... It's a ***** to remove the radio. or will I have to ? I know there is a plug ( 5 Pin ) back there and I know there is a interface out there from Ipod I just dont want to spend 100 bucks

[savannAAHH]

OLD thread but help a lot!!!
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thanks

[zcivicuser]

Here is the link to the pdf file from Honda showing the part number and the installation instructions ones you have found the AUX cord:

http://www.hondapartsnow.com/install...ry-jack-lx.pdf

[ethlar]

Originally Posted by fastact123

newby here ... My chic just got a 06 civic and her cd player ate a cd and I found the thread by looking on google. So I hooked up the wires like so and I get low music even with the ipod full blast and the stock HU full blast also what am I doing wrong what type of 1/8 jack should I use ?????? need help ... It's a ***** to remove the radio. or will I have to ? I know there is a plug ( 5 Pin ) back there and I know there is a interface out there from Ipod I just dont want to spend 100 bucks

low volume could be from if your cables have a bad connection to the plug. It can also be caused by if youre getting a line out vs a headphone out vs a amplified line out.

I always used one of these for my ipod to any aux input in the car
Belkin Auto Kit Charger for iPod With Dock Connector - White | Small Dog Electronics

they were stupidly expensive a few years ago ($40) and are at times hard to find now but they take the line out from the ipod and put it through a amp in the charger body with its own volume control, i found it to be a much more reliable solution than using the headphone jack or straight line out of the dock.

[ignoramus]

Hello everyone,

I have been looking at this page for months and I was deciding on whether I should install the jack myself or take it to a dealer. I don't want to end up spending $200 on something I could do myself for $50 (cost of the part). I wanted to clarify something before I buy the part.

My problem is: the "ECU idle learn procedure". Has anyone done this? It says to do it in the Honda Installation Instructions for installing the jack. Its step number 19. It gives the method to do it also. I asked the dealer guy about this and he said its done to reset some computer based information in the car.

So has anyone done this part? Any issues with it?

[ethlar]

ive never done the idle learn procedure, just turn on the car when youre done and drive like normal, it will learn on its own.

I actually asked a service tech about it once, all it really is, is that after they do work that involves removing the battery, the engine may not perform exactly like it did, and customers tend to complain not realizing its just learning and returning to normal. So they do this learn procedure to keep the customers from complaining.

[hondo2006]

do i have to purchase the auxillary jack harness? and how much is it?

[hondo2006]

scratch what i said earlier ^^^^^

i took my console apart like you said in the write up and all i have to do is hook up to that white factory aux plug and im good to go????????

[rowleyxlt2005]

good DIY man.

[Steameh]

I'm so confused, I have an 06 LX sedan and I'm wanting to install this aux setup. I just don't know what exactly I need to buy to get this whole thing working, sorry if I'm missing that one post explaining it.

[Synx01]

Why would you guys bother buying the harness and female connector? You're obviously going to be plugging an RCA cable into the jack at all times. Why not cut one end of the RCA cable and rig it up to the Aux. harness. That way you would not have a jack, but just a wire that you can bring through a small hole. I have my coming up through by the handbrake. That way, I have nothing obstructing the shifter or handbrake (wouldn't want to pick up my iPod and pull the handbrake at the same time!).

I have an '08, so my access to the Aux. harness is not as easy. I am planning on rigging the cable directly into the Aux harness, but I need help figuring out how to get back behind the 12V power on the console. Do I have to remove the glove box and everything? Thats what it seems like. Can anyone help me out with this?

[bennyboy]

Hey all,

I'm wondering if anyone has done this on an '09 model (DX). I just picked up a new '09 and took off the center panel and found the white connector. When I asked a tech guy at College Hills Honda he told me that Honda is not supporting the Aux Jack install on the '09-10 models - only way to know is to try it. Anyone done it?

Thanks.

[DeBaNoiD]

Hello ppl

well i have the same query....honda civic 1.8l MT in my country- Pakistan comes with an in dash 6-CD changer and theres no slot for aux output. can anyone please guide me how to get one installed or DIY stuff....

Thanks

[fkinmrclean]

Installation looks easy enough and I can find the cable, but where can I find the right aux box that attaches to the console? I know there has to be some place besides the dealer that I can get everything I need. Can some one help point me in the right direction? Or at least give me what to search for in google?

[asm 06sedan]

Honda Civic Accessories - 2006-2008 Genuine Honda Civic Sedan Accessories

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[Darkstarling]

Using the information in the original post, I found the connector below the lighter. I was happy because removing the dash around the radio seemed painful.

I then bought 10$ worth of parts at the local electronics hobby store:

-Cheap soldering iron & soldering metal (been a while since I had to do that)
-Computer header, male, with 6 connectors(0.99$). They had nothing with a smaller pitch than 0.100mm which is too large for the white connector in the car. I had to dismantle it with the wire strippers to take out the metal pins.
-A bunch of alligator clip wires to test things before I soldered anything (3$/10)
-A 3 feet audio cable with 3.5mm (1/8") male jacks

Also needed, but already had:
-Black electrical tape (about 1/2 inch wide)
-Small piece of wire (2") from an old electronics game
-Wire strippers

Also used the information on this link for the pinout (I used the second variation): Adapter for Aux to Stereo Headphone Jack to connect to MP3 player or IPod | Honda Fit DIY

1. I took out the console using the information mentioned at the top of the post.
2. I disassembled the computer header to take out the individual metal pins.
3. Used alligator clip wires and metal pins to test that the AUX was detected when I shorted connector pins 1 and 2. It did.
4. Cut the audio cable near one of the connectors and unsheathed the wires inside, leaving me with an audio cable that had a jack on one end and exposed wires on the other.
5. Used the alligator clip wires, the naked cable and my MP3 player to test pins 3,4 and 5. I got crisp sound, which did lack some bass and volume, but was quite acceptable.
6. Soldered pins to the ends of the small piece of wire. This one was used to short pins 1 and 2.
7. Soldered pins to the two wires and the exposed ground wires in the audio cable.
8. Wrapped the exposed and soldered portions of wires in electrical tape, letting only the pin stick out.
9. I noticed that the removed console "pocket" had some kind of detachable part with small holes. I decided to pass the wire through there (using the pin end), so that my wire would stick out in the pocket below the lighter. There's also ample space to make it stick out each side of the console if you prefer.
10. Plugged in the audio cable exposed "pins" to the appropriate holes in the white connector. See pinout in link above.
11. About eight inches from the "pin" end of the audio cable, I wrapped electrical tape around the cable sheath to make the cable too large to fit through the hole I made for it. This would block at the hole my cable goes through and prevents pulling the wire too far which might stress the soldering and disconnect the pins.

Took me about 90-120 minutes with experimentation. Soldering is kind of pain when you're not used to it (which I wasn't) since you need 4 hands (1 for the iron, 1 for the soldering metal, one for each part you solder together), easier if you get a piece of corkboard or cardboard that you can stick the pins in while you solder them to the wires. You can probably use something else that 's easier to act as "pins" for the connector.

[Darkstarling]

Also, the white connector was upside down in my car, so the pins were visually "reversed".

[whtdvl]

Don't know how I've missed this thread but can't wait to do this! Thanks for all the info