Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
I was told by Best Buy that to hardwire a jack from the back of my 2004
Accord radio would cost over $200.00 . Has anyone in this group found a cheaper solution? Best buy also told me that they couldn't even replace the radio in my car if I wanted to because the adaptor kits aren't out so I'd have to pay top dollar at a dealer. Does that sound right? I either want a jack hardwired to the factory radio so I can plug my MP3 into it or get a new radio with a jack on its face. |
Re: Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
In article <1142711050.949589.61790@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups. com>,
jeffy3@hotmail.com wrote: > I was told by Best Buy that to hardwire a jack from the back of my 2004 > Accord radio would cost over $200.00 . Has anyone in this group found > a cheaper solution? Best buy also told me that they couldn't even > replace the radio in my car if I wanted to because the adaptor kits > aren't out so I'd have to pay top dollar at a dealer. Does that sound > right? I either want a jack hardwired to the factory radio so I can > plug my MP3 into it or get a new radio with a jack on its face. Check out Blitzsafe.com and see if they have anything. |
Re: Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
This hasn't gotten any easier with the 2006 model, either. I can't believe
Honda's best answer for playing MP3's is a second CD deck that costs over $500 installed. Jon <jeffy3@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1142711050.949589.61790@i40g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com... > I was told by Best Buy that to hardwire a jack from the back of my 2004 > Accord radio would cost over $200.00 . Has anyone in this group found > a cheaper solution? Best buy also told me that they couldn't even > replace the radio in my car if I wanted to because the adaptor kits > aren't out so I'd have to pay top dollar at a dealer. Does that sound > right? I either want a jack hardwired to the factory radio so I can > plug my MP3 into it or get a new radio with a jack on its face. > |
Re: Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
What do you mean? Could you elaborate? I don't mean to play MP3 on a
cd, I mean to connect my MP3 player to the radio. One option I came up with is to get a cassette deck installed and connect through that. |
Re: Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
Does anyone have a good link for instructions on removing and
installing a radio in a 2004 Accord? Thanks! |
Re: Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
On 18 Mar 2006 11:44:11 -0800, jeffy3@hotmail.com wrote:
>I was told by Best Buy that to hardwire a jack from the back of my 2004 >Accord radio would cost over $200.00 . Has anyone in this group found >a cheaper solution? Best buy also told me that they couldn't even >replace the radio in my car if I wanted to because the adaptor kits >aren't out so I'd have to pay top dollar at a dealer. Does that sound >right? I either want a jack hardwired to the factory radio so I can >plug my MP3 into it or get a new radio with a jack on its face. I never really tried using it but you have "line in" on the DIN plug in the back, where the CD changer plugs in. The line ins are at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock position with the common connected to ground at 2 o'clock. |
Re: Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
<jeffy3@hotmail.com> wrote...
>I was told by Best Buy that to hardwire a jack from the back of my 2004 > Accord radio would cost over $200.00 . Has anyone in this group found > a cheaper solution? Best buy also told me that they couldn't even > replace the radio in my car if I wanted to because the adaptor kits > aren't out so I'd have to pay top dollar at a dealer. Does that sound > right? I either want a jack hardwired to the factory radio so I can > plug my MP3 into it or get a new radio with a jack on its face. > how about an fm transmitter? http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/ca...genum=1&sort=1 i haven't tried any of them yet... but what else would you use the fm radio for these days? probably good to get one that can run off batteries and a dc adapter anyone here try these yet? i see there's one there for $30 (cdn) |
Re: Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
I have one and it works okay but it's a pain for several reasons.
You have to find an empty channel on the band which isn't too difficult, but if you are traveling any distance you eventually get interference and then have to find another empty channel. then you have to change the channel on the fm transmitter, which is a pain while you're driving (and dangerous)...then if you turn off the car to run into a store or something, when you turn it back on the transmitter is back on the default channel and you have to turn it back to the desired channel again.. |
Re: Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:36:51 GMT, "shady" <sh@dy.com> wrote:
>how about an fm transmitter? I have an XM that can go to the FM radio. The deficiencies of FM even show up on that meager signal. Any MP3 greater than 128kbs would suffer from this link. A cassette adapter is better than FM, nociably better than the FM on XM radio |
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