Zt527
08-27-2007, 06:51 PM
I finally replaced the old crappy stereo in my 3g. I bought an Alpine CDA-9883 head unit w/ built in iPod control, & 4 Boston Acoustics S65RC 6 1/2" speakers. I'm sorry I don't have installation pics, but I can provide a few quick details of what I had to to to install everything. First things first, i removed all four of the speakers. Then, i clipped the existing speaker connectors & soldered on the new ones. I then had to drill 2 new holes in each of the 4 speakers to make them like up with the baffles. To remove the head unit, I removed the ashtray, & then the ashtray bracket, and it just slid right out. I had to solder together the Honda wiring harness & the Alpine harness, which took about half an hour. I then put in the mounting bracket for the new head unit & slid the new unit into place. I wired my iPod up through the glovebox so no wires are showing. You control every aspect of the iPod from the head unit. It's pretty cool. Here Are the links to the equipment.
Speakers: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-5BN3MalWfke/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=s65rc&i=065S65RC
Head Unit: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-5BN3MalWfke/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=cda%2D9883&i=500CDA9883
Speakers: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-5BN3MalWfke/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=s65rc&i=065S65RC
Head Unit: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-5BN3MalWfke/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=cda%2D9883&i=500CDA9883