Stock Stereo

[punkrock11023]

In a 2005 Accord when upgrading the stock stereo headunit do you need to take off the the whole front part with the heat knobs and everything? The squarish looking thing.

[ghettogeddy]

show me a pic and i should be able to tell u

[3rdCoast]

man them new hondas look like a bitch to get a aftermarket hu into. The ones i seen with aftermark headunits they put the new cd players in toward the bottom of the dash and just left the factory radio alone, just unplugged it i guess. It seems almost like they dont want u to put an aftermarket radio in.....i hate factory stereos.....

[ALTERED4]

yep... gotta pull everything out... that means no more ac...

[TJ89Accord]

You lose AC when putting in an aftermarket head unit!?! I haven't looked at one yet but I bet there is a way to do it...

tim

[3rdCoast]

like i said i've seen aftermarket stereos installed but they were under the factory hu which was left alone..... honda is wrong for that design

[FyreDaug]

What does the headunit have to do with ac?

[3rdCoast]

check this pic out the one on the top right corner. its a bitch....http://automobiles.honda.com/models/...e=Accord+Coupe

[ALTERED4]

the ac controls are integrated into the hu, in my case if i pull the stock radio, in exchange for an aftermarket hu, i would lose the use of my ac, dual climate control, navigation, stock xm antenna and tuner, steering wheel controls, in-dash 6 disc changer, voice activation, and trip (mpg) computer... not only that, there would be a large hole left behind. i dont know if anyone makes a kit that would cover the hole and/or retain ac controlls...

cleansweep, here i come...

another popular alternative would be to get one of those switchboxes (dont recall a name at the moment). quite popular with the ex crowd that have a nav unit. you could then use an aftermarket head unit installed int the center console, or the "cubby hole" in front of the shifter...

[HondaBoy]

i would stick with the stock HU. its really not a bad one, considering it probley sounds better than you'd have with a new one. i'd keep the stock HU, add an amp and wire it up to work with the stock shit which isnt too incredibley hard and would be clean. i think that's what i'm going to end up doing on my 02 accord. wouldnt think twice about the old stock HUs, those were crap.

[onehotaccord]

$60 is a good price for those subs..kappa perfects right? they were around $300 a piece through crutchfield a few years ago!
opps! wrong thread!