Tips or suggestions on radio

[Jon247]

I want to remove my stock radio on my 00 civic EX for on with a AUX port, i bought the new radio already but before i start to remove the stock one and install the new one is there anything i need besides what comes in the box? and do you guys know of any tips or suggestions when removing/installing a radio?

 

[b16lewis]

You need a dash kit and a harness adapter

 

[Sesshomaru]

It depends if you have the single-din or double-din factory radio. If it's the single din, and the storage thing is under it, you should be good. If you have the double-din, you'll need to buy a kit for it. Like b16lewis said, get a harness adapter. And depending on the harness' wiring scheme, it might color-match and it might not. Look at the manual to see what it says, or it might be printed on each wire itself for what it's to. Just make sure you get the wiring correct the first time. It's a b**** if you have to go back in there and fix something. Some wires may not be used on the vehicles side and also the harness' side. And make sure you mount it in there! I've seen people get lazy and end up with their s*** stolen. GL with the install :

 

[Jon247]

its a single DIN so that means i dont need to buy a wiring harness or anything else, right?

im new at this and i dont wanna mess anything up lol, this is my first car/project also

 

[b16lewis]

You still need a wiring harness adapter. the harness adapter allows for the new unit to plug and play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-3LW9TjNT4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

this some what of help

and this
http://www.bestkits.com/results.php?modelkey=399

 

[Jon247]

Thanks guys, ill let you know how it turns out and probably post a picture.

 

[PHAHEEM]

yeah, get the wiring harness adapters because your life will become a lot easier. then it's just a matter of matching the colors of the wires

http://www.amazon.com/Metra-70-1721-Wiring-Harness-Speaker/dp/B0002BF09S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1358294177&sr=8-2&keywords=2000+civic+wiring+harness

 

[eggyhustles]

yupp

 

[mylovehx]

Or you could not get a radio at all and save some weight

 

[PHAHEEM]

Or you could not get a radio at all and save some weight

Lol

 

[Failsafe88]

If you get to point where you are like wtf just take it somewhere and pay to get it done.

 

[Jon247]

Finally got it installed today, took a little longer then expected because of some problems we ran into removing the stock radio but nothing major, but as you can tell by the picture... its all good!

 

[Jon247]

New radio

 

[DTvn]

do you have the dome light problem?

 

[Jon247]

do you have the dome light problem?

What do you mean exactly?

 

[DTvn]

do you dome light and keyless entry work?

 

[Jon247]

Yeah everything works fine, couldn't be happier but thankfully my cousin knows his stuff which helped a lot. Changing the radio on this 2000 honda civic was NOT easy lol.