Hi,
I hear the '06 Honda Element has a plug-in for the I-Pod....does the '06 HCH have the same?
...if so, do you suppose that radio can be installed in a '05 HCH?
b.

 

from what i've read, yes, the 06 HCH has an audio jack for mp3 players. THANK GOD hehe...i'm so sick of tape adapters.

 

HCH has same radio as 06 Civic EX which has the jack on the dash near cig plug on left side. I saw it on EX I dorve. The LX that I drove does not have the jack.

 

brian

i have a 2004 hch with an aftermarket radio that allows the ipod to be plugged in easily from the front faceplate. This feature is called auxiliary input (or aux-in) and can be found on many different aftermarket radios.

if you want auxiliary input for your 2005 hch, i'd suggest installing something similar to this:


Aiwa CDC-X204, CDC-X304, CDC-X444, CDC-X504 head units. I personally have the X304 and purchased it for $99 from crutchfield.com. My ipod simply plugs in to the input jack on the bottom right of the faceplate. You can find other head units with better quality/high price as well with the same feature.

I'm not sure if the 06 radio can be installed on 05, and wouldn't bet on it.

 

can you supply a pic of your install. I have been hesitant on changine out the factory radio, since i was not sure what type of mounting kits there were.

Thanks in advance.

 

I'm sorry but I can't seem to reduce the size of these pictures. Anyway,

Mounting kits are provided by Crutchfield.com when you order



not perfect, but it works. bends a little, but hasn't been a problem for me.



add some lights, add ipod dock and ir remote on the steering wheel - good to go!



The wires were a little messy at the time, so please ignore that.

And I should make it clear that you must pretty much gut out your center console to get at removing the stock stereo:

 

Thanks. What is up with those lights. You have wires everywhere.

 

there are only 5 wires on there, and none of them are tangled. i said before, it was messy, but i havE since fixed them. the lights provide soms soft illumination of the cabin's front seats during the night - i got two of my other friends to install similar lights too