i just got a 96 hatch and the sucker only came with the stock am/fm , since buying the car im kinda low on funds so im looking for the cheapest way to hook my friggin 300$ mp3 player to the stock radio, i have both a tape adapter and red/white stereo wire connections, is there a way to hook stereo wires to the radio? i opened my dash (such a pain i thought civics just unscrewed by hand and were held in place by legos) and looked at the back and there was the black star shaped connection(for changer/slave deck?) and a kinda square phonejack looking one(keyless entry?) so 1st i wanna know if theres a way to hook to that, cause radioshack is cheap, but if not i want to know wheres a good place to find those slave tape decks that go behind the cupholder, one i test drove had that and it looked hot(well kinda), on ebay i only saw the slave cd players and people wanted like 100bucks for them WTF it a cd player with one slot and no buttons, anyway thanks for the help any other suggestions are more than welcome

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sick hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i just got a 96 hatch and the sucker only came with the stock am/fm , since buying the car im kinda low on funds so im looking for the cheapest way to hook my friggin 300$ mp3 player to the stock radio, i have both a tape adapter and red/white stereo wire connections, is there a way to hook stereo wires to the radio? i opened my dash (such a pain i thought civics just unscrewed by hand and were held in place by legos) and looked at the back and there was the black star shaped connection(for changer/slave deck?) and a kinda square phonejack looking one(keyless entry?) so 1st i wanna know if theres a way to hook to that, cause radioshack is cheap, but if not i want to know wheres a good place to find those slave tape decks that go behind the cupholder, one i test drove had that and it looked hot(well kinda), on ebay i only saw the slave cd players and people wanted like 100bucks for them WTF it a cd player with one slot and no buttons, anyway thanks for the help any other suggestions are more than welcome</TD></TR></TABLE> There is an adpt. [ handshake] that will plug into the "slave unit" port, and give you a set of RCA inputs to the oem HU but it will cost as much as a aftermarket HU that will play MP3s and give you better sound 94

 

Yeah! Get an aftermarket radio w/mp3 capability...less wires and **** to run..better sound too.

 

why so expensive and whats it called/ where can i find one? and i dont really want a deck right now as i said 300$ mp3 player might as well have a 20gb hd in my car

 

they do have rca converters which basically send the signal from your mp3 to a given radio station. Sound quality is only acceptable for my standards

 

correct me if im wrong but if the deck is made by Alpine, you can get an AUX-IN adapter that will plug directly into the changer port on the back. The adapter is like $20 bucks. Im not sure if the 96+ are still made by alpine. I did it in my EG but thats pre-96. Hope this helps.

 

mine has an 8 prong circular changer/aux jack is that what you have?
and where can i get one of those? and what would it be called?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LSP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">correct me if im wrong but if the deck is made by Alpine, you can get an AUX-IN adapter that will plug directly into the changer port on the back. The adapter is like $20 bucks. Im not sure if the 96+ are still made by alpine. I did it in my EG but thats pre-96. Hope this helps.</TD></TR></TABLE> You are right, but that is to run the changer or slave cass or CD, the HU has to "see" the changer to switch to that mode, the " handshake" adpt. will do this, try http://www.soundgate.com or you can use an fm mod.

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so you mean just plugging in an rca to the changer wont be recognized if you press the cd/tape switch?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sick hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so you mean just plugging in an rca to the changer wont be recognized if you press the cd/tape switch?</TD></TR></TABLE> No it won't. 94

 

what can fix that? and are you sure, anyone else know?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sick hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what can fix that? and are you sure, anyone else know?
</TD></TR></TABLE> The "handshake" adpt. or you make one, the HU has to see a load, and as the HU supplies all the power and ground to th slave unit , try putting a 12v lightbulb on the acc. out and ground of the 8 pin plug. 94

PS yes I am sure

 

umm and i would make one how? im a stereo/electronic noob

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sick hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">umm and i would make one how? im a stereo/electronic noob </TD></TR></TABLE> you will need to get a 8pin din plug that will fit into the back of the Honda HU,[ take the HU with you when you go and get the plug] from Radio Shack or any electronics supply store, a pair of RCA pigtails ,[ left and right female, for sig. input] a 12v lightbulb ,some 20ga wire,[ speaker wire will work]

You will need a soldering gun, [fine tip] also you will need to know how to solder.

I can't send pix so you will have to look on the back of th HU at the 8pin plug, place the HU so that the the little "notch" on the outside edge of the plug is on the bottom, starting with the first pin on the left, [at 7 oclock ] going clockwise

1=batt 12v+ constant

2=open

3=sig. ground

4=sig. right

5=sig. left

6=open

7= switched 12v+ acc.

8= [pin in the middle]ground


Solder the RCA grounds,[the outside wire strands that are wraped around the RCA positives] to pin 3, the sig. right,[red] to pin 4, the sig. left white to pin 5, and the positive for the lightbulb to pin 7, and the ground for the bulb gos to pin 8, this should allow you to switch to "CD" and give you an AUX input. good luck 94

 

i think ill just buy a slave tape deck and use an adapter btw will this fit my 96 ek http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...38639 i really hope it does cause i bid already thanx for the info if i dont get the deck ill give it a try

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sick hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think ill just buy a slave tape deck and use an adapter btw will this fit my 96 ek http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...38639 i really hope it does cause i bid already thanx for the info if i dont get the deck ill give it a try</TD></TR></TABLE> It should. 94