guamie

is there any modification i need in order to put a 99-00 SI cd player into my 98 civic? i dont have a cd player in my civic and one of my friends has an si player laying around.

BlackDeuceCoupe

Put it in the trunk - that's what I did!

I put all that audio junk back there...


'99 Si CD Changer in '98 HX Trunk

guamie

nice setup. but i still need to figure out whether i can install the SI player into my 96-98 civic without modification.

and how the hell do you get 40+mpg with a b16

badboyr66

Will plug right in if I remember right...I have a 99 Teg deck in my EG so that I could control my iPod through it

NOFX

You need to get a harness made to connect the radio to your stock harness.

I have a '99-'00 Si radio in a '98 Civic right now.

I don't know why anyone would want an actual CD player or any sort of deck in the trunk.

guamie

where can i get his harness? i'm tired of listening to the damn radio.

kp

Cd changer.

BlackDeuceCoupe

I can't speak for everyone, but...

I figure out-of-site, out-of-mind!

If you look inside my ride, all you'll *see* is a OEM '98 AM/FM radio/alarm - $25 on Craig's List - and, if you'll pardon the pun, that's the way I want to *keep* it!

I might add... That trunk mount CD Changer was a Honda factory option. It came with the harness, rails, et cetera.

Sooo, I guess you'll have to ask them...

guamie

so from what NOFX is saying, i need to make a harness to fit the cd player into my car.....i think im just gonna sell the SI player out and get an aftermarket player.

BlackDeuceCoupe

That's what most ppl do, but you'll lose your keyless entry/alarm...

guamie

so the cd player is connected to the keyless/entry alarm?..

it's ok i have a two way pager alarm.

BlackDeuceCoupe

~Cool

Hey, I *wonder* if this is what you need...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...21857

I really haven't paid that much attention to sound equipment - I just want it to rawk my mirrors...

guamie

i think thats just an extending kit. thanks though!

i'm still wondering how you're getting so much mpg on your b16.

jdmdikk

i placed a si cd player on my 96 ex civic b4..i used a adapter that best buy sells which plugs right into the si radio and on the other end it has the wires which you wire up to another 96-98 civic harness and then its just plug and play..its really really easy..when i did this everything worked except the amber lights on the radio,,the only one that turned on was the center one which shows you the time and track ,,etc..

BlackDeuceCoupe

Amazing, huh?!?!?

I can't believe it either - but, it's true!

I've been dumping acetone in the tank lately, but it doesn't make much difference.

Actually, it runs better with acetone - I *think* it increases the octane - but the FE increase is spotty.

I'll get 43mpg on one tank, then a couple of tanks at 41mpg, then another at 43... Weird stuff!

NOFX

Very good.

But the OP is asking about a CD player. The other guy still told him to put it in the trunk.
The OP wants to know about a CD player, not a changer. I know all about the CD changer. It's no big secret. But it has nothing to do with this thread.

It makes as much sense as me coming in and saying, "Put it under the seat. That's where my stock sub is. It came with the harness, etc. So I guess you'd have to ask Honda about it."

The amount both of those make in the context of this thread is... none.

Anyway though, the OP wants to know about installing a '99-'00 CD PLAYER into a '98 Civic. In order to play CDs off of this, be able to adjust the volume, change CDs, etc., I imagine he will enjoy the "convenience" of it being in the dash, where it will still look like a stock CD player.
Like I told you through PMs, it's not difficult or expensive. It's the same amount of work as an aftermarket unit, and can even cost less.
The stock '96-'98 radio has the keyless brain in it. If you remove the radio you will no longer have working keyless or a working dome light. The dome light can be easily fixed to work correctly though.

The stock radio can be hid behind the dash, but after time it became too much of a hassle to me and I just got rid of it. You can have keyless added aftermarket.

I'm giving you all the information. I've done it before. I have it currently in my '98 Civic EX. I have the exact set up you want in the exact car you have. It's not difficult.

kp

Woops, missed that bit. My bad.

95JDM

I've done it befor had it in the bottom next to the cup holder...like some have said get a 99 civic cdplayer wire harness from a junk yard splice it into a 96-98 after market plug from autozone or w.e and it should work you can also call honda if you need the cd player code they should be able to get it for you