im tired of broken windows or forced locks, so i was thinking about taking my aftermaket radio out and installing a newer civic radio with cd player. will they fit? has anyone done it?

 

friend of mine mounted his in the glovebox.. might solve your problems

 

can you take your faceplate off? if so just do that, cause it would be kinda pointless to steal a radio with no faceplate

 

You have detachable face? That might help and actually take the face off. I agree it the moving it to the glovebox.
Do you have a system? Or just a stereo with some upgraded factory replacements?

Do you advertise your car with loud music so that everyone knows your car has good stuff in it?

 

yeah everytime i leave my car the faceplate is off, nonetheless thiefs know that most people leave the faceplate inside the car and thats what happened to me so they still break in

 

having the radio in the glove compartment may be a solution but its kind of annoying changing stations that way while driving

 

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So you leave your face in the car? Or they assume yours is in the car?

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Do you have a system? Or just a stereo with some upgraded factory replacements?

Do you advertise your car with loud music so that everyone knows your car has good stuff in it?</TD></TR></TABLE> ????

 

im thinking something like that would it fit in the slot?

 

get a deck with a remote fool

 

no i dont advertise my radio in any way. the faceplate being or not in the car is not the deal. the point is that even when from the outside people see that the faceplate is not on, they still break in the car, so me taking it or not wouldnt make a difference since they brake into my car anyways

 

well the deal is not relocating the radio, i want to know if anyone has installed one of those newer honda radios into an ef

 

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I understand it is annoying that someone is breaking into your car but if you intentionally leave your face in your car that is your own fault. At least if they steal the stereo they will either have something useless or have to hunt down a face for it.

Maybe you just need to bait them and when they shatter the window just put some salt into there butt courtesy of a shot gun or pellet gun.

 

 

now that everyone has lectured you about how to remove your face plate when you leave your car........


here is your answer:

I've done it:
you have to use the plug out of the car you are getting the radio from, Cut the plug out of the car and splice it into your plug. The only differences in any head unit you get are the plugs.

 

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that might solve a few other problems you might have too.

 

thanks nousername finally i got a reply to what i was asking

 

yeah, just run a factory cd player and you don't need a head unit with remote just use an acc wire, and for an amp you can run a line inverter, completely stealth.

 

try this.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1034111

 

yeah but that idea is too expensive since i dont have an ipod. im gonna go with a newer honda head unit, i hope thiefs wont try to steal that pos too

 

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i wouldnt go with this one, its got a custom sized face. you should get any one of the many OEM DIN sized radios.

i just got my **** broken into and stereo stolen this weekend too. along with all my tools and motorcycle helmet.

i have a spare OEM 2 channel radio only that i put back in...

 

heres what a friend of mine does he has a stock radio in his gti but its not hooked up he has his nice deck and 12disk changer in the hatch under the hatch cover and just uses the remote to work it but looking in the car you would thank its all stock

 

just fyi some guy is selling an s2k cd player for 50$ obo in the classifieds

 

I know ppl who made black "covers" that went over the front of the radio and it looks empty.

 

there is a variety of different ideas, im sure this is a problem for many people

 

this is what I did, got my honda tape player took it apart took the face part glude all the bottons to the face part then when you would take the face off my detach I put the old face on & it looked like stock

just put a piece of velcro so it sticks