My 95 has the factory tape deck in it. I'm wanting to throw a cd player in it, factory is fine, but are any of the factory CD players a straight in/straight out direct plug in type, or will I have to do something with the harness?

 

the oem one just plugs into the back of your stock tape deck

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Modified by TouringAccord at 1:44 PM 5/19/2008

 

Does your factory tape player say "CD" anywhere on it? Maybe "CD/Tape"? If so, it can control a CD changer and is most likely compatible with an Alpine CD changer. You can buy those pretty cheap on ebay, probably $35 or $45. You'll need an adapter to get it to plug into the back of your radio, two adapters if the CD changer is Ai-Net.

This is what I currently have on my '99 LX (OEM head unit, Alpine CD changer). However... unless crime is really an issue where you live, just buy a new head unit. You can get a great one for $130 to $150 - one I picked up last summer for $135 from Crutchfield has a front-face USB port. What I do is download podcasts directly to the flash drive, then pop the flash drive directly into the head unit.

 

no, this one doesn't control anything, seems to be more plain that the one that I had in my old civic...

 

Take a look at this picture:

http://www.handa-accessories.com/accord/acccd.jpg

This is the same radio that I have in my ’99 LX though I don't have the CD player shown (I have a trunk mounted Alpine CD changer). Note the button near the top left corner that says “Tape CD”, that indicates that it has CD changer capability or it can control a single CD player, like the one in the picture.

If there are no buttons on your radio that say "CD"... I don't think that there are any "plug and play" CD player options. But aftermarket radios are dirt-cheap these days, will have .mp3 / .wma capability, may be able to control an iPod, may have a USB port that you can just plug in a flash drive or a portable hard drive, etc etc.

 

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http://www.handa-accessories.com/accord/acccd.jpg

This is the same radio that I have in my ’99 LX though I don't have the CD player shown (I have a trunk mounted Alpine CD changer). Note the button near the top left corner that says “Tape CD”, that indicates that it has CD changer capability or it can control a single CD player, like the one in the picture.

If there are no buttons on your radio that say "CD"... I don't think that there are any "plug and play" CD player options. But aftermarket radios are dirt-cheap these days, will have .mp3 / .wma capability, may be able to control an iPod, may have a USB port that you can just plug in a flash drive or a portable hard drive, etc etc.
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Ive had two of those already and both went bad after a short time. Im wondering if it is just coincidence. I have an Alpine right now, but it looks as if its about to krap out. I like the sleek OEM look also.