this might be a dumb question but im new to the s2k game. I just bought an 01 s2k and it already had an aftermarket cd deck in it. The audio controls on the left side of the steering wheel dont work. does that have to do with the cd deck? or the harness? I know its not really that big of a deal, i would just like to be able to use them haha

 

I have an Alpine deck and the audio control works fine for me. you probably need to search to see how to hook it up correctly.

 

If you would have searched you would have found the info you were looking for...

You cannot just wire up the controls to your aftermarket HU. You need a DCI (as linked below) or similar devise. PAC makes one for the S2000 as well but I highly recommend (and run) the modifry.

http://www.modifry.com/products/dci/index.htm

 

^^^ yup...

 

yea I had the pac before and it doesn't work nearly as well as the modifry one

 

have an alpine with modifry here and it works great, very easy install too

 

Yeah the modifry is awesome, but I just used the Peripheral one for my Pioneer and it works great! You will need a Relay if you want the Mute to work properly.

 

It seems like a small deal, but for S2000 it becomes a pretty big one.

Sometimes...a lot of times, you want to be able to switch quickly between listening to music and listening to 9000rpm. And having to take your eyes off the road and opening the stereo cover, and finding the volume ****...it might be a couple seconds but if you're driving S2000 like you should be, that makes a huge difference.

And then if you're standing at a light with the top down, chances are someone will roll down their window and ask what car you're driving. Again, if you're listening to music and need to open the cover and find that ****...just looking down to do this might be the difference between them still smiling or not when you come back with an answer. If it was a nice chick, sometimes you'd be willing to spend a $1000 to get that moment back.

Being able to hit "mute" without having to take your hand off the steering wheel, that's a brilliant design on Honda engineers' parts.

So yeah, get the modifry now, or you WILL regret it.

 

lmao true that haha, the other night some old guy asked if it was a mazda... i was insaulted haha jk im thinkin about just findin a stock deck, although i like listenin to my ipod in the car haha

 

you can do that with a stock deck, it has a aux in

 

oh damn i didnt know that, i was pagin thro the owners manual an form the pics the stock deck looked like the stock deck in my moms 00 civic lol..... like i said im a newb at this s2k thing haha

 

What are you talking about? You would need an adapter to hook anything up to the stock CD player. It would have to go through the CD changer source.

 

Hi,
I just joined this site and ran across this thread. I installed an aftermarket JVC head unit and lost the remote functions on the dash and didn't know where or how I could hook them back up until I found this. I compared the PAC to the DCI and prefer the DCI as well..thanks a lot

 

No Problem!

Welcome to Honda-Tech...

 

You didn't get a remote ?

 

Do any of these light up the mute button LED when muted with a compatible head unit?

 

The mute button on the dash? It should be lit all the time, if not the bulb is burnt out.

 

The green LED on my mute button only lights up when muted

 

Same here, with OEM. Is yours OEM or aftermarket headunit? If aftermarket, which brand and which DCI?

 

I have a Alpine CDA-9857 and I'm using the one from Modifry the wired DCI. it works great

 

It only lights up when it is muted.