1996 Civic Radio Revamp Help

[SirCharlo]

Hey guys ! I was glad to find this website, as i have a brand old 1996 Civic and will probably have a few questions in the years to come. Right now, I'm planning a radio mod duh. How does one go about changing the antenna on these babies ? I broke it while backing into my Tempo Also, do you recommend any radios in particular ? I'm looking for a not too expensive (under 200$) model with either (in order of preference) Bluetooth, iPod port or auxiliary jack, as my iPod touch can stream music with any of these ways. Thank you !

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[OCDjG]

Shouldn't be too hard to replace that antenna. From what I gather you just have to un-screw the old one, un-snake the wire from inside the cabin and redo the process with a new one. I'd double check that though.

As for a radio option that has bluetooth, an aux. input for your ipod, and that is priced at or below $200, I'd say look at the Alpine CDE-103BT.

[SirCharlo]

Hey OCDjG !
Thanks for the quick reply.

I will look into what you said about the antenna...

Thx for the suggestion about the radio...

I think i might scrap Bluetooth, as i really don't need it for my phone, it would be primarily for my iPod touch, and the model you specified does not support A2DP (or something like that - basically means wireless music streaming from mobile device).

All I'd want is a radio to play MP3 CDs and my iPod (be wired or wireless).
The model you specified does not come with the necessary iPod cables, anyway

More ideas ?

[OCDjG]

Originally Posted by SirCharlo

Hey OCDjG !
Thanks for the quick reply.

I will look into what you said about the antenna...

Thx for the suggestion about the radio...

I think i might scrap Bluetooth, as i really don't need it for my phone, it would be primarily for my iPod touch, and the model you specified does not support A2DP (or something like that - basically means wireless music streaming from mobile device).

All I'd want is a radio to play MP3 CDs and my iPod (be wired or wireless).
The model you specified does not come with the necessary iPod cables, anyway

More ideas ?

At $200 not really but with an aux. jack all you need is a $5 cable from radio shack to connect your itouch to the radio. The only down sides of this option is the fact that you cannot control the ipod through the radio like other HU's with integrated ipod control features, and it won't charge your battery either. If those issues are not a problem for you then this HU is probably your best bet. Otherwise you would need to consider going second hand or increasing your limit.

[sheepdog]

search crutchfield. it lets you narrow down chices for mp3/iPod/BT... Alpine is a good option. Some HU's allow a digital signal to be sent from the iPod to the HU (theoretically offering better sound quality). If that isn't an issue, then any aux jack w/ a radio shack cable will work (as stated above)

[SirCharlo]

Hey guys !

Situation update: I've locked on to this model: Sony MEX-BT3700U

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...gon=&langid=EN

The sales rep told me that i didn't need an adapter to make the radio fit in with the dash... Not sure i believe this guy though. What are your thoughts?

Also, where would i find a snap-on wire harness, as described here:
http://www.installdr.com/InstallDocs...PDF/466013.pdf

And finally, the n00best question of all, how do i go about connecting the wires from the new radio and from the wiring harness together ?
(And please don't post saying that "if you don't know, then you shouldn't try"... I'm a DIYer who learns as he goes. Thank you.)

Thanks for your time!