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| Thread ID: 98158 | 2009-03-14 00:39:00 | Honda Odyssey/Car Stereo | mark1978 (13845) | PC World Chat |
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| 756149 | 2009-03-14 00:39:00 | Hi Guys, I have bought a Honda Odyssey (95) and it stil has a original radio and casette player in it, how hard is it to get it out and replace it with a newer system? I have been browsing online but I only want a radio with cd player that could possibly also play mp3 Can you get car stereo's at the warehouse? Anyway, feedback welcome. |
mark1978 (13845) | ||
| 756150 | 2009-03-14 01:24:00 | Not real easy to get out. We had our Accord one done at a stereo place and it took them about an hour to change over. We got an MP3 player which plays MP3's loaded on a CD but now there are some with a socket where you can also plug in an MP3 player. Warehouse may sell them but you probably get what you pay for. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 756151 | 2009-03-14 01:34:00 | Thanks for that Bantu, I have rang the warehouse and they do sell them but....when I heard the brand.....I made up my mind! | mark1978 (13845) | ||
| 756152 | 2009-03-14 01:50:00 | My car stereo plays MP3s happily, it is a Sony, it came from The Warehouse. So did the one in the previous car. No problems with either. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 756153 | 2009-03-14 14:11:00 | Nothing wrong with Warehouse head units, although cheaper bargains can be had with all the sales these days. Easy enough to swap out by yourself though, I think Bantu is just a bit of a woman. |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 756154 | 2009-03-14 14:23:00 | As all of our bits are good bits, that's quite a compliment for Bantu. | Laura (43) | ||
| 756155 | 2009-03-14 18:27:00 | Thanks everyone, managed to get a really good deal at dick smith, an panasonic radio and cd player for 97 dollars! So am happy... now we have to see if we get the old radio out! | mark1978 (13845) | ||
| 756156 | 2009-03-14 19:49:00 | Thanks everyone, managed to get a really good deal at dick smith, an panasonic radio and cd player for 97 dollars! So am happy... now we have to see if we get the old radio out! Hacksaw, electric drill, pliers, stick of dynamite. |
voyager (10529) | ||
| 756157 | 2009-03-14 19:56:00 | Thanks everyone, managed to get a really good deal at dick smith, an panasonic radio and cd player for 97 dollars! So am happy... now we have to see if we get the old radio out! Open rear hatch. Insert corkscrew firmly into cassette slot. Link corkscrew and tree with wire rope. Drive smartly forward. Install new radio. :banana :badpc: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 756158 | 2009-03-14 23:04:00 | Most factory and even new replacement head units require a pair of release tools . Check in the glove box and see if they are still in there or you tossed them out a while ago thinking they were leftover pieces and bits from the assembly line . They may look like two "L-shaped" pieces of stamped steel or even a pair of long-ish pins in the same L-shape . They go into the sides of the current head unit after the trim bezel is removed (careful!) and they will release the anti-theft locks if you do it right . Another careful thing to consider is that you may have a VIN-assigned head unit in there from the factory if it's a premium system and it will NOT play in another vehicle . These units are all but worthless to after-marketers and thieves as they cannot be re-coded to work with a different VIN . They are designed to fry and commit suicide if they suspect that they have been moved to a different vehicle - kinda like Windows OPSYS - they will deny access and lock up on you . |
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