civic stock system ipod connectivity

petroheadkaran · 13th February 2010, 13:08

Hi Guys,
Does anyone know how i can connect my ipod/iphone to the stock system in the civic. Need help cant figure this out

Thanks in advance
Karan

spadix · 13th August 2010, 22:21

6 months late, but I'll try.

The manual is pretty good, but not 100% comprehensive in this regard.

I have a 4th generation monochrome click-wheel iPod that my Civic's stock HU refuses to recognize. I also have an iPhone 3G which works well, but podcasts are inaccessible.

Connectivity is simple. Lift out the lid of the front arm rest and you'll find a USB female connector. Plug in the USB end of your iPod/iPhone connector cable into this female USB connector and the the proprietary end into your iPod/iPhone.

Switch on the HU and select the AUX input (the USB cable inside the front arm rest compartment actually connects to the AUX-IN port).

As I said, the manual explains the procedure well but conveniently omits stating that black-and-white iPods won't work at all (the list in the manual covers only the video-capable iPods) and that podcasts can't be played (unless there's something somewhere I've missed).

Regards,
spadix

sumeethaldankar · 1st July 2011, 23:27

hi,

I have a JVC kd-r415 system installed in my 800. I want to know if it's possible to fit this same in a Honda Civic via the OE stereo or as standalone.

thanks

shuvc · 2nd July 2011, 00:06

You could remove the OE unit, get a dash kit (adaptor) and install this HU in it.

sumeethaldankar · 2nd July 2011, 07:34

Is it possible t retain the OE and get the second system was installed as well ?

dot · 2nd July 2011, 08:33

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Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar

Is it possible t retain the OE and get the second system was installed as well ?

IIRC, it has been done for an Accord. The "Show off" was posted quite sometime back. The new HU was either kept in the glove box or inside a cubby hole on the dash. The OEM HU was retained as a showpiece.

BTW, if you have a FM transmitter attached to the ipod, you can connect to the Civic's FM receiver without too much interference. Someone was telling me that Civic's antenna is placed around the windscreen. So it picks up signal from an internal FM transmitter without issues. Not sure how true is this. Once we had tried keeping a FM transmitter near the gear lever area, the signal quality was really good.

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petroheadkaran BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 45 Thanked: 0 Times	civic stock system ipod connectivity Hi Guys, Does anyone know how i can connect my ipod/iphone to the stock system in the civic. Need help cant figure this out Thanks in advance Karan
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spadix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,022 Thanked: 207 Times	6 months late, but I'll try. The manual is pretty good, but not 100% comprehensive in this regard. I have a 4th generation monochrome click-wheel iPod that my Civic's stock HU refuses to recognize. I also have an iPhone 3G which works well, but podcasts are inaccessible. Connectivity is simple. Lift out the lid of the front arm rest and you'll find a USB female connector. Plug in the USB end of your iPod/iPhone connector cable into this female USB connector and the the proprietary end into your iPod/iPhone. Switch on the HU and select the AUX input (the USB cable inside the front arm rest compartment actually connects to the AUX-IN port). As I said, the manual explains the procedure well but conveniently omits stating that black-and-white iPods won't work at all (the list in the manual covers only the video-capable iPods) and that podcasts can't be played (unless there's something somewhere I've missed). Regards, spadix
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shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 354 Times View My Garage	Re: civic stock system ipod connectivity You could remove the OE unit, get a dash kit (adaptor) and install this HU in it.
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sumeethaldankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,990 Thanked: 3,444 Times View My Garage	Re: civic stock system ipod connectivity Is it possible t retain the OE and get the second system was installed as well ?
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