Honda Car Forum

Has anyone experienced a loss of the display on these radios and figured
out which connection(s) are cracked on the circuit board? I've no
problem opening the sucker up to resolder whatever's cracked. It's rare
that the display comes on and it makes it difficult to tune... and as
soon as I disconnect it I'll be without a radio until I can get the code
back in, which could be difficult without the display as well.

I'm not glued to this OEM radio/cassette--the one in my 85 Pontiac was
better. Can anyone recommend a decent brand/model replacement that will
fit the space--is the space standard? I don't want to have to rip up the
dash to get something else in.

Thanks.

Abe

Abeness wrote:

> I'm not glued to this OEM radio/cassette--the one in my 85 Pontiac was
> better. Can anyone recommend a decent brand/model replacement that will
> fit the space--is the space standard? I don't want to have to rip up the
> dash to get something else in.

The opening is a standard DIN opening. I have had both a Blaupunkt and a
Harman/Kardon in my '94 Civic. See http://www.installdr.com/ for removal
and installation instructions. The only problem you may run into is that
the after-market rear supports don't always fit. The Blaupunkt was
installed by a stereo dealer, and they skipped the rear support
altogether. The Harman/Kardon was installed by myself, and I got a piece
of galvanized steel from the lumber section of Home Depot that I bent
into a Z shape for rear support.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Abe

Randolph wrote:
> See http://www.installdr.com/ for removal
> and installation instructions.

Excellent info and site ref, Randolph, thanks much.

Abe