Honda Car Forum

AZ Nomad wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:27:11 GMT, Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the
>>same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan
>>recently...no problems.
>
>
> Instead of whining about, just replace it. In twenty five years of driving,
> I've never kept one stock stereo.

Many modern vehicles have the radio so integrated into the vehicle that
it is very difficult to cleanly replace them with an aftermarket unit.

John

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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:33:25 GMT, John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote:


>AZ Nomad wrote:
>> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:27:11 GMT, Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the
>>>same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan
>>>recently...no problems.
>>
>>
>> Instead of whining about, just replace it. In twenty five years of driving,
>> I've never kept one stock stereo.

>Many modern vehicles have the radio so integrated into the vehicle that
>it is very difficult to cleanly replace them with an aftermarket unit.

True, but within a few months there always an aftermarket kit to allow
radio replacement.

Worst case I ever worked on was a friend's grand am which had the interior
lighting controlled by the radio! We ended up pulling the circuit board from
the radio, connected it to the factory harness just to controll the lighting
and stuffed it behind the dash

I've never seen any hondas that pulled that crap. Replacing them is usually a
30 minute job including making up a harness adapter.

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:45:35 GMT, AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com>
wrote:

>I've never seen any hondas that pulled that crap. Replacing them is usually a
>30 minute job including making up a harness adapter.

Try that with the radio built-in to the navigation system. Lots of
luck.

On 3/13/06 6:45 PM, in article umoRf.30793$dg.19040@clgrps13, "Brian Smith"
<Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote:

>
> "E Meyer" <epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:C03B60EF.F241A%epmeyer50@msn.com...
>>
>> Does it have an antenna or just the wires in the back window?
>
> The wires in the rear window are the antenna.
>
>
Well, there's your answer. My Infinitis have both the back window and an
antenna whip. My Nissans have the whip. My '00 Acura TL just has the back
window wire. There are certain places I go where the Nissans get good
reception and the TL gets nothing.

In article <slrne1diar.l3g.aznomad@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net>,
AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote:

> Worst case I ever worked on was a friend's grand am which had the interior
> lighting controlled by the radio! We ended up pulling the circuit board from
> the radio, connected it to the factory harness just to controll the lighting
> and stuffed it behind the dash
>
> I've never seen any hondas that pulled that crap.

Honda Civics in the past have used the factory radio to control the
keyless entry.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" wrote

> Honda Civics in the past have used the factory radio to control the
> keyless entry.

Right, I suffered through one of those Civics. An installer paralleled the
new radio in with the stock unit.

Speaking of the complaints about current Accord radios... what have they
done since 2004? The one in my non-Nav '04 4-cyl is great.

"E Meyer" <epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote in message
news:C03C4258.F256E%epmeyer50@msn.com...
>
> Well, there's your answer. My Infinitis have both the back window and an
> antenna whip. My Nissans have the whip. My '00 Acura TL just has the
> back
> window wire. There are certain places I go where the Nissans get good
> reception and the TL gets nothing.

I haven't found any problems with reception on either band with my '01
Accord with the antenna in the rear window. Come to think about it, no
problem with the '97 Accord with the same style antenna.

"Dick" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:12:16 -0500, "tww" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> >news:Xns978588D99F58Dnononononon@140.99.99.130. ..
> >> I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the
> >> same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan
> >> recently...no problems.
> >>
> >> It almost seems like the station isn't quite locked on the frequency.
> >I've
> >> seen this with the CR-V EX's...maybe it's low-quality in-dash changers
> >that
> >> are the problem.
> >Another reason to keep my Prelude. Maybe because it was made in Saitama.
> >
>
> I don't think where it is built has a whole lot to do with it. Design
> would be the limiting factor. We have a great radio in our '03 EX
> Nav. Much better than the one in our Jeep Grand Cherokee with its
> outside antenna.

The Prelude has a built in antenna in the rear window. I also drive an 03
Civic LX as a commuter and have no problems with reception. Of course, the
radio/CD system is quite low-buck.

AZ Nomad wrote:
>> Many modern vehicles have the radio so integrated into the vehicle that
>> it is very difficult to cleanly replace them with an aftermarket unit.
>
> True, but within a few months there always an aftermarket kit to allow
> radio replacement.

i dont know how some of the new toyotas and fords are going to fare. a
lot of em look like it *is* only one panel for all the controls. then
what? are skosche and ai going to have a kit that includes a whole panel?
>
> Worst case I ever worked on was a friend's grand am which had the interior
> lighting controlled by the radio! We ended up pulling the circuit board from
> the radio, connected it to the factory harness just to controll the lighting
> and stuffed it behind the dash
>
> I've never seen any hondas that pulled that crap. Replacing them is usually a
> 30 minute job including making up a harness adapter.

the civics with the factory alarm. pure boneheadedness.