How to connect MP3 player to factory radio?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by vijayvel, Apr 21, 2006.

  1. vijayvel

    vijayvel Guest

    I have a Honda AM/FM radio in my 2000 Civic, part #39100-S01-A210-M1,
    ref #MR529A0. I'm trying to figure out the pin outs on the interface,
    mainly searching for the inputs for the secondary audio source - the
    radio has a "CD/TAPE" button to accept aux input. The radio does not
    have any controls for a tape or CD player, so I'm guessing that for
    this very basic radio it just accepts the audio input, and the
    controls for the aux input would be in the CD player or tape deck (if
    I had one).

    As you can probably guess, I'd like to connect a stereo wire to the
    aux pins so I can attach it to an MP3 player.


    There is a schematic of the pin outs on the radio body, but nothing
    that is clearly the aux inputs. The closest is 2 pins labeled "ACC"
    ("accesory?"), but they are not labeled with a +/- or L/R. There are
    many pins labeled "N.C", which I'm guessing are inactive. There is
    also one pin labeled "AUDIO COM," but no second pin with that label.


    Any ideas on how I could figure this out? Can you advise me on what the
    pins
    would be named, or where I can find a reference to decode the
    schematic? Is there any axiliary unit that connects the factory car
    radio to after market MP3 player.

    Thanks!

    VJ
     
    vijayvel, Apr 21, 2006
    #1
  2. vijayvel

    Seth Guest

    Google for "honda pie adapter"
     
    Seth, Apr 21, 2006
    #2
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