2003 - 2007 Honda Accord Radio Install 

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My radios been broken for over 5 months finally gonna install a cheap aftermarket single din from Walmart later tonight, thanks for the video

Good install video... Just a couple notes that might also help: Pause at 8:56. Look on the left side of the open cabinet and see one on the right side too, there are thin plastic open squares. These cars are old and those plastic frames are very thin. When putting in the new kit and getting it to seat under the A/C controls on the front panel, don't push too hard or these clips might break and they are irreplaceable. If that does happen the install will still work, as the screws that keep the lower part of the kit in place will hold, but the top part of the panel will have a small gap unless you attach something to the top, so go ahead and crazy glue a couple of plastic L brackets or use a 3M self adhesive strip under the A/C control panel to keep the top part in it's proper place. Also you don't have to pull the whole old radio out to get the antenna wire. It is in a type of ziptie with a plastic squeeze clip holding it in place. use needle nose pliers do dismount it and then the cable will drop into the space below. Depending on the stereo you're putting in, you may still need a 6"-12" extender. If you do use one use electrical tape to keep the old antenna cable securely connected to the extender. Finally, the kits themselves are kind of flimsy, so add electrical tape around the stereo insert sleeve and the kit to prevent rattling sounds.

Now i need a more detailed tutorial on the wiring work that you did

I recently used this video to install a stereo into my '07 Accord when the old stereo crapped out. Unfortunately, I work 80 miles away from home in a high crime area and a car thief broke in to steal my new car stereo. He/She failed, because when I followed this awesome video I noticed after I was done that the back end of the kenwood head unit was a bit heavy and this made the insert sleeve rattle a bit when driving, so I pulled it all out and wrapped some duct tape around the head unit and insert sleeve to make it sit tighter. So when the thief tried to use the metal removal sticks to pull it out they couldn't get it. :) So if you have car thief concerns or rattle sound concerns wrap some duct tape around the head unit and insert sleeve during your initial install. Also Advise that you use a magnetic tipped screwdriver to avoid losing screws down the hole.

This is the correct way on how-to video the install very detailed, thank you very much!!! You got one subscription from me. Watching here from down under.

Thank you. This video helped me to fix my radio problem in my honda accord.

I can't wait till I can work on my accord. I already had a radio I bought for a chrysler and it fits my accord as well so this saved me a ton of money until I'm ready to really pour money into a good, full on radio replacement. Will update after I work on it! 😂

Thank you SOO much for this DETAILED VIDEO! I’ve been watching videos and researching for months and finally got the courage to replace my radio. This video answered all my questions! Thanks again!

Very helpful video and good installation. The guy installing my new car stereo told me that I would have to keep my old stereo in and install the new one on the bottom. Just like in this video. So now i know what to expect and now i have a idea of what its going to look like. I also heard this guy say that he had to keeo the factory stereo too.

Man i just bought a 2004 accord cause it was cheap andbeverything was in jice condition EXCEPT the radio. The middle plastic console was missing, and there was a mess of wires. FINALLY after seeing your video i know all i gotta do is disconnect the dumb wire harness and reconnect the original to the back of the radio, hipefully that works!

Thanks a lot for the video, everything you explained here worked for me and my '07 accord LX, my Kenwood sounds nice and clean!

This worked perfectly for my 2003 Honda

But what if your factory radio is draining the battery how do you just put power to the new deck?

Thank you, thank you. Your video was the best, the clearest and the most informative. Excellent, thank you again.

Thank you for this video.. installed it successfully! saved a lot of $$

Radio coming this friday can’t wait for the install 😁

Great video! Crutchfield's instructions were average but with your help it all went smooth

Like a glove !

Really good video bro everything worked out perfect the only thing is that I got a different stereo and I could not make the radio work but other than that everything is working awesome 👍🏼

This is also how the audio shop installed mine .At first I was not happy because its like retaining the bad tooth is still there. But this is probably the simplest with not much problem

Thanks for the video! I have repaired my old Accord2003 for 125$can.

Going to try this out with a used stereo cos why not worst that can happen is i get all sweaty.. 🤷🏽 I got a cheap boss stereo coming in tomorrow too!

My 2005 honda accord radio turn on and off by it self. Question if i add another radio would it fix that problem too cause right now i just took off the radio fuse and not use the radio. Thanks!

Great job explaining the process. Thanks !

Thanks alot for your help u made it nice and easy for me stress free on how to replace the radio in a inexpensive still sleek look thanks alot

I have this radio in my car I just bought,and who ever installed it must of put it in the wrong hole. But it works ok. Just every bump makes it skip in n out. I will try and fix it soon as I can.

Great video helped me out a lot I really appreciate it 💯💪🏾

I had car toys install mine about 7 years ago. About two years ago, something happened with the factory stereo. It just stopped showing anything on the display. No big deal. I had to unhook my battery for repairs and when I hooked it back up, it reset the factory stereo and the display was working again. A couple of months go by and it goes out again. This has happened 3 or 4 times now. The last time and it appears this time, the backlight and CD inserted light stay on when the car is off and key out of the ignition. It stays on all of the time. The last time it drained my battery completely. I'm trying to prevent that this time. How can I fix this? Cut a specific wire on the stereo harness?

Great video! This worked just as great. The only thing that doesn’t work is the steering wheel controls. Any tips?

There's separate wire harnesses for HVAC controls and the radio entirely so I don't understand why you have to run the wire back to the stock radio. I have mine completely removed because it burned out but my AC still works because it has a separate harness. So tell me why is the run back to the stock radio needed if you already have the new harness connected to the stock radio control harness?

My radio went out about a year ago I've been using a bluetooth speaker to play music off of since then but I just ordered the kit and a radio I'll comment when I hook it up when it comes in

Thank you for the detailed instructions!

Just finished my conversion after a huge ordeal! Some of the connector slots which have double wires weren't soldered correctly causing no power to flow to either new harness plug! Since fixing these the harness works perfectly

The heat and ac run off separate power so you really dont need this harness just get the lower dash mount and a regular harness

Thx, just what I was looking for!

currently doing this with my mom

I bought this car off a guy and he did the same thing I’m switching it back to stock how do I do that bc it’s not wanting to work anymore

Hey! I just installed my new 1 din radio and everything is working just fine but my original radio's screen won't go on. How to solve this problem? HVAC works also fine and has background lights too. I used honda ISO adapter and plugged all wires correctly

worked. thank you good sir.

Im going to assume if my aftermarket radio is cheap and has 2 seperate harness connectors I just marry as many colors as possible?

This is great, but now I’m having issues with my unit and need to take it out to check for a blown fuse. How does one take it out safely? Do you need to remove everything like you did to install it?

Have any videos on 03 Camry for a single din setup

great job the information was very helpful

double din should work too right

Thanks for the tips, this is very helpful 👍👍👍

Hey great video the visual walk though is helpfull when doing an install like this. I was wondering if you used the brackets that came with the kit and what they are used for exactly?

the ring kit that came with the metra kit dont fit the hole to small! the radio trim fits but doesnt fill the entire gaps...looks like shit! any ideas?

Compatible for 2003-2007 models

Do you know what wires you connected back into the factory radio for the hvac system only

Hey i got honda accord 2007 4d. My car problem is stereo and defogger lines are not working. All grid lines are getting the power except upper three wires which are antenna wires. And at the end, antenna wire doesn’t have the power. So, Should i change the stereo or just fix the antenna wire?

Hey dude I have done mine long time ago and its all good and works just fine for my old honda.Question is,can you see on the display anything like aircon if its on or off,coz I might have mixed up some wire and mine does not show anything on screen its dead,but all butons works fine?

Thanks for the very helpful video. Can you tell me; will this work with Honda's Premium Sound System? 🤔

Same procedure on the navigation system?

Hey i have a 2003 honda accord sedan single disk stereo. So my stereo decides to turn on and off whenever it wants. It mostly doesn’t work. Apparently its a common problem. If i do your Bluetooth radio install will it fix the issue ? Because it seems like the new radio you install runs off the original one. And since my original one is not working, what will happen?

So before. Radio would turn on. Didn't put out any sound. HVAC controls still worked. Decided to try this video. Plugged it in, new radio shows nothing, old radio shows nothing. Took the harness out, saw some wires weren't attached. Recrimped them and plugged the harness back in. Still nothing. Decided to plug the old radio back in without the harness, showing nothing, no clock, no sound, HVAC still working. What are your thoughts? Is this still fixable?

Thank you this really helped!

Great video, thanks champ!

here a ? got a friend has a 07 honda accord she say her radio will not come on if i replace everything like this say will she have power to the bottom radio if her top 1 doesnt work or will i have to bypas the power wire like i have done in the past to older vehicles

I tried doing this yesterday but the new stereo doesn’t turn on either so idk what going on in this car I have 07 accord

Aloha. Have a quick question but not sure if you monitor this anymore. Looks like it's been a while. If so, is it possible to hook into the back of the white port on a factory installed Panasonic 39175-SDA-L110 radio in an '04 Honda Accord which also has a factory 6-CD changer and Sirius Radio? Console (Radio) face is 7BK1. All the videos I see simply suggest plugging into a white (Aux port) facing down twds the floor of the car. My radio only has the white port (right next to the blue one) facing fwd (twds the front of the car) on the BACK of the radio. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Mine doesn’t turn on when the car is on or turn off when the car is off

Where does the satellite antena go - on the dash? Will the wire hang around? For the reverse camera do we have to drill a whole for the cable in the back of the car?

Nice video thanks .,help me a lot 😊

Would this be compatible with the 05 Accord ex-L with nav ? My nav system doesn't turn on but the air and backlights and everything works. Can't play music or use a/c tho bc it doesn't power on.

Thank you 🙏🏻

I put a jvc kd-sr60 radio in my 2007 accord. It powers up but I have no sound coming out my speakers. Fuses are good. It’s the same radio I used to have in the car. Any help would be great!

My factory radio doesn't even come on. I didn't install the aftermarket radio. When I bought the car, it was like that.

GREAT JOB, THANKS

How can I have the factory radio not work at all because it drains my battery? I have a pioneer system as well. I took out the fuse for radio and my battery doesn't drain. Factory radio is bad. Help please.

great video , Thanks PB

I have a 2007 accord with stereo sony model DSX 415 bt, I bought a wire harness 99-7862 with this everything is fine. The next step is to connect the steering wheel with the stereo, the problem was what type of connection did I need to buy and what number. Thank you for your time and I hope you can help me to find the correct wire harness to connect the stereo with the steering wheel note: the steering wheel is original honda accord ex 2007 thanks again

Does this work for accords with dual A/C? I can see in the video this accord has the base option for A/C.

Hi, i installed new radio stereo from mechanics nd it's working perfectly but i can't see any info like heating or cooling option or in simple word display shows nothing, when i asked mechanics he said its like this coz we gave all power to new one..but aftr watching your video it's possible to show up light nd info at factory stereo..so in this case what mistake would hv done by my mechanics???

Would this install work with a pioneer deh-s4220bt? It looks like the model used in your video is tough to find in stock

Hell yes

Do you need to add the Bluetooth microphone? That allows you to speak through "the car" during a phone call and is not necessary for installation if I'm right

All the AC/heater dials and buttons still function, as well as the alarm system? That is why is it wired through the old radio, correct?

You kind of glossed.over the part where you actually plug it in im.not sure how you do that

My radio screen went bad and I put new battery and needs the code will that affect the new stereo

I have done all the process , but I have very little sound , after passing the 16 on my new stereo it has a lot static and not very good sound, thanks in advance for any advice .

Idk how to ground it the one that came with my head unit has like a hook on it to hold the screw in. The one that came with the eBay fascia it's just a white where do I connect it on the hook??

I have sound when car is on accessory. But no sound when car is started. Any idea?

My rear speakers aren't working. Any tips on how to troubleshoot??

Is there a wiring diagram?

What is it that I need for my factory steering wheel controls to work with it?

Got mine working and when I went to insert it into the empty pocket it fell in and some wires disconnected. After reconnecting them I can’t get any power to the stereo. Fuck my life.

Hello there...I have gone through most of the part of your instructions without a problem...so kudos on that! 👍 However I just cannot detach the harness connected to the factory radio. I’ve used a lot of pressure and pulling in different ways but it would not come out. Is there a special technique to pull it out? Please help! Thanks :)

Will this installation work on a 03’ accord with navigation system?

My 04 accord came like this, it works great but after awhile I wanted to put the cubby back in for more room and to make it look neater, would it be the same process just backwards to remove it?

Do you know how I can disconnect the stock radio without interfering with HVAC controls ? I put my custom radio in but can’t stop the stock radio from turning on randomly. Just wanna disconnect it but not sure which wire , thanks !

Nice video. I've watched several and I think yours is the only one I've seen where the old stereo wasn't removed. Question, though. I installed a double din stereo in my son's 07 Accord using the kit and instructions from Crutchfield. Ever since then, the HVAC controls don't completely work. I can't change where the air blows and the backing on the knobs doesn't work. One big difference between my install and yours is that you spliced some circuits back to the old head unit and my kit didn't say to do that. Can you confirm if not powering the old stereo also doesn't power the HVAC controls?

Can you use 22-16 butt connects or it have to be 22-18

Where did you get that t harness I cant find it anywhere or either the audio stores I go to dont know their electronics I look it up online but iam not sure if it's the one

After an installation, will the factory stereo still display settings related to the AC unit ? such as temperature or where the air is blowing ?

Great vid thanks

i just did this exact setup to my 06 accord, did you have a problem reaching your antenna cable to the hole on the radio?

Does basically any pioneer radio work or does it have to be a certain one???

Do you need the Bluetooth mic cable?

Good job