Hard Wiring an MP3 or Satellite to Factory Radio Accord 2004

I was told by Best Buy that to hardwire a jack from the back of my 2004
Accord radio would cost over $200.00 . Has anyone in this group found
a cheaper solution? Best buy also told me that they couldn't even
replace the radio in my car if I wanted to because the adaptor kits
aren't out so I'd have to pay top dollar at a dealer. Does that sound
right? I either want a jack hardwired to the factory radio so I can
plug my MP3 into it or get a new radio with a jack on its face.

 

Check out Blitzsafe.com and see if they have anything.

 

This hasn't gotten any easier with the 2006 model, either. I can't believe
Honda's best answer for playing MP3's is a second CD deck that costs over
$500 installed.

Jon

 

What do you mean? Could you elaborate? I don't mean to play MP3 on a
cd, I mean to connect my MP3 player to the radio. One option I came up
with is to get a cassette deck installed and connect through that.

 

Does anyone have a good link for instructions on removing and
installing a radio in a 2004 Accord? Thanks!

 

I never really tried using it but you have "line in" on the DIN plug
in the back, where the CD changer plugs in.
The line ins are at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock position with the
common connected to ground at 2 o'clock.

 

how about an fm transmitter?

http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/category.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=FMTransmitters&pagenum=1&sort=1

i haven't tried any of them yet... but what else would you use the fm radio
for these days?

probably good to get one that can run off batteries and a dc adapter

anyone here try these yet? i see there's one there for $30 (cdn)

 

I have one and it works okay but it's a pain for several reasons.
You have to find an empty channel on the band which isn't too
difficult, but if you are traveling any distance you eventually get
interference and then have to find another empty channel. then you
have to change the channel on the fm transmitter, which is a pain while
you're driving (and dangerous)...then if you turn off the car to run
into a store or something, when you turn it back on the transmitter is
back on the default channel and you have to turn it back to the desired
channel again..

 

I have an XM that can go to the FM radio. The deficiencies of FM even
show up on that meager signal. Any MP3 greater than 128kbs would
suffer from this link. A cassette adapter is better than FM, nociably
better than the FM on XM radio