Best way to get Auxiliary into a 2006 Civic?

"Zohaibman72" (zohaibman72) 02/05/2015 at 12:11 • Filed to: Music, aux, Civic

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Nobody sells blank CDs anymore, sadly. Because its 2015 CDs are becoming obsolete. Every place that used to sell CDs stopped stocking them.

Honda made my moms car without an Aux port, which is pretty much standard on every car made past 2006.

My moms 2006 Civic has no Aux plugin. It has the AUX option the radio but no where to put a cord. Even the 2005 Cobalt base had that.I'm sick of the radio and my CDs. My moms CDs are worse, its just Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift and John Mayer.

For those with older cars and no aux port, what do you do to listen to your music?

(I don't want to replace the whole unit, I'm looking for something cheap like a cigarette lighter thingy)

Vimto > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:13

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Look up iDevice for your car, its an adapter that plugs into the back of your radio and you feed it through the glovebox. Gives you an aux input.

Zohaibman72 > Vimto 02/05/2015 at 12:15

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Does it only work with apple products? I only have a Galaxy S4 for music. I could use an old ipod though.

CB > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:15

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Do you have a tape deck? There's a converter you can put in to your deck that you can attack anything with a 3.5 mm jack to.

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:15

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On my old Saab, I invented an adapter and sold it for a few years.

Current daily driver Volvo? Neutered the tape deck and patched in an aux cable.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:15

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my brother installed a Griffin iTrip in the Jetta. it plugs into the 12V socket, and transmits via FM radio to the car. Prior to this, we had a cassette tape adapter, which sucked in cold weather.

E. Julius > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:16

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Same situation with my '04 Civic, I feel your pain. I just have a set of CD-RWs that I put new music on when I get bored. It leads to a lot of repetitive music but it's better than the radio, and you can still buy them on Amazon. Do they really not sell blank CDs in stores anymore?

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:16

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I usually use an FM transmitter. Quality varies based on what you buy, but I bought one for $10 about a year and a half ago that had AUX, USB, and memory card input, came with a remote, and it lasted me 8 or 9 months without any trouble.

Sn210 > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:17

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http://www.collegehillshonda.com/product/08A60-…

Honda has an Aux accessory if you want to go factory. Not necessarily cheap though ($54)

Zohaibman72 > CB 02/05/2015 at 12:17

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its just a CD player. Only plays music discs.

Vimto > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:17

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Its an aux input, it works with anything that has a 3.5 mm jack.

CB > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:18

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FM transmitter, then? Hook it up, set it to a channel (preferably one not taken), set your radio to that channel, and Bob's your uncle, you've got music.

Zohaibman72 > CB 02/05/2015 at 12:19

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seems like what im going to have to do

who the fuck is bob!?

Zohaibman72 > Vimto 02/05/2015 at 12:20

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probably doing that then

Zohaibman72 > Sn210 02/05/2015 at 12:21

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$54 for something that is now standard on a 10 year old car.

Thanks Honda.

CB > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:21

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My uncle, your uncle, everyone's uncle.

Tohru > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:23

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I use an FM transmitter like this: http://www.amazon.com/TeckNet-F27-Ca…

Also, they still make blank CD's: http://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-Brand…

Zohaibman72 > CB 02/05/2015 at 12:23

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oh...

ok

PS9 > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:24

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Big lots still has them (Blank CDs) for $3/15.

Sn210 > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:24

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so true...

Zohaibman72 > Tohru 02/05/2015 at 12:26

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Amazon is the only way. But my moms car is like 90% CDs, i want a straight alterntive to save storage space.

I opened my car door today and poor kanye west's first album fell in the snow. Thankfully it still works.

Zohaibman72 > PS9 02/05/2015 at 12:29

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we dont have that in Canada.

i wish we did that deal sounds great

E. Julius > CB 02/05/2015 at 12:31

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I literally have three uncles named Bob. Well, Robert anyways.

Tohru > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:32

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The FM transmitter is the way to go. It works on any device with a 3.5mm jack and you can change what station it broadcasts on to find a spot with no interference.

E. Julius > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:33

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Ooh teddy bear Kanye

Zohaibman72 > E. Julius 02/05/2015 at 12:34

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I walked into best buy and the guy told me Best Buy doesnt sell them. Its more expensive to keep them than not since nobody buys them.

Factory Direct employee laughed. But he works at Factory Direct which is like dead now, so I laughed back. No offence if you work there.

E. Julius > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:35

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I've never even heard of Factory Direct ha

CB > E. Julius 02/05/2015 at 12:37

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Wait, how? Does one of your parents have two siblings named Bob?

E. Julius > CB 02/05/2015 at 12:38

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They both have one sibling named Robert and another has a sister who married a Robert.

Rico > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:38

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Any car radio spot can add an AUX port in your car for $50-$100 in about 30 minutes. I told the same thing to user The Honda Man. I've seen it done like 3 different times, it's seriously super quick.

Zohaibman72 > Carl (@stuffcarlsays) 02/05/2015 at 12:38

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id buy a deck like people used to do, but Honda's console is like rocket science to work with since its all curvy and fancy.

I forgot cars had tape decks. I have never driven a car with a tape deck, oldest thing I drove was my dads 2001 Caravan sport, which had a completely custom sound system because my dad is an audiophile.

Rico > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:38

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Don't get an FM Transmitter if you care what your music even sounds like.

Zohaibman72 > Rico 02/05/2015 at 12:40

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I wanted to avoid spending that much on a car we miggt get rid of.

I might just do that.

Zohaibman72 > Rico 02/05/2015 at 12:41

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I imagine it being pretty awful. My mom has no front speakers so it could be adding to the fire

PS9 > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:42

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There's gotta be some kinda outlet store like that up there. I know walmart, big lots, maybe target, and definitely Best Buy and Radio Shack carry blank CDs. You have to have at least one or two of those chains up there...

CB > E. Julius 02/05/2015 at 12:49

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That makes sense.

E. Julius > CB 02/05/2015 at 12:50

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Two of them also have sons named Robert. It can get… confusing.

Rico > E. Julius 02/05/2015 at 12:52

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Any car radio spot can add an AUX port in your car for $50-$100 in about 30 minutes. I told the same thing to user The Honda Man. I've seen it done like 3 different times, it's seriously super quick.

E. Julius > Rico 02/05/2015 at 12:54

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I'll probably do it myself as a project this summer. Good to know that if I get lazy I can always have that done.

Rico > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 12:55

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I mean unless you are getting rid of the car this month, you'll be seriously happy when you can play your own playlist without shuffling CD's around. Worth it.

Zohaibman72 > PS9 02/05/2015 at 12:59

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All of those except big lot. Target is leaving next month.

Target doesn't have it. Bets Buy doesn't. Factory Direct (I think that's Canadian) doesn't. RadioShack and The Source both don't have them.

I'm going to try staples today

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 13:00

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http://www.crutchfield.com/S-b6kEjXcFX9x/

I bought a kenwood head unit for $65 and it has usb and aux. No issues at all and installed in one night.

Captain_Overboost > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 13:27

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You're welcome. :)

Captain_Overboost > Captain_Overboost 02/05/2015 at 13:28

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If I wasn't f*cking greyed out, you might see this... lol.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 13:54

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Please show me this magical 05 base Cobalt that came with an aux input...

Zohaibman72 > Captain_Overboost 02/05/2015 at 16:13

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Sadly the main problem is, my mom isn't going to let me toy with her car like that. I'm going to have to get someone else to do it.

Zohaibman72 > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 02/05/2015 at 16:14

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My Freind's Mom own's a 2005 Cobalt. It has manual everything except transmission, I'm assuming it's a base model. It has an AUX port. Unless that was an option. But that being on a base cobalt doesn't suprise me, It's standard on everything these days.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 16:53

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It would be like Chevy to put an aux in a base and not the SS... My 06 has the upgraded Pioneer system, and there is no aux on it.

Captain_Overboost > Zohaibman72 02/05/2015 at 16:53

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Sorry to hear that man. Those FM transmitters suck. They Blow. Don't let anyone tell you that physics preclude them from sucking AND blowing at the same time. They do. They ARE THAT BAD. Stay away from them, even as a last resort. Trust me, you'd rather sing to yourself than "listen" to one of those. I use the word "listen" loosely.

The only advice I have to offer is that the reason the radio has that button is that there IS an "aux" connection on the back of the radio as detailed in the video. So, here ya go, get ready to be the "black sheep" of the family....

1) Study the video, memorize it. According to the author it only takes 30 minutes to complete the task. 2) 30 minutes, that's the key. 3) instead of his fancy pants mount, fabricate up his connector, but terminate it with a female 1/8" stereo plug on the end of a 4 or 5 foot cable. 4) Wait till your mom is watching a 60 minute TV show. Maybe even a movie on HBO. The longer the better. 5) disappear because "this movie sucks mom". 6) follow the video for removing and accessing the plug from the back of the radio 7) skip the rest of his crap, and just plug in your new female cable and route it somewhere in conspicuous. The glove box, or center console storage thingy. 8) put it all back together. 9) go in, and finish the last 30 minutes of her movie, she'll think your an awesome son

Now, from then on you can just pull out your new female stereo cable.... plug in your favorite mp3 player, phone, whatever, using a cable with 1/8" male stereo plugs on each end. One in your phone's headphone jack, one to plug into your new cable. Rock on.

If that makes no sense, sorry, I'm a horrible technical writer. But, if you can't decipher it, the project also might be a little out of your skillset so far. To that I can only say, google is for more than porn. lol Keep researching it, you'll figure a way. Or, you can walk and listen to your tunes on earbuds. Wish I could be more help man, I feel your pain on the lack of tunes... been there, done that. Although it's been a long time since I was your age. Good luck.

Zohaibman72 > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 02/05/2015 at 16:57

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It's Ok. My mom paid 30 grand for a civic without an aux port.

or sunroof

or really anything other than power package.

connor Moe > Zohaibman72 02/20/2015 at 10:09

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The 2006 civic ex has a aux port right below the cigarette lighter