Originally Posted by 18secFerio
you can install a HU in that lower din space in 96-98 civics without a dash install kit. If you do that, you might want to keep the oem HU in the upper din to fool theives. I kept mine simi-powered so I can use it as a clock.
all the harness/antenna wires reach the lower din space. Just reroute them down there.
That's a good idea and I wanted to do it. The only thing is the damn cup holder. If you need to hold a drink, you're not going to get to the HU b/c the lid will block it.
Honda does sell a pocket to replace the tape player below. It was $13 and easy to do. I wrote up a DIY on it.
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=60690