I just recently replaced the aftermarket Alpine stereo installed in my Accord by the previous owner with a Kenwood bought from Crutchfield (so I can have a non-crappy user interface as well as having MP3 capability the Alpine lacked). The actual install went fine. However, to use my AUX input I have to run cable through the dash somehow. The options seem to be:
1) Put a hole in the back of the dash pocket under the radio and run it out there.
2) Run it out through the opening where the ashtray is.
3) Pop out the blank cutout to the right of the dash clock and run it through there.
Right now I'm doing 3. The AUX connector on the stereo is a pair of RCA female connectors, so I have an RCA-to-stereo-minijack cable I bought at Radio Shack yesterday.
I noticed when I did this, the cable attached to the RCA sockets is actually long enough to pull the sockets partway out the dash cutout. This leads me to believe one option might be cutting a pair of holes in the cutout, of the right size to glue or otherwise fasten the RCA connectors into.
Basically, if you'll pardon a bit of ASCII art, it looks like I should be able to do something like this:
Front view
Code:
+-----+
| O O | <-- pair of RCA sockets
+-----+
Top view
Code:
Behind the dash | In front of the dash
[stereo]------+=|=+------[music gadget!]
|
Well, since so many Hondas probably have that blank cutout there (what is it even for?), it makes me wonder: does anyone sell a modified cutout that has the audio socket built in, so you can just plug into your AUX and all is grand? If not, what's the best way to route the cabling through the dash to AUX?