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#15 of 28 Re: Anyone Upgrade the Stereo, Speakers, etc? [bibeaud] by bibeaud Dec 30, 2005 (10:35 am)
Replying to: bibeaud (Aug 29, 2005 10:11 pm) Revised posting of #8.   I installed Boston Acoustics S95 (6 X 9 inch) speakers in the rear deck and Boston Acoustics S65RC (6 1/2 inch) speakers in the front doors in Sep 05. They both are 35watt RMS speakers.    They sound really good with the OEM stereo, yet are capable of supporting a 4 channel amp if I choose to add on at a later date. (I am hesitant at this time due to concerns with the ANC system) The Boston Acoustics website refers to the door speakers S65RC as being designed for Hondas, though crutchfield does not recommend the S65RC for the front doors. The crutchfield adapter for the front door does allow you to fit the 6.5 inch speakers behind the front door panel. (Only modification was drilling 6 holes for the speaker adapter brackets) The front door panel after the installation does stick out a little at the inner bottom, but allows you to close the door without a problem. I look forward to "turning up the tunes" on my daily commute on Monday.    Purchased both speaker sets from www.crutchfield.com. Their sales and tech support people are excellent and I highly recommend them. They are not the cheapest on the web, but they are the best to deal with for after sales support and returns. The Crutchfield directions are easy to follow...just make sure that the door cable is inserted back into the handle pull or you will not be able to exit the front of the car without using the outside handle.    The original Honda OEM speakers are cheaply made. The speaker magnets are a little bigger than a US Quarter. The front speakers are made of a blue plastic cone and the back speakers appear to be some type of polypropelene material.    Good Luck with any upgrades!   David
#16 of 28 Re: Adding an iPod [falk] by fap Mar 29, 2006 (3:13 pm)
Replying to: falk (Aug 30, 2005 8:07 pm) I have the iPod link installed. The dealer installs it and there is a connector in the glove box. You then plug your iPod into the connector and switch to the cd player and you're good to go. There is some software that "announces" each song but I tried it and (a) it was lousy and (b) I couldn't really figure out how to work it. But that software has nothing to do with the sound quality - which is as good as a cd.
#18 of 28 VSA by fap Mar 29, 2006 (3:21 pm)
I'm not sure this is the place to post this msg but I couldn't find any discussion about it so...    Does anyone know whether, when the VSA idiot light (triangle w/exclamation point) is on that means VSA is active or does that mean it's inactive. The manual is no help and the "Off" switch doesn't indicate which position it should be in to activate the VSA. Also, is there any reason why you wouldn't want VSA active at all times?    Thanks.
#19 of 28 Re: Honda Accord Hybrid Owners: Accessories [KarenS] by moron101 Aug 21, 2006 (10:31 am)
Replying to: KarenS (Jun 15, 2005 6:44 am) Has anyone upgraded their headlights to aftermarket HIDs? They look really nice.
#20 of 28 Question about the '07 HAH Stereo by noctis Jan 23, 2007 (5:06 pm)
I was looking around on the internet, and I found a nice auxiliary device for auxiliary stereo input; but I don't know what the '07 HAH factory stereo's brand is. Could anyone help me with this. Thanks. (Are these forums still alive?)   -Noctis Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Jan 23, 2007 7:57 pm)
#21 of 28 Re: Question about the '07 HAH Stereo [noctis] by pf_flyer HOST Jan 23, 2007 (7:57 pm)
Replying to: noctis (Jan 23, 2007 5:06 pm) Still digging to see if I can find out. All it says on the Honda web site is: Your music sets the right tone every time. That's because the Accord Hybrid features a 120-watt AM/FM/6-disc in-dash CD changer audio system with XM® Satellite Radio.*   I'll keep digging and see if we can track this down.
#22 of 28 For those who like auxiliary devices... by noctis Jan 25, 2007 (2:35 pm)
http://www.peripheralelectronics.com/prodDetail.asp?strProductID=517&strSearch=       This should be a link to something that I've run across in my search to find some way to connect a plethora of auxiliary devices to a Honda Accord Hybrid. The linked device will NOT work with HAH's Nav system, being this device needs to occupy the space that the Nav system does. Unless, of course, one can do without the Nav sysem connected to the stereo for sound through the stereo, but I don't think that would work very well. I won't really get into the installation, being that I haven't actually purchased this yet. The way it's put though, it "should" be easy enough; along the lines of: Set dip switches on device, pop stereo out, plug wires in, pop stereo in, hit aux button on radio to hear, voila.      Personally, I've been doing some research on the HAH v/s TCH. I'm pretty won over from the facts and the the ride of the HAH, but if I went with this car, being the car doesn't have a tape deck (I still use the tape / 3.5mm connector crossover ^^) and couldn't get one without trouble (cost / would take up that nice compartment), I'd have to find some other way of applying peripheral devices.      My girlfriend and I are always going on road trips, and an mp3 player's / laptops's (possibly a dvd player's in the future) ability to plug into the stereo is wonderful. Being that we abhor I-Pods, both the I-pod and I-pod connector aren't for us. Unlike the Civic and Camry (though there are more), which have an auxiliary port built in, the Accord does not. I had trouble finding information about whether or not the '07 models were compatible with this device, but I called the company, and they clarified that this model does indeed work with the '07 Accord and Accord Hybrid. Also, as far as compatibility goes, Radio Shack sells a crossover to switch a 3.5 mm jack (typical size for most cd / mp3 players and headphones) to the Red/White Rca jacks so one could use it for more typical devices.      Again, I haven't purchased this, nor have I heard anyone's account of this product. I'm open to anyone's opinion about this product if they've tried it / had experience with it.   -Noctis
#23 of 28 Poor reception on FM looking for antenna booster by various_animal Jan 29, 2007 (6:00 pm)
My 2006 Accord Hybrid sounded great in the dealer lot when listening to the XM stations - however my local FM stations all have a slight buzz kinda hiss frequently on them. Not sure if Honda intentionally designed this in - since they are part owners of the satellite radio service. Anyways I've listened to and am not really interested in the XM stations and want to boost my FM to come in clearer and sound like it does on my old 98 Windstar. Anyone know of where/how I can add a better radio antenna to this car?. thanks
#24 of 28 isn't $85.00 to program and cut a key.fob kind of steep? by jamiteff Mar 30, 2008 (8:03 pm)
What is a competive price to pay for cutting and programming a HAH key? My dealer is quoting $85.00 is that competitive? I just purchased a 2006 HAH and need to know what recomendations you would make for me to have the dealership check on my vehicle, it has 48,000 and the seller said he'd pay for anything I found needing attention.

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