Ask Me Help Desk - How do I remove the standard CD player from my 2001 Honda Accord?

Remove Factory Radio
NOTE:
To remove the radio, the center dash panel
Surrounding the radio must be removed. There
Are three (3) phillips screws that secure this
Dash panel to the main dash assembly.
However, (1) one of the screws is hidden
Behind the clock.
STEP 1:
The clock unsnaps from the dash panel, but requires a very small flat head screwdriver or similar
Flat tool. Insert the tool into the side gap between the edge of the clock assembly and the dash
Panel. GENTLY, pry out that edge of the clock. Insert your fingers into the gap and pull firmly to
Completely remove the clock from the dash panel.
Once the clock has been pulled out, unplug the plastic connector attached to the rear of the clock.
STEP 2:
Once the clock assembly has been removed
Locate and remove one (1) phillips screw.
STEP 3:
Look on the curved underside of the dash
Panel. Locate and remove two (2) phillips
Screws.
STEP 4:
All screws securing the dash have now been
Removed. The plastic dash panel itself snaps
Into the main dash assembly. Begin by pulling
Gently on either the bottom curve of the dash
Panel or one of the top corners of the dash
Panel. Continue to pull until all sides of the
Plastic dash panel have slightly pulled away
From the main dash assembly. Then pull the
Entire plastic dash panel away from the main
Dash assembly.
STEP 5:
Once the plastic dash panel has been pulled out from the main
Dash assembly, turn the panel around so that you can see the
Wires attached to the rear side. Unplug all connectors attached
To the air conditioner controls.
The radio is secured by four (4) screws, your vehicle will either
Have four (4) phillips screws or four (4) 8 mm bolt screws.
Remove the screws and pull the radio out of the dash. Unplug
The wire harness connector and the black antenna cable from
The rear of the radio.
All Information, Including Photos And Illustrations, In These Pages Is Believed To Be Correct And Reliable. The Information Contained In These Pages Is Given As General Information For The Installation Of Audio, Video, Security,
Communications, And Other Accessory Products Into Mobile And/Or Vehicle Applications. The Install Doctor, Any Subsidiaries Or Divisions Thereof, Or Any Member Of These Companies Shall Not Be Held Liable For Any Damages And/Or Injuries
Resulting From The Use Of Information Contained In These Pages. All Information Contained In These Pages Should Be Checked And Verified With Appropriate Test Equipment To Assure The Safety And Proper Operation Of Equipment Installed
And The Vehicle Itself. Careful Attention Should Be Given To All Electronic/Electric Circuits. High Voltages And Currents Can Cause Bodily Injury, Skin Damage, And Even Death. Installs Are Taken At The Risk Of Each Installer, And/Or Individual.

Mounting New Radio Section
Mounting The Radio
Completing The Radio Installation
Move to: Wire New Radio Section
Wiring The New Radio
STEP 1:
As seen in the “Mount New Radio” section at the end of these instructions, position the radios installation
Kit into the opening in the dash. This style of kit secures to the dash assembly with the same screws that
Had secured the original Honda radio. Once the kit has been aligned, secure the kit with the screws.
Tip: Test fit the mounting of the kit by temporarily snapping the plastic dash panel back over the radio and
Note any alignment changes that need to be made for permanently mounting the radio.
STEP 2:
The kit used for the installation shown in the photos above require that the radio be mounted to
The kit prior to reattaching the plastic panel surrounding the radio. Once the kit has been secured
To the dash assembly, mount the radio as seen in the “Mount New Radio” section at the end of
These instructions.
Make sure all wiring for the new radio has been complete and plug in any wire harness
Connectors into the rear of the radio. Plug the black antenna cable into the rear of the radio.
STEP 3:
Plug the air conditioner wires into the rear of
The plastic dash panel.
Reattach the plastic dash panel surrounding the
Radio. Secure the plastic panel with the
Screws removed earlier. Plug in the wires to
The rear of the clock assembly. Snap the clock
Back into the plastic dash panel.
The Installation Is Now Complete
All Information, Including Photos And Illustrations, In These Pages Is Believed To Be Correct And Reliable. The Information Contained In These Pages Is Given As General Information For The Installation Of Audio, Video, Security,
Communications, And Other Accessory Products Into Mobile And/Or Vehicle Applications. The Install Doctor, Any Subsidiaries Or Divisions Thereof, Or Any Member Of These Companies Shall Not Be Held Liable For Any Damages And/Or Injuries
Resulting From The Use Of Information Contained In These Pages. All Information Contained In These Pages Should Be Checked And Verified With Appropriate Test Equipment To Assure The Safety And Proper Operation Of Equipment Installed
And The Vehicle Itself. Careful Attention Should Be Given To All Electronic/Electric Circuits. High Voltages And Currents Can Cause Bodily Injury, Skin Damage, And Even Death. Installs Are Taken At The Risk Of Each Installer, And/Or Individual.

Wire New Radio
Supplemental information if you need help
Document Title Document #
Testing wires when installing a new radio 999013
Why use an OEM snap on wire harness 999008
Wiring your new radio using a wire harness 999009
Wire splicing: soldering vs. crimping 999004
New Radio
Auto Makers
Factory
Radio
Wire Harness Inside Vehicles
Dash Which Plugs Into The
Rear Of The Factory Radio
Wiring Instructions:
The power and speaker wires needed to connect the new radio are attached to
The connector of the wire harness located inside the vehicles dash. The Install
Doctor STRONGLY recommends using an optional snap on wire harness that is
Specifically designed to snap into the vehicles dash wire harness connector.
This will keep you from cutting the vehicles wires. This optional snap on wire
Harness will have wires on the opposite side of the connector that will allow you
To splice these wires to the new radios wires. The only other option is to cut off
The vehicles dash wire harness connector and splice the new radios wires
Directly to these wires. The optional snap on wire harness takes all the guess
Work out of trying to figure out what each wire is in the vehicles dash wire
Harness. The optional snap on wire harness shows you what each wire is.
(Note: the radio shown is for display purposes and may not be similar in
Size or dimensions than the auto makers factory radio in your vehicle)
Step By Step Wiring Page 1 of 2
Optional (STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED) Snap On Wire
Harness That Splices Into The
Wires Of The New Radio
POWER AND SPEAKER WIRES FROM NEW RADIO
POWER AND SPEAKER WIRES FROM THE VEHICLES
DASH WIRE HARNESS OR SNAP ON WIRE HARNESS
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 8
Connect the GROUND wire of the new radio to the ground wire of a
Snap on wire harness OR crimp a ring terminal connector to this wire
And screw the ring terminal to metal inside the vehicles dash.
Connect the +12 Volt Battery or Constant wire of the new radio to
Either the +12 Volt Battery wire of a snap on wire harness OR connect
This wire to the +12 Volt Battery wire found in the wire chart above.
Connect the +12 Volt Ignition or Switch wire of the new radio to
Either the +12 Volt Ignition wire of a snap on wire harness OR connect
This wire to the +12 Volt Ignition wire found in the wire chart above.
If your vehicle has a POWER ANTENNA connect the
POWER ANTENNA wire of the new radio to either the POWER
ANTENNA wire on a snap on wire harness OR wire in chart above.
Connect the LEFT FRONT speaker wires from the new radio to the
LEFT FRONT speaker wires on a snap on wire harness OR the
LEFT FRONT speaker wires found in the chart above.
Connect the RIGHT FRONT speaker wires from the new radio to the
RIGHT FRONT speaker wires on a snap on wire harness OR the
RIGHT FRONT speaker wires found in the chart above.
Connect the LEFT REAR speaker wires from the new radio to the
LEFT REAR speaker wires on a snap on wire harness OR the
LEFT REAR speaker wires found in the chart above.
Connect the RIGHT REAR speaker wires from the new radio to the
RIGHT REAR speaker wires on a snap on wire harness OR the
RIGHT REAR speaker wires found in the chart above.
Ground Wire
+12 Volt
Battery Wire
+12 Volt
Ignition Wire
Power Antenna
Wire (if available)
Left Front Speaker Wires
Right Front Speaker Wires
Left Rear
Speaker Wires
Right Rear Speaker Wires
Ground Wire
+12 Volt
Battery Wire
+12 Volt
Ignition Wire
Power Antenna
Wire (if available)
Left Front Speaker Wires
Right Front Speaker Wires
Left Rear
Speaker Wires
Right Rear Speaker Wires