[pjdaxdj]

What do you guys think about this?

Finding something to play my ipod with. It sure is pricey (@ $199), but sure is better than my Monster FM mod.

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/first-looks-harman-kardon-drive-and-play-car-kit/

 

[Steven]

I like it but can all those wires and pieces be hidden? Otherwise a good looking add-on to connect an i-pod to a car. :thmsup:

 

[Mv774]

ive got the snhond3 or whatever and its good for what it is but i wanted more intergration. when i saw the drive+play i feel in love, i am def. getting one of those as a christmas present to myself :naughty: . ( but i dont know if i can wait that long :biggrin: )

 

[marainwa]

im not sure, but the drive+play uses RCA plugs to input through the stereo....so is the only way to adapt this to the stock honda radio to buy the $100 14pin to rca adapter? If so that kinda sucks....

 

[Mv774]

ive already got one of those and it was 107 dollars

 

[Mv774]

does anybody have one yet? if so post a pic of the set up and all those good things thanks ALOT. im having trouble where to mount the click wheel thing. i really want to have it all planed out before i deside to spent that money on it thanks alot

 

[marainwa]

just ordered mine last night...hopefully will be here by Monday...ill let ya know what I think after I get some use out of it...cant wait

 

[Mv774]

where are you going to place that click wheel thing? i dont think i cant wait any longer to get it im sooo pumped about it :thmsup:

 

[marainwa]

im not really sure yet...im gonna have to wait till it gets here Monday and figure that out...cant wait to get it!

 

[marainwa]

It just came in and i hooked it up real quick to the car...sounds great....from my first look im guessing ill prob. use the adhesive and stick it on top of the panel to the "not an ashtray" compartment. i pretty much only use that for change, and once the scrollwheel is on that lid, then as long as the large compartment in the front is open then this lid should have no troubld raising...not sure if this is the way im gonna go but just from taking a look thats what im thinking. Not sure when im gonna have time to properly install it though.

 

[Mv774]

how did you run it threw your stereo you have the shonda3 or whatever or did you just do the FM modulation? and are you gonna hard wire it? i wonder which wire you should cut into maybe the radio's power wire? it would have to be somthing that came on with the car oh well dude i cant wait to hear how you did it

 

[marainwa]

hey it seems your about the only one here who also ordered one...so maybe you've thought of this. first of all im am hardwiring the power as well as using a soundgate...i plugged it in and it sounds awsome..the control is cool too...anyway, have you thought of where to put the lcd screen...im either going to put it

1) center of dash
2) over on the left dash of the driver's side
3) in the flip console under the radio

i just cant decide if i want it on the dash, or on the console..i know its designed for safetly to be put on the dash, but would look so much better in the console....any thoughts? as far as the wiring i should get around to doing that tonigth hopefully..if so ill take pics. for you...shouldnt be too difficult.

 

[Mv774]

im going to put it just left or right of the hump (where the speedo and stuff are) on the dash board. and im thinking about taking the control knob threw the little "cubby hole" and not screw it down or anything so if somebody in the back wanted to they could grab the knob from the back and control or the pass. side could do it to

and as for us two being the only people that have ordered it..... well as soon as i saw it i wanted it. maybe others are just wait to hear more about it, or just wait untill it goes more "main stream"

 

[marainwa]

well what i actually did as far as hardwiring...I took it to circuit city and they did it for me $25...they connected it directly to the 12v and acc wire from the ignition harness....watching them do that made me glad i didnt try it myself....it only took them about 45 mins too...now for the problem...dont worry...drive and play is great...but i disconected my battery, and now the radio is wanting the code....i keep putting in the code i was given wheni bought the car but it doesnt work...so I have everything installed, but cant listen to anything until i go to the dealer and get the radio code thing worked out... :headbash:

 

[Uncle Skid]

I just came across this today -- I don't have the Harman/Kardon unit (I have an ice-Link), but it might be useful to you guys: Harman Kardon Drive + Play Installation.

The pictures take awhile to load, but there's a whole lot of detail there. I really like how he mounted the display and control units.

 

[marainwa]

wow wish i had seen that a couple days ago haha...i have my control nob exactly how he does...my display though is inside the flip console underneath the radio....still cant decide if i want to leave it there or move to the dash on the left side like that install shows....its a much cleaner look inside the console...but easier to see while driving on the dash....not sure if i wanna change it or not....hmmmmm

 

[Mv774]

im still trying to decide if i like how he has it all powered up. i think i might do it that way, just modified a little bit.

 

[marainwa]

yeah i like the way he did it...id prob. do something like he did if i were you..you have no idea the pain it is to wire it urself....hopefully i can get this radio code things straightened out and im good to go....still debating whether or not to move the display to the dash or not..

 

[Mv774]

oh im most deff. gonna put it on the dash like he did and mout the control knob where you guy put it,and now thinking about it im probably gonna do it just like he did except he put that rubber mat over everything and i bet thats a little flimsy so im gonna go buy some ABS plastic and try to make a little box to cover it all or sort of give the bottom a false floor sort of thing.

 

[marainwa]

Well i finally god the radio code...turns out the serial number on the little sticker was wrong, so I had to pull my radio out and get the serial number...all is well now and the drive+play sounds great....hardwired to the powersource behind the steering column and used a soundgate to wire it to the cd changer input...heres a few pics of the finished product...