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[hd-dude]

Its been A long time coming but I am finally posting the "How To" on moving the aux input to the rear of the radio.

First step is to remove the radio bottom. This will access the aux input wires where they plug into the circuit board. Remove the 4 screws shown here. You also need to use a razor blade to cut the silicone along the edge of the bottom where it meets the rubber edge on the front of the radio. The CD player carriage will come out with attached to the bottom of the radio. There is a ribbon cable that is long enough to allow you to lay the bottom along side of the radio.

[hd-dude]

To remove the top of the radio you need to cut the silicone as on the bottom and remove these screws;

[hd-dude]

I used a 1/8" stereo extension cable from Radio Shack to the connector. Cut the female end of the cable to about 12" long and run it through a holed drilled in the plastic filler on the back of the radio. Run the cable to the front of the radio and then around to the bottom and out near the input connector.You can safely drill here without hitting any electronics.

Hole drilled in plastic filler:

[hd-dude]

Run wire through....(The amp board is removed here but you do not need to)

[hd-dude]

Bring wire around to bottom of radio near aux input...

[hd-dude]

The wire codes are as follows:
1 = Right Channel +
2 = Left Channel +
3 = Common Audio -
4 = Plug sense

[hd-dude]

Un-twist the wires and cut one at a time and solder the new wire to the cut ends. Heat shrink each connection individually.

Here you see the wires spliced in. Note the brown wire on pin 4 is cut and the ends safed off. This allows the radio to stop at the aux position when switching modes even though there is not anything plugged into the front jack.

[hd-dude]

Put the covers back on and silicone the screws where they were previously. Also note that the front input jack will still function. DO NOT run both inputs at the same time as you may overdrive the input to the stereo. If you do use both just have one unit turned off while using the other.

That's it...any questions?

Class dismissed

[Twolanerider]

Thanks for that Jim.  Got a buddy here who has been wanting that done.  You saved me opening it up again a second time as I'd not have thought of opening the "sense" leg to let it stop there for something plugged in the rear.

[hd-dude]

Thanks for that Jim.

[porthole]

I was planning on doing this with my radio, but today I finally tried my iPod and I am not happy with the sound. Seems to have too much distortion at any volume loud enough to listen to. Kind of disappointed. Don't think I will bother taking the radio out.

[rubaga]

I was planning on doing this with my radio, but today I finally tried my iPod and I am not happy with the sound. Seems to have too much distortion at any volume loud enough to listen too. Kind of disappointed. Don't think I will bother taking the radio out.

That is disappointing. I was just thinking about installing my Ipod in addition to Garmin and was glad to find this thread as I would surely need more then one Aux input.

Does anyone have experience of successful Ipod installation on a bike?

[hd-dude]

That is disappointing. I was just thinking about installing my Ipod in addition to Garmin and was glad to find this thread as I would surely need more then one Aux input.

Does anyone have experience of successful Ipod installation on a bike?

I know many people that have the ipod or other mp3 players on their bikes with good results. One thing to check is the EQ setting on the ipod. It will work best if this is set to flat or off. Also be sure that there is nor bass boost of any kind turned on.

[porthole]

One thing to check is the EQ setting on the iPod.

HD is right. I tried this after my last post, several different settings. It plays much better with the EQ set to off.

[jfscheck]

Sweet and the pictures really help - just finished hacking my friends and it works GREAT!!!  [smiley=drink.gif]