2005 TSX iPod Integration How-To

If you own a 2004-2005 TSX, you are aware that the auxiliary input wasn't added until '06. That's fine, because there's a better solution to listening to your iPod/iPone than an AUX port that can't even charge it. After reading many reviews, I decided on the Dice Electronics i-Honda-R4. If you have an '04 model without Navi, you can save the $20 and get the R3. The only difference is that the R4 has the ability to retain XM/Navi, which is originally plugged into the device port on the stereo. The install is insanely simple and takes about 5 minutes. Of course, read the Dice manual and set up the device prior to installation time. This will help ensure a speedy install.

Tools Required: None

Difficulty: Easy

Installation How-to:

1. Place both hands in the upper storage bin and press firmly on the inner-sidewalls pulling out and up. The bin should pop right out.
   


2. Carefully put your hand inside the opening and feel the bottom of the stereo. There is only one plug and it is very accessible.
   
   
3. There is a small locking lever facing towards you. Carefully unplug the connector.
   


4. Plug the connector into the female end of the Dice harness and plug the male end of the Dice harness into the stereo.
   


5. Connect everything to the Dice device and neatly tuck it away. Verify that everything is working the way it should.
   
   
6. Determine where you want the iPod cable to run. I chose to run it through the passenger side of the center console. Of course, it can go pretty much anywhere considering the length of cable they give you.
   
   


7. Put the storage bin back in, make sure it snaps securely in place. That's it!
   
   
   UPDATE: After using this for a few months, I decided I wanted a cleaner look to the install. That is, I wanted the iPod cable to be out of sight. So, I popped the center console out (see Mugen SS install instructions) and ran the iPod cable to the left of the shifter mechanism following the yellow wire (see Mugen SS photos) and securing it with wire ties. Inside the console cubby (armrest) there is a 12V DC socket. If you lift up the rubber pad on the bottom of the cubby, you expose a single philips screw. Remove the screw and unplug the 12V socket and remove the socket and plastic housing. Just below the socket on the left edge of the housing, I drilled a hole large enough to pass the iPod cable through. I then clipped the iPod cable into the hooks on the underside of the armrest and ran the cable up through the hole to the top shelf, where I like to set my iPod. Since the cubby is designed so well, you can close it while the cable is out, making changing songs by hand simple. When done changing songs, I place it back in the cubby. Super clean and out of sight!