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USA SPEC PA11-HON2y - iPod to 2003-2006 Honda Factory Radio Interface w/ Auxiliary Audio input
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Finally, something that actually works!
(5 out of 5) by Rainier Ramos on Jan 27, 2007 (Long Island, NY USA)Prior to purchasing this, I had a Dension ice>Link which worked well for a while until I restarted the my car. To restore functionality, I had to pull a fuse out and plug it back in. I did this several times until eventually, it just died on me.
The USA Spec Adapter however gave me no such problems. It's very stable and works exactly as advertised. Installation in my 2005 Accord LX was fairly easy. The toughest part was plugging the socket under the radio without removing the cubby hole -- it's possible but you need small hands.
This is an excellent purchase. I'd recommend this product to anyone.
The USA Spec Adapter however gave me no such problems. It's very stable and works exactly as advertised. Installation in my 2005 Accord LX was fairly easy. The toughest part was plugging the socket under the radio without removing the cubby hole -- it's possible but you need small hands.
This is an excellent purchase. I'd recommend this product to anyone.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Awesome
(5 out of 5) by L. Lipkin on Jun 27, 2007 (Philadelphia, PA United States)This works great and doesn't disable XM or GPS in my 2005 Accord. Easy to install, and I had zero experience with car stereo installations. Sound quality is excellent, I am so glad to be rid of my FM transmitter (I had two of those--both were lame). The 'hybrid' playlist/manual mode is cool--it allows you to control the ipod directly or through the car stereo. My only complaint is that the controls on the car stereo itself are a bit sluggish--it take a few seconds to switch between playlists and sometimes it doesn't do behave as you would expect.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Acura RL Install review
(5 out of 5) by Ray J. Watson on Oct 4, 2008 (Frisco, TX United States)Today I purchased and had the PA11-HON-2Y ipod integration kit installed in my 2005 Acura RL with XM, 6 disc changer, bluetooth, DVD-a, MP3 CD, and Navigation. First, the exact unit I bought is the PA11-HON-2Y. I took it to a local stereo shop who installed it for sixty bucks total. They did it immediately. It took about an hour and they let me watch and/or "help."
Removing the "Not an Ashtray" was very difficult, as were the two screws on the very bottom of the stereo. I thought about having them run the cable past the cup holder into the center console, but decided that I wanted to be able to change the song, browse the playlists, etc. without opening center console.
We set DIP switch 2 to "off" (Direct mode) to prevent the IPod Touch from locking down. (We tried it both ways before installing) When in this mode, the navigation display shows "EXTENSION" when it is on the IPod mode, after pushing "Disc" on the stereo itself.
So far, the IPod Touch seems to work beautifully in Direct mode. (meaning, all functions seem to work on the iPod) This includes Lyrics display, Coverflow works, video playback, and and all normal functions of the Ipod such as On-The-Go. All of these work on the IPod itself, not on the nav screen.
Also, steering wheel controls work(!!!!) Volume control, next song, previous song, mode select. I had them run the cable up through the "Not an ashtray" because I want to be able to control the ipod directly.
PLEASE NOTE: the Ipod touch charges, but apparently you need a different cable if you want an iPhone 3G to charge off of this setup. (There was an insert inside that said so)
Also, one REALLY nice feature: when you turn the car off it continues to charge the iPod for 20 minutes, then puts it to sleep.
Removing the "Not an Ashtray" was very difficult, as were the two screws on the very bottom of the stereo. I thought about having them run the cable past the cup holder into the center console, but decided that I wanted to be able to change the song, browse the playlists, etc. without opening center console.
We set DIP switch 2 to "off" (Direct mode) to prevent the IPod Touch from locking down. (We tried it both ways before installing) When in this mode, the navigation display shows "EXTENSION" when it is on the IPod mode, after pushing "Disc" on the stereo itself.
So far, the IPod Touch seems to work beautifully in Direct mode. (meaning, all functions seem to work on the iPod) This includes Lyrics display, Coverflow works, video playback, and and all normal functions of the Ipod such as On-The-Go. All of these work on the IPod itself, not on the nav screen.
Also, steering wheel controls work(!!!!) Volume control, next song, previous song, mode select. I had them run the cable up through the "Not an ashtray" because I want to be able to control the ipod directly.
PLEASE NOTE: the Ipod touch charges, but apparently you need a different cable if you want an iPhone 3G to charge off of this setup. (There was an insert inside that said so)
Also, one REALLY nice feature: when you turn the car off it continues to charge the iPod for 20 minutes, then puts it to sleep.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great product, but Has a hissing noise during charging
(2 out of 5) by M. Raleigh on Aug 3, 2008 (MI,USA)Like the reviewer above I am getting a high pitched noise when the ipod starts charging. This usually occurs a few seconds after the song begains to play. I called USA-Spec and they were suprised that I could hear this noise. They sent me a replacement, but it was the wrong model !!! I am disappointed in them and at this point I would not recommend buying this because of poor customeer support.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Easy to install and works like its supposed to
(5 out of 5) by Patricia Pereira on Jul 25, 2008Having bought an 08 TL, it was disappointing that car did not come with a built in ipod interface. Using an FM transmitter give you very low audio quality and I pretty much like having my ipod hidden away like i did in my previous car. The USA Spec is very easy to install, took me about 2 hours and I am not a stereo installer. I just researched carefully on the internet and found installation diagrams. Once installed you get ipod controls on you vehicles factory stereo via CD Changer emulation. You car detects the ipod as a CD Changer. The only thing that you don't get from this adapter is text on your screen. I highly recommend this adapter and suggest you do the installation yourself and save a few bucks.