Honda Pilot owners who seek a more powerful and capable stereo can discover a appropriate aftermarket replacement that matches inside their budget. Take away the Honda Pilot’s inventory AM/FM stereo to make room for the substitute aftermarket stereo head unit. You may enlist the assistance of a automotive audio professional to carry out the removing and subsequent installation, or you are able to do it your self and save the price of labor.

Honda Pilot AM/FM Stereo Removal and Installation Instructions

1. Raise the Honda’s hood and loosen the bolt securing the negative battery cable to the negative battery terminal. Use the ten-mm wrench and remove the cable’s clamp from the battery. Set the cable aside and transfer to the Pilot’s interior.
2. Wrap a skinny fabric over the blade of a trim panel elimination tool. Pry the sprint panel surrounding the stereo away from the dashboard. Disconnect the wiring connectors from the retailers on the back of the panel (for the hazard change and defroster button) and set the panel aside.
3. Take away the two screws on all sides of the manufacturing unit stereo bracket with the Phillips-head screwdriver. Slide the stereo from the dock. Disconnect the 2 stereo wiring connectors and single antenna cable lead from the back of the stereo. Set the stereo aside.
4. Insert the aftermarket faceplate adapter into the stereo dock. Change the four screws at the corners of the adapter to secure it inside the Pilot’s dashboard stereo dock. Attain into the back of the dock and pull the stereo wiring and antenna cable from the back of the dock.
5. Plug the stereo wiring into the wiring harness adapter lead connectors. Plug the wiring harness adapter leads into the retailers on the again of the new stereo. Insert the antenna cable into the AM/FM stereo antenna input on the rear panel of the brand new stereo. Slide the aftermarket head unit into the faceplate adapter. Push the unit into the dashboard until it snaps into place.
6. Place the trim panel close to the dashboard and connect the wiring connectors for the hazard and defroster controls. Press the panel in opposition to the dashboard to snap it again into place. Return to the Honda’s engine compartment.
7. Place the negative battery cable clamp back onto the battery terminal. Tighten the bolt on the negative battery cable clamp with the wrench. Close the Pilot’s hood.