2008 Fit Regular (Non-sport) needs some type of auxillary hook up for my iPhone. I see the out line where the aux music link WOULD BE in a Fit Sport inside my vehicle, but since mine is just a regular Fit I have no way of hooking up an iPhone. I have heard to stay away from the Honda Music Link.

Found one user who spent 1,000's rigging up something on his own. Surely there is a device that can work. Like a Fit Sport radio upgrade for non-sports, etc...

Even on the radio/volume dial there is an AUX button to press, so you would think it can be done. Just really wanting to hear my music in the car, any help would be great! Thanks, T.Hart

ps here is the length one guy took....


"First, I ordered part 39112-SAA-J02ZA, the OEM aux jack itself, from my friendly neighborhood online Honda dealer for about $30. I won't mention who they are because they turned out to be not so friendly; moreover, the online price after shipping and a mysterious "handling" charge was more than I'd have paid buying it list from a local dealer.
Next, I took apart the console in the car. This was fairly easy; there are two clips in the front and two screws in the back. You have to shift into neutral to get it out. Don't forget to unplug the cigarette lighter.
My hope at this point was to find a nicely taped-up plug waiting to be inserted into the back of the aux jack. No such luck. Honda didn't foresee adding this jack as an aftermarket option, so they actually have a different dashboard wiring harness for the Base. What a pain in the neck.
Next I used the online MusicLink installation instructions to tell me how to pull out the radio (or "tuner assembly" in the local lingo). My naive hope at this point was to find either female RCA jacks or a 3.5mm audio plug. Instead, I found a different receptacle that looked unlike anything I've ever seen on Planet Earth. The pain in my neck had now migrated down to my ass.
Several weeks of browsing Digikey and Jameco catalogs followed. I found nothing resembling the right connectors. I wrote various car-audio stores on the web, and the few shops that wrote back said they'd love to hear it if I solved the problem.
Eventually, I decided to take matters into my own hands and soldered ten RS-232 female headers (about $4 for 100 at Fry's) onto the ends of five wires from a cat-5 cable. I wrapped each in electrical tape to prevent shorts. Using some info I found on the web, I concluded that the following pins matched up (5-pin on the aux jack, 20-pin on the radio): 1-15, 2-5, 3-3, 4-13, 5-14. (For the person who buys my car in a few years and wants to know which wire is which, the colors going into the aux jack are 1-O/W, 2-W/G, 3-G/W, 4-W/B, 5-B/W, O=orange, G=green, W=white, B=blue, and "O/W" for example means "orange wire with white stripe.")
Next came the hard part. I pulled out the head unit far enough to reach in behind it and held a mirror in back. Then after approximately 1,000 attempts I successfully pushed all five headers onto the right five pins on the back of the unit. Same with the aux jack, but that one was easier because I could look directly at it. I plugged in my MP3 player and confirmed it all worked, and then carefully reassembled the car (in the process breaking part 83442-SAA-003ZA, list price $3.20, and discovering that I must have broken two of part 91550-S50-000ZL, list price $1.68 each). I also dropped a screw down into the netherworld of the shifter assembly and spent about 45 minutes fishing it out.
I put on a motorcycle helmet and kissed the family goodbye, then drove the car around the block to make sure it still worked. No explosions or parts falling onto the road. The end result is identical to that of an OEM Sport, so I didn't take any pictures for you to see.

 

While the text-only instructions you posted for installing the oem aux jack yourself seem daunting, that is probably the cheapest and best integrated solution for you. There are better threads on FF with pictures and diagrams to help you.

 

i have the honda musiclink.. i like it but theres no titles and my gfs 3GS doesnt work on it but try check USASPEC theyre good

 

Thanks guys, those are good options. I called my local cartronics auto store and they said that while they did sell the USA-spec, that it would probably be cheaper to go with a IDAX303 or IDAX305 and install a faceplate with it. Something about the USA SPEC PA15-HON2 has additional parts/wires they would have to order. Maybe just a sales gimic. Has anyone installed an aftermarket head unit in a FIT and does it look good? Seems like were talking 300+ after install, surely it would be cheaper to do myself with the USA spec or Honda link.... any thoughts?

 

Look for a Harman Kardon Drive + Play. I have one in my 08 sport and one in my wife's 08 Element. It controls just like the i-pod. I hid the electronics box under my stock and now JDM center console. I drilled 2 1/4" holes and routed the wires under the dash and under the console. Yea it put a hole in the dash, but I plan on running this car until the wheels falloff just like all of my others. The best thing is it has a very good built in Fm transmitter that allows you to select the frequency from the full FM band.

You can pick them up for between $20.00 and $70.00 USD search ebay shopping for Harman Kardon Drive + Play

 

See my post in this thread. #5:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...head-unit.html

I put an aftermarket unit in that has built in Ipod/Iphone controls. Less than $190 to my door including the Metra dash kit. Install took about 1.5 hrs total. Once you figure out how the factory unit comes out it's easy.