To get better in-car life, car owners try their best to improve the unsatisfied parts of the car, such as installing comfortable seats, using soft carpet, and the most important is having a quality easy to operate and multifunctional car radio.
Most modern cars come with decent radio systems yet the older vehicles are not. For those old car owners, thankfully the aftermarket has a wide selection of car radio upgrades available. And they can replace the factory radios by themselves since there are lots of tutorial videos and posts online can help them.
As a car enthusiast and DIY lover, I also upgraded my 2007 Honda Civic (LHD) radio last month, and you will get the replacement instructions here. (This is the factory radio.)
Steps to replace (2006-2011) Honda Civic (LHD) factory radio
I purchased the Seicane car radio navigation system for my car. Before the replacement job, you should prepare tools like plastic pry tool and screwdriver and make sure the car power is cut off in the process of upgrade.
#1 Use a plastic pry tool to pry the board under the radio, and remove the two eight millimeter bolts of the plastic trim
#2 Pull out the panel under the steering wheel
#3 Remove the screws that fixed the whole top panel, then pull out the whole top panel and unplug its connector
#4 Pull out the original radio and unplug all the connectors
#5 Check the cable accessories of the new Seicane car radio system
#6 Take down the HVAC control board, air outlet and related accessories of the old radio panel, and install them to the new car radio
#7 Remove these white and black small chips of the original head unit and install them on the new radio unit
#8 Correspondingly connect cables between new car radio system and the car
#9 Turn on the car to test whether the new car radio unit work normally
#10 If there is no problem, fix the new radio in the dashboard, and install all the panel accessories in the original position
Let’s take a look at Seicane car radio system for 2006-2011 Honda Civic (LHD)
Compared to the factory radio, this Seicane car radio is made of 10.1 inch IPS touchscreen and used the latest Android system, which not only provides us with large viewing angle but very super fast to response. The smooth operation, high sensitivity and abundant interaction greatly improve user experience.
On the other hand, the Seicane GPS radio system comes with diverse features and functions, such as supporting high speed 3G&Wifi internet, Bluetooth, 3D navigation, HD digital TV, DVR, rear view camera etc, adding more entertainment as well as helping us drive safer on the road.
Since it’s built-in Carplay, it’s easy to synchronizes our mobile phones with this stereo system trough WiFi or USB, which enables us to gain access to smartphone’s applications on the unit to play music, watch videos, make calling etc. With this amazing car stereo navigation system, I am sure your in-car life must be rich and colorful!
