Thread: How to Install a DIY aux Input Jack in a 97-03 Radio

thats how it works, needs a cd in there, or a tape, depending on where you tapped in.

thats cause its a old radio. new drive should fix it up. i got them codes way before i did the aux install. and still do. my cd wont play if its real cold out too. gets a E 20 code on the screen or something like that and spits out the cd. once the inside of the car is heated up it works fine.


truth is i went through my tape deck not the cd. tape still works like a champ.

I have a cassette and cd changer set up, the cd aspect doesnt work, i press play and it says cd for a few seconds then changes back to fm radio. Would this mod work?

Probably not through the broken CD module. It has to be able to play a CD to continue accepting audio from it. It would work on the cassette player.

Damn, so there's no way to do this, i might consider replacing the unit after all

you can use the tape deck. its how i did mine.

The GP I have with the cassette deck radio (with the EQ) is parked for the winter.
I am going to try adding this input jack.

I don't know if they were used in specific years or certain model radios. Do you know what yours is yet? Check before trying to get another radio. Even still its completely doable but requires some skill with soldering, as well as a good soldering setup. Theftloc could be bypassed with a code calling a certain number, idk if it works anymore.

Got my input plug from an old computer tower.

really like this one. I think bluetooth would be an awesome add-on too.

https://www.google.com/search?q=add+...w=1920&bih=955

Does anybody know when the ribbon cable was replaced with the connector style? And there doesn't need to be a wire grounded to the frame? Just solder the grounds on each side, connect them into 1 wire, and then solder that wire to the jack, that's it?

Originally Posted by kewGTP

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Originally Posted by trey9778

but broke the soldering points on the circuit board.

I was getting ready to fix my lights and while searching the forum ran across this thread. As I am looking to see if it address two questions I have, I saw this post and even though it is old, I thought incase someone else runs into this issue, I might make a suggestion.
I wish I had a picture to look at, but usually the heat will lift a pad. It basically breaks down the glue that was holding the traces. Depending on how far back, sometimes you can fix it by carefully scraping some of the "green" off the attached etch exposing some copper. Then if you can bend the lead without shorting anything, or attach a jumper wire over to the lead.

I do have them on my hard drive at home. I'll try to get them uploaded somewhere else

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