INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
PARTS LIST
Accessory Application Publications No.
CD CHANGER
ATTACHMENT KIT
2003 MDX
BII 24550
Issue Date
SEP 2002
CD Changer Attachment Kit:
P/N 08B26-S3V-200
Right base bracket
Left base bracket
BUS Cable
4 Flange bolts, 6 x 12 mm
5 Wire ties
(One not used)
4 Washer-screws, 4 x 8 mm
2 Wire clips
CD Changer (sold separately):
P/N 08A26-1B2-101
CD changer
4 Washer-screws, 4 x 6 mm
(Not used)
4 Flange nuts
Adhesive seal sheet
Black cushion tape
Locking covers
Right changer bracket
CD magazine
Left changer bracket
Owner’s Manual
Small wire tie
(Not used)
2 Gray cushion tapes
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TOOLS AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED
Flat-tip screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver
Ratchet
8 mm, 10 mm, and 12 mm Sockets
Shop towel
Diagonal cutters
8 mm and 10 mm Combination wrenches
INSTALLATION
Customer Information: The information in this
installation instruction is intended for use only by
skilled technicians who have the proper tools,
equipment, and training to correctly and safely add
equipment to your vehicle. These procedures should
not be attempted by “do-it-yourselfers.”
1. Make sure you have the anti-theft code for the radio,
then write down the frequencies for the preset
buttons.
2. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
3. Using a flat-tip screwdriver wrapped with a shop
towel, pry up on the clips and pull the radio panel
out toward you. Unplug the connectors and remove
the radio panel.
4. Remove the screws fastening the audio brackets,
then pull the audio unit out toward you. Unplug the
vehicle connectors and antenna lead from the rear
of the audio unit.
VEHICLE
HARNESS
ANTENNA
LEAD
RADIO
BRACKET
SCREW
5. On the driver’s side of the vehicle, gently pull the
center console lower cover out toward you to
release the clips and remove the center console
lower cover. Take care not to damage the clips.
RADIO
PANEL
DRIVER’S
SEAT
CENTER CONSOLE
LOWER COVER
CLIP
CLIP
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6. Remove the driver’s seat front cover by pulling it
toward you. Take care not to damage the clips.
DRIVER’S
SEAT
9. Locate the slit in the floor carpet just under the
driver’s seat cushion, and pull the BUS cable 14-pin
connector out about 300 mm through the slit.
SLIT in FLOOR
CARPET
DRIVER’S SEAT
FRONT COVER
7. Route one end of the BUS cable from the radio
opening down through the center console.
FRAME
VEHICLE
HARNESS
BUS CABLE
RADIO
OPENING
14-PIN
CONNECTOR
CLIP
about
300 mm
BUS CABLE
DRIVER’S
SEAT
10. Secure the BUS cable to the vehicle harness with a
wire tie in the area shown.
BUS CABLE
WIRE TIE
VEHICLE
BUS CABLE
BUS CABLE
HARNESS
TAPE
8. Continue routing the BUS cable along the center
console and the driver’s seat.
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