Honda Odyssey RB1 Android Head Unit Installation

I have created this video to help you install a Chinese Android Head Unit in your Honda Odyssey RB1.
I could not find anything similar on KZbin and thought others may appreciate it. An installation that should take hours, took me 3 days.
Hopefully armed with this info, you will be in the hours category :-)
I have posted copies of the wiring Diagrams at the following address.
www.pinterest.nz/garyr0096/ho...
Will update these as I complete new ones.
Please feel free to ask questions in the comments.

[@williambennett6526]

Thank you. Great information.

[@dannysmith8109]

Hello Gary, Sorry about the delay, been hectic with work commitments. Good to know that Seicane is similar to the video build. I do hope the amp is ok as it saves on having to re-cable the speakers. I will checkout eBay for second hand amps. Sometimes an odyssey appears for breaking from time to time. I will check it out for moisture. Hopefully, it will be ok. Door rubbers looked ok when I was trying to trace the water in the boot. I made a point of checking all door rubbers at the same time. Thank you so much for planning another video, it will help out a lot and will very much appreciated by myself.

[@haithamalsleman7299]

Thanks for the help explaining the working steps and I installed all but no sound. I wish you lived in my city to come to you. thanks for something

[@nzgad]

Thank you Garry for posting all this info, I have the exact same car and head unit and have been looking for help on the install, I had someone install it for me but they mucked it up as something they did is causing the battery to drain, so I plan to pull it all out and redo it all. It took me a long time to find a great vid and help files like this for the same model Honda. I hope I get it right.

[@garyrussell5559]

You are very welcome. A couple of things worth checking before you tear it apart. Make sure your battery is not on the way out by giving it a test. If you dont have a battery tester it would be worth dropping into a battery shop and get them to do a test for you. The battery in my Honda has needed replacing for a while but as it keeps starting, I will just keep using it until it dies completely. The other thing to check is a setting in the Head unit. It allows you set the turn off time in the Head unit which is great if you are getting in and out of the car and dont want the Head unit booting up every time you turn off the key. I have set mine to 30 minutes which is about long enough to do a quick shop somewhere. If your battery is a bit suspect and the Head unit is set for a longer period of time it could be whats draining the battery. You will find the setting under Settings, Car Settings, Shutdown delay. See how that works for you.

[@nzgad]

@@garyrussell5559 Thank you, I just replaced the battery as it was my first suspect, however, it still seems to still be draining over 3 days with the car complete shutdown. When I pull the car fuse out it stops draining, so it's definitely in the radio circuit area somewhere. I must have a look at the settings of the head unit for that turn off time, thanks again, had a quick look at your diagrams on Pinterest. One question, that blue wire you connect to make the amp to get power, where does it connect to? With the steering control wires on the head unit, do you connect to Key1 wire?

[@garyrussell5559]

@@nzgad I am assuming the blue wire you are referring to is the Amp control wire. The head unit should have a wire labelled Amp that should be connected to the orange wire pin 7 of the 14 pin plug. This doesnt actually power the amp, it just signals the amp to turn on. If the person who wired it for you, wired it to a permanent power source, then your amp wont switch off and it could be your culprit for draining the power from your battery.

[@nzgad]

@@garyrussell5559 Thank you, yes I mean the Amp control wire, I suspect they have done it wrong as you said, I will be having a look at it sometime next week, I also have to put the wires down the sides of the vents as they have them on top and I have trouble fitting in the dash.

[@garyrussell5559]

@@nzgad Good luck. Just come back to me if you get stuck.

[@pangib]

Hi Gary, thanks for your awesome videos. Much appreciated. Can you share a link for a good quality replacement radio for an 04 RB1 Odyssey? Thanks!

[@deeanrj9915]

Did you find one?

[@sanitater3271]

Exactly what I was looking for and it could not have come at a better time!! Thanks

[@garyrussell5559]

Thank you. The video is not great but hopefully the links will give you the diagrams you need. I left out a few bits of info as the video was getting a bit long. The pin outs on the head unit provided by the supplier on their advertising was also wrong. I dont think I have posted that as a link yet so will do it now. The Harness provided on mine did not actually connect to any ACC conection so the head unit wouldnt turn on. I forgot to show that in the video. The Harness was really only useful for the matching blue plug on the end. Good luck and let me know if you are having problems and I will try to help.

[@adrian4jc]

Hi Gary. I hope you had a god break. Where is the wire of the camera to the front. All I can see from the old unit is the wire for front camera(optional)?

[@garyrussell5559]

I forgot to mention in the video to connect the power wire on your radio Antenna to ACC. The antenna has a small amplifier which needs power. It will work without it, but will have very limited range.

[@shanewilson8305]

Hi there Gary that’s a great post you have I have been looking for something like this to change the radio in my odyssey I have the same car but the absolute 04 I have 2 questions first one what size android have you used and second one is how is the reverse camera wired up thanks for the great video information you have posted on here. Ps I have got a 10” android radio which I took out of another car I had and keep for my next car which is now the odyssey but I think it looks to big for it to go into the space of existing radio cheers again

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Shane. Thank you. The model I installed is a 10 inch model so it should fit Ok. I did a second video Part 2 which covered a few things I forgot to mention and I covered of the options of installing a different head unit into the space. The amount of room is very limited so the head unit will need to be very shallow to fit. Follow my link to Pintrest in my video discription for my wiring diagrams that I used. These will really help for the pin outs of the Reversing camera and Honda Amp.

[@dannysmith8109]

Hello Gary, Sorry about the delay in getting back to you. yes, I thought you must be in the electronics industry with your detailed explanation. When you say about potential moisture under the seat, I think you may be right with that one as there is a constant smell of fusty damp in the car. I discovered that the spare wheel well was filling up with water every time it rained so I am in the process of trying to get to the bottom of where it could be coming in at. If it is the amp that is defective due to the moisture build up in the car, would you suggest running new speaker wire directly to the wires that go into the amp or look for an alternative amp to replace the factory amp? If the amp has to be replaced where would I run the other power connector wires to? When you talk about the RCA out going to the blue 14 pin plug, could you please elaborate on that a little bit more as you are going to put another plug on it but where will that plug be going? In the RCA connectors and the Android unit? Do you know what gauge the original wiring is in case I have to bypass the amp? A part two video would be fantastic idea. I for one would seriously appreciate it as I have saved your first video as a very good guide in what is happening and how involved it is going to be when I tackle it. Great diagram breakdown of all the connectors. This is going to be a great help as well. The Seicane 9” head unit that I have has some similar cables that are shown in the video.

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Danny. I also looked at the Seicane unit. I'm sure they are sharing quite a few of the same components. Hopefully your amp may be OK as they are mounted slightly above the carpet. May still have got a little bit of indirect moisture so it's worth taking it out and checking it over. Also check the plugs for moisture. Worth checking out a second hand amp if it looks dodgy. If it's a bit dear then go with wiring the speakers directly. This will work OK as well but will require you to run some cable either under the carpet or around the door sills. Check the rubbers around your doors as that may be where your waters coming in. They have little clips that can be pulled out if you catch them on something. I'm out of town for a few days so will look at another video next week.

[@caitlinrobertson4638]

Thank you so much. Just what I needed for my car - very hard to find the right Japanese odyssey help on KZbin as I’m in New Zealand. Also, how do I install a sub with amp installed to it?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Caitlin. Glad it was helpful. The Odyssey Amp under the seat doesnt have an output for a Sub. However the Chinese Head units do have an RCA output, which means you can wire into your Subs Amp directly from the Head unit. This will require quite a bit of extra wiring and some heavier cable for the Sub Amp and speakers. Not sure where you where you mount the Sub in the Wagon as it may prove to be a pain. You could go for one of those thin underseat Subs but I havent heard one of them myself, so couldnt comment on their performance.

[@dasich7022]

Hello, which cables from the Odyssey do I connect the audio cables to?

[@ilgemini337]

Hi Gary, I just found your 16 pin plug on pinterest, but not sure where it is found in the rb1. Can you tell me where to find it so I can connect key 1 and 2 wires.

[@or1ginalmrsm1th]

Hi Gary firstly thanks for your video I see in the comments you have helped lots of people. Your original cd unit that you show is exactly the same as my partners all the same connectors in the same place with the amp also under her passenger seat, she has a Honda edix 1.7 internavi system all plugs look the same as yours. I’m wondering could I use the amp cables the only issue is there is no power supplying from them wires which I assume are speaker signal cables

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Ashleigh. Typed a reply to you a couple of hours ago and just realised I didn't push send. Now to remember what I typed...... There are 2 plugs on the Amp. One goes to the speakers and one goes back to the Nav unit. You can definitely leave out the amp if you want and connect directly to the speakers. The wires are not very heavy duty so you may want to replace them if going for a bigger Amp. Otherwise they are fine. You will see some circuit diagrams posted on Pintrest that show what pins the speakers wires are on. Front Left Pin 8 and 18 Front Right Pin 7 and 17 Rear Left Pin 6 and 16 Rear Right Pin 5 and 15 You should find they are Directly opposite each other in the plug. If you put a meter across the pins set to resistance you should find a resistance value about 4 to 8 Ohms. If unsure I can tell you how to trace them with your mobile phone and a headphone connection.

[@adrian4jc]

Hi Gary. The honda odyssey rb1 green 30 pin out wiring diagram behind the head unit. I know the Pin 8 is the ground and Pin 24 is the remote key going to the back of the android unit. Would you be able to send the rest of PIN out. The wiring diagram on the Pinterest is hard to read for my liking😢

[@joelr4613]

Hi Gary how did you get the back cam signal in the front what specific harness did you get it from ? Thanks

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Joel. Reverse Camera Video Signal is on connector B pin 4 Brown , Signal Ground is pin 5 Yellow and pin 13 white. You will need to provide power to the camera on pin 3 orange. This is easiest provided by wiring into your reverse lights at the rear of the car rather than finding it in your loom at the front of the car. Which is possible but I didnt do as I thought I was swapping the camera to one with LED lights. I didnt end up doing that as once I put 12 volts on the existing camera, the picture improved remarkably. If you put permanent power on this wire your LEDs will be lit all the time and your head unit will try and show your reversing camera. There is a connection on Connector A pin 16 Blue which says it is the Shift lever reverse gear signal. It would be worth putting a meter on that to see if it provides power for you. I suspect not as its probabably just a swithing wire but I cant remember testing it sorry. Let me know what you find as I will be interested to know. Anyone swapping cameras will be better served running a wire to the reversing light.

[@tomazbowers5827]

Hey. Videos have been super helpful getting my nav replaced in my rb2. Got a bit of a weird issue now though. Got my steering wheel controls working but when my dash lights kick in I lose my steering wheel buttons. Got any idea where I may have messed up?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Tomaz. That sounds like a good one. A couple of things spring to mind. If you lookl at your dash lights in the dark without them being switched on, do they have a slight glow? Or do they flash when you hit the steering wheel buttons? Might be really hard to see unless its dark. If they do, I would start looking for a grounding problem. Make sure Pin 1 Black wire on the back of head unit has a good ground contact. Also check the ground on your Steering wheel control. Next I would look at your illumination control wire which is pin 10 which is right beside Key 2 Pin 11 on the back of the head unit. The illimination wire is supposed to dim your head unit when you switch on your lights. Could have a contact or crossover there. If there is ever a fault on any head unit, I always check the ground first though. Hope that gives you a starting point.

[@deeanrj9915]

Where are the speaker wires? Almost completed conversion just missing those and the memory wire, doing my headin has been a solid 3.mnths

[@tomazbowers5827]

@garyrussell5559 managed to get the vol/ch buttons working. Took it to a shop and they said the illumination wire in the steering column was causing issues. They unhooked the wire and its working. Can't get the phone buttons working but I got volume now

[@dannysmith8109]

Hello Gary, Great explanation and breakdown and explanation of stereo replacement. I am in the UK and I have a 2005 RB1 Honda Odyssey Absolute and your video is exactly what I am looking to do on my car. What gauge wiring have you used to extend the wires? Where would be the best place to get the wiring from? I have bought a 9” Android head unit and a replacement housing similar to your by the look of it to incorporate the Android head unit without having to hack the original one up. What order do you recommend the best way to attack the conversion? Where is the best place to get the plugs from that you replaced? Can you still use the original stereo controls on the dashboard or do all those buttons become redundant? I am planning to keep the amp after what you said in the video as I too like the original speaker sound. Currently, my stereo constantly intermittently works and does not work and it can go for days like that then suddenly come back on while driving. By keeping the factory amp, do you think this problem will be eliminated as I think it is just isolated to the stereo but not sure it could be other parts of the stereo system. Where is the best place to get the aerial antenna adapter from? Are there any other issues I need to be aware of while doing this conversions that I could avoid? Sorry about all these questions. I did try and attach images of my new stereo harness but it would not attach here.

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Danny. Thanks for the feed back. The video was twice as long before I cut out a whole pile of stuff which might have answered your questions. I am an Electronics Technician by trade so I also assume other people know what Im talking about so I probably skimmed over a few things. Yes my head unit came with the whole surround attached. Quite easy to swap them over. Use 2 plastic tooIs to get the Air con knob off. Mine was stuck on quite hard. Its quite likely the problem with your current system is in the main unit rather than the amp as its quite a complicated beast and I have seen other posts with similar issues. I would check for moisture under the seat where the Amp is located just to be sure. Its held in by 4 screws and is easy to take out to visually check for any deteriation. As for the harness requirements, as long as you have a plug for the back of the Android head unit, that is all you need as you can get access to all the other wires directly. Mine did not have all the wires needed so I grabbed an ISO harness which is almost the same and removed the pins from that and inserted them into the current harness. I suggest you just cut the ISO plug apart as its quicker to get access to the pins and wires and not nearly so frustrating. In the video you can see a big brown rectangular plug attched to the Head Units main plug. I added this also from the ISO harness. I didnt need it, but its there if I want to use the speaker outputs directly from the head unit. Another reason I went for the RCA outs is that there is no obvious heat sink and driving speakers could make the unit get quite hot. No problem using the RCAs. Any Auto store will have access to a whole range of Harnesses and wires. You can normally also buy packs that contain all the different coloured wires about 2 Metres in length. The buttons on the Dashboard become redundant. They use a different type of control system from the Steering wheel controls. I would recommend getting a decent crimp tool. It will make your job a whole lot easier. I will pop a picture of what I use on Pintrest. The cheap tools are terrible and should be avoided. Perhaps I should do a part 2 for you :-)

[@garyrussell5559]

You may not need the Antenna adaptor if your radio has a band expander installed, as it will have a plug on it already that you can utilise. In NZ the Japanese radios have a very limited bandwidth and the easy fix is a FM band expander. Mine had a FM modulator to give Aux access and a band expander wired into the antenna. No wonder I struggled to get a radio station :-)

[@wadechard178]

@@garyrussell5559 how u do it wanting to get my odyssey done I live in wellys

[@wadechard178]

@@garyrussell5559 but don't know where to find d the radios

[@wadechard178]

@@garyrussell5559 or would u have fb or a number.ber I can txt u for abit of help

[@sevenseasrin]

Thank you for your informative video. For the top cover, I found it easy to take off by using the duct tape method; lay few layers of duct tape on top and craft it as a handlebar to pull on... the cover will come off easily in one pull without any scars. However, I am having trouble pulling the front plastic cover part off (the part with airduct and control knob); I tried using the string method but still unable to pull it off. Can you please explain how you pull that piece off without damaging the front plastic cover?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi sevenseasrin. Yes the cover is a beast to get off the first time. The clips seem to really hang on the first time you remove them. The cover has 5 clips on each side and 2 tabs below the temp control knob. The 2 tabs seem to be the key to getting it off. I found you need to get a couple of the plastic removal tools working in a couple of different areas. Once a couple of the clips give way the whole thing will pop off. The good news is the new plastic cover does not have as many tabs and you can remove it much easier. Im away for the day tomorrow but can post a video for you on Tuesday if that will help.

[@sevenseasrin]

Hi @@garyrussell5559 , Thanks for your explanation. I will try your suggestion with the plastic removal tools and concentrate on the 2 tab area that you mentioned. It would be useful to have such a RB1 mid-cover removal instructional video but I know your a busy man so please only if you have time. Thanks!

[@sevenseasrin]

Hi, I found a video in YT showing another method on how to take that front cover off (the module with the airduct and control knob) without the need on prying; just search for Taka's post in YT with the title: RB1 オデッセイ インターナビを取り外してみた ... he did it by first taking the faux wood panels off, remove the bottom control knob module then you can grip the bottom of the front cover to pull it off; it's a little more work but saves the dash of any prying damage. Thanks!

[@garyrussell5559]

@@sevenseasrin You did well finding that video. You must have hunted for ages :-) Im sure you will be able to do it without taking all the extra bits off below though. If you are getting a new Head unit with frame, you wont need to worry about damaging it. Lever up one side with the plastic tool and then pull up the front bit below the temperature knob with your fingertips. Mine just suddenly gave way. Once its been released once it seems to be much easier the next time.

[@sickasshandy3543]

Cheers mate! Jesus these are a bitch to get access to the head unit (compared to my previous Primera).. I couldnt figure out just how much of the dash I'd need to take out... Started looking like i need to remove the glove box(s) and I thought "nah mate that's a bit excessive aye" hahaha.. Turns out I underestimated just a tad. Got the info I needed just from first couple minutes in ya vid, subbed :D

[@sickasshandy3543]

Also... pretty much every other vid I found... none of them included a model with the dash cam.. same year as mine :/

[@CombatCactus]

Did your odyssey come with the factory sat nav system? Just curious to know if this is the same process as mine.

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi CombatCactus. Yes it did. Most Hondas in NZ are imported and tend to be Japanese origin. The Japanese versions come with a whole range of stuff that wont work outside of Japan which make the Nav units redundant. Mine had a Card reader and a toll booth transmitter, which explains why some have so many antenna connections. The Australian versions seem to be a little different option wise as I think their imports come from Thailand.

[@xTGTxHomicide]

Hi Gary! which block do I tap into for memory, ignition live, live and earth ?? Thanks in advance :)

[@garyrussell5559]

The best help I can give you is... go to my Pintrest page here www.pinterest.nz/garyr0096/honda-odyssey-rb1-audio/ There are 14 pictures posted here with all the plugs and pin outs that match up with the 2 videos. You will see 2 pages there that list what each pin does. I took the ACC from the Cigarette lighter though as there were so many unused devices that I removed, there were plenty of spare plugs to left over to use.

[@Nooroa13]

Hi Gary hope you're well..was just wondering if you know anything about why my radio and reverse camera is not longer showing. Ive got the same set up as the one in this video..ive checked all the fuses and nothing seems wrong..

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Nooroa13. Sorry to hear you are having issues. First up.... Is any thing working at all? i.e. does the head unit boot up or any lights showing or is the screen completely blank? If nothing is working you will need to get out your multimeter and start doing some testing. The first thing I would check is if there is 12 volts on the plug that connects into the head unit. That is pin 9 of the black plug and will always be on regardless of the key position. By memory I think there is a fuse also located under that plug on the back of the head unit that's worth checking if you haven't already. You can disconnect the plug from the head unit for easy access with your test meter. Next check you get 12 volts on the ACC line of the same plug (Pin 2) when you turn the key on. Next, check the grounding of your head unit which is pin 1 of the same plug. It should be connected to the frame of the car. Needs to be a really good connection. This is often a cause of many intermittent faults. I cant tell you the number of times I have found that that there has been no ground connected at all. The head units will often still work as they can get a dodgy ground from somewhere else, often from the radio antenna. Let me know how you get on and then I will make another few suggestions.

[@Nooroa13]

@garyrussell5559 The AC buttons works but the radio,clock and camera display does not work. I will try again tomorrow after work. Thanks for your help 👍

[@Jev435]

Hey pay, do you know where i can find a wiring diagram for a rb2?

[@nevadaxelizabeth]

Mr Russell is this the same for all these units sold on aliexpress? because i have contacted a dozen of sellers of different brands on aliexpress that advertise for the RB1 and they ask me for a photo of the rear of the unit (which is the same as yours and your diagrams) and all of them always say that their units are not compatible. so that means if i bought one of these i will have to to do the same as you isnt that right? too bad theres no an actual drop-in replacement ofc the other option is to just order the internavi unit from yahoo auctions japan. and keep the internavi for the music and the reverse camera.

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Elizabeth. You did well contacting the suppliers. That never even occured to me, as I thought the language barrier might be a little difficult. I just thought I would try one and see what happened 🙂The main problem I had, which made the job difficult was the lack of wiring diagrams. Once I had these the job was pretty straight forward and a good technician should be able to install one of these head units without much problem. The existing reversing camera will work with the head unit (Mine works better). But yes you are correct...They are certainly NOT a drop in replacement. I found 2 Band expanders installed in my car as NZ has different radio frequencies. Obviously the person who installed the second band expander didnt know what the first one was. No wonder I couldnt get a radio signal. I wanted Navigation, Radio, and Bluetooth so keeping the old Internavi was not an option for me as it doesnt work outside of Japan. With a new Head unit you will lose all the functionality of those control buttons in the centre of your dash as well but your steering wheel controls will work fine.

[@nevadaxelizabeth]

@@garyrussell5559 thank you for your promptly response, im my case the car came from Japan with some kind of aftermarket cable that provides a 3.5mm plug and USB power, so it was a matter to get one of these cheap bluetooth receivers to get the Bluetooth situation sorted out. i didnt care too much for navigation as your city is probably bigger than this entire country (curacao, dutch caribbean), and i dont use the radio that much,probably would if the tuner went over 900mhz heh. but now that the unit failed im at loss since the reverse camera is a must on a car this size. so thats why a replacement internavi unit is an option for me. BUT the android unit does have a lot of features that i find useful. so i think im gonna order one the two, a chinese head unit and a cheap internavi replacement from yahoo auctions. specially now that you mention the steering wheel controls can be made to work

[@therookie7468]

Have you ever done the door speakers? Mine have blown and need advice

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi. Sorry a bit busy at the moment so been having trouble catching up on messages. Haven't had to swap out Odyssey speakers but have certainly done quite a few other cars. I've never had a blown speaker as such but had lots damaged by leaking doors or ripped speaker cones. If all your speakers have failed at the same time I would suspect your amp under the left hand side front seat. Check for dampness under the seat. You will also be able to get access to the plug which is wired to all the speakers and then meter out with an ohm meter each one of the speakers to see if they really are blown.

[@emmanueltv6786]

Want to do it with RB3 . Have literally no info online. But great video

[@garyrussell5559]

Thank you. I will have a look at some of my links and see if I can find some RB3 info for you.

[@emmanueltv6786]

@@garyrussell5559 by any chance you know where the parking break wire is on the back of the stereo ?

[@garyrussell5559]

@@emmanueltv6786 Im not sure what year your RB3 is but this link may help. A bit of an odd viewer. techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/content/rjxa_isisviewer_sa.aspx?content=svg.svg&k=K81417/enu/K81417162000A_0001&p=EM&t=V

[@emmanueltv6786]

@@garyrussell5559 thank you so much . I will take a look

[@BeFree0_0]

Thanks for the video it helped alot for a install of a non android stereo. Is there any wiring for the factory stereo that could affect the central locking?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Brendan. There is nothing in the Head unit part that could affect the central locking but there may be a common fuse that is blown on one of the power feeds. I'd go through with a multimeter and check them all. Not unusual to short something out while you are trying to work out your wiring.

[@BeFree0_0]

@@garyrussell5559 Hi Gary thank you for that I will go though and check the fuses.

[@garyrussell5559]

@@BeFree0_0 Oh and dont forget to check the battery in your Fob before you waste any time. That ones caught me out before on other vehicles.

[@BeFree0_0]

@@garyrussell5559 Hi Greg the car won't even lock all the doors with the key in the door. I used the wiring that went from the display screen to the CD player part could have anything to do with the problem

[@BeFree0_0]

@@garyrussell5559 also does the unit need to stay plugged in

[@percymaka2580]

So which colour wire the the right hand side door speaker haha would be much help

[@deeanrj9915]

Yea do you know where the speaker wires are yet?

[@bangmet4500]

Hi Gary I able to connect the acc and the android unit turned On. About the speaker, do you directly connect the RCA outputs from the android player into 14 pins connector? Does it mean that you cut out the other side of each RCA cable and joint it with the 14 pins connector?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Bang Met. Yes that is correct. Run a standard RCA cable from the back of your new Android head unit down to the the location of the 14 pin plug and then just cut the ends of it and wire it directly to the wires on the 14 pin plug. Alternatively if you want to use the speaker outputs from your new head unit you can run a 8 wire cable from the speaker outputs to the amp location under the seat where you will be able to remove the amp and wire directly to the speakers. I did this initially but decided against it as there is no real heat sink on my version of the head unit and it is going to get very hot. Some other models have aluminum backs on them and wont suffer so badly. I took my head unit apart when I installed a wifi antenna on the head unit as the existing wifi connectivity was poor. That was when I checked out the heat dissipation and decided it wasnt good enough. With the sun shining directly on that area and the volume turned up, it is going to get very very hot, so I opted to just use the RCA outputs instead, which wont drive the head unit hard at all. Most heat will come from the android apps, like a phone.

[@bangmet4500]

@@garyrussell5559 Great!! Thanks a lot for all the details, I will connect the RCA to the 14 pins first at will see what happen. The original audio sound of rb1 is irresistible, maybe I will stick to your method, RCA>>14pins>>amp>>speakers. Anyway thanks a lot Gary!

[@deeanrj9915]

​@@bangmet4500 did you figure out hiw to do the speaker wires

[@bangmet4500]

@@deeanrj9915 ya indirectly via original amp

[@mamu2269]

Hello. I'm trying to do the same on a 2012 Elysion Prestige. There was nothing to find for, but the RB1 headunit looks from the back like the elysion headunit. The wiring colours are not the same, but the pin and plug locations. For what are the two wires from the monitor plug? Pin 8 and pin 24 you said? Wich pin goes to ground and the other goes on the radio to what? I'm using the honda amp and wired the 14pin plug on rca plugs to use the rca out from the android headunit. Is there any way, to use the original reverse cam? At least it needs 7.9 volts???

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Ma Mu. The pin 8 and 24 referred to in the video are for the steering wheel controls. My head unit had a wire labelled SWC. Which is connected to pin 24 of the big green plug behind the Display and you need to ground pin 8 of the big green plug. These wires go directly to the steering wheel buttons. The equivalent on Head units are your Key 1 and Key 2 if not labelled SWC. You might need to try both Key 1 and Key 2 to see which one works for you if that is the case. Yes you can use the existing reversing camera. It will handle 12 volts ok. Im using the existing camera and its working much better on 12 volts. I wired it to the Reversing lights for power and to control when the head unit activates in reverse. You have to do this if you are changing out the camera and it has lights on it as the lights will run continuously.

[@mamu2269]

​@@garyrussell5559 much thanks for the info. I try my best.

[@nidowott1669]

Hey mate I’ve been having some troubles pulling out the internavi unit and was wondering if you had any tips for removing it. Basically I’ve got the dash off and have unscrewed the screws connected to the unit itself however there’s one that won’t come out because the washer hits the bracket. I’ve tried removing this bracket but that hasn’t been possible because one of the screws in it is impossible to remove. Any tips on getting it out?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Nidowott. Mine came out so easy I cant even remember it, sorry 🙂 But I have had similar problems on other car stereos. I often wonder how they were even installed, they are so hard to get out. Sometimes there are screws or bolts that you cant see but you can feel them with your finger. If you use some blue tac or plasticine you can push it over the end of them to get an impression of what you are dealing with. Nothing worse than trying to remove a torx bolt with a philips head screwdriver. Feels the same with your finger but just wont undo. You will also be able to find the correct size spanner or socket from the impression as well. If you are doing away with the NAV unit, I would consider cutting the bracket if possible with a hacksaw blade. Once the Nav unit is out you will have room to work on the bracket or make something else to replace it. Watch the metal filings dont get into anything electronic.

[@nidowott1669]

@@garyrussell5559 ok ill look into that thank you!

[@gertswart3422]

Hi Gary long time ago but I have a blue tooth adapter for this exact model that plugs in replace of the cd player into the unit how do I access the stereo it's self to access the stereo inputs

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Gert. I'm sure I can help you but will need a bit more information to understand exactly what you have and what you are trying to achieve. If its a simple bluetooth adaptor you can get access to the RCA inputs on the back of your centre console between the seats. I used this for a long time myself. I had an old android phone set up as a music player plugged into it (which worked fine), but you could add a bluetooth receiver there and also use the cigarette lighter access to power it. Or are you talking about a a whole bluetooth head unit to replace the existing?

[@wadechard178]

Hi there I'm thinking about doing the same but my screen has a clock on the side and screen is smaller and where did u buy the radio

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Wade. Check out video part 2 for more info. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6imkGCeh9WKb9k I bought mine from Aliexpress in China. Just Google Aliexpress and Honda RB1 Head unit and you will find quite a few options.

[@fayyingleung6314]

Hi did u use the original revers camra? Is so can you show me what you did to wire it up plz

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Fayying. Great timing. I am just uploading a second video...Part 2 right now. Should be up shortly. Yes I did use the existing Reversing camera. I did buy a new one as the existing one was a bit dull and grainy, but I found once I connected the existing camera to 12Volts from the reversing light, the picture improved immensely. The existing camera ran on 7.1 volts which is a bit of an odd voltage but they normally have quite a wide acceptable range. So Im not going to bother with the new camera which has quite a flimsy mount.

[@garyrussell5559]

Just completed a Part 3 for you specifically on the reversing camera. Its a bit quick as it was raining at the time :-)

[@williamalbert7942]

What are the speaker wires bypassing the factory amp?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi William Check out the wiring diagram I uploaded to Pintrest. I have marked on the Diagram "Audio Amp" and you can see each of the Speaker connections. If you want to check you have the correct plug and wires the easiest way is to use a tone source or a headphone output from an audio device and put it across the wires for the speakers. (With the Amp and Head unit Off) You will be able to identify the speakers really quickly this way. The audio source will play directly across the speaker. I use this method all the time when I dont have a wiring diagram. Doesnt help with the polarity but you can normally sort this out once you have worked out one speaker.

[@Simsgarage]

For the 14 pint , for example front left +ve connects to the rca, what about front left -ve, where do those connect to ?

[@garyrussell5559]

Did you find the Diagram I posted on Pintrest that has all the Pin outs www.pinterest.nz/pin/613685886727749519/

[@Simsgarage]

Yeah I was following that , but on the head unit it only has rca coming out , so I don’t know where the negative -ve connects , I wired the +ve to the rca and it works , but when I start the car there is a loud buzzing

[@garyrussell5559]

. @Simsgarage Right, I'm not 100% sure I understand your question, but with regard to the negative -ve , that is actually your ground connection. The battery in your car has 2 terminals. One being the positive which is used to run most equipment and the negative terminal which will have a large grounding lead attached to the body of the car. So when you want access to the -ve you just wire directly to the frame of the car. The hondas have a lovely big grounding bolt beside the old nav unit. It looks like star connector with lots of black wires coming off it. Dont try to use any ground through the RCAs. As you found out this will work but eventually it does get to ground but you will have a lot of stray power going where its not supposed to. Hence the buzzing.

[@Simsgarage]

That makes sense I will try grounding the those -ve cables

[@dakula1]

Hi Gary what pins/colours do you use for the RCA plugs please thanks again for the video.

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Joe. Red RCA is normally used for the Right hand side. White or Yellow on the left. So for paralleling up the RCAs to the 14 pin plug connect the following: Pin 1 Brown & Pin 3 Blue, wire together & connect to centre pin Left RCA Pin 8 Yellow & Pin 10 Peach, wire together & connect to outside Screen Left RCA Pin 4 Green & Pin 6 Purple wire together and connect to centre pin Right RCA Pin 11 Red & Pin 13 Blue wire together and connect to outside Screen Right RCA Connect the Grey Shield Pins together Pins 2,5,9,12 and 14 Ground Hopefully thats what you are after.

[@dakula1]

@@garyrussell5559 Hey Gary that's awesome thanks so much my friend I just need the audio rca's so I can just put in a small after market amp just to get the sound going not fussed about the navigation system it's in Japanese anyway lol so just to be sure the left RCA plug is what colour? And the right RCA is what color and then do I just use a Common Ground wire is that correct many thanks in advance

[@garyrussell5559]

@@dakula1 Red RCA is used for the Right hand side. White or black on the left. Yellow normally indicates video but Ive see it used on the left RCA as well where video not involved. You will need to also include a Amplifier activation signal (12 volts onto pin 7 of the 14 pin plug) from what ever device you are using, (if not wiring in an Android unit like the video). The amp under the seat needs this signal to tell it to turn on. Hopefully what ever unit you are using has a "power to amp" wire labelled on it otherwise you will need to wire it to the ACC. This will cause a thump in the speakers whenever you turn on the key so not ideal.

[@dakula1]

@@garyrussell5559 Excellent thanks again for your help that cleared that up for me it going to be easy there's already a remote wire there under the seat.👍

[@grantthompson7213]

Hello how do you get the part above the cd player etc please

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Grant. Do you mean the Head unit and surround. If so, I did a second video to fill in the gaps I left out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6imkGCeh9WKb9k

[@johndoctolero1399]

Hi there, I have a question regarding my 2005 honda odyssey rb1 head unit, yesterday it was working and now the monitor is not working so I don't have any music even the back up camera won't work, do you have any idea how to turn it on?thank you 🙏🙏👍👍

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi John. Sorry to hear that. You will just need to attack it logically and see if you can narrow it down. 1. Is anything else not working unrelated to the head unit. 2. Were you using anything when it stopped i.e. cigarette lighter air conditioning 3. Check all your fuses 4. Check fuse on head unit 5. Check for voltages at your head unit. Remember you have a permanent power connection and an ACC (accessories) which only comes on when the ignition is on. 6.Check you have a good earth to the frame of the car. 7. Check all your connectors that have been added to the head unit for bad connections especially if you used a cheap crimp tool. That should get you there.

[@johndoctolero1399]

@@garyrussell5559 thanks for getting back to me, actually the head unit have lights but nothing shows on the screen,and the clock doesn't work and back up camera,and everything else is working, all the fuse is good,cigarette lighter is working.

[@garyrussell5559]

@@johndoctolero1399 OK. Did you check the voltages with a meter and also meter the ground connection. I would disconnect all the RCAs and Reversing camera and check to see if it boots up. My Head unit has a reset on the front which will require a wire about the size of a paper clip to operate it. I would do this as a last resort though as it may take your head unit back to some default Android setting. As there are no instructions, it may be a mission to update everyting again but maybe not. Sorry I cant be more definitive on that point.

[@johndoctolero1399]

@@garyrussell5559 thank you!yes I will give it a try, I hope there's some here that can change my head unit too 😄 thank again!

[@canicesolomona6584]

Hi Gary I'm canice from new Zealand and I'm having trouble with radio signal. My car stereo is sony cdx-gt320mp and no sound from radio station, every time I connect my bluetooth transmitter to cigarettes port it cut off sound on radio station and aux out but cd is playing with sound. Is there a fuse for a antenna on Honda odyssey 2014?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Canice. My first impression would be to suspect it is your bluetooth transmitter rather than the head unit. What model is the transmitter? I did a quick google on your head unit specs and it does not mention blue tooth capability on the sony cdx-gt320mp but I could be looking at the wrong specs. When you say you are using the "Aux" this is an input not an output? You could connect a bluetooth receiver to this but not a transmitter. If you plug in a Blue tooth receiver to the AUX input on the front panel then you can transmit audio to the AUX with with any bluetooth device such as your mobile phone.

[@canicesolomona6584]

@@garyrussell5559 thanks for that, I thought it would be my set up. I'm using ground/black, light blue/ constant power, pink/ignition key at the 20 Pin plug. Some how I'm not getting any radio signal sound. On the antenna I use the blue wire connect to pink/ignition key and red. How you set your harness from android to car. I've watched it and yours done different using black/yellow and orange from the 14 pin plug, love the video tho you found reverse camera set up and steering wheel control. But it's easy if I get the same android player and the unit kit just like yours and keep the amplifier for sound system I wouldn't have a problem lol

[@canicesolomona6584]

@@garyrussell5559 I'm using a 2port USB phone/bluetooth transmitter into the cigarette and on my sony cdx-gt320mp radio station channel 87:50 to play my songs from phone. Right now I'm using aux input cable to phone for sounds. Just cd player and aux input works but not radio station no sounds, every time I use bluetooth transmitter it cutt off sounds to aux input. That my last mission to get this radio signal sound for bluetooth transmitter so I can use the car mic for any phone calls.

[@garyrussell5559]

@@canicesolomona6584 You should be able to get the Sony working OK so no need to give up there. The antennas on the Hondas are a bit weird with an unusual plug. They also have an little amplifier on the antenna that requires power. It will work without it but the signal will be very low to the head unit and you will drop off station really quickly. Ive just downloaded the Install guide for your sony to get the wiring so I will have a look and see what you need to do.

[@canicesolomona6584]

I forgot to mention 14pin plug black/GRD, light blue/constant power. And 20pin plug pink/ignition key, sony unit I use black to black, yellow to light blue and red to pink. Is this correct to power up sony car stereo.

[@garage3426]

Can you teach me audio our connections and steering control ? 😂I think I only made turn on 😂

[@shazuanshahbudin5443]

May i know what colour / pin no for sterring wheel control?

[@garyrussell5559]

Sure thing....On the large green 30 pin plug behind the head unit, Pin 8 connect to ground. Pin 24 connect to Key 2 or pin 11 on the Head unit. You can check you are on the correct pins by measuring the resistance accross the pins 8 & 24 with a multimeter set to ohms. You will see the resistance change when you press the buttons on the steering wheel.

[@jonathannewton7947]

It is a actually pin 7 & 21.... :-)

[@KenCockerValu]

@@jonathannewton7947 thank you 🙏 I was messing around with pin 8 and 24. Good to know it’s not those ones.

[@RandyAM88]

@@jonathannewton7947 pin 7 to ground and pin 21 to head unit?

[@williamalbert7942]

Which output had the 12v ground and ac?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi William. Use this link to see a copy of all the pinouts. www.pinterest.nz/garyr0096/honda-odyssey-rb1-audio/

[@williamalbert7942]

@@garyrussell5559 wasn’t quiet to sure after looking their

[@garyrussell5559]

@@williamalbert7942 There are multiple places to access 12v, ACC and Ground and it doesn't really matter what you use. For ground you will find a bolt on the frame beside the Nav unit which has multiple grounds attached to it. (Black by memory). For ACC you can just access the cigarette lighter as it is powered on the ACC circuit and is fused. 12 volts can be accessed from anyone of the connects marked +B or use a multimeter and have a search around for a wire with permanent battery i.e. doesnt switch off when you remove the ignition key. It's all the other wires that are the critical ones. Just had another thought...When you say Output are you meaning the output of the new head unit or the existing Nav unit?

[@williamalbert7942]

@@garyrussell5559 from the original to aftermarket headunit I figured I’d followed your steps and got the right wires but still no power to new headunit 😓

[@deeanrj9915]

Gary???

[@ayohaudio5645]

hello gary, why my android become too loud when its only volume 1

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi. Just need to check how you did your installation. Was it working OK and just started doing it, or is this a new installation? Are you still using the Honda Amplifier under the seat? If so, are you using the RCA out puts or the output from the Head unit Amp. If using the Head unit Amp speaker outputs you are running an Amplifier into an amplifier. Its going to be really loud and not good for the head unit or Honda Amp due to mismartch of impedences.

[@shaunakdesai4880]

Can we change the language to English in original internavi?

[@shaunakdesai4880]

Thanks in advance

[@garyrussell5559]

I never discovered a way to do it. The Navigation in mine was also restricted to Japan with occasional surprise announcements through the speakers in Japanese. I went through every menu option including some hidden ones and translated them all with an Translator App, but didnt find anything.

[@adrian4jc]

Hi Gary. Good afternoon. I sent you an email.😊

[@lilshaun998]

where is the AMP hiding? i have looked under both passenger and driver's seat but i cannot see it?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Shaun. Hmmm...Should be under the left hand side front seat. Just moving the seat back should be enough to see it. Its mounted slightly off the floor so it doesnt get wet. If its not there then your version of Head unit must be different or someone has already done an alteration to your existing set up. If its been removed you should still find the brackets there.

[@lilshaun998]

@@garyrussell5559 is it under the carpet or hidden under a seat I cannot even see a bracket ?

[@garyrussell5559]

@@lilshaun998 Should be visible above the carpet. Definitely not hard too find. Sounds like your head unit is different. What year and model is your Odyssey?

[@lilshaun998]

@@garyrussell5559 its a 2003 RB1, i had it imported from japan to the UK

[@garyrussell5559]

@@lilshaun998 A 2003 should be the same as mine. I have come accross 2 different versions. One has the 7 inch Screen at the top which mine has, and one has just a basic LED display up the top. I had assumed they were using the same basic Head unit with the CD player but perhaps not. You can see my amp at 3minutes 30 sitting on the carpet still plugged in after removing from the bracket.

[@mydaydesigncorner]

hellow friend,mine is honda elysion but its exact the same connectors and pins, can you help me how to install aftermarket tvbox or android,thanks alot

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Edgar. I will be happy to help if I can. The Elysion is quite different though, so what I have posted for the Odyssey may not apply. First thing to check , would be to see if you have the Amplifier under the Left hand side seat. This will help work out what your options are going forward. May need a photo of the back of your current head unit so I can work out what model you have from the plug locations. I have found its very hard to find the info by the model numbers as there are quite a few variations.

[@garyrussell5559]

Did a quick search for some pin outs to help you out and found some info on a Seicane Head unit wiring harness. You may be able to work backwards from this but keep in mind some of the Wiring harnesses can be slightly wrong. Link here: www.pinterest.nz/garyr0096/honda-elysion-2004-08-head-unit-wiring/

[@mydaydesigncorner]

Yes, there is amplifier under the seat as you show in video, but i what i do i cannot get sound, i think im doing something wronge,and amplifier needs to be activated first

[@mydaydesigncorner]

Head unit is exact the same as oddyssey, I've checked, oddyssey elysion and edix are the same,the 14 pin which goes to amplifier i connect with rca left and right,cant get sound,what im trying to connect is MXQ PRO 4K android box

[@garyrussell5559]

@@mydaydesigncorner That sounds like we can sort it. Have you run a power wire from the new Head unit. From the 16 pin plug on the back of the Head unit It will be marked as Amp power. This was the one I mentioned in the video to stop the Thump sound going through the amp. It was missing in my harness so I had to run a blue wire. Connect it to Pin 7 (orange) which is the Amplifier activation signal on the 14 pin plug to the Amp. You will find it at 8 min 33 on the video. You can also check there is sound coming out the RCAs by connecting a small speaker accross it. Head phones should do if you dont have a speaker handy. It will be very quiet but you should hear something.

[@amanakifakahau1495]

Which one is the acc?

[@garyrussell5559]

Hi Amanaki. ACC is short for Accessories. So this is a power feed which is only powered up when your key is in the ignition and turned to the ACC position. A good place to access this in some cars is at the cigarette lighter.

[@amanakifakahau1495]

Thanks bro, the RCA cable that you convert for the amp, which wire you connect that to?

[@adrian4jc]

Hi Gary, is it possible to get your email address. I am installing my head unit and got stucked on the amplifier connection. Many thanks.

[@garyrussell5559]

No problem. [e-mail]

[@adrian4jc]

@@garyrussell5559I am sorry just read the message now. I still have not installed my head unit completely. I am still waiting for some wirings I ordered plus I got flue with all the rains in UK. The weather is against me😢

[@raetseww]

Never know how to connect the wire in correct location or plug, you only show up you done. Can not give any help for others.