Dissasembled 07 Type S Head Unit
#1
Burning Brakes
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Dissasembled 07 Type S Head Unit
Well guys, I just dissected the 07 Type S head unit and I also found the FM/AM antenna connector to connect this head unit to the 04-06 TL. I am waiting on the socket to connect this head unit to my car. I am also considering gettting the auxillary input plug from the dealership so I can have the auxillary input for my portable devices. The wire schematic have those extra wires goes to the auxillary input. I have also mapped out all the wires that is different between the 04-06 TL head unit and the 07 Type S head unit. The extra wires goes to ANC(active noise cancellation) and the Auxillary input. Since the 04-06 doesn't have the ANC, I am just going to disregard those wires all together. But the auxillary input is pretty easy (only 5 wires). Here is the picture of the Dissasembled 07 Type S head unit:
useless tape deck and the audio processing board
DVD changer
Face plate of the head unit where all the buttons are
the Antenna connector. the top one is the one to connect the 04-06 to this head unit:
all the connectors of this head unit
Thanx again for all the people that have helped me
useless tape deck and the audio processing board
DVD changer
Face plate of the head unit where all the buttons are
the Antenna connector. the top one is the one to connect the 04-06 to this head unit:
all the connectors of this head unit
Thanx again for all the people that have helped me
#2
Burning Brakes
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Does anyone know how to remove the volume nob and the audio nob on the head unit? I want to swap out the hedious red color of the head unit with the original blue led.
#3
Burning Brakes
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Never mind.... I figured it out.... just pull them straight out and they'll come off.... the red background came from the red hat that covered the led bulb.... I am going to swap the red hat with the blue hat in my original head unit and make them all turn blue. here are the pics:
#5
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Do any of you know a good glue to fix the plastic crack?
#6
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
i wish i had the knowledge to do all this. keep up the good work
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#9
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Timmahh
I'm excited to see the outcome on this.. Are you also upgrading the nav drive?
#10
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#11
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Anyone knows what I can do with the extra touch screen display?
#14
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Originally Posted by XjoEnX
how difficult was the disassembly? and if you're not going to use the red led circuit board, ill gladly take it. =) i like red
However, I still haven't got a chance to test out the 07 DVD changers with 04-06 head unit yet. I'm not sure that'll enable the 05-06 head unit to play MP3 disks. but if alpine make a different DVD changers that plays actual DVD instead of the DVD audio, it'll be awesome and save us all a trouble to get external DVD player. On that note, I think the DVD video decoder is not built into the audio processing board that's why we can't watch DVD disks. The DVD and the head unit is connected via a single white strip of circuits.
#15
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Originally Posted by triggle
As for glue, I've heard good things about JB Weld epoxy. I think Home Depot carries it.
#19
Are you upgrading the radio just to have MP3 input?? I don't see a point to go through all that trouble when you can just get an adapter.
Am i missing something or does the 07 have way better sound than the 04-06 radio??
I get my audio input for my carpc through the XM wires which i just cut since the Xm is useless to me. Its 4 wires, L, R , Lground, Rground connected to a 3.5mm audio input jack. I can connect ipod, carputer, watever i want and sound quality is a 10. So why the trouble?
Am i missing something or does the 07 have way better sound than the 04-06 radio??
I get my audio input for my carpc through the XM wires which i just cut since the Xm is useless to me. Its 4 wires, L, R , Lground, Rground connected to a 3.5mm audio input jack. I can connect ipod, carputer, watever i want and sound quality is a 10. So why the trouble?
#20
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Originally Posted by moahdib
Are you upgrading the radio just to have MP3 input?? I don't see a point to go through all that trouble when you can just get an adapter.
Am i missing something or does the 07 have way better sound than the 04-06 radio??
I get my audio input for my carpc through the XM wires which i just cut since the Xm is useless to me. Its 4 wires, L, R , Lground, Rground connected to a 3.5mm audio input jack. I can connect ipod, carputer, watever i want and sound quality is a 10. So why the trouble?
Am i missing something or does the 07 have way better sound than the 04-06 radio??
I get my audio input for my carpc through the XM wires which i just cut since the Xm is useless to me. Its 4 wires, L, R , Lground, Rground connected to a 3.5mm audio input jack. I can connect ipod, carputer, watever i want and sound quality is a 10. So why the trouble?
#21
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by lembowski
So........is this just going to let you play MP3's?
Or are you looking for Nav Traffic when you get the DVD player?
And how much did you get the unit for?
Or are you looking for Nav Traffic when you get the DVD player?
And how much did you get the unit for?
i got mine off junk yard that parted their 07 type S. few hundred bucks including the touch screen display. the brand new unit cost~1300 and the screen cost ~ another grand. so overall, i got luck out and bag this good deal... look around, i'm sure soon few of those babies will show up....
#22
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by sifuacura
i thought Type S comes with Navigation standard?
#23
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Originally Posted by XjoEnX
cool, let me know
#25
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Originally Posted by XjoEnX
california, no worries ill pay for shipping, i honestly dont want to buy a whole new stereo for $1000+ just for the red lighting.
off topic.. Sacto here! (there's about 5 - 12 TLs in our parking garage; two TLS)
I can't wait until I get mine
#26
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Originally Posted by psheu
Sure they're just bunch of red caps covering over the real led.
#27
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by rbf351
the aren't LED's, they are just regular bulbs with red covers, stock TL's have blue covers which make it light up that nasty green color
#28
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Originally Posted by psheu
you don't like the stock blue colored background of the head unit? Do you prefer the red color that comes with the type s tl? and thanx again for the tip on the antenna connector. I found one on crutchfield that suits our needs. thanx again
i'm talking about the nasty green color thats on all the 04-06 TL's. didn't know the 07 was blue now
#29
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Originally Posted by rbf351
i'm talking about the nasty green color thats on all the 04-06 TL's. didn't know the 07 was blue now
#31
it's me, Alan Rickman.
Originally Posted by rbf351
i'm talking about the nasty green color thats on all the 04-06 TL's. didn't know the 07 was blue now
Those ARE LEDs. 04-06 has always had a blue interior light scheme; for 07 the TL Type-S gets the red scheme, and both models benefit from a more "metal" looking gauge background.
If you look at the pic you can see they are the small flat leds.. there are solder points; you don't solder a halogen bulb to a circuit board. You know damn well the Acura dealership wouldn't have their techs ripping head units apart to solder new bulbs on. =p
Originally Posted by hqtl6spd
does the regular 07 tl have an MP3 radio or is it just the tl-s?
#32
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by HQTL6SPD
does the regular 07 tl have an MP3 radio or is it just the tl-s?
#33
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Timmahh
Those ARE LEDs. 04-06 has always had a blue interior light scheme; for 07 the TL Type-S gets the red scheme, and both models benefit from a more "metal" looking gauge background.
If you look at the pic you can see they are the small flat leds.. there are solder points; you don't solder a halogen bulb to a circuit board. You know damn well the Acura dealership wouldn't have their techs ripping head units apart to solder new bulbs on. =p
All 07 units play MP3/WMA
#35
it's me, Alan Rickman.
Originally Posted by psheu
All of the red Dots on that circuit board are LEDs with red cap. In this case, we can put any color of caps on the LEDs and the lighting will change accordingly. all the black dots are the buttons we press on the face of the head unit.
Acura seriously used white LEDs instead of blue and red? Generally speaking the white ones are more expensive.. red is just about the cheapest LED color I know of.. What does the unit look like w/ the caps removed & lights on ?
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Originally Posted by Timmahh
Acura seriously used white LEDs instead of blue and red? Generally speaking the white ones are more expensive.. red is just about the cheapest LED color I know of.. What does the unit look like w/ the caps removed & lights on ?
I think they put the caps on to reduce the hot spots from the leds.
If those leds are white, I'd rather put white caps on them!!!
#37
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Originally Posted by revitupwriteitoff
man, there needs to be a 'huge testicles' smiley...I would never have the guts to do that, even after your fantastic explanations & pictures.
#38
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Originally Posted by Timmahh
Acura seriously used white LEDs instead of blue and red? Generally speaking the white ones are more expensive.. red is just about the cheapest LED color I know of.. What does the unit look like w/ the caps removed & lights on ?
there are 6 screws that hold the board to the face plate. once removed, they come apart. simple.....
#39
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since you finally removed the cap, you see they are regular bulbs. the only LED's on that circuit board are the ones around the control knobs, and the 1 for the security light, and the other is when the disc is going in/out.
i've been working on hondas for years, and this is how all of their headunits are.
i've been working on hondas for years, and this is how all of their headunits are.
#40
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Originally Posted by Timmahh
Those ARE LEDs. 04-06 has always had a blue interior light scheme; for 07 the TL Type-S gets the red scheme, and both models benefit from a more "metal" looking gauge background.
If you look at the pic you can see they are the small flat leds.. there are solder points; you don't solder a halogen bulb to a circuit board. You know damn well the Acura dealership wouldn't have their techs ripping head units apart to solder new bulbs on. =p
All 07 units play MP3/WMA
yes they solder they bulbs down, i've done complete LED's conversions on honda/acura radios, and they are a bitch to do. if you've ever taken apart one of their radios you would know that.
also the interior lights are green not blue. the only blue in these cars are the light around the control knobs, the ambient light, and the gauge cluster.