First of all, just wanna say it's good to be here. First time Acura owner and it's been my favorite ride by a long shot.

I recently upgraded the stock sound system including the head unit. I didnt bother with the additional steering wheel control wire. Since I've put in my aftermarket radio, the dashboard keeps displaying "pair", and the handsfreelink is trying to connect to my phone via Bluetooth. I had my battery disconnected for a total of about 20 minutes while doing a little wiring, but it didn't forget about my phone.

So my question is, is there a way to reset the handsfreelink system without having to reinstall the stock head unit?

 

I think there is I do believe you need to at least take the head unit out. I’m really not too sure I just think I remember watching a video on that on YouTube when I was looking up Apple CarPlay or some alternatives so it doesn’t just display navigation. Can I ask which speakers you put in that are better than stock. Link? Wondering cause I thought the stock stereo system was pretty bomb

 

I actually eventually came across the Bluetooth module behind the dash and just unplugged it. Completely solved the "pair" on the display issue.

I replaced the stock unit with my Alpine CDE-172BT (best single-din I've ever had). For the door speakers I'm running a set of Skar FX-65's, NPX65's in the rear deck, decent Pioneer tweeters, and dual 12" Rockford Fosgate P-1 subs. Everything is amped of course. I will installing an eq in the front dash soon.

For a stock system, it definitely beat out every car's stock setup I'd previously owned, but I'm a bit of an audiophile. The stock door and deck speakers just didn't produce enough high and lows. They seemed to be very tight in the mids. The sub wasn't nearly enough to match up to the new speakers I was installing either.

Alpine CDE-172BT Single DIN in Dash Bluetooth CD Player Radio Receiver

PIONEER TS-A300TW 20mm 450 Watt Component Tweeter

https://www.skaraudio.com/products/f...-range-speaker

https://www.skaraudio.com/products/n...r-loud-speaker

https://rockfordfosgate.com/products/details/p1-2x12/

 

nice man glad you figured it out, hows she sounding now