Hardware for aftermarket radio
 

I found this page and in its links icame across what looks like the hardware and wiring for aftermarket head units. One problem its in japanese, and i dont know anyone who speaks japanese....maybe someone on here does. And please let me know asap if this is what i think it is.

I have a kenwood double din and two visor monitors and a whole jl audio setup chiling in my garage because i cannot get around this hurdle. Here are the links.

http://www.kanack.co.jp/index/kanate.../TBX_T003.html

http://www.japanparts.com/db/partsli...maker=&volkey=

alright i deciphered the bottom half of the kanack.co.jp page and this is what it says "its knida in broken english" so if some one speaks japanese it would still help ...plus i still dont know what the top of the page says :)

You can install even in the DVD navigation system attaching car, but in order to remove the genuine car radio power source supply to stop impossible, cannot use TV function and becomes. In addition, there are times which you cannot use the function of part and become e.
g.
, car navigation operation sound stops coming out.
Clock indication and audio indication of information center display (volume indication/car radio tuning indication /CD track/truck indication) you cannot use function and as for temperature indication of the B air conditioner which becomes the reaction becomes sluggish in comparison with genuine.
ALC (the automatic level control system) use stops impossible.
Air conditioner operation sound stops coming out.
The case where the light/write/small is turned to ON you cannot use the darkening display function of information center display or the heater control unit hazard switch and become.
AMB (ope air temperature indication) because there not to be a button, it becomes the change which is due to this set original operation.
At the time of ignition key operation, LED indication of information center display indication and heater control unit is late, there are times when indication is disordered temporarily.
As for the audio remote control switch attaching steering wheel equipment car, operation of the audio remote control switch of the steering wheel becomes possible depending upon using FPC-T001 of selling separately.
[ Note with respect to installation ] When the BOSE sound system (9 speakers) you install in the equipment car, TBX-X001 of selling separately becomes necessary.
The installation window because of width 172mm× height 100mm when nose size of the car AV which is installed is above the above-mentioned size, it is not possible to install. Depth size of car AV can install the product to 172mm.
However, the terminal area of car AV (the connector and the antenna jack near the center) those where position and the wiring cord/code belong (form and size) depending upon, it draws around and there are times when guaranty of the space is difficult, there are times when you cannot install.
The vehicle side antenna plug in case of the づ leprosy, please connects shortly and uses "the antenna extension cord" of marketing. There is addition of this kit original information center display indication.

Corksport has the samething. there working on a kit to work on the US cars. its a little different. its on there site if you want to take a look. www.corksport.com

i know about the corksport.. i talked to the guy form corksport and the problem is the standard climate control. they cant get it to work with out the radio. hes said there working on it and itl be ready in a couple weeks....hes a liar. i was told they buy that kit from someone else and re sell it. this looks like it has the wiring to take out the headunit all together and make everything still work.

I have been in contact with Derick from Cork-sport for over a month now about this kit.
He has always been up front about everything he has told me that the dash kit comes from Japan and has never lied about them making it.
The problem they was having was Japan didn't have a American RX-8 to try the kit on so they would have build the control then send it out to cork-sport to test.
So you can see why it would take awhile.
When i talked to him last he said everything should be worked out in a couple weeks that Japan has a working unit and cork-sport is waiting for it to come in and test it them self to make sure.
So be Patience they should have it worked out soon.


U1cracka

all im sayin is ive been hearin that couple weeks BS for a long time from everybody who makes parts for the 8. audio or performance its taken people years to come up with "a couple more weeks" im sick of it.

ive had thousands of dollars worth of stereo equipment sitting around for alot more than a couple weeks.

its drivin me insane lol

I Feel your pain I have been waiting for a dash kit since i bought my RX-8 last june.
If corksport does not have a working dash kit by the end of next month i am going to buy a Rockford 3sixty.2



u1cracka

dont get me wrong...i could chop the radio into pieces or run the wires to the trunk ...but that is a last resort. plus the guy who cut the radio stuck the extra pieces up where his nav unit would be......but i have the nav unit. where theres a will theres a way but damn its like mazda was trying to figure out a way for us not to take the radio out lol.

guess no one speaks japanese huh?

then why dont you just get a nice custom job done? i sure wouldnt spend thousands on stereo to just throw it all together the same half ass way that everyone else will. make it nice and original i.e. custom

because if it was done custom they would still have to chop up the radio and keep pieces of it wired up in the dash board or extend the wires down the center console to the trunk.

the reason i posted this thread is so maybe someone could tell me if that the wiring harware in these pics stoped the need for choping up the radio. everything that has to do with the 8's radio is going to be custom