I have a honda civic 2012 lx that came with no USB Cable, (i bought the car but i did not check it)i want to buy a USB Female cable adapter for the civic, but i have no idea where to connect it, i dont see a spot behind the radio, May i get some help on where it must connect?
Jessie
Is this a US, or CAN, or Asian, or Europe, Civic? Did you buy it used (assuming so)? Is this a sedan, or coupe? The US 2012 sedan Owner's manual shows the USB cable located under the console armrest. It comes clipped in place, and must be un=clipped from the back of the console bin to be used. However, the OM states that this feature is NOT available on all models, so there may not be a jack for it on the back of the audio unit. I don't recall if the DX and LX used a different base radio unit from the EX models in 2012. For 2015, all models have the USB port in the center console bin, but they changed audio units in 2014 MY. I use a 6 inch long USB extension cable to make it easier to change flash drives without pulling on the factory cable, even though the OM says not to. See page 145 of the OM, or here:
http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/R01212/R01212OM.pdf
http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/R01212/R01212OM.pdf
I'd bet the DX didn't have one, but when I was shopping, I was only looking at Nav. equipped cars. And of course, you've answered it while I was typing. Good show.
Looks to me like parts 2 & 3 are what is needed. 2 is the part that goes into the "hole" in the back of the console bin. 3 is the wire that goes through the console to the audio unit. Is part 3 in the console? Looks like if you remove the rear garnish panel from the console, you have access to where the cable assembly should be. I can't find any pin out or diagram of the back of the audio unit. I'm a bit confused as to why the USB port is missing from this car.
CONSOLE for 2012 Honda CIVIC SEDAN
ANTENNA (1) for 2012 Honda CIVIC SEDAN
WIRE HARNESS (3) for 2012 Honda CIVIC SEDAN
CONSOLE for 2012 Honda CIVIC SEDAN
ANTENNA (1) for 2012 Honda CIVIC SEDAN
WIRE HARNESS (3) for 2012 Honda CIVIC SEDAN
Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance, but I do have some questions.
1. I'm assuming this is a used car purchase?
2. If so, how many miles on the odometer?
3. If the USB cable is completely missing from the console, it begs the question was this car involved in an accident and the USB port was left out in the repair.
4. This might explain the dealer's reluctance to talk about it. I'm thinking it was an auction car that they put on their lot to sell.
5. Might be worth paying for a CarFax report to see it's history.
My son bought a used Civic coupe from a Honda dealer once and after a few months rust developed in the driver's side rear quarter panel. When we took the interior apart to check to see if the rust was elsewhere, we found broken glass inside the body from the rear quarter window. Obviously, the car had been in an accident earlier in it's life. The dealer may/may not have known about it.
Oh yeah, the USB cable may plug into the wiring harness of the dash and not into the audio unit itself. In my car, the iMID and the Nav unit display slightly different song information when playing USB drives. The iMID shows the song title from the title field and the Nav shows the song title from file name. It doesn't explain how they are connected, but it suggests they are sharing the input from the USB port.
1. I'm assuming this is a used car purchase?
2. If so, how many miles on the odometer?
3. If the USB cable is completely missing from the console, it begs the question was this car involved in an accident and the USB port was left out in the repair.
4. This might explain the dealer's reluctance to talk about it. I'm thinking it was an auction car that they put on their lot to sell.
5. Might be worth paying for a CarFax report to see it's history.
My son bought a used Civic coupe from a Honda dealer once and after a few months rust developed in the driver's side rear quarter panel. When we took the interior apart to check to see if the rust was elsewhere, we found broken glass inside the body from the rear quarter window. Obviously, the car had been in an accident earlier in it's life. The dealer may/may not have known about it.
Oh yeah, the USB cable may plug into the wiring harness of the dash and not into the audio unit itself. In my car, the iMID and the Nav unit display slightly different song information when playing USB drives. The iMID shows the song title from the title field and the Nav shows the song title from file name. It doesn't explain how they are connected, but it suggests they are sharing the input from the USB port.
See post #6, it's a US model purchased from a Honda dealer. OP posted that the console recepticle is missing. Apparently, so is the cable assembly that runs through the console to the dash area. I'm betting it was an auction wreck purchased by the dealer to sell. I find it interesting that the dealer won't talk to him, at least so far.
Yes, according to the parts diagram in the first link I posted, the USB cable runs inside the console on thebpassenger side from the armrest bin to under the dash. I'll be surprised if it's not there when the dealer tears the console apart. Perhaps only the bin part (#2) is missing.
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