thats ok id just like to know if i have it there or not so i can either buy a remote or maybe an ebay keyless system.

 

I thought the keyless entry was contained in a white box behind the driver's side kickpanel in the 7th gen Civics...?

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I checked the 6th gen Helms manual. 96-98, it's part of the stock head unit. 99-00, the controller box is behind the kick panel. I used to have the 7th gen manual, but I have no clue where it went. For some reason, I think they kept it behind the kickpanel in the 7th gen, because my sister had the same issue with her 01 LX coupe when we bought it. Hers turned out to not have keyless.

 

^^^It probably is. I just overlooked the part about it being a 7th gen. LOL I was thinking he had a 6th gen. Sometimes I read too fast.

 

i checked with a dealer today and the service techs told me that the factory radio is what contains the receiver for keyless entry because the remote transmits through the radio antenna, so without my piece of **** factory radio the keyless entry is a no go if the option is even installed. this info came from the actual dealer and guys who do this for a living so looks like e-baying i go.

 

So its the same on the 01s as it is on the 96-00. Cool. Thanks for posting what happened. Sorry to hear that you have to Egay it.

Good Luck Though!!!

 

I am not absolutely sure, but I get the impression that the keyless receiver unit may be separate from and located behind the radio in the 2001 Civic (see picture).

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right, thats the control box, the remote signal comes through the factory radio and antenna. that box is what sends the signal to to locks themselves.

 

Sorry, I missed that point in your earlier post.