Atoto S8 Head Unit Upgrade for my 05 Honda Element (HUGE Upgrade!)

I recently upgraded my old head unit to a 10” touchscreen unit from Atoto. This is a massive upgrade for these old Hondas, in 04 having an aux Jack was honestly pretty forward thinking, but it was time to bring the 2004 Element into 2022.

I have installed head units on almost all of the cars I’ve owned over the years (25+) and this is by far one of the easiest installs I’ve ever done. If you’ve never installed a head unit before, watch this video, and I’m sure you can do it yourself. I believe in you!

The parts I used-

Atoto S8 Premium- https://amzn.to/3FwOCqH
Subwoofer specific (EX) wiring harness- https://amzn.to/3Ud6wTI
Wiring harness for no factory sub- https://amzn.to/3flPIeu
Antenna conversion harness to retain AM/FM radio-
https://amzn.to/3sKMS5M
Element double din mount kit
https://amzn.to/3FweSlf

Basic wiring diagram (any questions, ask away!)

Yellow - yellow
Red - red
Black - black
Orange “illumination” to orange


Blue and white - blue “amp turn on” split from radio harness to parking brake bypass to conversion harness
Black to black on both head unit, conversion harness, and parking brake bypass
Green bypass to brown “parking brake” head unit wire