Are you sure that it is the port that is broken? If you used to move the cable around for it to work, it could just be the cable that's broken.

 

For sure. I tried multiple cables.

It's definitely the port.

 

Another thing you could do before buying a new port is checking to see if the port in your car is loose. Have you taken the port out of the dash to look at it yet? On my old phone, the AUX port stopped working so I took the back cover off and it was just loose so the cable wouldn't fully go in. Besides, if you do mess up and end up not fixing the port, you can always still buy a new one. Try this first before considering buying a new port.

 

So my friend and I tried to fix the thing, but it didn't work. We tried some soldering and bunch of other things and probably broke it permanently.

So I was shopping around for a new port. I only came across OEM listings. But they are so expensive! Almost 90 dollars. I can buy a whole new stereo set with AUX included and maybe add Bluetooth.

Can somebody give me a compatible model number of a cheaper/third-party brand?

 

Will the 86190-02020 model work replacing the broken 86190-02010 model? They are cheaper, and I thought since they are a newer model, maybe they will fix the flaws.

 

The problem with that is that the design of the two parts are different. This is the 86190-02010 aux port:

And here is the 86190-02020 aux port:

As you can see, they are very different designs so most likely the second one won't fit. I would say to try and get another 86190-02010 aux port from a salvage car just so that it can be cheaper.

 

I ended up buying this third party version brand new from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QSLMXUK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

The build quality is definitely better than the OEM one. It feels more sturdy and the AUX plugged in stays put and doesn't wiggle much.

It fits perfectly.

I was going to try a junkyard but I thought buying n OEM in this case wasn't a good idea because it'd probably go down after a few months of heavy use.