asand1

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After already rebuilding my tape deck once here; http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-facelift.html, my tape deck/adapter died two days ago while listening to Pandora. The tape would not play or eject, so I tore it apart and proceeded to hard wire a cable for plugging in my phone. The install was going OK yesterday, but I caused a short and let the smoke out of a transistor or voltage regulator. I was resigned to being SOL for a good while.

Well yesterday my wife had to go to Walmart for work and when she was there she picked me up a DUAL XDM260 CD/MP3/WMA, USB, front Auxiliary receiver for $49.97. She also got me the Scosche harness NN032 from Wal*Mart and BEST Kits and Harnesses BAA9 antenna adapter from the local stereo shop.



Had the harness adapter soldered and shrink tubed, and stereo installed in about one hour total. This was my first time installing a DIN stereo using the OEM brackets, much cleaner than the sleeve and plastic install kit used with domestic vehicles, this was SO easy, it fit like a glove. Sound is good with stock type speakers (deck speakers were NIB replacements from Goodwill for CHEAP).
Old tape deck;






http://www.walmart.com/ip/Namsung-Du...Input/29303992

http://www.walmart.com/ip/1863069?wm...261390&veh=sem

http://www.bestkits.com/product.php?p=58

Goomz

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From reading your other thread the deck is cheap and perfect for your daily driving use, and she knew all the parts to buy for the install! good woman u got there!

asand1

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Well after a week of driving I'm disappointed in the tuner performance, reception fades in and out where the old deck worked better. This seems to be in line with most reviews I've read on the Dual receivers. There is also no dimmer for the blue lighting.
The AUX input works great, and the CD player plays MP3s from CD-RW and CD-R nicely. For the price still a nice HU, but not great.

The Wizard

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OEM radios typically always have the best AM/FM reception. Part of the reason the Maxima gets pretty good reception is the dual antenna's. With an aftermarket radio, you only using one antenna.

L_U_D_I_AMaxima

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about as sad as it sounds the oem deck is probably much better in reception and watts... I know dual has come a long way in their quality, fit and finish but I personally would have spend the $50 on a used higher end cd player. Did your original tape deck had the option to add cd changer to it?

dwapenyi

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Don't these adapters come with kits to plug the aftermarket radio into the OEM antenna, therefore using the entire Nissan antenna system? At least that's what I got from crutchfield when I replaced my Bose hu.

asand1

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The adapters only use the mast, because the aftermarket HUs dont have the FM Diverstiy circuitry. Old Clarions may though.

dwapenyi

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Ahh ok. When I replaced my hu, I made sure to get clarion aftermarket because I knew it was OEM. I figured that clarion may have some knowledge advantage because of that