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Old 06-25-2006, 08:22 PM
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Changing Bose Cd Radio to MP3 Player

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I wanna change my Bose Cd Radio Cassette to Pioneer Mp3 Player.

Will I have to replace the connectors or they will fit to Pioneer ?

Will the power antenna work/slide out with Pioneer ?

How will I cover the empty space ? (the mp3 player is single din, and I didn't see any din/tray covers on eBay).
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Old 06-25-2006, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by matrix11229
I wanna change my Bose Cd Radio Cassette by Pioneer Mp3 Player.
English? Do you mean you want to change it TO A Pioneer mp3 player?
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Will I have to replace the connectors or they will fit to Pioneer ?
You will need an adapter if you are going to use the stock Bose speakers and amps.
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Will the power antenna work/slide out with Pioneer ?
It will, but you'll need an adapter to feed the signal to the new headunit. Your antenna will also stay up as long as the car is on unless you wire it up to a switch to tell it off/on (up/down).
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How will I cover the empty space ? (the mp3 player is single din, and I didn't see any din/tray covers on eBay).
Several members sell these, and there is a person carrying them for like $6 or something brand new Nissan genuine stuff. Search around, check the audio forum.
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Old 06-25-2006, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Tatanko
English? Do you mean you want to change it TO A Pioneer mp3 player?

You will need an adapter if you are going to use the stock Bose speakers and amps.

It will, but you'll need an adapter to feed the signal to the new headunit. Your antenna will also stay up as long as the car is on unless you wire it up to a switch to tell it off/on (up/down).

Several members sell these, and there is a person carrying them for like $6 or something brand new Nissan genuine stuff. Search around, check the audio forum.
This might seem off topic but if you have an Mp3 Player (such as Ipod) you can get one of those cassette adapters and plug the headphone jack that comes from the cassette adapter to the ipod and listen to your music that way, you'll be saving yourself the install hassle, having to buy an aftermarket headunit and a rise in your insurance quote due to aftermarket equipment...if you don't mind the wire sticking out of the tape deck it's a very efficient way to listen to your mp3's on your car system.
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Old 06-25-2006, 11:58 PM
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don't forget to buy a oem-pac1 converter
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You don't need any converter, and there is no hassle in installing. The hassle would be having those pesky wires from the tape adapters around.

Just get a Metra 70-7551 wiring kit, and look for a din pocket in the FS section. As a matter of fact I have a din with the flip down door available chaep if you need it.
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that's sick...i want to do that..
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There's nothing sick about it. Simple.
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Old 06-27-2006, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by nismos14
You don't need any converter, and there is no hassle in installing. The hassle would be having those pesky wires from the tape adapters around.

Just get a Metra 70-7551 wiring kit, and look for a din pocket in the FS section. As a matter of fact I have a din with the flip down door available chaep if you need it.

Also I want to change my bose speakers to pioneer 4 way,

Will I have to cut the wire harness in order to connect it to the new speakers ?
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