rbourne

Just bought a Stock (Clarion) 6 CD changer that goes in the trunk of my '02 Max. The dealer in Texas that I purchased it from said installation is around $75 cause the car is pre-wired. My local dealer in CT say $300 claiming there is a lot of labor involved. Can anyone advise on the procedure to install. Step by Step instructions would be great! I just may attempt myself.

Thanks,


Bob

TimW

iTrader: (6)

if your 2k2 is prewired, then that is something the dealer did. They dont come that way. Since they ask $600 for the changer on the lot, they often have to pull them out to make the deal, but leave the cable in there. Maybe they know its there already? Another dealer would have to assume they would have to run the cable. 200-300 is the standard rate. Its really easy, just time consuming.

mr_elotoe

I've also just purchased the cd changer from courtesy nissan ($142.56 on sale). It seems that the adapter is set up to connect to existing wiring. There is only one connector that splices between the headunit wiring& the rest plugs in to areas behind the instrument panel. I plan on doing the install myself since I've already pretty much taken the entire dash apart once before. Let me know if you were successful or not. I'll do the same.

rbourne

I finally had it done at Circuit City for $63.00 not the $300.00 the dealer wanted to charged. My car was not pre-wired. It took about 2 hrs as the young techs never did this one before and I insisted it be done exactely as the instructions showed.

Maximum Velocity

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If you follow the instructions that came with the changer, you should be fine. The shifter trim panel has four points of contact on the horizontal portion of the plate that you need to know about. The four points form a square, as there are two on each side of the shifter. That was the only thing that the instructions didn't show. The harness that plugs into the HU is plug and play. The plugs only fit into one connection as they are size specific. Try and do it yourself as the install is pretty straight foward.

ABS

Is this for the 2K2 Bose HU used with Navi or is this for the 6 Disc in Dash Bose HU?

I know from reading the ESM that the Navi Bose HU should be prewired for the 6 disc changer mounted in the trunk. I don't know if the wiring is there on all 2K2's or if a special harness is installed at the factory for the trunk changer once the car is slated to get Navi.