So i decided to switch my whole Bose Audio System with the OEM Navi and trunk mounted changer

I will keep you guys up to date with the progress.

Here is what i got last night (CD Changer not pictured)





Last night I took it all apart and took off the nasty looking fake wood trim, also had to fix the 2 button on the bose,

sometime this week, i willl take out my bose and climate control and see exactly how many wires i need to splice

first thing is to install the trunk changer and run the harness to the dash though, pics will be coming shortly

 

Were did you get the Navigation and do they sell an aftermarket exact replacement for the Bose system?

 

ebay ebay and no they dont sell a direct replacement

 

nice...I'd like to see the progress...

 

so each time you want to replace a CD, you need to go to your trunk?

 

how much did it cost?

 

Good luck with that project! There's always posts about if this is possible or not. Finally someone is trying it.

 

its a 6 disc changer, so there are 6 cd's in the trunk, i actually will probably utilize the tape adapter more as thats how my ipod is connected

 

thanks hopefully it wont be too bad of an install, and others will follow my lead in the future

 

--- Don't you have to get temp sensors as well?

 

i have dibs on you know what

 

woohoo!! keep us updated
good luck

 

you didnt tell us how much did it cost you...wouldn't it be cheaper to get an aftermarket navi?

 

the whole setup cost me 800 bucks, find me an indash navigation system with a 6 disc add on changer and a tape deck with steering wheel controls,

and i will be impressed, plus i will still get money back from my current indash bose and climate control

 

hopefully not, i have factory auto climate control, from the looks of it the plugs are the same, will report back when i tear into it though

 

Nismo3point5
"Good luck with that project! There's always posts about if this is possible or not. Finally someone is trying it."



Its possible heres my website, hes not finished with the work tho =(



http://www.msnusers.com/CarPikz/shoebox.msnw?Page=1

 

That looks like an aftermarket solution to me. The original question posted numerous times is whether one can convert a non-navi car into one with the stock navi which has the integrated HVAC controls in it.

 

Got the CD Changer and harness in today, looks like the project will begin anytime now

 

i think u need to leave work sick and go start on this

 

I want to do this with my 2000 SE. I've got the factory auto climate control and Bose, so I'm hoping it will be possible to put a OEM Nav in my Max. Of course, first I've got to find one with the 6 disc changer, which shouldn't be all that hard between eBay and auto-wreck yards. Please keep us posted, and do a write up with pics!! Thanks!

 

you cant do this in your 2k....There is an addt'l harness for speed control crap and steering wheel controls that you dont have on your 2k.

 

UPDATE:

there is good news and bad news

first the good news

I took the factory system out last night, to test the new system,
The BOse, tape, Cd Changer, steering wheel controls work like a champ, access time between cd's seems to be faster on the changer then on the factory in dash changer, which is an unexpected but cool

here's the bad news

the plugs for the climate control on the navi unit are completely different then on the factory in dash cliamte control, so i couldnt get the navi to fire up at all

very sad, but looks like i will have to match up the wires manually and splice the two harnesses together( which i expected to do anyhow)

here is a picture of the changer and changer harness, also some pics of the plugs that are going to give me a headache

 

Good luck, can't wait to see the result.

 

Hey...congrats on getting the audio portion working sucessfully...the splicing of the wires should not be that tough. The wires actually look similar. I'm familiar with doing a splice job on Nissan wiring...it may be best for you to get a FSM and look at the differences in the wiring harnesses prior to doing the actual work. They do look quite similar but that could be very deceptive....looks good though...now get some pics of the real work...

 

yay for dima....dude can u leave me the orig. climate controll harness w/ about 1" of wire left on it

 

there will be at least 6 inches on the harness left hopefully

 

UPDATE:

looking through the wiring diagrams and deciphering them, it looks like to get the AC to work, i will need to buy an AUTO AMP Module for the Navigation System

will post an update as soon as i locate it

 

Goody

 

nice work, keep us posted

 

i bet this will turn-out nicely

 

FYI, if you take the Navigation disc out, and insert an audio cd, the Navigation screen becomes a touch screen single CD player......Just so you know once you get it going.....

 

yeah i know, looking forward to it already

 

UPDATe:
Deciphering the wiring diagrams, i need to go and buy a rear defroster switch( although that will come later, the biggest pain is trying to get the climate control to work, will go to the dealer tomorow to see how much the module is

other then that i fooled around with placement of the changer today, and have come to the conclusion that i will mount it below the passenger seat so i can easily access it to change discs, i also carry a lot of computer equipment in the trunk, and i thin kthe trunk wont survive there for long.

Hopefully i will figure out the climate control issue this week

 

This is an excellent post. Keep us updated with lots of pics.

 

Updates?

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no updates, i have no time to do his project and most likely wont for a while, I will probably sell it to cut my losses and move on.
My max is a daily driver and i cant afford to take the radio and climate control out for a week to work on it

 

I hate quitters. This shouldn't take longer than a weekend if you get those other parts u need.

 

so that is it, you just gave up...what a sad ending to this story.

 

coming from someone who pays a shop to do all his crap...

pull yours out and you will realize it is less than a direct splice and swap project. the thing is nissan did not prewire all cars for the navi option... but that's why they charged you 2k+ extra for it

 

lol, pwnt.

For any of you giving this guy a hard time with this project, I implore you to muster up the gall to attempt something of this magnitude before facelessly sitting by and ASSUMING it's easy.

Keep at it, man...you'll get it.