Very simple question does a 5th gen oem radio plug and play in a 5.5 gen?? I searched and i havent found a simple yes or no answer.

How about a answer for both types of radios just for future reference
Non-bose and bose systems

My buddy is on his 2nd 5.5 gen radio and this one crapped out aswell just looking for a cheap solution


**EDIT** 11/21/13 - to save people the trouble of reading pages for an answer.

a non bose 5th gen radio (PN-2415D) fits into a non bose 5.5 gen and its completely plug and play. for more details read through the thread.

 

The wire harnesses for the Bose and non-Bose are different. Bose uses more wires.

The radios (Bose and non-Bose) in the 5.5 are different from the 5.0.

 

Everyone knows the 5gen radio is different, it looks different. The question is does it fit into a 5.5gen and im not talking mixing them up like non-bose -> bose i know that wont work im saying same type diff years

00 01 non bose -> 02 03 non bose ??
00 01 bose -> 02 03 bose ??

Again its a very simple question

 

Looks like the Bose should work. Harness looks the same and it looks like the trim lines up. Give it a try and let us know.

 

based on the fsm, the wires in the plugs differ, take a look: 5.5 gen base system

and 5th gen base system

page 180 for audio

 

The wiring diagrams actually look identical as far as what plugs into the back of the system with the exception that both the 2002-2003 Bose and non Bose have a harness that goes to the combination meter. Where the 2000-2001 cars didn't look to communicate with it.

 

That "combination meter" connection has something to do with the dash lights. If you don't have that connection, you won't have dash lights. There have been threads about people that have replaced the head units and no lights. I think there is a work around for this.
Maybe it is documented in the audio forum.

 

Isnt that combination meter the steering wheel controls? I think 00 01 dont have that do they?

 

01's have steering wheel controls, dunno if they have combo meter although based on what the other fellas are posting although.

 

I need an answer to this, my friend swapped in the same 5.5 gen radio cause I can't confirm if a regular 5.0 gen radio will work and this was a few months ago and now that 3rd radio has gone bad. I'm looking for a 4th radio I dunno whats going on.

 

The 00-01 Bose radio will NOT work in the 02-03.

I don't remember for the non bose. might look it up later.
Take my word for it.

 

I saw some where that someone bought a maxima and it had the 00-01 style radio and their car was an 02-03 but cant confirm if it was plug and play or what, i remember the story was pretty crazy something like the car came from an auction and it was shot up with pimps in the car something like this and i think it was the color merlot. Not making this up for real i know it sounds crazy.

 

00-01 Bose unit WILL work in 02-03 (with Bose), except that the steering wheel audio controls will not - I tried that, but ended up with aftermarket unit anyway.

 

Wow great, about time we have 1 verified answer. Now anybody ever try the non bose unit from 00-01 into 02-03?

 

I don't think that a Non-Bose unit will work with Bose-based system (at least not without some modifications) since non-Bose units have amplifier built into the unit and are designed for speakers with 4ohm impedance, Bose systems have 1ohm speaker impedance and an outside amplifier... Also not sure about connectors to be direct pug & play.

 

I mean 00-01 non bose unit into a 02-03 non bose system.

 

Oops! Sorry, but can't confirm this, however according to the link below it MAY work. Probably with the same limitations.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NISSAN-MAXIMA-CD-TAPE-RADIO-PLAYER-00-01-02-03-STEREO-DISC-CNB88-PN-2415D-/370923853016?pt=Car_Audio_Video&hash=item565cc8d4d8&vxp=mtr

 

Well all parts vendors say everything will fit between 00-03 but we know thats not true but this specific seller seems to know a little more about the radio than ur average parts guy, so it does seem interesting that he mentions the 4 plugs allow for steering wheel controls. I see the 00-01 non bose radios are much cheaper and easier to find versus the 02-03 non bose units.

 

i have made an awesome discovery, at least to me it was pretty cool.

i decided to be the guinea pig and find out if a 5th gen radio would work in a 5.5gen so i purchased a non-bose 5th gen radio i believe its from a 2001 part number PN-2415D. i choose this specific model because it has 4 plugs in the back and the other earlier model non-bose only has 3 plugs. so i got it really cheap and i put it in today and to my surprise the radio is completely plug and play, it works perfect, all the speakers work the fader and balance and i tried the steering wheel controls and they work aswell. so i wanted to share this with everyone cause the 02-03 non-bose radios are harder to find and more expensive and the 00-01 radios are all over the place and i got this radio for $34 with shipping, and it works great.
one difference i did notice was that all the plugs in the back are oriented upside down from the original radio which is great cause the locking tabs are now facing up and in 02-03 theyre facing down which was stupid nissan!.

 

This is an intersting discussion. I have an '01 with BOSE, I bought the I-POD kit made by USA-SPEC for it about 3 years ago. Works flawlessly. Last year I bought an '04 Frontier. 6 disc changer, AM & FM, no AUX input. I thought about going aftermarket, but I decided to try something a little different. After months of studying wiring diagrams and studying different pictures of the wiring harnesses, I decided to pull the trigger and bought a BOSE headdeck off E-bay. By some kind of miracle, it is a plug and play. Now I need to order another kit from USA-SPEC for my Frontier. It will now have AM, FM, single CD, tape, and the AUX in the rear.
I say all that to say this. Many of the plugs between the different Nissan models are the same. Ever noticed that an aftermarket wiring harness fits so many Nissan models? These BOSE headdeack are made by Clarion with the BOSE name on it, same with the non-BOSE decks. My Frontier has a Rockford Fosgate headdeck, but Fosgate doesnt make the deck, it too is also made by Clarion.

 

Which bose headunit did you buy that has AUX in the rear?

Id love to see which headunit you have from factory and which headunit you upgraded too.

 

I honestly dont know exactly what it came out of, guessing 4th gen Max, possibly a Pathfinder. The truck came stock with the Rockford Fosgate headdeck. I like the deck, but it doesnt have an AUX input, it is a stacking 6 disc changer with AM and FM, and nobody makes a converter for them. I swapped the Fosgate deck out for the BOSE deck. The "AUX" on the rear is an empty port that the optional 6 disk changer would've plugged into. The i-pod converter from USA-SPEC uses that input for 2 inputs. If you google PA15-NIS, you'll see what I mean. When the CD/CHGR button is pressed, the deck can't tell whats been connected. The ipod plays thru the system in CD quality sound. The sound quality isnt diminished nor does the volume drop. Only drawback is there isnt a clock built into the headdeck. I may see if I can locate another BOSE deck with the same features, but with the clock feature.