double din dash kit?
#3
Originally Posted by maxmale
are there any double din dash kits available for our cars?
#5
My kit is a Metra and I took it to Best Buy and the installers cut it but as we know the Max face plate is not flat. It has a sllight bulge in the center and the radio is not flush against the face plate. I used a razor blade and cut the storage box at the top off and then the center stip. It was almost perfect but the radio wouldn't sit flush. You will see what I mean when you put the kit against a double din radio. I will post a pic of mine but it looks pretty good. I have the Pioneer double din radio with NAV. This will do until I get a true double din kit.
#9
Originally Posted by 3.5 Lover
Once I figure out how to post the pictures from my hard drive I will post the pics of my double din unit.
try photobucket.com, its simple to host pics there, and you can use it for any org for as long as you want, just register for the free page..
#16
I did like the guy from Metra told me, I took a razor blade and cut the box at the top of the kit off then I cut the center piece off. it was even after that. If I had the orginal color and it was flat it would look stock. That crease is messing things up. Glad you all like it. The NAV is so nice and XM radio is addictive once you get it. I can even listen to it on my PC at work.
#22
Originally Posted by 3.5 Lover
I did like the guy from Metra told me, I took a razor blade and cut the box at the top of the kit off then I cut the center piece off. it was even after that. If I had the orginal color and it was flat it would look stock. That crease is messing things up. Glad you all like it. The NAV is so nice and XM radio is addictive once you get it. I can even listen to it on my PC at work.
I just added XM to my setup, you're right it is addicting! The Navtraffic feature is pretty darn cool as well!!
No double DIN for me just went with the pop out AVIC-N2...
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#23
Originally Posted by aria
that looks freaking sweet. do you have the bose system or did you have stock radio? im trying to figure out if I would be able to get this installed if i have the 6 cd changer.
it does not matter if you have the Bose system or not. behind the face plate it is one big unit. it can be done it is an easy install.
To answer Krazyflipj's question you can cut the factory plate but there is one issue. The eject button. It will leave half the hole. You would then have to fill it with glass and paint to match. I did not want to try to paint to match. I am thinking of painting all the brushed plastic with onyx to match the care but that will have to wait for a while.
#24
KUBLKMAX; great minds think alike! If only I can get a color screen to replace the stock screen in my factory information display screen that will show the factory settings and play video, I will be set. The last thing I would like to do is get the bulbs changed to blue and white in stead of the yellow stock look. Jsmithsole, as I said before, yours looks really nice.
#25
I am currently trying to work on getting a screen to interface with the info but I am not having much luck. So I will more than likely just move the info screen down and not worry about it. I am not changing my leds because in my mind it is not worth the 600 dollars to do it. with my screen and other screen going in I think the inside of my car is bright enough.
#27
SE Girl are your replacing your head unit? The metra kit will match your interior since you have an 04 it does not match the 05-06 like mine. There are 2 kits out there and I like the metra the best. it has 2 i din slots where the other kit has only a one din and 1/2 din. Now dont do something chezzy like put a carbon fiber dash kit in there. it does not fit the car. Our cars go fast with class. it is not a rice burner.
Heck!!!! Did I even answer your question?
Heck!!!! Did I even answer your question?
#33
Yes, you can get a PAC adapter at a local installer or get this one from Active tuning for 69.99 with free shipping:
http://www.activetuning.com/products/multiple/PESWIX/
http://www.activetuning.com/products/multiple/PESWIX/
#34
for the ppl who have the eclipse double din deck....i just got an avn5435 installed and when i try to use the voice guidance, it doesn't work. but i get a message saying "check speed pulse". anyone have any problems like this and how do i fix it? thanks
#36
Originally Posted by flipxmaxima
probably a stupid question but where can i purchase the kit to put my avic n1 in my 06 maxima?
#37
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Update: The guy that I was going to have cut the brushed aluminum piece that matches our dash is a greedy pri*k --- I called metra and once I got throught he customer servic lady to get me someone on the phone that doesn't do orders, I ended up speaking with one of their design guys and told him the problem....basically you're making a din kit for ONE car for ONE year...do the math...he said they weren't aware that they changed the dash...so I explained the dash is the same outline the aluminum is different. Of course he gave me his name and address to send him the new one, but you know friggin nissan wants your first born for that piece...so FYI keep your eye out on e-bay in such for the factory piece that I can buy at a reasonable price to send this guy....
#40
Not ragging, but looks like just a Ebay dash kit with a bit of dremmel work....about 2 min with my dremmel. Not sure why the price increase. Buy the damn kit, dremmel it on about 70 so will not melt...done. Easy grit on the dremmel. Again, looks to me just like a Ebay kit with a dremmel job.
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