accessdenied2992

Hey guys I've had my 2004 maxima se for a while now and I've loved every second of it,it's a great car to own. Recently my Bose stereo has been messing up and I've decided it's time to upgrade my complete stereo system. Ive been looking around here and it appears its somewhat of a complicated task. I want to put in a nice kenwood double din now my main question is where in the world am I gonna put it ? I don't wanna lose my maintenance screen and also what do I need to accomplish this task ? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Brudface

You wont have to loose your maintenance screen. if it's just your headunit acting up, the deck would fix it. You will need a couple of things, mainly the trim peice which can either be ordered online, or walk into your neighborhood best-buy and purchase it. You will also need the adapter harness. if you want to replace the entire system, you'll also need a four channel amp, speakers, and a wiring kit.

CRiME

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It's a pretty painless task as long as you plan it out and take your time. You'll need a few things:

1. Metra Double DIN dash kit: this allows you to put your new kenwood double din where your OEM cd / cassette deck was, your info screen will remain where it is:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...%5BIgnore%5D=1

2. Wiring harness: This allows you to wire up your new HU without cutting into your OEM harness:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...%5BIgnore%5D=1

3. Antenna adapter: Lets you connect your antenna. Pretty self explanatory:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...%5BIgnore%5D=1

4. Steering wheel control interface: If you'd like to retain the steering wheel control functionality with your new kenwood, you can use this interface. Used it with my kenwood and it worked pretty flawlessly. Installation was easy, no soldering of resistors needed:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...xess-ASWC.html

That should be enough to get you started. Need a little more info to help you further - since you said you're doing a complete overhaul of your system, I assume you're replacing all of your speakers as well? Depending on your goals and what equipment you're looking to get with the kenwood, you may be able to get by powering them off of your new HU. I recommend, of course, getting separate amps for your speakers but this is a matter of personal preference. Good luck man!

timpol

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I believe the stock speakers are 1 ohm whereas most (if not all) after market decks works best with 4 ohm speakers.

Spend more on getting quality components for the front speakers as that's where your stage will be.

accessdenied2992

Thanks a bunch CRiME that is exactly what I needed, and yes I'm going to go the full 9 yards and replace all speakers,headunit,and I'm adding 2 12"s. I might also add in a small voice amp but my main focus if replacing this pos bose unit. I'll keep you guys updated I'm for sure gonna take my time on this.

accessdenied2992

Jl audio ftw

CRiME

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Not a problem man, with the metra dash kit, your new kenwood will go below your heat/AC controls. Your info screen doesn't have to be re-located; it will remain intact and will still display stuff such as temp, fuel economy, etc. The only thing that will not show up on the info screen anymore is the radio information (station, track list, etc) obviously, because all that stuff is now handled by the kenwood. Here is a picture of a finished install, this is not my car, I just found this picture on google to give you an idea how it looks:

CRiME

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Cool, amping the door speakers is definitely the best option, although I used to have a kenwood and I gotta admit that it did a decent enough job of powering my door speakers without an amp. Keep us posted on your progress.

accessdenied2992

Dude your awesome I get it 100% now lol I'm so psychd about starting on it right now hahaha

CRiME

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no problem bro. Have fun on the install. Be sure to post back if you have any more questions. There's nothing like sitting back and running that first song on your new system