AUX input for 2004-2008 Nissan Maxima
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AUX input for 2004-2008 Nissan Maxima
Hi Guys,
I've spent a lot of time screwing around trying to get an AUX input for a 2004 Australian domestic market Maxima. I had success so I thought I would share it all with you.
This may already be public knowledge here, but I couldn't track down any info so I pretty much had to DIY the whole thing.
This is for the stereo that is fully integrated into the dash (See attachment 1). This is not to say that it wouldn't work on other units.
The stereo has an 8-pin standard DIN socket. This is not used in the factory fitout and provides provisions for AUX input. If you don't have the exact stereo as per the image, but a similar one, pull yours out and see if it has the 8-pin DIN connection. If so you are probably in luck.
See attachment 2 for pinout. You can get the +12v from anywhere in the car. The easiest source for me was the head-unit main plugs - check the solid red wires, most are +12V. Alternatively pull it from the cigarette lighter. Put a switch between this and the AUX input pin and when 12+v is applied to the pin (ie. you flick the switch) "AUX" appears on the car's display. Audio input in "AUX" mode is per the DIN-socket pinout in the attachment.
*****Ignore the numbering on the pinout - this is for the stereo-side (female plug) but the number I got from an existing picture online that I edited, it may not be standard for DIN sockets *****
The DIN socket also has a +12v output, however as nice as this would have been you can't use it - as soon as the AUX input goes live, the system cuts the 12V output on the DIN plug pin
This is very simple, should cost you little more than some wire, solder, a 3.5mm audio jack and a switch. The results are pretty much factory quality (assuming you install the socket and switch somewhere nice!) and you lose no functionality at all (unlike the versions that replace the CD stacker).
Hope this hasn't already been covered somewhere else, cos if so I have wasted a lot of time
Elliott
I've spent a lot of time screwing around trying to get an AUX input for a 2004 Australian domestic market Maxima. I had success so I thought I would share it all with you.
This may already be public knowledge here, but I couldn't track down any info so I pretty much had to DIY the whole thing.
This is for the stereo that is fully integrated into the dash (See attachment 1). This is not to say that it wouldn't work on other units.
The stereo has an 8-pin standard DIN socket. This is not used in the factory fitout and provides provisions for AUX input. If you don't have the exact stereo as per the image, but a similar one, pull yours out and see if it has the 8-pin DIN connection. If so you are probably in luck.
See attachment 2 for pinout. You can get the +12v from anywhere in the car. The easiest source for me was the head-unit main plugs - check the solid red wires, most are +12V. Alternatively pull it from the cigarette lighter. Put a switch between this and the AUX input pin and when 12+v is applied to the pin (ie. you flick the switch) "AUX" appears on the car's display. Audio input in "AUX" mode is per the DIN-socket pinout in the attachment.
*****Ignore the numbering on the pinout - this is for the stereo-side (female plug) but the number I got from an existing picture online that I edited, it may not be standard for DIN sockets *****
The DIN socket also has a +12v output, however as nice as this would have been you can't use it - as soon as the AUX input goes live, the system cuts the 12V output on the DIN plug pin
This is very simple, should cost you little more than some wire, solder, a 3.5mm audio jack and a switch. The results are pretty much factory quality (assuming you install the socket and switch somewhere nice!) and you lose no functionality at all (unlike the versions that replace the CD stacker).
Hope this hasn't already been covered somewhere else, cos if so I have wasted a lot of time
Elliott
Last edited by Elliottwillink; Nov 26, 2014 at 03:38 AM.
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Finally, Aux input
Hi Elliott, I did the same as you, looking around at different options to add aux or Bluetooth or even replace the stereo. I wasn't willing to spend the $$$ on my 13 year old Maxima. So I followed your instructions and abracadabra I have aux! I now have a plug and a switch next to the traction control switch and much better sound than the RF transmitter 😌Champion! Thank you mate! Ken
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