how involved do you think it would be to replace a maxima double din hu with that of another manufacturers?

Friend has a stock double din Volvo hu and asked me if I wanted to replace mine with it. Is it even doable? I know they use two diff. harnesses, but maybe they can be spliced?

 

I put a dbl-din Nissan HU in a Hyundai Tiburon. You'll need 3 things: Reverse harness to plug into the Volvo HU, antenna adaptor (nissan uses diversity, i don't think volvo does), and regular harness to plug into your maxima.
The best place to go is talk to this guy: http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...=off&fromasq=1
Tell him you have a volvo radio that you want to put into a nissan. He will tell you which harnesses you need to buy and he's got the best prices I could find.
Here's the pic of the 2001 Altima radio in a 2003 Tiburon. Perfect fit, no hassles at all.
Jae

 

Thanks jae for the 411. That altima radio doesn't look that bad. It's 6 disk too! Maybe I should look into it.

 

why not get an aftermarket h/u?

 

Well the radio was given to me for free and I kinda like the idea of having a stock look. This is until I have enough to splurge on the new eclipse double din dvd units. Which will be awhile.

 

ahh. then it will be worth the wait.

 

That was the same reason we went with the Altima one. I paid $200 for the one in the pic. I got one for myself off a 2001 Xterra for $100. Both were bought on ebay. Having an in-dash changer is very convenient. The closest aftermarket equivalent is a Blaupunkt 5cd changer and tuner for $350.

Jae