Installing a stereo in a 5th Gen

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01-30-2005, 03:15 PM

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Installing a stereo in a 5th Gen

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Anybody have instructions on how to safely pull the dash apart to install a head unit in a 5th Gen? I'm planning to install a equalizer, two amps, a subwoofer, etc in it as well (basically everything that was in my 3rd Gen). I have all the RCA cables, power wires, distro block, etc., but I want to do this myself.

Any guidance with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

01-30-2005, 06:46 PM

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http://carstereohelp.com/stereoremovalNisMax3Str.htm

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01-30-2005, 07:18 PM

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Those are the directions I used as well.

01-30-2005, 09:34 PM

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Excellent! Thank you very much! I'm assuming these instructions will work for the non-Bose stereo as well.

How about removing the center armrest console & the back seat? I've gotta run my RCA cables up the middle of the car, so I'll need some instruction on that as well...

Thanks much!

01-30-2005, 10:12 PM

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just curious, why don't you want to run the wire down the driver side or passenger side? seems like less work than removing the center console.

01-30-2005, 10:45 PM

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^ Have to agree with him, when I was installing my amp I had no idea where and how I would run my power/rca wires from HU and someone here mentioned running through the driver/passenger sides door sill's or something like that, its easy to do and very conviniet. BTW removing the back seat isn't so hard I have 2k3 and it has anchors/hooks that you'll have to pull out and remove your back seat if I'm not mistaken.

01-30-2005, 11:31 PM

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Only have a 10 foot RCA? Only reason I can think of.

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01-31-2005, 11:08 AM

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I'm trying to avoid noise by running the wires on the same side as the power wires or the speaker wires. I have plenty of RCA wire (~20') to run, so I guess I could run it down the passenger side of the car, then run the power wire down the driver's side of the car. I guess it wouldn't hurt to run the RCA cables and the speaker wires down the passenger side of the car...

I appreciate the advice & questions... Any other suggestions?

01-31-2005, 01:31 PM

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actually it's a old myth that by running RCA's and power wires together will induce noise into the system. i don't know details, but i'm sure don or friendhasmax can give an input in this area.

01-31-2005, 02:47 PM

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Run the power wire down one side of the car and run the RCAs down the other side.

01-31-2005, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Fosgate Fan

actually it's a old myth that by running RCA's and power wires together will induce noise into the system. i don't know details, but i'm sure don or friendhasmax can give an input in this area.

+1 see this thread for more info
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=372449

Kevin