Alright guys, I need help.

Like anyone else who has owned an old Max, I need to replace the gosh darn stereo. I found a nice deck for a good price that has that brushed metal type look. Only problem is that the deck is 5" tall and the factory slot is only 3" tall. I cant find any kits for the 1985 on the internet. All the manufacturers models skip from 1984 to 1987. Anybody here replaced an 85? I guess I could take ou the equalizer/clock, but Id rather keep it (for the clock).

Any help?

 

First off, just about any headunit you purchase should have a clock display built into it. For that reason, I'd just rip all the old gear out, and replace it with the new, larger unit.

 

go to www.crutchfield.com they have custom 1din dash kits for our cars wiring hookups for head units and speakers, trust me its a pain in the ***** to find out all the speaker wires cause oh lovely nissan made the front/back and right/left all the same color, the only thing nissan did was label negative wires, besides i think u will only spend 30 tops for parts and shipping

~mike

 

An 86 will fit. You probally still can find those, so try them out.

 

Here, check this out, partner;

http://www.installer.com/cars/nissan.html

Wished I knew about that before I custom made my plexiglass stereo mounting plates.....

 

Thanks you guys. I think I found the same stereo on Crutchfield and they throw in all the stuff I need to intall it. Kudos to you guys. Just one more question now...

Should I go to the trouble to soldier or should I crimp?

Thanks Again guys

 

For the best connection possible, by all means, solder. If you decide to crimp, just make sure you've got good splices, and a good crimping tool.