Whats good folks,

I just picked up a 09 Navy Blue Metalic SV (Cafe Leather interior) with 44k miles on it. Car is spotless. Can't drive it official till it passes MSI (will pick up 2morrow). Got to test drive it from Springfiled VA dealer to Waldorf dealer and put it thru its paces (fam member is a car dealer in Waldorf).

Gonna get the stock spoiler installed but I would like some help with the stock radio (no nav-doesnt even have XM).

I'm not really feeling it, but what are my replacement options?

Find a OEM Nav system or get something else from a retailer.

 

The sv should have xm, just hit the aux button.

 

Ahh. Didn't push the aux button during the test drive on the test drive. Will give it a go 2morrow. Any good tips on upgrades in dash models or is the stock nav an option?

 

Although the screen is a direct replacement, all the wiring is diffrent so it wouldnt be possible to swap unless you want to rewire most of the car.

Aftermarkets are your only choice but you will have the top screen that is uses less. Those are our only options so far.

 

The color screen will work in a orange screen car?

 

The color screen wont work because the HVAC controls are apart of the AMBER screen. On color screens, the HVAC are on the bottom by the radio.

You can gut a Premium or tec package Maxima and fit the parts into an Amber screen model but the wiring is way off and is to far intergraded into other parts of the car.

 

Is this really true?

 

^^^^Yep it will say SAT1 and SAT2.

 

This is what I did with my stock radio...TRASH IT and put in this baby:

The Pioneer Avic X930BT, bought it for $640 and it worth every pennies! Does everything the SV tech package does ...bluetooth, gps, dvd, mpeg4, mp3, full ipod/iphone integration, usb, backup cameras, 3 video/audio outputs for rear videos and so much more. Love this unit!

 

I have a 2011 SV and it has the color screen but no sat radio! I think you had to get the nav package to get sat!!

 

The SV comes with Xm radio, press the aux button.

 

you should overlay that with some carbon fiber trim

 

@sonsofliberty what did you end up doing with the unused portion of the amber screen??

 

ill testify to the SV with standard XM. This is standard, according to my Monroney sticker, on my 2010 SV, I have the premium package but not SAT NAV package, and it is listed BEFORE the premium package on the sticker.

Easy way to tell, do you have the classic 'nub' on the rear of the hood? If you do, factory satellite radio, if not then you don't.

 

I got the car home today and no sat.... No nub on the hood...

My dad works at the dealer so Im gonna talk to some of the mechs to see if there is anyway to put a stock nav in without being bent over. See if I can find one at a junk yard. If not that Pioneer looks nice and I like the price

 

Be sure to spread the word when you get a response.

 

if you have the color screen you can do this conversion from DIRECTUS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xoH-7zG_iM
i developed this, it will work on the entire nissan platform also it can have full wifi with internet browser.
ill shoot some video of my 09 maxima with android, all on the factory system without affecting any of the original functions of the stock system.

 

Not in Canada they don't! Standard on the 2012 sv now!!!

 

You mean the roof!!!!!

 

Aren't they expensive? Composite for a contour surface and small surface area are usually really costly.

 

You may be able to get a upac and keep the stock radio, but have both an iPod interface and satellite radio...

 

if you use REAL CF, it will be pricey, but if you use Vinyl, its a few bucks on ebay. No one will know, plus you can "CF" more parts of the car.

 

Sweet!!! How much!!

 

My thoughts exactly.... I like but how much!!

Ahhhh I got the Atari screen.... I'll get this done somehow... Hell I got a best buy card itching to purchase something

 

Nice job man... You know what would be cool, if somebody is brave enough to put the amber screen where the radio used to be and the after-market screen where the amber screen used to be. That hasn't been done yet..

 

i really want to get rid of the atari screen too, i feel like it downgrades the car.. i was super close to buying a 7" kenwood with everything but i dont want a blank screen at the top

 

So did you guys get pm-ed the purchase price?

 

lol

 

Man I was in best buy and about to jump in on that pioneer. Floor model was going for $450.00. They wouldnt sell it to me though because they still had inventory left. But I still owe 1k on football season tiks and wouldve been tough explaining it to the wife anway. Tints go on on Tuesday....