R33 Stereo Installation Guide

[NS2500]

*** UPDATED: New Link (again) ***

Hi all,

I've just completed a quick guide to installing/replacing the head unit in an R33. Please check it out and let me know any comments or if I've forgotten anything important.

http://r33stereo.groovesystems.net

I hope someone out there will find this useful.

Cheers,

Greg.

[Evil]

That's a great guide . I will using it for the installation of my new head unit (although I don't have a factory head unit in the car). Where did you order the tray at the bottom from?

[hippy]

i've not looked at it yet, waiting for it to load up, great stuff, its efforts like this that make this forum so good , now how about a guide to install speakers on the side doors and some basic sound deadening??

[NS2500]

They're on the way... I just have to do the install first.

The tray is a current model Pulsar tray from Nissan.

Sorry about the size guys, sometimes I take cable for granted. I'll optimise the page better for dialup users tonight.

-Greg.

[Darker]

Nice work, and only a week too late for me

So far, it looks exactly like what I had to do. except I ended up pulling everything appart completely

Very nice indeedy

[Revhead]

Nice guide The only suggestion I'd make is instead of using the terminal blocks, I would go to SuperCheap or similar and purchase a Nissan adapter. It plugs into the factory Nissan loom and has flying leads at the other end. No butchering of the factory wiring required!

[Evil]

Originally posted by NS2500

They're on the way... I just have to do the install first.

If the speaker guide is as good as the head unit guide I'll use it too. Good job.

[NS2500]

Revhead,

D'oh! I didn't know there were adaptors available. Can you post the product coding/pricing? I'll add it to the page.

[benm]

Great guide, things are made 500% easier when you have a visual guide like this infront of you.

[Revhead]

I'd love to but it's been about 18 months and I don't keep my packaging for that long

Here's what I do know: I bought mine from SuperCheap and it cost me about $5. You can get all kinds of adapters, like Nissan -> Kenwood, Toyota -> Pioneer etc, and also ones like the adapter I bought, which is a female Nissan plug going to flying leads, which you connect to the corresponding flying leads on the back of the plug supplied with your stereo.. If I go near SuperCheap (I live about a minute away) I'll get some more details and let you know.

[The Tool]

I think some car audio places sell those adapters too.

[Revhead]

The part I'm thinking of is an Aerpro AP7550 - Aftermarket Stereo to Nissan Harness. It was listed at $15.50 at SuperCheap, but as TT says, there's a pretty good chance they're not the only ones selling this kind of thing. Perhaps my price estimate was a little off though

[NS2500]

I used an Aerpro double diversity antenna adaptor which I got from Autobarn, so I guess they stock them as well...

I wish I had of known about this earlier, oh well.

Here's the page with the wiring harness AP7550:

http://www.aerpro.com/cgi-bin/list.cgi?list=harnesses2

And the Nissan Diversity Adaptor AP348A:

http://www.aerpro.com/cgi-bin/list.cgi?list=antennas

[riggaP]

You did well!

[predator]

butchering the stock wiring is fun.. loom shroom!

twist and tape baby

looks familiar to my jvc - funny.. hey you got it in with the plastic surround

[king_kw13]

Thanks heaps for the guide! Will be extremely useful (when I get my Skyline... soon).

I was just wondering, do you NEED to get the "Aerpro double diversity antenna adaptor" in order to get your antenna to work with your new stereo? Thanks.

[NS2500]

King,

You don't necessarily -need- the adaptor if you can manage to rig up your own connector, but it's difficult as the factory connector is 2-pin (for the two antennas) combining two wires in to one.

[Cyric]

Sweet, thanx dude.... Fattdex wants me to chuck a CD player in his R33 on the weekend, the electronics I can handle, him kicking my ass when i make a mess of the dash i cannot

[oofoofoo]

Great work with the guide. I'll sit around like a bum till someone puts up an equally impressive speaker/amp/sub install guide, then spend the money.

[NS2500]

Cheers, maybe this should be made a "sticky".