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The Japanese to English translation is available for the M35 S1, but the the S2 is still being worked on. This has all been coordinated by the great people in this forum. There's also a NZ contact/installer for this. See: http://xanavi.com.au/Xanavi/Xanavi_Language.html

I don't think the M35 S1 has bluetooth. If you hunt around all the menus I've described, you should find the word "bluetooth" on one of them.

Try this thread. I posted this "how to" last year. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/374619-pm35-bluetooth/page__p__6076728__hl__bluetooth%20stagea__fromsearch__1#entry6076728

One of the biggest issues with our Di motors is the huge carbon build-up that occurs in the inlet plenum, runners and behind the valves etc. Chad Bob in this forum covered this really well in the V35 forum and there's been plenty of feedback in this area. It seems to become quite a problem as the kms increase, and seems to be an issue with all Di engines. Our Stag is at 103K and fuel economy is dreadful now. She's crying out for a good service which I hope to arrange soon. If you haven't had a good read, I'd recommend it. I wonder if Gull's Force 10 helps to avoid this build-up as one owner felt it had helped in this area. I tried using Subaru's upper cylinder cleaner, expecting clouds of smoke, and saw pretty much nothing come out the exhaust.

Is your M35 a normally aspirated or Turbo model? I've only used one tank of Gull Force 10 and it was fine, but being ethanol based, I'm scared to use it regularly on our n/a model for fear of damaging the fuel path components. I'm not sure if we're OK with that or not. I've seen at least one other Kiwi here swearing by its use, and others warning against it due to the higher than usual fuel pressures in the n/a Direct Injection system. Only the 2.5L and 3L n/a models are direct injected and aren't sold in Aussie AFAIK.

The current Japan tuner is fed by 2x integrated aerials (from memory, I think they're etched into the glass side windows), and you maybe able to utilise them as I believe the Aussies guys have with their mods. Sorry, I've never gone down this path with our Stag.

Things have changed since I last looked. Here's a 12V Freeview tuner that claims to be compatible with NZ standards and can output an NTSC signal. See: http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-stereos/other/auction-478825543.htm

Hi, I'm another Kiwi owner of an M35 S2 in the same fairly rare shade of blue. Mine's only a lowly 250RX FOUR n/a model however. Changing the TV tuner isn't really an option over here as our digital TV standards are different to Aussie, so finding a 12V DVB-T tuner running H264/MPEG4 could be difficult. Some connect an XBox, media player or iPhone/iPod to the aux input of the existing tuner, but whatever you do, you'll need to feed it an NTSC signal as the TV monitor doesn't support PAL. Still waiting for the trip computer language translation also. The Russian translators seem to be struggling with this one.

I see by your plates that you're a fellow Kiwi. I imagine there must be heaps of Stageas at wreckers and on Trademe assuming you go down that path. It's been a very popular import over the years.

I doubt it was disconnected during compliance. Here in New Zealand where the op lives also, they don't normally disable anything like that. Thankfully our HID headlights, original road tyres etc come through unscathed unless they're below warrant of fitness standard. I'm wondering whether it's a 3rd party switch added for spotlights (since removed by the original owner) or something similar? Are there any symbols on the switch itself? I'd normally expect a factory switch to have some identification markings. Our 250RX has the same snow switch, but nothing below it.

Any chance you could turn the light on and get a better picture up?

Just one small thing to note. Although the pairing process (as per my pdf) is the same for both original and M35 Stageas, the remotes themselves are different (and look very different). Be sure to get one of the same type.

Yes, definitely doable. I added another key remote and went through the motions to mate it both with with our older '97 Stagea and our current 2006 M35. Search the M35 section for the posting on how to do this as the process is the same for both the older and newer Stageas. Nissan JDM car remote programming.pdf

Glad to hear it was helpful. Was it the bottom menu item you used to pair the phone to the car? (The one that states a bunch of stuff in Japanese then the numbers 1234?) I'm not sure if you can do anything else with it. I doubt it though as the bluetooth handsfree system mutes the stereo system, and audio seems to be sent through a single speaker that could be hidden under the dash. I haven't had a chance to investigate yet as it's my wife's daily driver so I don't get to drive it much. If you don't have the steering wheel buttons, I'm not sure how you'd answer calls unless you do so at the phone itself. There's a heap of other menu items in there that mean nothing to me. You can connect an auxiliary source (video and or audio) to the aux in socket located on the tuner module located behind the passengers side panel in the boot and then select AUX in from the TV section of the Navigation screen. You'll need to run a cable all the way back from the boot to the dash, and it'll only work with NTSC video signals (not PAL). There's lots of info in here relating to adding third party TV tuners. You're lucky in Aussie as you have a few choices. Our digital TV system is a little more unique and I haven't seen any compatible 12V gear around yet. Some have connected ipods and iphones for video/audio. More info here and on Youtube.

Getting the handsfree Bluetooth is something you'll have to experiment with once you get to the Bluetooth section, as I've had to when I've setup the phones I've owned. My memory isn't too good at that last stage. I suggest you remove the navigation DVD from the drive in the glovebox first which will temporarily disable a bunch of menus. This procedure will only be relevant to the later Nav system that have a Carwings button, not the earlier one that didn't have this (2004 and some 2005 Stageas). Remember, the bottom right button is the "back" key, First press the second button along on the top row (the one next to the TV button) Choose menu item 4/6 Next choose menu item 8/8 This takes you to the Bluetooth menu. Turn Bluetooth on (top menu option) Go to the second to last or the last menu option and it's there from memory that you tell the Stagea to search for your phone which must have Bluetooth turned on and searching for a Bluetooth host to connect to. When your phone finds the Bluetooth device named "My-Car" you then enter the PIN 1234 into your phone. Once paired, your phone should connect automatically every time you turn the ignition on in your car and the phone should also show it's paired. You may have a problem (as I did initially and another forum member did) of your phone hanging up just after you answer a call using the steering wheel answer button. Hopefully you won't but if you do, one of the other settings (not sure which) on one of the other menus in the Bluetooth section could need it's status changing. Apparently there is an option which if its' enabled, will divert calls to elsewhere. I can't remember what I did but it took trial and error. Keep track of everything you change here as you may need to go back a step. It's frustrating not having the menus in English, but at this stage we just have to do our best. It works beautifully however, and did so with my old iphone 2G, my LG Optimus P500 and now my Samsung Galaxy SII.

Bought our 1997 25x S1 way back in 1999 with 74K on the clock (one of the first in NZ). Sold it last year with 176K on the clock and totally trouble-free from day one. Apart from normal maintenance, all she needed was a cambelt at 100K. Replaced the S1 in 2010 with a 2006 M35 S2 250RX private import with 83K on the clock, now sitting on 97K. All good so far.

I have an M35 RX250 FOUR 2006 with the same screen as yours. (We have lots of normally aspirated Stageas in NZ). The buttons on the top row are as follows (as translated by a Japanese friend) TV --Setting --Info--Route Voice Navigation--- Destination---Current Position (map) The buttons on the second row are: Car Wings ---Phone Operator---Zoom In--- Zoom Out--- Return (Back) If you press the Info button, then take the forth menu option, then the first menu item it should take you to the fuel economy screen. There are other useful screens like the travel log for oil changes and tyre rotation etc, and compass etc. The navigation and speech will only display if you have the DVD inserted in the drive above the glovebox. It won't be any use to you in this part of the world. Best to just move around all the screens to take a look. One very useful function is the handsfree bluetooth system which I've used successfully with several phones from old Nokias, to iphone1, an LG P500 and now my new Samsung Galaxy SII. Carwings is an online help system in Japan where you can talk to an operator to save your butt if you get lost or in trouble. I believe translation for the M35 S2 screens is progressing, and Andy65b is arranging this with a Russian programmer. I'd be interested in knowing how this is going.

I believe it feeds a small heater element in the mirror to act as a demister. The spec lists for many, particularly later model M35's list rear vision mirrors demisters as a standard feature. Whether that's internal or exterior mirrors, I can't say.

Hey Mike. I see you just bought the one I was watching on Trademe. Please let me know if you think it's worth it. I'd quite like a copy of the service schedule so I may go with that deal too.

Have just heard that the translated M35 owners manual is now available from JPNZ. No news yet on the translated workshop manual. See: http://www.jpnz.co.nz/afawcs0131170/CATID=...=1/products.htm

You can see the Japanese prices and specs for virtually all the Stagea M35 models from 2001 to June 2007 here: http://www.goo-net.com/catalog/NISSAN/STAG....html#grd200110 Just make sure you have the Google toolbar installed and let it translate to English.

Sorry, I should have said the M35 buttons have a different layout to the USA G35 (although some are likely interchangeable) and the V35 is the same as the M35. I believe someone made conversion stickers available at some stage but they obviously didn't look that great. For the TV conversion, you can install an Australian spec TV tuner, utilising the existing aerials, but it must be able to output NTSC video to be compatible with the M35/V35 screen. I believe you then connect this to the Aux input of the existing tuner box that's located behind the cubby hole in the passenger side boot. There's plenty of info in this forum and Chook seems to be the expert with these. See: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Tv...amp;hl=TV+tuner Also, the Japanese to English conversion for the trip/fuel/service interval computer is expected soon for the S2. This won't give you Aust/NZ navigation though as maps don't appear to exist at present for the V35/M35.

The only buttons with Japanese should be the ones controlling the trip computer/ TV screen etc. If you're looking at a series 2, there were 2x versions of the computer with slightly different button functions and layout. The last of them had a "Car Wings" button Online help system, and some of the buttons have a different layout and size to the earlier S2, and different again to the S1. I don't think the V35 is the same, but some buttons maybe interchangeable. Chris Rogers in this forum had some of the Series 1 buttons but they were mighty expensive I believe. Check my "garage" link to the left of this post, and then check "Images" to see the button assy on my 2006 S2 M35.

I got the bluetooth handsfree working by trial and error. Once you find the bluetooth menu, one of the options (in Japanese) is to search for BT devices. I enabled discovery on my phone, and it found a BT device named "MY-CAR". You then enter the password "0000" on the phone, and from then on, they'll connect every time you turn the ignition on. There's a MIC up there on the roof, and you can answer calls from the button on the steering wheel. Incoming calls mute the stereo. If you're in Japan, you can activate voice dialing to the "Car Wings" service and possibly other numbers using the "Voice" button on the wheel. Once the Jap to English translation's been done on the S2 screen, all this maybe easier to deal with.

Same as above with my S2 M35 250RX FOUR, and the built-in bluetooth works well with my Nokia phone. However, some S2's don't have stereo/phone controls on the wheel. It seems you could specify just about anything you wanted when new.