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BezerkR32

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I am looking into replacing stereo in m35 stagea as factory cd player doesnt work. Chris was good enough to let me know that they are repairable but for $600. I would still have to remove it as i live south of sydney so driving it up to Brisbane for a install is a bit silly. was also toying with the idea of an after market head unit, but have been told the facia plates are $500 because they include some air conditioning module as it has to be broken off in the removal process which doesnt sound right to me. any help or a step by step diss-assembly guide would be much appreciated.

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Here you go...

Here

I think lots of us have the stuff autochanger... It is partly caused by the heads not being "parked" (like on an old hard disc) before the cars are transported to Oz.

Because it is such a pain to get fixed, the iPod install really does seem to be the best solution..

Using one of these...

iPod controller

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panel and AC controller are the go to do it correctly. the A/C side of things is PART of the radio panel and as such it's not a moddable (new word -yay!) item. I can take photos (and have done so in the past.) but the question will still come up and I'l still answer it the same way :cool:

as for the parking issue - nup! these things spit gears due to age and heat. common ones are on the laser drive and as such it causes a chain reactiion taking everything in the direct path with it.

doing it cheaply, $320 + frieght will net the IPOD lead from me and you can tear the dash down in 20 or so minutes plug it in and you are done. if you have the controls on the wheel then the ipod will drive from there as well.

your call.

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this sounds great, but the pulling down of the dash is what im concerned about.

OK, i know see that the issue is replacing the top facia, which is not an issue when leaving the std deck. Thanks heaps.

panel and AC controller are the go to do it correctly. the A/C side of things is PART of the radio panel and as such it's not a moddable (new word -yay!) item. I can take photos (and have done so in the past.) but the question will still come up and I'l still answer it the same way :cool:

as for the parking issue - nup! these things spit gears due to age and heat. common ones are on the laser drive and as such it causes a chain reactiion taking everything in the direct path with it.

doing it cheaply, $320 + frieght will net the IPOD lead from me and you can tear the dash down in 20 or so minutes plug it in and you are done. if you have the controls on the wheel then the ipod will drive from there as well.

your call.

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as for the parking issue - nup! these things spit gears due to age and heat. common ones are on the laser drive and as such it causes a chain reactiion taking everything in the direct path with it.

I only said part of the reason... :blush:

These cars may given a good bounce around on their journey to Oz, much more so than the domestic sea journey between the Japanese islands.. Surely that might make some contribution to a weak head drive finally collapsing.. I had been told that this was why the CD/DVD heads are parked on the audios as part of the global industry leaving the factory check list...

So are these Nissan/Bose units worse than any other brand? Was it a fundimental design flaw? As the other parts of the units, radio, tape (yes I did use it once I found the stuffed CD) external CD changers etc. seem to work quite well.

And as for pulling down the dash... It really isn't so hard, once you read through that stuff on the G35.. Also gives you a chance to correct the "tiptronic" shift direction when you have the centre console out. :yes:

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this sounds great, but the pulling down of the dash is what im concerned about.

OK, i know see that the issue is replacing the top facia, which is not an issue when leaving the std deck. Thanks heaps.

so you follow now. its not that bad.

do you want me to send you a lead?. can have one there thurs morn :blush:

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I only said part of the reason... :blush:

These cars may given a good bounce around on their journey to Oz, much more so than the domestic sea journey between the Japanese islands.. Surely that might make some contribution to a weak head drive finally collapsing.. I had been told that this was why the CD/DVD heads are parked on the audios as part of the global industry leaving the factory check list...

true on NEW units. these things are at least 6 yrs old (they swapped the decks in 2004 and again in 2005.) before you get them. given most of these are 2001-2003 versions they are well and truly on the way out. the laser alone is not meant to live past 5 yrs.

So are these Nissan/Bose units worse than any other brand? Was it a fundimental design flaw? As the other parts of the units, radio, tape (yes I did use it once I found the stuffed CD) external CD changers etc. seem to work quite well.

they are FULL of flaws. there are design flaws in the PSU section for one. I dare say thats why nissan changed them late 2003 and again in nov 04. 3 units and 3 different mechs. the middle unit runs the same mech as a PN2541 (350Z radio) and that one suffers flaws as well. (electrical- they changed the design a LOT in those so they do not self destruct.) the 3rd revison they appeared to fix the electrical issue in them and a minor mechanical change from what I can see.

And as for pulling down the dash... It really isn't so hard, once you read through that stuff on the G35.. Also gives you a chance to correct the "tiptronic" shift direction when you have the centre console out. :yes:

correct. though the shifter is a matter of prefernce.

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now that i know whats involved i can tell the boss what the go is, as its her car, but id say she will be keen.

i know the shifter works in reverse to most cars but i like it.

true on NEW units. these things are at least 6 yrs old (they swapped the decks in 2004 and again in 2005.) before you get them. given most of these are 2001-2003 versions they are well and truly on the way out. the laser alone is not meant to live past 5 yrs.

they are FULL of flaws. there are design flaws in the PSU section for one. I dare say thats why nissan changed them late 2003 and again in nov 04. 3 units and 3 different mechs. the middle unit runs the same mech as a PN2541 (350Z radio) and that one suffers flaws as well. (electrical- they changed the design a LOT in those so they do not self destruct.) the 3rd revison they appeared to fix the electrical issue in them and a minor mechanical change from what I can see.

correct. though the shifter is a matter of prefernce.

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