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Hi guys is there a write up on how to remove the standard head unit in an M35? I've done searches but can't find anything. I've found some V35 write ups/videos but they don't seem right with the M35. They say to remove the silver panel where the clock is in a V and where the time and A/C display is in an M then remove the panel under the steering wheel and undo a couple of screws. Is this right for a Stagea? It doesn't seem right to me but hey I'm probably wrong.

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Glove box out, panel under steering wheel out, clock panel out, gear knob off, center console out, the two panels with pockets on either side of center console out.. i used the v35 youtube vid for guidance and got it pretty quick

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Just something I had trouble with, double check your harness before plugging it

DONT NOT GROUND THE RED/BLUE WIRE!!!! it is actually the cabin lights/parkers/tail lights!!!

I blew up the fuse by doing so with the harness I got.

Also, not sure if you got a metra kit for the double din conversion but make sure you have the air con control board as the oem one is most certainly just one big board shared with the stereo.

Had to take everything apart after I got one to install it and that's not something you want to do 3 times like I had to ;)

Just something I had trouble with, double check your harness before plugging it

DONT NOT GROUND THE RED/BLUE WIRE!!!! it is actually the cabin lights/parkers/tail lights!!!

I blew up the fuse by doing so with the harness I got.

Also, not sure if you got a metra kit for the double din conversion but make sure you have the air con control board as the oem one is most certainly just one big board shared with the stereo.

Had to take everything apart after I got one to install it and that's not something you want to do 3 times like I had to ;)

I'm not going double din, staying single din. Isn't the aircon separate to the stereo? I've only got a normal single din with gauges on top then I think aircon on top of that...

Got the head deck out and can see what you mean now. They should sell these at autobarn shouldn't they?

Also, what's outlined in the pic below I assume is the aux in? Does autobarn or similar sell an adapter to change what used to plug into that to a 3.5mm head phone jack for the aux in on new head deck?

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