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Installing/fitting Head Unit Into A R34

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peteness Apprentice

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Hi all im about to buy a new headunit/mp3 to be fitted in my r34 but i notice how my dash isnt line up straight as how normal headunits are?

i cant really expalin it so heres a pic (look at the left side of the tape plater is straight while the right side is slanted)

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im just wondering will any headunit fit on nicely or will it have a gap on the right side ??

RANDY Veteran

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I recken with the aftermarket HU surround plate, you could fibreglass it to the right size? Might want to get a pro to do it for you... i'm not sure how much it would cost, but it's not a huge piece of work.

Chris Rogers Grand Master

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acutally a different panel will fix that. see if you can find another R34 with the 'normal' radio in it and grab the VIN. run dow to nissan and get teh right part.

never seen that unit - what version 34? (chassis code pls.)

peteness Apprentice

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yeh my car is a bit different, it has the DVD/TV/GPS system stuff *which doesnt work in aust WHAT THE POINT!* lol

comes wif a screen instead of the 3 gauges i iwll chekc up for u later to cold to go outside =P

bought it at a dealer thoguht the in das screen would work but they did wat they do best BULL ShT! abt fixing it

Howie Grand Master

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Mines setup exactly the same way. Cassette underneath, climate control in the middle, and tv headunit up top.

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Unfortunately you're going to have to make your own bezel like I did. I'm still not happy with mine and going to redo it in carbon fibre.

satanic Grand Master

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The way that is set up is for the R34s that came out with the TV Screen instead of the Triple Gauge Cluster...

Howie; your car would have had the TV Screen on top - I'm assuming you have replaced it with the gauge pod (from the looks of it anyway)

Peteness; you can either remove the TV screen and put the triple gauges in like Howie; or you can rig the TV Screen up to another DVD player of some sort and watch stuff off it :)

You have PM.

satanic Grand Master

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^^ that is correct... this is because the centre console of the R34 flares outwards as you go up like this: \ /

The climate control would need to be wider to fit in the new position if you were to incorporate the double DIN space.

If anyone can get the fascia for the double DIN space; or the part number from Nissan that would be awesome; I will love you! Every time I've tried to get the part number; I've failed miserably~

Howie Grand Master

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Howie; your car would have had the TV Screen on top - I'm assuming you have replaced it with the gauge pod (from the looks of it anyway)

The previous owner replaced it, i even found a boat load of diversity antenna gear still in the boot.

satanic, isn't the part no# in the japanese manual ? That thing has nearly everything in there lol.

sewid Grand Master

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This is the reason you shouldn't buy an R34 with navigation in it :(

You can get the replacement aircon control unit from Yahoo auctions and rip out the navigation system. You will also need the centre console front fascia also available on the auction site.

This is what it's supposed to look like:

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sewid Grand Master

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^^ that is correct... this is because the centre console of the R34 flares outwards as you go up like this: \ /

The climate control would need to be wider to fit in the new position if you were to incorporate the double DIN space.

If anyone can get the fascia for the double DIN space; or the part number from Nissan that would be awesome; I will love you! Every time I've tried to get the part number; I've failed miserably~

Well according to FAST its the part highlighted in red in this image.

If that's the right part then the part number is 68260-AA400. It's called a LID-CLUSTER...

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