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Ive been looking at buying a Stagea for over 18 months now, and I finally bit the bullet and purchased one (was advertised on SAU also) and it drives like a dream.

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Im currently attempting to source new springs (possibly coilovers) to raise the ride height and make it more managable. With that taken care of, I'm curious about finding out how some of the electronics work and what can be done with them (if anything).

To that end, what can be done with the existing 'audio' system in my car? Im fairly sure it was an aftermarket kit that has been fitted, it isnt a popup system.

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The Sat nav system associated with it is a Panasonic CN-HD9000

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and the headunit is an Alpine DVA-9860J

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Im not sure if these are antennas for the systems or not, but both rear side windows have identical wire configurations on the inside.

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and on the windscreen...

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It also has what looks to be a microphone..

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There is some sort of Car Security system, the car is fitted with an immobaliser however other than that I dont know what specifics of it are. This unit on the dash has an antenna though?

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Just throwing this out there for ideas, if anyone knows what can be done with the existing stuff it'd be great ;)

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euroequip Enthusiast

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Welcome mate,

Looks like you got the one with the bride seats and nismo options. Very nice looking vehicle.

Unfortunately I am quiet new to Stagea myself so Ill let some of the more knowledgeable people chime in.

Jetwreck Grand Master

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look's like a good buy....welcome!

What state are you in?....best bet is to get in contact with Chris Rogers.....I'm sure he'll be able to help you out on your all your electrical needs.

@Chris. If you read this I haven't forgotten about you....been away camping.

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KiwiRS4T Grand Master

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Regarding the supension - it may be height adjustable as it doesn't look stock. Alternatively someone wanting to lower their car may swap with you. have a good look at it and if you don't know what it is get someone to identify it.

Dunc Mentor

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Welcome mate,

Looks like you got the one with the bride seats and nismo options. Very nice looking vehicle.

Unfortunately I am quiet new to Stagea myself so Ill let some of the more knowledgeable people chime in.

Cheers mate! Yeah the Recaro's are the most comfortable seats Ive ever sat in, super happy with them :)

look's like a good buy....welcome!

What state are you in?....best bet is to get in contact with Chris Rogers.....I'm sure he'll be able to help you out on your all your electrical needs.

Ta!

I've seen his name thrown about a little, Im just in the process of getting my post count up so I can PM him to discuss some of it too - thought I might as well throw it out to the general community for feedback and discussion first though. Im in Adelaide though, so I dont know how easy it'll be for him personally to work on it but he might be able to suggest some people if I need work done :D

Regarding the supension - it may be height adjustable as it doesn't look stock. Alternatively someone wanting to lower their car may swap with you. have a good look at it and if you don't know what it is get someone to identify it.

Pretty sure its not height adjustable, I took it down to Jap Motorsport and that was their first thought, they had a gander and confirmed that it looks like lowered springs. If someone else wanted to swap their stock springs for mine I'd be happy to trade them though!

Tommy Kaira RL Mentor

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If your not far from Parafield area I can show you the set up in my wifes m35. It has a dvd and aussie digital tv, front mount cameras and dual headrests. And Id like to see how your set up works.

dirtyRS4 Grand Master

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As I stated a couple of days ago. This was a good buy.

Plenty of info from the M35 fellas for elctrics, xnavi, gps, tv language converters etc.

How is it on boost with the high flow, any dyno results?

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Dunc Mentor

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If your not far from Parafield area I can show you the set up in my wifes m35. It has a dvd and aussie digital tv, front mount cameras and dual headrests. And Id like to see how your set up works.

Im near Magill, definitely keen to see what else can be done though. My system does have a reversing camera, and it works an absolute treat.

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I saw that one for sale and wanted the wing :) it really sets em apart from the others.

great buy! looks like alot of aftermarket stereo and navi unit in there! you might actually be able to get that navi to work.. unlike all of us with the factory system..

congrats on the buy!!

Dunc Mentor

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As I stated a couple of days ago. This was a good buy.

Plenty of info from the M35 fellas for elctrics, xnavi, gps, tv language converters etc.

How is it on boost with the high flow, any dyno results?

I think this system is a little bit different to the standard xnavi system, but I think I saw a V35 with the same setup on here some time ago; I'll chase that guy down and see if he was ever able to do much with it too :merli:

I dont think it's ever seen a dyno. Its the first turbo I've owned, but I've test driven two other Stageas for comparison in the past month; I'd say the boost comes in at about ~2750 and stays on till gear change - nice solid delivery, feels like it peaks at about 3500-4000.

I saw that one for sale and wanted the wing :) it really sets em apart from the others.

great buy! looks like alot of aftermarket stereo and navi unit in there! you might actually be able to get that navi to work.. unlike all of us with the factory system..

congrats on the buy!!

Cheers mate :) Im a fan of the wing too ;) its just a little cheeky one but I agree that it really sets the whole back end off. Fingers crossed we can suss out something with the stereo/navi, time & Chris Rogers will tell ;)

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If you didnt know, the microphone is likely connected to the headunit for bluetooth hands free, my headunit has it too. Comes in useful.

Yeah? Hrm.. Will have to give that a go!

edit How'd you enable yours Brian? I went through all the options in the menu on the screen, where two options presented themselves I tried each one - and after making each alteration I scanned for bluetooth devices on my phone but never found any. Any thoughs? ;)

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There is one of these units in the v series section for sale the microphone is for voice activated commands for the gps. Check out the guy has some good photos of the backs of units looks like you could connect up another player. If you want to have a look at my m35 my number is in my sig

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Yeah? Hrm.. Will have to give that a go!

edit How'd you enable yours Brian? I went through all the options in the menu on the screen, where two options presented themselves I tried each one - and after making each alteration I scanned for bluetooth devices on my phone but never found any. Any thoughs? ;)

With my unit it's basically just press a button on the headunit, connect to it with the phone and it's done.

There is one of these units in the v series section for sale the microphone is for voice activated commands for the gps. Check out the guy has some good photos of the backs of units looks like you could connect up another player. If you want to have a look at my m35 my number is in my sig

I guess that answers that question, lol

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look's like a good buy....welcome!

What state are you in?....best bet is to get in contact with Chris Rogers.....I'm sure he'll be able to help you out on your all your electrical needs.

@Chris. If you read this I haven't forgotten about you....been away camping.

craig,

no biggie. been a bit busy myself.

regarding the audio system in there - find a trash can - pull it up to the car and dump all of that in it. the alpine unit is region locked and old. the panasonic navi is useless. screen could be reused but its really not worth dicking with.

alarm - depends on what it is. if youcan see a rats nest when you yank the lower dash I'd suggest replacing it before it strands you..

shame you are not brissy based I regularly work on these things..

Dunc Mentor

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regarding the audio system in there - find a trash can - pull it up to the car and dump all of that in it. the alpine unit is region locked and old. the panasonic navi is useless. screen could be reused but its really not worth dicking with.

alarm - depends on what it is. if youcan see a rats nest when you yank the lower dash I'd suggest replacing it before it strands you..

shame you are not brissy based I regularly work on these things..

All of it useless? Rats. I was hoping some might be at least partially okay to update/re-flash, ah well I guess thats how it goes. I'll leave it be for the time being though, mostly because the reversing camera is handy :)

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