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My CD player has jammed, and I also need a band extender for my radio. I've been told I should just replace the stereo system. However, I want the console to remain looking the same. I am unfamiliar with putting new sound systems in a car, and I figure they are all different shapes and sizes, and that my centre console will need to be cut to make it fit, and thus losing the buttons it currently has. Can someone explain to me how it works, or post pictures of your aftermarket stereo so I can see how one would look?

My CD player has jammed, and I also need a band extender for my radio. I've been told I should just replace the stereo system. However, I want the console to remain looking the same. I am unfamiliar with putting new sound systems in a car, and I figure they are all different shapes and sizes, and that my centre console will need to be cut to make it fit, and thus losing the buttons it currently has. Can someone explain to me how it works, or post pictures of your aftermarket stereo so I can see how one would look?

Quick shot of mine when it was in Japan post-52513-0-51869100-1313743839_thumb.jpg

You will need one of these http://www.ebay.com....=item2eb73e308e

This was just a quick search on ebay.. you can search elsewhere. :thumbsup:

Get the genuine nissan parts if you can, those aftermarket ones aren't much chop. I got one from the states for my V35 and it was around $400 or something like that delivered.

I must be using the wrong plcae in japan to get mine. the controller is worth more than that.

Yeh im not sure chris i paid around $350 i think for mine when i got it, it was from an infiniti dealer in the states that has an E Bay store link is below to his store he has a few of the AC controllers up for 150 + postage USD

http://myworld.ebay.com.au/grubbsperformance/&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2754

I must be using the wrong plcae in japan to get mine. the controller is worth more than that.

I got it from an Infinti dealer on ebay. Riverside if memory serves me correctly.

Edited by omp

I had already fitted a pair of Alpine amps in place of the std amp, and some decent speakers, which improved the overall sound,

i then picked up a top range Alpine head unit for a very good price, so rather than try and bodge up a single din into the factory

Bose slot,

So i decided to move the DVD/nav unit by elongating the wiring loom, as i wanted to keep the use of the factory screen

for my reversing camera and TV, and fit the HU there, a bit of a mission, but the result is neat and works very well, with far better sound quality as a result.

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