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Hi all,

My cousin has recently purchased a 1999 Nissan Maxima A32 30GV with 222,xxx km for a great price.

The car is 100% stock and mechanically A1. However it has some annoying electrical issues (which we used for bargaining).

1. The remote central locking does not seem to be working. Central locking seems to work fine if we use the actual key to lock/unlock the doors. The original owner told us the remote function stopped working recently and suggested the fix is as easy as changing the battery (CR2025) in the remote. We have put a new battery in the remote (tried both directions) - Still doesn't work. Any suggestions before we go and get someone to install a new central locking system etc?

2. The stock radio seems to forget station memory and sound quality is very tinny and weak - it sounds crap. We have tried adjusting bass and treble settings - No difference. To the best of my knowledge I thought these cars have "premium" sound. Is there any other possible settings or connectors we may need to change/tweak or do we just change the head unit?

3. The electronic in cabin boot release does not seem to work. We can hear a clicking sound in the boot. We also tried adjusting the cancel tab in the boot - makes no difference.

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Hi all,

My cousin has recently purchased a 1999 Nissan Maxima A32 30GV with 222,xxx km for a great price.

The car is 100% stock and mechanically A1. However it has some annoying electrical issues (which we used for bargaining).

1. The remote central locking does not seem to be working. Central locking seems to work fine if we use the actual key to lock/unlock the doors. The original owner told us the remote function stopped working recently and suggested the fix is as easy as changing the battery (CR2025) in the remote. We have put a new battery in the remote (tried both directions) - Still doesn't work. Any suggestions before we go and get someone to install a new central locking system etc?

the remotes on those are prone to dying. they are available new from nissan but require programming. that is the easier option as those cars had remote alarms on them as standard and adding another remote unit over the top of the existing will cause hassles.

2. The stock radio seems to forget station memory and sound quality is very tinny and weak - it sounds crap. We have tried adjusting bass and treble settings - No difference. To the best of my knowledge I thought these cars have "premium" sound. Is there any other possible settings or connectors we may need to change/tweak or do we just change the head unit?

does it have the eurovox radio (long display that runs across the radio) or the clarion one (display on left side) the eurovox is crap. given the age of the car I would replace all of the speakers as they would be dry rotted by now. 6'5" front and rear.

3. The electronic in cabin boot release does not seem to work. We can hear a clicking sound in the boot. We also tried adjusting the cancel tab in the boot - makes no difference.

Cheers

they had a lock out on them the only way to open it was with the key. if that IS the case look at where the catch is on the car. you will see a tab that pokes out at 90 deg - pull that UP and check the electric release.

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Thanks Chris.

Regarding the remote - Is it worth getting a genuine nissan item or an after market remote we can program ourselves eg. http://www.amazon.co...s/dp/B003RB63EQ

The headunit seems to be a Clarion (pic attached)

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yes there is. the round clarion item runs the 4 speakers. it has a bit of grunt and that also tells me that you have the clarion tape radio with the external 6cd in there. if you wnat to keep it looking stock I sell Ipod patches for those decks.

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Thanks Chris.

Regarding the remote - Is it worth getting a genuine nissan item or an after market remote we can program ourselves eg. http://www.amazon.co...s/dp/B003RB63EQ

The headunit seems to be a Clarion (pic attached)

get the correct one for the car FORGET going aftermarket.

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You are spot on. The surrounds of the speakers are gone, no wonder why the sound is terrible.

My cousin plans to keep the stock HU. He also figured out how to store stations. He doesn't want to spend too much, as he just wants something that is decent for day-to-day (he isn't a car enthusiast). He is looking at just "drop in replacements" what's your opinion on Pioneer TS-G1644R or any other speakers in that ball park price range? Or is he better off saving for better speakers? I'll tell him about your iPod connectors - I'm sure it's something he wants.

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Hi Chris, it seems the head unit is actually stuffed - it seems the stations get "dropped" randomly and seems to just shutoff randomly if it has been on for long periods of time. The CD player also seems to no longer play CDs even genuine CDs.

Do you have any recommendations for replacement HU? (he is looking at either clarion fz709 or cz309)

Is it worth the effort with keeping the external factory Clarion amp?

Any recommended installers in Melbourne?

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