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2007 Nissan Altima - Kenwood DDX371 install
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<blockquote data-quote="mail4youtoo" data-source="post: 8246096" data-attributes="member: 660052"><p>This is just a simple head unit install. I made a couple of modifications to make my life a little easier and I'm very happy with the way it came out.</p><p></p><p>I did a lot of research on stereo installs and asked many questions on multiple forums. I may have gone a little overboard with tools and items that I bought but I wanted to do this right.</p><p></p><p>I have a 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5S with factory ( non-Bose ) stereo with manual climate controls.</p><p></p><p>The AUX port on the front of my stereo was a little touchy and would crackle and hiss while listening to my Iphone which ****** on rough roads. The LCD display would act as if in slow motion when it was cold outside and fade out all together when it got to hot. I wanted something better!</p><p></p><p>I wanted a good but not to expensive double din stereo that</p><p></p><p>1 - I could sync my phone to for music and phone calls.</p><p></p><p>2 - Has USB support. I listen to audiobooks on long trips.</p><p></p><p>3 - Has a touch screen that I could customize to my liking.</p><p></p><p>4 - Has Pandora controls when synced to my phone.</p><p></p><p>5 - I could add to later if I wanted ( Sirius/XM , Amplifier )</p><p></p><p>I decided to go with a newer model Kenwood. The DDX371</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113DDX371/Kenwood-DDX371.html?showAll=N&amp;search=ddx371&amp;skipvs=T" target="_blank">Kenwood DDX371</a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/7NuVZssl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I ordered from Crutchfield and as such, the stereo came with the additional parts to install</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_142NN1642B/Nissan-Altima-In-dash-Receiver-Kit.html?tp=3121" target="_blank">Nissan Altima In-dash Receiver Kit</a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/AWuynZfl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120707552/Metra-70-7552-Receiver-Wire-Harness.html?tp=2977" target="_blank">The Metra 70-7552 Receiver Wire Harness</a> and <a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_12040NI12/Metra-40-NI12-Antenna-Adapter.html?tp=2569" target="_blank">Metra 40-NI12 Antenna Adapter</a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/LiWm5CNl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>I did not like the look of the Scosche dash kit. It was made of a dull black plastic which did not match my cars interior at all. That is when I decided to do some more research and found a few posts saying that you could get a factory NAV kit from Nissan. The part number is 68260-JA00A. This part will work ONLY if you have the manual climate controls.</p><p></p><p>I ordered mine from <a href="http://www.autopartscheaper.com/2006-2008-Nissan-Altima-Navigation-Installation-Ki-p/68260-ja00a.htm" target="_blank">autopartscheaper.com</a></p><p></p><p>It arrived in a Genuine Nissan parts box.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/vrQeTzEl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It may be hard to tell but the Nissan part is textured to match the cars interior perfectly</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/FedMjlol.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>I picked up a few other items such as panel removal tools, heatshrink, solder etc from Harbor Frieght.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/xbTZk8ms.jpg?1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/9tvVjyts.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/8druCp0s.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>I gathered up the materials and attempted to solder the wiring harness together.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/C1r2vuHl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I learned an interesting detail about myself. I can't solder to save my life. I got it all done but it was messy as hell. At least the heatshrink tubing covered most of it up.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/O8ELQtGl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I did not connect the orange 'illumination' wire as the stereo has adjustments of its own. I also connected the blue wire on the antenna adapter to the blue/white 'P CONT' wire from the Kenwood harness. After asking on a few forums I was told that the normal blue wire on a Kenwood harness may not supply a sufficient 12V.</p><p></p><p>Now to remove the factory stereo</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>There is a great video on Youtube for the removal of the factory radio here.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]djUg9jPSunM[/MEDIA] This video was very easy to follow and I have my factory radio out in a few minutes.</p><p>EDIT: I guess I can only include 10 pictures in my post so I will continue this install blog in a comment to this post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mail4youtoo, post: 8246096, member: 660052"] This is just a simple head unit install. I made a couple of modifications to make my life a little easier and I'm very happy with the way it came out. I did a lot of research on stereo installs and asked many questions on multiple forums. I may have gone a little overboard with tools and items that I bought but I wanted to do this right. I have a 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5S with factory ( non-Bose ) stereo with manual climate controls. The AUX port on the front of my stereo was a little touchy and would crackle and hiss while listening to my Iphone which ****** on rough roads. The LCD display would act as if in slow motion when it was cold outside and fade out all together when it got to hot. I wanted something better! I wanted a good but not to expensive double din stereo that 1 - I could sync my phone to for music and phone calls. 2 - Has USB support. I listen to audiobooks on long trips. 3 - Has a touch screen that I could customize to my liking. 4 - Has Pandora controls when synced to my phone. 5 - I could add to later if I wanted ( Sirius/XM , Amplifier ) I decided to go with a newer model Kenwood. The DDX371 [URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113DDX371/Kenwood-DDX371.html?showAll=N&search=ddx371&skipvs=T"]Kenwood DDX371[/URL] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7NuVZssl.jpg[/IMG] I ordered from Crutchfield and as such, the stereo came with the additional parts to install [URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_142NN1642B/Nissan-Altima-In-dash-Receiver-Kit.html?tp=3121"]Nissan Altima In-dash Receiver Kit[/URL] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AWuynZfl.jpg[/IMG] [URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120707552/Metra-70-7552-Receiver-Wire-Harness.html?tp=2977"]The Metra 70-7552 Receiver Wire Harness[/URL] and [URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_12040NI12/Metra-40-NI12-Antenna-Adapter.html?tp=2569"]Metra 40-NI12 Antenna Adapter[/URL] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/LiWm5CNl.jpg[/IMG] --- I did not like the look of the Scosche dash kit. It was made of a dull black plastic which did not match my cars interior at all. That is when I decided to do some more research and found a few posts saying that you could get a factory NAV kit from Nissan. The part number is 68260-JA00A. This part will work ONLY if you have the manual climate controls. I ordered mine from [URL="http://www.autopartscheaper.com/2006-2008-Nissan-Altima-Navigation-Installation-Ki-p/68260-ja00a.htm"]autopartscheaper.com[/URL] It arrived in a Genuine Nissan parts box. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vrQeTzEl.jpg[/IMG] It may be hard to tell but the Nissan part is textured to match the cars interior perfectly [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/FedMjlol.jpg[/IMG] --- I picked up a few other items such as panel removal tools, heatshrink, solder etc from Harbor Frieght. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/xbTZk8ms.jpg?1[/IMG][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9tvVjyts.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8druCp0s.jpg[/IMG] --- I gathered up the materials and attempted to solder the wiring harness together. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/C1r2vuHl.jpg[/IMG] I learned an interesting detail about myself. I can't solder to save my life. I got it all done but it was messy as hell. At least the heatshrink tubing covered most of it up. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/O8ELQtGl.jpg[/IMG] I did not connect the orange 'illumination' wire as the stereo has adjustments of its own. I also connected the blue wire on the antenna adapter to the blue/white 'P CONT' wire from the Kenwood harness. After asking on a few forums I was told that the normal blue wire on a Kenwood harness may not supply a sufficient 12V. Now to remove the factory stereo --- There is a great video on Youtube for the removal of the factory radio here. [MEDIA=youtube]djUg9jPSunM[/MEDIA] This video was very easy to follow and I have my factory radio out in a few minutes. EDIT: I guess I can only include 10 pictures in my post so I will continue this install blog in a comment to this post. [/QUOTE]
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