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2007 Nissan Altima - Kenwood DDX371 install
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<blockquote data-quote="mail4youtoo" data-source="post: 8246111" data-attributes="member: 660052"><p>Once the hole was cut I also had to remove the little 'ball' from the microphone so that I could feed the wire through.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/UECg86al.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I can NOT guarantee that this size hole will work with all microphones. However it was the perfect size for the Kenwood mic included with the DDX371</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/5BawbL7l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Now back out to the car</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>I wanted to feed the rear USB cable from the Kenwood down into the little cubby storage under the climate controls. This storage area has a door and allows me to access the USB cable easily. I did a little research on how to remove the storage compartment and it involved removing the gear shift knob and plate. I really did not want to rip the car apart anymore than I have already so I did a little searching.</p><p></p><p>I removed the passenger side kick panel</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/7BFhNPdl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Looking underneath I could see the side of the storage bin. There were a few wires in the way but I thought if I was careful, that I could drill a hole into the storage bin large enough to feed the USB cable through. I didn't want to use a power tool for this so I pieced together this.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/wysa4iql.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I believe it was a 3/4" spade. Using this I was able to drill the hole into the side</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/1dHRbYDl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It made a little bit of a mess but I am happy with it.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/BOUT9GXl.jpg?1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I was easily able to squeeze the USB cable into the storage bin.</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>After this point the rest of the install was easy. I just had to get everything back behind the new Kenwood and screw it all back into place.</p><p></p><p>I grounded the black ( ground ) wire and the green 'parking brake' wire to the frame by attaching the wires to the 2 top screws that hold the stereo in the dash.</p><p></p><p>The only thing left to do was reconnect the battery and play with my new Kenwood stereo =)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/CbaHbAZl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mail4youtoo, post: 8246111, member: 660052"] Once the hole was cut I also had to remove the little 'ball' from the microphone so that I could feed the wire through. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/UECg86al.jpg[/IMG] I can NOT guarantee that this size hole will work with all microphones. However it was the perfect size for the Kenwood mic included with the DDX371 [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5BawbL7l.jpg[/IMG] Now back out to the car --- I wanted to feed the rear USB cable from the Kenwood down into the little cubby storage under the climate controls. This storage area has a door and allows me to access the USB cable easily. I did a little research on how to remove the storage compartment and it involved removing the gear shift knob and plate. I really did not want to rip the car apart anymore than I have already so I did a little searching. I removed the passenger side kick panel [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7BFhNPdl.jpg[/IMG] Looking underneath I could see the side of the storage bin. There were a few wires in the way but I thought if I was careful, that I could drill a hole into the storage bin large enough to feed the USB cable through. I didn't want to use a power tool for this so I pieced together this. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wysa4iql.jpg[/IMG] I believe it was a 3/4" spade. Using this I was able to drill the hole into the side [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1dHRbYDl.jpg[/IMG] It made a little bit of a mess but I am happy with it. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/BOUT9GXl.jpg?1[/IMG] I was easily able to squeeze the USB cable into the storage bin. --- After this point the rest of the install was easy. I just had to get everything back behind the new Kenwood and screw it all back into place. I grounded the black ( ground ) wire and the green 'parking brake' wire to the frame by attaching the wires to the 2 top screws that hold the stereo in the dash. The only thing left to do was reconnect the battery and play with my new Kenwood stereo =) [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/CbaHbAZl.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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