I need help with aftermarket radio.
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I need help with aftermarket radio.
I want to install an aftermarket radio in my 04 350Z but because it has a Bose system its not simple. Can someone help me out with what I need to install a radio, things like harnesses and install kits. And what kind of radio should I get anyway?
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Hello, and welcome. A moderator kindly moved your thread to the correct forum.
Now... you are in the area where you begin searching for answers to your question. Do a thorough Search here (this will require some amount of effort on your part), and then ask more specific questions.
--Spike
Now... you are in the area where you begin searching for answers to your question. Do a thorough Search here (this will require some amount of effort on your part), and then ask more specific questions.
--Spike
Couple of hints:
- Get a kit from Metra or Scosche
- Get a Nissan Harness from Metra or Scosche
- wire up the harness as RCA outputs from the deck
- Make sure you hook up the remote amp turn on wire
Seacrh for more details!
- Get a kit from Metra or Scosche
- Get a Nissan Harness from Metra or Scosche
- wire up the harness as RCA outputs from the deck
- Make sure you hook up the remote amp turn on wire
Seacrh for more details!
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Yea I'm sure its here for me to find but I'm new to forums but thanks. I heard that the Bose system is a lil more complicated do to the factory amp. The head unit is up to me though right? I was told by someone that a JVC is the best choice to go with do to the Bose system.
Yea I'm sure its here for me to find but I'm new to forums but thanks. I heard that the Bose system is a lil more complicated do to the factory amp. The head unit is up to me though right? I was told by someone that a JVC is the best choice to go with do to the Bose system.
Please look at Pioneer, JVC, Kenwood, Alpine and whatever is left of Eclipse. Sony, Jensen, Clarion and Panasonic can all go eat a bag of penises as far as I'm concerned.
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I think Eclipse and Clarion made mistakes selecting distributors that would adhere to their SRP structure. I think that has been detrimental to these companies and the sale of their products.
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Does this comment extend to Clarion's single-din H/U's? I like these units.
I think Eclipse and Clarion made mistakes selecting distributors that would adhere to their SRP structure. I think that has been detrimental to these companies and the sale of their products.
--Spike
I think Eclipse and Clarion made mistakes selecting distributors that would adhere to their SRP structure. I think that has been detrimental to these companies and the sale of their products.
--Spike
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Clarion and Eclipse make great single-din H/U’s that deliver excellent sound and have good features.
My opinion is both companies tried to maintain exclusivity and a high-end reputation by selling through small shops that maintained the products’ and manufacturers’ SRP (i.e., no discounting). The idea was small-shop Professional Installers did a better job providing the customer with the right solution.
That might seem like a good plan on the surface; however, the respective companies cannot control Internet sales and eBay offerings with steep discounts no matter how hard they try to do this (notice all the warnings about “grey market” sales, warranty denials, etc.). The result is small shops, who thought they had an exclusive product, end up competing with sales of the same unit for much less $$’s.
Clarion makes an attempt to fill this sales gap by providing cheap OEM H/U’s to some car manufacturers (Nissan is an example). My opinion is that this path is a mistake since the buyer ultimately determines the brand of their factory unit (it’s not on the “outside,” but stamped somewhere on the” inside” when you pull the junk and replace it), and then has a low opinion of the manufacturer because it’s such a low quality. I believe that Eclipse refuses to do this.
The following is very arguable…
As I said, this is very arguable, and it’s not my intention to solicit a bunch of emotional responses. But then again… a bunch of emotional responses aimed at supporting a favorite are always entertaining…
--Spike
My opinion is both companies tried to maintain exclusivity and a high-end reputation by selling through small shops that maintained the products’ and manufacturers’ SRP (i.e., no discounting). The idea was small-shop Professional Installers did a better job providing the customer with the right solution.
That might seem like a good plan on the surface; however, the respective companies cannot control Internet sales and eBay offerings with steep discounts no matter how hard they try to do this (notice all the warnings about “grey market” sales, warranty denials, etc.). The result is small shops, who thought they had an exclusive product, end up competing with sales of the same unit for much less $$’s.
Clarion makes an attempt to fill this sales gap by providing cheap OEM H/U’s to some car manufacturers (Nissan is an example). My opinion is that this path is a mistake since the buyer ultimately determines the brand of their factory unit (it’s not on the “outside,” but stamped somewhere on the” inside” when you pull the junk and replace it), and then has a low opinion of the manufacturer because it’s such a low quality. I believe that Eclipse refuses to do this.
The following is very arguable…
- If I were buying a single-din H/U (at an intermediate price), I would go with Eclipse, Clarion, or Alpine
- If I were buying a double-din device with an LCD screen, I would go with Kenwood or Alpine.
As I said, this is very arguable, and it’s not my intention to solicit a bunch of emotional responses. But then again… a bunch of emotional responses aimed at supporting a favorite are always entertaining…
--Spike
Clarion and Eclipse make great single-din H/U’s that deliver excellent sound and have good features.
My opinion is both companies tried to maintain exclusivity and a high-end reputation by selling through small shops that maintained the products’ and manufacturers’ SRP (i.e., no discounting). The idea was small-shop Professional Installers did a better job providing the customer with the right solution.
That might seem like a good plan on the surface; however, the respective companies cannot control Internet sales and eBay offerings with steep discounts no matter how hard they try to do this (notice all the warnings about “grey market” sales, warranty denials, etc.). The result is small shops, who thought they had an exclusive product, end up competing with sales of the same unit for much less $$’s.
Clarion makes an attempt to fill this sales gap by providing cheap OEM H/U’s to some car manufacturers (Nissan is an example). My opinion is that this path is a mistake since the buyer ultimately determines the brand of their factory unit (it’s not on the “outside,” but stamped somewhere on the” inside” when you pull the junk and replace it), and then has a low opinion of the manufacturer because it’s such a low quality. I believe that Eclipse refuses to do this.
The following is very arguable…
As I said, this is very arguable, and it’s not my intention to solicit a bunch of emotional responses. But then again… a bunch of emotional responses aimed at supporting a favorite are always entertaining…
--Spike
My opinion is both companies tried to maintain exclusivity and a high-end reputation by selling through small shops that maintained the products’ and manufacturers’ SRP (i.e., no discounting). The idea was small-shop Professional Installers did a better job providing the customer with the right solution.
That might seem like a good plan on the surface; however, the respective companies cannot control Internet sales and eBay offerings with steep discounts no matter how hard they try to do this (notice all the warnings about “grey market” sales, warranty denials, etc.). The result is small shops, who thought they had an exclusive product, end up competing with sales of the same unit for much less $$’s.
Clarion makes an attempt to fill this sales gap by providing cheap OEM H/U’s to some car manufacturers (Nissan is an example). My opinion is that this path is a mistake since the buyer ultimately determines the brand of their factory unit (it’s not on the “outside,” but stamped somewhere on the” inside” when you pull the junk and replace it), and then has a low opinion of the manufacturer because it’s such a low quality. I believe that Eclipse refuses to do this.
The following is very arguable…
- If I were buying a single-din H/U (at an intermediate price), I would go with Eclipse, Clarion, or Alpine
- If I were buying a double-din device with an LCD screen, I would go with Kenwood or Alpine.
As I said, this is very arguable, and it’s not my intention to solicit a bunch of emotional responses. But then again… a bunch of emotional responses aimed at supporting a favorite are always entertaining…
--Spike
As far as Eclipse goes, they announced a few weeks ago that they would not be dealing with car audio on a consumer level anymore. Fujitsu ten will still be continuing with OEM systems though.
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