kosta157

that wire harness will also work for the bose set-up, i put mine in about a week ago and got a music keg as well, sounds better with the kenwood then it did with stock and as for playing mp3 off of dvd discs it will not it only says disc error, it will read burnt dvd's though.

dkny_boi

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Nice... that's exactly what i needed to know. I plan on getting a music keg as well... just the smaller capacity one. Which one do you have and how do you like it?

ACP

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Fits good on the radio, but on in the dash
I sand it down till it would fit
But the trim is flat, and the dash is curved, so it doesn't fit righ, plus it is't wide enough (gap)

I am going to get the Metra kit today, and see if I can shape that to fit, or use both

dkny_boi
The Metra 80-7550 Kit is for Nissan 95-Up, so yes, will fit your z

ACP

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Did you try Both dvd-r and dvd+r ?

Bahraini350Z

Sorry, got in late!! But does it fit in the indash nav space!! And will the nav door be there or does need removing??

kosta157

i got the 10gig HD i find it more then enough for me.
I used a dvd+R but i am almost 100% sure it can't read any mp3 off of dvd discs i don't think any monitor combo can read it either with the exception of the kvt915dvd

Phatmitzu

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Alright, I'll look into it. Thanks

Dude, you did such a nicer job drilling those holes...mine was re-drilled...then re-drilled...then re-drilled

LOL, and I totally dig that factory face plate cover idea. Very clever. Very cool.

FLdrifter

please keep us updated.
How big is the gap? Did you take a photo?

THANKS !!!

ACP

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Sure, here is some photos
I ended up just using the metra kit..

HaNkYs_Z

ACP, where can I get the metra kit and how much? thanks

toykilla

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I just hardwired the harnesses together and ran all the power and ground to one location. There are two plugs for the radio. The metra doesn not come with the second plug and u will be doing hardwiring anyways.

For those interested my Step-by-step tutorial on the installation is here:

Head Unit Install

For confirmation: YES you can burn mps's onto DVD-R and it works fine (4.7gigs!!). I have mine sorted into folders. My only complaint is the shuffle feature does not work between folders and will only shuffle within a folder.

I am using Ritek Ridata 4.7gb DVD-R discs. You can buy these 50/25$ on newegg.com. I use a Pioneer-107 burner and burn these at 8x with no problem.

dkny_boi

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ACP... that metra kit actually looks pretty good. I'd be happy with that fit personally. You didn't have to modify it all correct? Coz i noticed it has that nice curve in the middle to match the curved part of the dash

Also, thanks toykilla for posting that step-by-step... it's very informative

toykilla

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you are welcome

mudger

O SWEET, the only thing i was dreading about the install was having to solder and tape every WIRE! THAT IS PLUG AND PLAY I assume it comes with the kenwood and just plugs into your stock nissan harness? ToyKillA: u mention that u will have to hardwire n e ways. R u speaking about the power and ground? if so where would i wire those too if i were to use the METRA kit. SORRY for the questions just dont want to screw up my baby

ACP

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I got my from a local stereo shop
It comes with 2 trim plates
1 is for a single din, and the lower part has a compartment
the other is 2 single dins with a small piece in the middle
I just used that one, and cut the piece off
I let them keep the rest, so they just charged me $5
But you can buy the Metra kit on eBay, or local shop

mudger
If you go back one page, you will see the 2 wiring harness to get
If you buy these, there is no soldering needed, and just 1 wire to cut (black wire / ground on the Nissan metra wiring harness)
You just need to run power, and ground (as the stock z wiring harness doesn't have a ground)

The fuse in toykilla picture, is the Accessory Kenwood wiring harness #2, that comes with the Kenwood
Yellow I ran to the battery (with another fuse)
The Green is the parking wire
And the black is ground
I wired the Green, Black, and Black from the Nissan Metra harness togeter in 1 end of a but connector, and the other end to ground.
I grounded it to the ground used by the stock gauges.

mudger

OUI sounds confusing. Maybe i will just let a shop do it for me. Anyone know n e good shops around Riverside/LA?

FLdrifter

ACP ! Looks terrific ! Thanks for all the photos! The metra kit looks good.
..........ps what in the world is up with your triple guagle cluster? WTF? And what is in your nav slot?

Toykilla, thanks again for your input!

FLdrifter

Cool, what software are you using to create the DVD-R's ??
Thanks!

FLdrifter

Thanks again!
Really looks good............
.......................................
.........How does it sound?
What are your impressions?

toykilla

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I use the latest version of Nero to create DVD's