My stereo install (with pictures)
09-28-2011, 11:35 PM
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Sorry for the late response, but I haven't had a chance to log onto forums this past few days.
You can still get new units off ebay. That is where I got mine. I haven't found a Nak office in North America, but Nakamichi Asia has been very helpful with all my requests and questions so far.
I didn't use the stock fader, I bypassed it. I will put up some wiring diagrams tomorrow.
@ saifhaq great job on the install, you are the first i have seen that incorporated the stock fader, i don't know anything about the stock radio wiring so could you put pictures up of the wire diagram as complete as possible ( battery to the back of the stereo) mine is hackedd horribly, not even using the fader, and i have so many extra wires that i want to get rid of, i just don't know which go to the fader.
10-01-2011, 02:45 AM
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@ saifhaq great job on the install, you are the first i have seen that incorporated the stock fader, i don't know anything about the stock radio wiring so could you put pictures up of the wire diagram as complete as possible ( battery to the back of the stereo) mine is hackedd horribly, not even using the fader, and i have so many extra wires that i want to get rid of, i just don't know which go to the fader.
The Crutchfield harness is the way to go. The reverse power connector is fairly hard to otherwise find, and the kit also includes the all-important 2-pin DIN connectors for the speakers. Even if you don't buy your stereo from Crutchfield, you can still buy the kit from them for a few dollars.
Note: After reading so many stories of hacked up stereo wiring, it gave me the impetus to write the 944 Stereo FAQ. I have gotten a lot of email over the years thanking me for the FAQ. So hopefully this has saved at least some of you from having to deal with hacked up wiring. Here is the latest version of the FAQ (sorry it hasn't been updated in a while...):
http://reality.sgiweb.org/wws/stereo_faq.html
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10-01-2011, 09:31 PM
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JL Audio. beefy, sound good and very VERY expensive. R-Foz. beefy, sound good and way less expensive. gotz me these oversized RFs stuffed in and behind the doors. with the subwoofer added the system is so damn loud, i'm quite certain it offends God.
