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u/alexsgocart · 1 pointr/Nissan

I have always wanted to have a "smart" radio. My parents have always owned various Pioneer, Kenwood, and Sony radio decks, but they always had their cons to them (clunky OS, different type of touch screens that suck, lack of features, very expensive $800-$2000), useless features, etc.). I wanted something that runs Android 6.0+. I thought about using iPads, but I didn't want to waste a bunch of money for something that is going to be used in my car only. I wanted a budget friendly "smart" radio. That is when I found the perfect tablet, the Nexus 7 2013. Cheap, powerful, Android 6, compact, somewhat thin and small, and best part, it fits in a double-din radio deck.

After finding various projects that people have used, I decided to order a bunch of stuff from Amazon (everything was bought with Prime) and see if I could get this to work. It took about 3 weeks to work out all the bugs, but it runs perfect now. I never found anyone that did this mod in a Nissan Pathfinder, so that was difficult going on my own, reading various wiring diagrams and getting power, sound and steering wheel controls to work. After lots of testing each wire, and lots of trial and errors, everything is working how I want it too.

Questions that people have asked me that I can remember on the top of my head:


Q: How do you turn the tablet on and off if the power button is blocked?

A: Easy, with Timur's Kernel, and the USB car charger hooked up to the accessory power, when I turn my key on/start my car, the tablet detects power from the USB, which wakes the screen/powers on. (ELI5: there are 2 power sources in your radio, a constant 12 volt power, and an accessory key power. So when you turn the key to ACC or ON, it gives power to the tablet, but when you turn the key off, it takes away power from the USB port.)

Q: How does it hold up in the wonderful California heat?

A: Shockingly very well. It hasn't given me any issues in ~95F (+35C) degree weather. There was a day where it was 115F (46C) degrees outside, and that is when the tablet finally said NOPE and started locking up and freezing due to the ridiculous heat. After running my AC for a few minutes, it cooled the tablet down to reasonable temperature and ran normally again. When my car is parked, I have a windshield sun shade that helps a ton with keeping the sun off my black/gray dash, and/or microfiber towels over the screen to keep the sun off. If it's super hot, I just take the tablet/radio/air conditioner part out of my car and bring it inside (not that hard to remove).

Q: How do you control the volume?

A: With the JoyCon EXC, it translates either CAN, IBUS, resistive, or digital steering wheel control signals, to USB keyboard signals that the tablet can see. I have the Joycon setup to have Volume UP/DOWN, Screen ON/OFF, PAUSE/PLAY, and PREVIOUS/NEXT. Click here for more information.

Q: How do you listen to the radio/music?

A: Spotify Premium. While I can spend ~$10 on a radio antenna to USB to listen to over-the-air radio stations, I never listen to the radio. When I had my old stock radio, I never listened to the radio part. I always used my 3.5mm jack to plug in my phone for Spotify. Great perk about being a broke college student is getting 50% off Spotify Premium.

Q: Can you/do you watch TV or movies on it while you drive?

A: I can, but I don't. Pay attention to the freakin' road.

Q: How do you get internet on it since it's a WiFi version?

A: I use my Bluetooth hotspot on my phone to get internet for Waze, Google Maps, etc. I can also use the WiFi hotspot, but that uses more power. I can drive from California to Idaho running Waze the whole way and it uses about ~300MB of data.

Q: Can you make phone calls with it?

A: This has been something I have been trying, but have not had success with yet. I use an app called [TabletTalk] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apdroid.tabtalk&hl=en), but it doesn't push the microphone/sound through the tablet. I gave up on this since I have a Samsung Gear 2 Neo smartwatch that has a microphone/speaker on it. Some day I will explore with this more.

Q: How do you power your speakers if you removed the radio?

A: I lucked out big time with this issue because my Nissan Pathfinder has the Bose System built in. That means that there's an amplifier already installed that powers the speakers. So the tablet sends the sound to the Behringer UCA202 DAC, that then converts to a 3.5mm headphone jack that then splits into the Left Front/Rear, Right Front/Rear, and dual subwoofer channels that go to the car wiring harness that then goes to the amp. This saves me hundreds of dollars. For vehicles without a stock amplifier that rely on the radio for power, that is when you will need to buy an amplifier to power the speakers. My 12 inch subwoofer also plugs into the DAC and works perfectly.

Q: I see the reverse camera, how did you get that to work with the tablet? How does the tablet know when you are in reverse?

A: There were 2 ways to get this to work, one way is by video detection, or the other way is by the JoyCon EXC. I chose to do the video detection way because it was simpler and waiting about one second for the app to open was fine with me. I use an app called EasyCap viewer.

Q: Why is there paper over the JoyCon, EasyCap, USB charger etc.?

A: The plastic pieces over the EasyCap and USB charger were bulky/broken. The JoyCon didn't come with a cover. Paper was the easiest/closest thing I had at the moment. If only I had a 3D printer. Someday..

I'll add more common questions here when I think of them.

Breakdown of Parts:



Price | Part
---|---
$100 | Nexus 7 2013 32GB WiFi (flo) (bought from /r/hardwareswap)
$5 | Nissan Radio Wiring Harness
$6 | AmazonBasics 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub
$20 | Esky EC135-05 Rearview Camera
$95 | JoyCon EXC
$7 | Tendak OTG USB cable
$30 | Behringer UCA202
$7 | VideoSecu Amplified CCTV Microphone
$25 | Timur's Kernel v4.0 for Nexus 7 2013
$10 | Maxboost Car Charger
Free/Other/Already owned | EasyCap USB Video Capture Card, RCA cables, 3.5mm audio cables, USB cables, 12-16 AWG wire, grinder, zipties, paper, hotglue, other random stuff.
TOTAL COST | ~$305

TL;DR: Modified my Android tablet to work as a replacement for my radio. Worth it? YES. Best Radio Ever.

Have Questions? Ask away. Since I had to learn most this crap on my own, I can share my experience with others and give pointers in the right direction.

u/Brutl · 2 pointsr/Nissan

I wouldn't be so sure of yourself. Intelligent key systems aren't all pushbutton start vehicles. The A34 Maxima had the Rotary style intelligent key, which had a knob that could be turned like an ignition key without any key inserted, the fob just needed to be in range of the internal ikey antennas. In case of a discharged ikey fob, the mechanical key could be removed from the fob and inserted through the flap in the knob, and the vehicle could be started via mechanical key. Don't believe me? Would you believe the Service Manual?

Here is the overview of the INTELLIGENT KEY system for 2007 Maxima in regards to remote keyless entry functions: http://i.imgur.com/jmucGtA.png

Here's a snippet regarding the NVIS system, and how there is the mechanical key AND an INTELLIGENT KEY: http://i.imgur.com/kmftLY7.jpg

And here is where it states that Consult II is required to register the INTELLIGENT KEY: http://i.imgur.com/qpUJf4n.jpg

Furthermore, I pulled the key part number for a 2007 Maxima. It comes up with the mechanical key with transponder, and the smart remote.

Here is the Mechanical key, Nissan part number H0564-7W010: http://i.imgur.com/f9q27br.jpg

And here is an Amazon Link to the fob, Nissan part number 285E3-EW81D: https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Nissan-285E3-EW81D-Remote-Control/dp/B000R2J3PO

Sure looks like an ikey to me. How bout you?

Is that enough proof? Have I proved my point?

Also, in the future, maybe don't try to disprove someone who works for Nissan North America, directly alongside the Engineers responsible for these vehicles, without checking your information first. I also worked in the dealerships prior to that, where I became a Nissan Master Technician and ASE Master/L1 Technician and programmed several of these rotary style ikey Maximas.

So, are you done giving bad information yet? Or are you still going to assume the same procedures apply to an A34 Maxima (2004-2008) that work on an A33 Maxima?

u/speedofgravity · 2 pointsr/Nissan

My thought was just that there might be an improper seal that you can't see. I bought aftermarket head lights once where the seal adhesive wasn't applied perfectly. I think someone else said you could try some Silica Gel packs, which are cheap. That might help keep the moisture out. Moisture is hard to get rid of because of condensation and all. A layer of film might build up on the inside of the lens because of the coming and going of the moisture. Well, best of luck I hope your cool new lights work out for you.

u/soapsuds43 · 2 pointsr/Nissan

aux lighting, minimum of 7" lense.

roof or push bar, satin finish

I suggest the Hella 700FF's. Great pattern, excellent reach, high lumen output, and unbeatable price point.

here's a google image search of frontiers with them

and here's an amazon link for the whole kit.

u/thearchitects · 2 pointsr/Nissan

I had this in my 2013 Maxima. Custom fit and worked great in the hot AZ sun.

Sunshade for NISSAN MAXIMA 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 HEATSHIELD Brand Windshield Custom-fit Sunshade #1189 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CMBK8G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_7FOkxb6KWCEQ0

u/coontietycoon · 2 pointsr/Nissan

I ordered these for the regular headlamps. Theres a place on the metal right by the lamp to stick the double sided adhesive pad They look nice, just put em on today and the sun's still out so I haven't seen em at night yet. I can link a pic when it's dark. I used regular halogens for the fog lights cause I kinda like the contrast of the ice blue on top and light yellow on the bottom.

Edit: the fog lamps are the same size as these if you want to do both as LEDs

u/DirtyMexican87 · 1 pointr/Nissan

To my knowledge, most of them are almost the same length so they can mount with the dash kit. And since you're on crutchfield, it says it comes with the installation gear which I hope is everything. If not, the harness is this if you don't have Bose, and the dash kit. It's pretty simple to wire the harness to the existing wires. They're all color coded and some you won't need.

u/vorin · 2 pointsr/Nissan

Replacing the stereo will not ruin the sound quality.

The first step will be to get a dash kit so that the new stereo will fit without leaving gaps around the non-square area.

Here's a Scoche kit on Amazon that will allow you to put in a single-DIN example here with some storage below it, or a double din example1, example2 stereo.

Since you want a touchscreen, You probably would prefer a double din unit, rather than a single din with a motorized screen.

For wiring things, you'll want a "receiver harness" so you don't have to cut any of your existing wiring.

Beyond that, you may need an antenna adapter and steering wheel control things. this guy talks about that some.


As far as recommendations, I have a somewhat old Pioneer unit P3200BT, which I like, but I felt cheated when I learned that the bluetooth was only for taking calls, not for audio streaming. The unit itself is very good, and I'm about to add a backup camera and a relay to disable to handbrake requirement for viewing videos.

u/BigBuffalo757 · 1 pointr/Nissan

Not that I've heard of but I know there are some members on the Nico Club forums that are Canadian.

Racingline Performance makes a kit to at footwell lights in the front and rear. As for the color-ed LED's on the inside you just need to look up the size of the bulb and order them.

You can always Plasti-dip a few parts on the inside of the vehicle: https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t31.0-8/10694284_10152333208461114_3469576726840743029_o.jpg

Thats is a member on the forum (I did mine purple)

Maybe change out the shift knob? If you're going to do red: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P25UUC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have that one and I love it. Made the stick a little lower and the knob is nice and heavy.

Other than that there's not a whole lot you can do cosmetically. Everything else is going to be performance.

Very jealous of your tint. Can't have that where I am ='(

u/archpope · 1 pointr/Nissan

Get yourself a proper OBD-II scanner, either like this one or this one, that will read the codes properly. Once you have the exact code numbers, if the device won't tell you what the code means, you'll be able to Google it.

u/bubblestheimpaler · 1 pointr/Nissan

Won't the catless manifold mess with the ecm + mpg since O2 readings will be off? I was thinking about getting this instead since it has a cat on it but would be happy to avoid the $400 price difference if it won't make that big of a difference.

u/alexname · 2 pointsr/Nissan

More info

Installation: inline

Cooler https://www.amazon.com/Hayden-Automotive-676-Rapid-Cool-Transmission/dp/B000C39CL8?ref_=ast_bbp_dp (but i'd go with 679 if i'd do it again, bigger)

extra hose https://www.amazon.com/Hayden-Automotive-106-Transmission-Cooler/dp/B000HE6H3S/

Custom brackets, made them myself.

I just got my temp readings. 192f tranny, outside 60f, a 30 min light roadtrip with some traffic. Not bad but slightly dissapointing.

u/GotMyOrangeCrush · 1 pointr/Nissan

https://www.amazon.com/Rothco-8312-Commando-Wire-Saw/dp/B000WDPGW2

  • So if there were enough clearance (and maybe add some masking tape to avoid scratching edge of hood), then feed a wire-saw around each clip and saw it off.

  • Another crazy idea would be if you can see the clips, get a long hose with some freeze spray and blast the plastic...this will make it so brittle it will shatter.

  • Note that the grill is held by tabs that hook under the edge of the bumper cover. So if you can put enough downward force on the bumper cover to free the bottom (may want to put some masking tape there to avoid scatching), maybe you can coax one or two of the clips to shatter and/or work loose? Since there are only four, if you can knock two out from below, then the other two may go easily.

u/notreallynewaround · 1 pointr/Nissan

It doesn't have one. You have 2 options. You can install a new head unit that has aux input and all that other jazz like bluetooth. Or you can install one of these which will add aux through the satellite radio input.

If you are handy with splicing wires I would just do the install yourself. If you have no idea how to splice wires or take a dash apart just look for a shop in your area that does car audio. If you end up finding a friend that knows how to do it, make sure they aren't just connecting wires with electrical tape and putting the radio back in your dash, that is bad news.

edit: Oh yeah and if you just want to cheap out you can get one of those FM transmitters. You just plug it in the cig lighters plug and it has a little transmitter on the wire with aux on the other end. You set the station on the transmitter and your radio to the station you choose (one with no signal/noise). The audio quality is not too great but its a cheap route and no install.