IPOD interface cable doesn't fit car harness plug
 

purchased a new USA Spec IPOD interface (model PA11-NIS) from a member here. When I came to install it, the plug from the car harness won't fit into the harness from the adapter (pins on the adapter are wide and thin and the holes on the harness are not as wide).

I can't find the original post, but this was supposed to be for an o3/04 but now am not sure. Does anyone know if the newer model cars have a different harness?

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tia

Troy

Did you try other plugs? This is behind the HU, right? If you are trying to plug it into the trunk sat. cable, that may not work.

no, everything I read and others that have done this have plugged it into the trunk sat cable? This goes into the head unit?

i could be wrong but from all the threads that I have read, the factory nissan ipod adapter goes in the trunk but the PAC one that you have goes behind the HU. that is the main reason I bought the nissan one because I didn't want to deal with the HU until I replace it. With that said, the nissan adapter isn't the greatest. especially on the 03-04s.

I have never installed a PAC iPod adapter, but I think your statement is correct. From what I have read, the PAC adapter plug in behind the HU. The Nissan iPod adapter I installed in my sedan connects to the sat harness in the trunk.

here are pictures of behind the HU.... hope this helps...couldn't tell in your original pictures which harness is on the USA Spec and what harness is the trunk sat harness...

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hope this helps....
doc

the PAC adapter does go into the back of the HU. in the pics you show...
this plug
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ney2008163.jpg

goes in the lower right slot on the HU

with the....

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ney2008162.jpg

going into the upper left plug of the HU


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hope this helps

yes the unit plugs into the back of your HU, not the SAT cable in the trunk, that is only for the factory ipod interface.

HAHA I just installed that yesterday!!! and yes... they go behind the Headunit NOT in the trunk