So I went to the dealership yesterday to pick up my car, got a new tranny, new head unit, life was good. Tranny works fine, stereo works great. I get to the freeway entrance, and WTF....CD stops working!!! I press the AM/FM button then the cd...Err F0 AGAIN!!! I go right back to the dealership and the embaressed look on their face is apparent. Looks like I'm still without a CD player. AM/FM works but I never get recpetion on the the stations I want to listen to, and I'm stuck with Country and NPR.

I guess 3rd time is the charm....Stupid Clarion/Bose Headunit.

Hooman

 

Yes, the third time was the charm for me. (I hope I didn't just jinx myself). I'm a little surprised you beat my 30 hour failure record. Good for you!

 

Look at it this way, if it breaks again, you could use the ol lemmon law and get a brand new G.

 

So how is the new tranny. Is it still notchy? Are the synchros and shifting silky smooth??

 

Someone posted on here that the dealer put in a remanufactured/refurbished (AKA USED in my book) HU when he got his replaced. I'd make sure they are giving you a new one, and I'd ask to see the part before they install it. The remanufactured ones apparently have a red or orange sticker on it that says "REMANUFACTERED... WHICH MEANS IT'S GOING TO BREAK AGAIN. ROFL!!!".... I mean just "REMANUFACTERED".

 

Sorry to hear about the HU issues. Hope the tranny is working like a beauty though!

 

Boot the Bose out of the car and go aftermarket!

 

I was thinking about that. Tell them to give me the credit for the parts and labor of the headunit, if this unit fails again.

As for the tranny. It's silky and smooth...but maybe a little too smooth. After driving with my last tranny and clutch plate for about 21k miles, I've grown fond of the stiff clutch. With the new one I find I'm lifting my foot off the clutch sooner and causing low rider hydraulics in my car. It's quite emabarressing. But I guess my main gripe is with the clutch plate.

The tranny is less notchy than before, and the shifts are smoother in the higher RPM range. But that is not to say the notchyness is completely gone. Also gears 5 and 6 seem a bit further out. Other than that I'm happy. I just hope I don't have any more problems with this.

They gave me the cd0008 tranny, which is the latest revision, btw.

Hooman

 

lmfao when I first got my car I thought everyone was just being pompous ****** about the system,, "OOO BOSE ISN"T GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME"

But now I see it really is Blose =)

 

This is what happen to me:
https://g35driver.com/forums/audio-video-electronics/67218-cd-player-problems.html

 

The third time was the charm for me as well. This problem is just such a joke and I love how the people on the Infiniti 800 number used to tell me that it wasn't a common problem.

The service manager even told me that the problem can stem from using burned CD-R's instead of original CD's. Maybe so if the head unit was made in 1995.

At least it's been over a year since my last replacement....now it's both window motors going south.......

 

What's the best aftermarket head unit to go with?

 

I don't know what cars you guys drove previously, but the Bose system in my Coupe is the best factory system I ever had. Everyone I know agrees with me. And the second best was Bose in my 2001 Maxima. Maybe someday I'll run into you guys so I can hear for myself what you guys are talking about.

 

I switched my HU out with the Alpine 9813..plays mp3's and has some cool cross overs and features...it also made the blose sound a lot better...my guess is the stock HU is way underpowered, plus it doesnt have any cross overs or sound tuning abilities.

I might decide to upgrade the component speakers anyway just because the mids are still pretty crappy. But it's a definite improvement over stock.

 

Mike: Do you need to purchase an adapter with the Alpine? In my previous Maximas, the speakers were individually amped and at a low impediance of 1 or 2 ohms, making it a necessity to purchase a converter or adapter when installing an aftermarket head unit. Same deal with the G35's?