So as you can see from my sig, I have a 03.5 sedan, and it seems like the buttons on my center console have finally kicked the bucket. About a year ago they were going in an out, and recently they went off and havent come back on in weeks. The radio is off, and the AC is set on high at the lowest temp, so it is getting pretty annoying. I'm trying to figure out if I am lucky and it is just a fuse, or if the wiring harness for the center console is shot. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Ok so i found the "dreaded hvac/radio" thread, and I guess that the circuit board has finally given up the ghost. Anyone care to point me in the right direction to replacing it all with aftermarket stuff? I apparently need a double din and an aftermarket head unit, but what do i get to take care of the A/C controls?

 

Jdm ac board

 

ah...yeah i found wreathernaut's guide....looks like i have to spend at least $400 before going the JDM double-din route, and thats before a new head unit....anyone have experience going this route? I will probably try to find someone to install it for me....

 

Hit it.

 

hey that fixed my cd player and fixed my issue of only having sound in the left of the car so that i think is a valid DIY guide right there

 

Percussive maintenance is a less reliable solution for this problem.

Works wonders (for a while) on the CD ERR problem though.

OP - Glad the guide is still being found by some people, good luck with the replacement. Don't be shy about posting any requests for help in a/v forum... it's my 3rd home.

 

^"Percussive maintenance" Oh man, that's good stuff right there... I'll have to remember that one

Actually, that worked for me the only two times my car did this. That was last Nov (IIRC) and it hasn't been a problem since

I've got a double-din kit in the mail right now, so soon it won't have a chance to be a problem.

 

The term is definitely not my invention, but it gets the point across.

Don't be shy about photos and video and such during installation, I keep a rather large collection myself to answer people's questions as necessary, so any additional angles of photos that I can point people to check out are always good to have posted here.

 

DIY? Oh that one is easy! Here you go:

DIY - Fixing radio/hvac issues

Step 1: Give a light tap on the right side of the radio unit

Step 2: Test the unit, If it now works, congrats, you're done! If not, proceed to step 3.

Step 3: Repeat step 1, increasing force. If unit becomes completely broken in the process (or you hurt your hand) buy a Double Din kit and aftermarket radio... and you're done

 

^

 

the problem is finding someone to help me with the labor.....i am car a/v retarded.....

 

hitting it is a temp. solution.

I went through the same problem/decision process.

ended up spending $1200 on everything, but I made it better than ever before. Was able to add on Bluetooth, backup cam, and full functional IPod input. IMO it's worth it. I had factory nav already, but if you don't adding a nav is also another extra perk.

My advice is to get teh Genuine Nissan JDM AC board and the double din finisher. You can save $100-150 by buying the aftermarket Metra kit, but they look like crap!

 

yeah i looked at the metra stuff....not happening! I am not gonna add nav so hopefully i wont have to spend $1200....again though i dont know of anywhere in Knoxvile TN i trust to handle this kind of work and I certainly am not capable of it......

 

G SEDAN didn't mention the one side effect that his system is perpetually stuck on this: