scobie140 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 My bose has given up working on the left side speakers when playing CD's I've already stripped down and re crimped the ribbon a few years back and worked a treat until recently so time for an upgrade. I'm total useless when it comes to electrics and audio so there will be a lot of stupid and basic questions asked attempting this. Its a 04 GT car if that makes any difference I want a set up that I can use for Music(CD's, blue tooth, wifi?) Sat nav Reversing camera I'd like to keep use of the steering controls had a look around and http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/96546-bose-system-installing-android-hu-and-problems-i-faced-and-how-to-overcome-them/ is pretty much what i'm after, although being honest I'm struggling to follow the set up of it and the buster hack as to me its just a mass of wires and plugs List of stuff I think I need http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361068379441?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT http://caraudiosecurity.com/29-674-nissan-350z-bose-steering-control-interface-adaptor http://caraudiosecurity.com/ct24ns19-nissan-350z-2003-double-din-fascia-adaptor-kit Will this work with this system? does it even fit the zed? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waterproof-Night-Vision-Parking-Car-Rear-View-Reversing-CMOS-Camera-Wide-Angle-/181511735426?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a42f14882 Do I need anything else? or is there a similar priced unit that is better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Just a thought, will I have to pay import tax on this or anything else from customs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 You're probably better off using one of these, it just slots in replacing the number plate light, it's really unobtrusive and the wiring is simple to do. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CCD-Rear-View-Camera-for-NISSAN-Versa-Pulsar-Cube-350Z-370Z-GTR-Infiniti-G35-G37-/161500762654?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item259a32121e 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Ahh much better design, will order this one instead. Unless its plug and play with wiring I struggle Going to order it all tomorrow so it should be delivered in time for me getting home, so hopefully will be all the right stuff Just realised that one is from Hong Kong so will take an age to get here, will have to fit it afterwards when ever it arrives. Edited May 31, 2015 by scobie140 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 You have to pay import tax on the head unit, but it's only about £20. I think the reversing cam is exempt. The actual fitting job isn't too bad, I'm a complete klutz but I'd give most things a go and if you take your time, read all the guides and be methodical then you will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newkid Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 It's much easier than you think, where abouts are you based ? Maybe somebody with some knowledge locally could help out. Busters hack is simple and effective but it is hard to explain so sound complicated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 You have to pay import tax on the head unit, but it's only about £20. I think the reversing cam is exempt. The actual fitting job isn't too bad, I'm a complete klutz but I'd give most things a go and if you take your time, read all the guides and be methodical then you will be fine. Ahh seen an identical one for a fiver more once import tax is added coming from England somewhere so will try and cancel the order and buy the one already in the UK, will make any issues with returns etc easier for the sake of a fiver. Just daunting looking at pics seeing 100s of wires and needing to cut and solder the correct ones, don't want to cut the wrong one lol. It's much easier than you think, where abouts are you based ? Maybe somebody with some knowledge locally could help out. Busters hack is simple and effective but it is hard to explain so sound complicated Based in Falkirk, Yeh bamboozled me but if I can get clear pics ill just blindly cut and solder as per pics and not worrie about trying to understand what I'm cutting and soldering if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newkid Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) cut these off Leaves you with this 'tin' the ends with soldering iron. Then cut the wires from back of this plug that are not used. Should be green, green/black, purple, purple/black, white, white/black, grey, grey/black. Leaves you with this Then simply solder the wires from the firat photo to the wires in the 3rd photo. The bare wires in the first photo are cabled with solid colours. These bare wires are the same as the colour/black wires in the third photo. So; Solid green to solid green Bare wire (next to solid green) to green/black Solid purple to solid purple Bare wire (next to purple) to purple black. And so on and so forth. That's busters hack as simple as it gets really. Hope this helps. Edited June 1, 2015 by newkid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Excellent you've just made it so much simpler Can't wait to get back on land and get this sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newkid Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 No problem. Give me a pm if you need any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Buster mod done, but still not got round to fitting the system, hopefully will get time before the weekend. Reverse camera arrived. Few questions about fitting this. What are the short red wires on the yellow connectors for? Red connector should just be spliced into reverse light and earth? And ill need to run a wire from the reverse light into the reverse wire in the wiring loom for the HU so the HU knows when to switch to camera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Anyone shed some light on what the shot red wires on the extension cable are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 Bump, on the red wires? don't want to start and leave half done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Try a PM to Buster I'm sure he will know the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thats where I am at the moment, but nothing is happening when I stick I in reverse. Any ideas where I'm going wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 No sound either, not having a good morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Is the head unit working? My fitting and cam install was actually pretty straightforward. Once I'd sussed you need to ground the unit to the car. My cam only works when reverse is engaged and the unit it on AUX setting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Unit seems to be working, can get on the Internet from the wifi in the house. Just can't get any sound. I've stripped down and redone the buster mod just to make sure it wasn't that. But still no sound from a cd. Steering wheel controls don't seem be skipping tracks adjusting the volume either. I thought this was going nice an easy u till I put the power on lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Don't lose faith, it's electronics not voodoo lol, Might be somth as simple as a blown fuse to the amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Haha I'm loosing the will to live here, plugged the old bose back in and speakers are working so it must either be the new HU or the connectors I'm thinking. Atleast if I can get the sound sorted I can worry about the camera later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Actually I remember someone else having a similar problem and it turned out to be something really simple like the settings on the head unit!!! Might have been Bradders Robinson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Success, kind of. Got the sound sorted, amp cable needed spliced into the wiring loom. The reverse camera still isn't working, checked the wiring over and over so hopefully it's just something in the settings needs changed. Gave up for the day. Will play with it tomorrow or next time I'm back on shore and have another bash at the camera, then the internal antenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 That unit looks like a newer version of mine. Try pressing the knob bottom right, then on the touch screen the option with the icon that looks like the plugs at the end of the wires from the cam, then with the engine on stick it in reverse and see if it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 That unit looks like a newer version of mine. Try pressing the knob bottom right, then on the touch screen the option with the icon that looks like the plugs at the end of the wires from the cam, then with the engine on stick it in reverse and see if it works Ahh only twiddled that knob so far I'll have a play with it today. Hopefully its as simple as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newkid Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 If you have no sound I guarantee it's because you haven't wired in the bose amplifier. I had same problem. You must connect the amp up for the sou to work. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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