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PiMpIn_MaX
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Hello, i have a '96 maxima se and it has a Bose audio System. The front two speakers on the doors don't work and the cd player doesnt work. when you insert a cd it says "error". Can someone please help me?


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Unfortunately, the Bose headunits (and Bose systems in general) have proven to be problematic when they get older. The cheapest option is to replace your headunit (watch ebay and NICO classifieds). I believe any Bose headunit from a 95-99 Maxima or I30 should work in your car.

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popone913
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I went to a junk yard and pulled one out of a 99 SE so Try that... as long as the car had been close and no water got on it.

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actually any 96+ Nissan/Infiniti bose HU wil work..... You could "upgrade" to the 6CD In dash unit if you wanted

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Same here. Even worse. Mine has no display at all! It's a headache every time I unhook the battery. Coz I'll have to guess my favrorite radio channels. It's picky too. Coz it only plays on some of my CDs.

But for the problem: no sound from the speakers on the door. I think u can check on the "fader" knob first. Pull the "bass" knob out (not all the way of course ) and turn. While the other one controls "treb" & the left and right balance.

Good Luck

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My Clarion tape headunit had the same dead display problem, but not the sound issues. I fixed the dead display (temporarily) by removing the headunit and "fiddling" with it. When I put it back it worked...then it went to working intermittently, then died again completely after a few months.

I just bought a Pioneer P5500.

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Personally, unless you really wanted a 6-disc in-dash player, I'd just go with an aftermarket unit. The Max I bought came with an Alpine, CD player, but it was pretty lousy to use. In fact I can't think of any Alpine I've used with very good control layouts. In any case, I ended up with a Kenwood KDC-MP832U. Sounds good, and fairly easy to use(though some things I knew how to change as I've had many Kenwood headunits in previous cars). The instructions don't really tell you a few things. Anyways, the nice feature is the rear USB connection. While most will probably use a flash drive or something, I plugged in a 20 GB harddrive. It requires you find a USB HD that can run off of 500mA of power, but if you do find one, it works beautifully. In fact I have never even put a CD in it yet. It reads MP3 CD's too, but Even with the 3GB of mp3's on the HD now, I haven't been bored yet. Especially running the random mode on the entire drive. The hard drive with it's case and a retracable USB cord fits nicely in the lower cubbyhole as well. It even came with a short USB cord so I can keep that one plugged into the radio and use the retractable when I need to add music or even use it elsewhere. I used this drive:

http://www.soyogroup.com/produ...d=342

Here is the stereo:

http://www.kenwoodusa.com/prod...=2360

The unit also has a G-Analyzer and can measure HP, and lateral G's like a G-Tech. Not that I wanted it for this feature or have even used it yet.


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