Looking to buy a 2003-2004 M45

[Giant Robo]

Just want to say whats up to the group, as I'm new here and looking to buy a 2003 2004 M45 and I have some questions. Most of the M45 that I have seen are a base model that do not have Navigation or driver memory or the heated and cooled seats. My question is can the driver memory function and the heated seats be added or retro fitted to work?

I know not to ask about adding the navigation as I'm sure its more trouble than what its worth.

[szh]

Welcome to NICO!

I have a 2003 M45 without navigation, driver memory or heated seats ... even without a sunroof! The fact is that the only thing I miss is the nav, so I ended up buying a Magellan unit that works very well indeed, and I take it on trips too, so that the rental companies can't gouge me. Plus, I have the European maps on it, so driving there is easy too.

Since I am the only driver of this car, the driver memory is not critical, and living in California allows me to forgo the heated seats easily. The only other person who drives my car is my son and he is pretty the same height as I ... so adjusting the mirror a tiny bit is about all I do after he drives it (our torso is a bit different). Everything else setting-wise kinda works for both of us!

Anyway, what I would suggest for you is to look at the full service manuals we have here at NICO (link is in my sig). These may give you some indication of the level of effort involved in adding the driver memory or heated seats. My intuition says that the seats will be relatively easier compared to the memory ... but I don't really know.

Z

[Giant Robo]

Z

Thank you, I'm wondering if these cars come prewired from the assembly line for the heated/cooled seats and for the driver memory. I would almost would think that they are and its a matter of just pluging it all together.

Has anyone removed the seats or door panels and seen any additional plugs under the regular seats or extra plug sets behind the door panels?

[Gene Ln]

I have a 2003 with out nav or the voice system, the door panel has the seat memory buttons but they don't work, the seats were not heated or cooled, but the previous owner put some heated cooled seats in, they don't work so I am guessing the plug is not there for them

[Larz]

When I had my Osram CBH's installed last week, the car behind me was a 2003. It was a beautiful shade of grey/medium green with wheat colored interior. It had 31,220 miles. I spoke with the lady who was dropping it off. She and her husband are pensioners from Canada but maintain a home here in Ft Lauderdale. The M sits in their garage down here from May through November, then they move here for the winter and they bring it in for a thorough check-up. They purchased it at my dealer brand new in 2003. It was absolutely brilliant inside and out - showroom condition.
It reminded me of how classic those model years are. They never age - still looks current with that one-of-a-kind body and style.
Don't fret over the NAV - even if it does has NAV, they stopped offering updates so the maps will never be current.
Good luck to you in your search.

[Giant Robo]

When I had my Osram CBH's installed last week, the car behind me was a 2003. It was a beautiful shade of grey/medium green with wheat colored interior. It had 31,220 miles. I spoke with the lady who was dropping it off. She and her husband are pensioners from Canada but maintain a home here in Ft Lauderdale. The M sits in their garage down here from May through November, then they move here for the winter and they bring it in for a thorough check-up. They purchased it at my dealer brand new in 2003. It was absolutely brilliant inside and out - showroom condition.
It reminded me of how classic those model years are. They never age - still looks current with that one-of-a-kind body and style.
Don't fret over the NAV - even if it does has NAV, they stopped offering updates so the maps will never be current.
Good luck to you in your search.

Larz

That's what I hoping for is to find a 2003 or 2004 that was a snowbirds florida car, as Florida is a treasure chest of snowbird cars. I'm just not having any luck lately.

I'm extremely intrigued to know these M45 are pre wired for the driver memory and heated/cooled seats, as I almost want to say that they just might be as from a manufacturing standpoint as I would think that it would be to costly for nissan not to have most of it there and as the car goes down the assembly line just add what the build sheet calls for.

Has anyone here taken up the carpet from a non heated/cooled seat car and seen if the plug sets are there?

[ImpoRTninjA eLeat]

Hi Robo, I have a 2003 infiniti m45 150,000 KM which is 93,300 mi in really nice condition, heated seats, full power package, sunroof, power windows, nav system, 10 point adjustable leather seats, a headrest that mimicks the feel of a womans breast. Im asking $3000 at this point silver in colour good paint still on. Catch is the Nav system control unit needs to be repaired a PCB repair shop should be able to handle it.

To answer your question about the heating on the seats is NO they are left in the state in which they were originally left in. The keyfob stores the memory of window mirror position, steering wheel teloscopic, and seat position.

[Giant Robo]

Hi Robo, I have a 2003 infiniti m45 150,000 KM which is 93,300 mi in really nice condition, heated seats, full power package, sunroof, power windows, nav system, 10 point adjustable leather seats, a headrest that mimicks the feel of a womans breast. Im asking $3000 at this point silver in colour good paint still on. Catch is the Nav system control unit needs to be repaired a PCB repair shop should be able to handle it.

To answer your question about the heating on the seats is NO they are left in the state in which they were originally left in. The keyfob stores the memory of window mirror position, steering wheel teloscopic, and seat position.

ImpoRTninjA eLeat

Thank you please message me your contact info and if you are located in South Florida.

[Gene Ln]

Giant Robo, I would not count on Import being in florida at all, if his measurements are in KM rather then Miles I would expect he is in Canada.

[Giant Robo]

Giant Robo, I would not count on Import being in florida at all, if his measurements are in KM rather then Miles I would expect he is in Canada.

Gene Ln

I thought about that after I had posted

[Gene Ln]