Radio question
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slughead21
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Radio question
Hi guys, I have an EX35 journey 2008, it has the standard Bose radio, no navigation or rear camera, or bluetooth. I want to upgrade. Can I simply install the OEM Bose navigation set up from a donor vehicle or is there more to it that that?
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Rogue One
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Re: Radio question
Unfortunately it's neither simple or cheap. Unlike the current Nissan/Infiniti vehicles where everything's pretty much built into the head unit, on 2008-2012 EX35 models the radio and gps are separate components. Frankly it would be far cheaper and easier to buy a quality aftermarket unit that would have better sound quality, better gps with free updates, and more features.
To give you a rough idea of what's entailed by upgrading using OEM parts:
Parts list and prices: https://www.infinitipartsdeal.com/parts ... m=280_A011
To give you a rough idea of what's entailed by upgrading using OEM parts:
Parts list and prices: https://www.infinitipartsdeal.com/parts ... m=280_A011
Re: Radio question
That being said, if you could source the parts from a donor vehicle, I think it is possible to do and others have done it. Especially going to the 08IT system (which the 2010+ cars have). Again it's possible but depends on if you can find the parts from a donor vehicle. In fact I think there's kits to do it on ebay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpM_ATyAyaI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpM_ATyAyaI
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slughead21
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Re: Radio question
Thank you so much for the response. I've considered aftermarket 2din head unit however I'm worried about the display for a/c controls.Rogue One wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 1:55 pmUnfortunately it's neither simple or cheap. Unlike the current Nissan/Infiniti vehicles where everything's pretty much built into the head unit, on 2008-2012 EX35 models the radio and gps are separate components. Frankly it would be far cheaper and easier to buy a quality aftermarket unit that would have better sound quality, better gps with free updates, and more features.
To give you a rough idea of what's entailed by upgrading using OEM parts:
Parts list and prices: https://www.infinitipartsdeal.com/parts ... m=280_A011
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