Car Radio Repair - Car Radio Removal - Replace and Install Car Stereo

Nissan Altima Do It Yourself Remove and Install Car Radio

Nissan Altima Car Stereo Removal

Removing Speakers Front Doors
Installing Aftermarket Speakers and Proper Hook-up

Speaker Phasing
Installing Aftermarket Speakers and Proper Hook-up

NO AUDIO
With aftermarket stereo installation?

Erratic Volume Control
DIY Repair

Nissan Altima Rear Speaker Removal and Replacement
	Nissan Altima Rear Speaker Removal
	1.1) Under front edge of rear seat passenger side, locate bolt.
	2.1) Remove bolt.
	3.1) Remove bolt under front edge of driver side rear seat.
	4.1) Lift front edge of rear seat up.
	5.1) Release hooks along back edge of rear bottom seat cushion from behind rear seat back cushion.
	6.1) Feed seat belt through opening in seat cushion.
	7.1) Feed second seat belt through opening in seat cushion.
	8.1) Remove rear bottom seat cushion from car.
	9.1) Below rear seat back, passenger side, remove one screw.
	10.1) Below rear seat back, driver side, remove one screw.
	11.1) Pull center arm rest cushion down.
	12.1) Release latch and pull pass through door open.
	13.1) Bottom of pass through opening, grasp plastic threshold.
	14.1) Pull threshold up and pull forward.
	15.1) Remove one exposed screw.
	16.1) Remove second exposed screw.
	17.1) Grasp bottom center of rear seat back cushion, passenger side.
	18.1) While grasping bottom rear seat back cushion, driver side.
	19.1) Lift rear seat cushion up to release from hooks. 19.1) With rear seat cushion released, feed seat belt behind cushion.
	20.1) Latches on back of seat cushion.
	21.1) Hooks along back of car, latches must align with hooks when reinstalling rear seat cushion, push rear seat cushion down to lock.
	22.1) Remove rear seat cushion.
	23.1) Push in on passenger side of rear center brake light assembly.
	24.1) Pull back to release edge of center brake light assembly.
	25.1) Pull center brake light from mount.
	26.1) Lift bottom edge of center brake light up for access.
	27.1) Release trigger on connector to disconnect.
	28.1) Remove rear center brake light and set to side.
	29.1) Place pry tool under rear package shelf panel.
	30.1) Pry front edge of rear package shelf panel to release clips. All clips release with pry pressure.
	31.1) Pry along edge of panel releasing all clips.
	32.1) With front edge of panel released, slide your hand in under panel, pushing your hand toward back of panel to release remaining clips. Note - Use caution, plastic vents along back edge of panel are brittle from age and sun damage.
	33.1) Bow center of rear panel up.
	34.1) Release passenger side of panel by pull toward front of car.
	35.1) Release driver side of panel by pull toward front of car.
	36.1) Remove rear panel and set to side. Note - When reinstalling panel, be sure center brake light connector is feed through opening in panel.
	37.1) Rear deck speaker has a deteriorated surround. This will cause a distorted sound from the speaker with bass notes. Note - Local speaker repair shops are able to re-foam these speakers.
	38.1) Remove screws securing speaker to rear deck.
	39.1) Remove speaker from rear deck.
	40.1) Release trigger on connector to disconnect.
	41.1) When installing aftermarket speakers, feed wires and connector through opening.
	42.1) Remove wires and connector from opening.
	43.1) This will allow extra length in wires for splicing.
	44.1) Cut wires and see Speaker Phasing for correct hook up and install.

	Nissan Altima Power Antenna Mast Replacement These instructions work only if power antenna motor runs when car stereo is turned on/off.
	1.1) Special tool needed to remove nut. Instead, use needle nose pliers, insert nose into slots on both sides of antenna nut and loosen. *NOTE - use caution, if you slip, you scratch the car. 1.2) Turn car stereo on and remove antenna mast. Turn off ignition.
DO NOT CUT NYLON CABLE	2.1) Measure length of mast and cable, new against old. They should match lengths exactly. If they DO NOT match, continue to next step. * There is a 3 inch sleeve on the antenna that should remove with the mast. In some cases, it is badly corroded and remains in the antenna motor assembly. If nylon cables match, skip to step #14.
	If nylon cables are different lengths, continue. 3.1) Open trunk. 3.2) Remove two panel pins from side panel in trunk.
	*Note - In some cases, the 14mm bolt securing the seat belt roller may need to be removed. Watch for spacer between roller and frame, it will drop behind panel. Also, there may be several extra panel pins that may require removal.
	4.1) Pull panel from side of trunk. 4.2) Remove jack.
	5.1) Remove two screws securing power antenna.
	6.1) Lift antenna motor assembly up to release latch. 6.2) Push antenna motor assembly down to release from rubber grommet on fender and begin to work antenna assembly out through opening. (It is a puzzle) 6.3) Release antenna connector and wire harness from antenna motor assembly.
	7.1) Remove six screws from antenna motor assembly cover.
	8.1) Lift plastic cover from assembly.
	9.1) Remove broken antenna mast cable from cover, remove all pieces of cable.
	10.1) Lift second cover on antenna assembly, look for any pieces of antenna mast. 10.2) Reassemble. 10.3) Reinstall antenna motor assembly into car, connecting antenna and wire harness.
	11.1) Turn ignition on, be sure car stereo is on and you hear the motor working. 11.2) Insert new antenna mast cable. 11.3) Turn car stereo off, cable should be pulled into motor, if not twist geared cable till it catches. 11.4) Quickly insert antenna mast into hole. 11.5) Allow motor to come to full stop.
	12.1) Install antenna nut. 12.2) Antenna mast may not have reset to full down position. Turn car stereo on, allow antenna to fully extend. Turn car stereo off. You may have to repeat this process several times to reset or you missed a piece of cable inside the motor assembly.