[SCHESBH]

Audio X-Trail

There is no pre-out... I replaced my system with a Kenwood (see earlier posts) and as for the back panel... when I took it apart for the Damplifier (Second Skin Audio) install there is no room in there at all for anything... I wanted to put a subwoofer in there but there is no room. Speakers will work if the mount is thin enough but the panel that covers the back hatch is not solid enough

Stephen

Hi All,

Does anyone know if the X-Trail LEs stereo has a wiring label on it?
I'm wondering if by any chance it would have a pre-out. Even cheap aftermarket stereos have them these days but I'm thinking it probably wouldn't...
I've read that Clarion makes it for Nissan...
The panel on the rear door looks bare,, it could use some speakers...


Maybe I should look at the Audio section of the forum before I blab any further..

 

[SCHESBH]

Mats

I purchased the Mats but have not placed them in the X-Trail as of yet... since I changed the Tires to Winter ... it's time to change the Mat.. I sent a set of Mats to Manuel in Mexico but he has not received them yet... I'll get back to you on this..

Stephen

Hi,

I don't know if any of you had bought the Nissan Rubber X-trail Mats... but I found it quite irritating that the driver's sdie mat had the front section cut off so it doesn't protect under the brake/throttle pedal area. Then I noticed that the factory carpet mats had the area under the throttle cut out (at least on the auto version). There is a block under the throttle pedal that contacts the floor when the throttle is mashed... thus anything under the gas pedal will not give you full throttle...quite interesting eh!!!

 

[Starbucky]

There is no pre-out... I replaced my system with a Kenwood (see earlier posts) and as for the back panel... when I took it apart for the Damplifier (Second Skin Audio) install there is no room in there at all for anything... I wanted to put a subwoofer in there but there is no room. Speakers will work if the mount is thin enough but the panel that covers the back hatch is not solid enough

Stephen

I thought that might be the case. I may change the stereo later on but I thibk I'll try to add an amp and one bridged sub first. The tire well looks perfect for at least a 10" sub and there's space to the left of the spare for an amp.

Do you think the panel can support 6.5" or 6x9 speakers with a depth of 4"?
Did you find that the panel's mounting clips were flimsy as in many other car penelling?
I guess you'd need to add some sort of sealer/gasket to limit vibration from speakers.

As for the pre-out, I'll have to use high inputs on the amp and fish wires from the rear speakers. Thta's really what I wanted to avoid as it will be more difficult to feed wire throught the small conduit that links the door to the body. I find that the stock stereo/speakers are decent but are lacking in the mid-range and sometimes sound a little muffled. I like the cassette deck as it allows me to hook up my MP3 player and laptop using the cassette adapter.

I'll have a look at your posts on your stereo replacement.

I just finsihsed installing a custom bracket I made for my Pocket PC / GPS. I love the center console... it leaves all that area in front of the steering wheel.
I mounted my GPS/PDA rights on top of the steering column in front of the lateral air duct.....Works great... perfect visibilty through the top part of the steering wheel. And the power cord and GPS receiver conceal nicely in the driver compartment with the power outlet.. Oh ya I run the PDA in Landscape mode so the screen is not cut off at the top by the steering wheel.

If any of you guys have PDAs already it's the cheapest GPS solution. I bought MS Streets 2005 which comes with a Pharos receiver. Saw it on sale at COSTCO yesterday for $149. The only thing you need is to order a custom cable from Pharos to connect to auto 12V and your PDA..
I'll post some pics if anyone is interested and more info if needed.

Cheers,

Starbucky

 

[SCHESBH]

Radio

I never though of the tire well and the middle opening... I could mount a rather nice subwoofer in this area...it would have to mount on the fibreglass wheel whell cover...make a hole in the middle.... the only thing is that I would have to make sure that I have a proper cover on it to protect from damage...hmm I have to think about this one.. also it has to be easily unlpuggable (is this a word) so that the cover and woofer can come off to access the tire in case it's needed.

Which panel are you referring to? The back Hatch panel is flimsy and there is no room at all for anything unless you want to make spacers that mount the speakers away from the panle as well... but behind it is very little room. As for the mounting clips... I am impressed over all with the clips Nissan provides, it is solid.. although I did manage to break one when I installed the dampening material...went to the dealer and repalced it... no big deal. I would get some Damplifier (Second Skin Audio) for the speaker area one 12"x23" sheet with be enough for two doors...I can tell you that if your going to all this trouble with an Amplifier, woofer etc... spend the Money and purchase enough to do your doors, spare wheel well area and hatch. You won't regret it. As Marc (Valboo) he is in the process of doing this. (See the posts). The sound quality will improve so much that the time and effor installing it will be an added benifit to your enjoyment of the sound system...and less road noise.

The premium sound speakers that are insatalled in the X-Trail are a joke. They are Panasonic ...my guess $15.00 each if that. Again as I did and Valboo is doing even better replace the speakers.. all of them. As I learned from Marc.. instead of making new mounts as I did from wood. He removed the factory speakers and replaced them with new ones into the Nissan Mount... saves time money and fits perfectly! I replaced mine with Ininiti 605cs's and Marc I belive repalced them with Aplines. The size is 6.25'-6.5" that will fit properly. You need the mount braket they supply or make your own as I did.


Hope that helps!!

Stephen

 

[Starbucky]

I never though of the tire well and the middle opening... I could mount a rather nice subwoofer in this area...it would have to mount on the fibreglass wheel whell cover...make a hole in the middle.... the only thing is that I would have to make sure that I have a proper cover on it to protect from damage...hmm I have to think about this one.. also it has to be easily unlpuggable (is this a word) so that the cover and woofer can come off to access the tire in case it's needed.

Which panel are you referring to? The back Hatch panel is flimsy and there is no room at all for anything unless you want to make spacers that mount the speakers away from the panle as well... but behind it is very little room. As for the mounting clips... I am impressed over all with the clips Nissan provides, it is solid.. although I did manage to break one when I installed the dampening material...went to the dealer and repalced it... no big deal. I would get some Damplifier (Second Skin Audio) for the speaker area one 12"x23" sheet with be enough for two doors...I can tell you that if your going to all this trouble with an Amplifier, woofer etc... spend the Money and purchase enough to do your doors, spare wheel well area and hatch. You won't regret it. As Marc (Valboo) he is in the process of doing this. (See the posts). The sound quality will improve so much that the time and effor installing it will be an added benifit to your enjoyment of the sound system...and less road noise.

The premium sound speakers that are insatalled in the X-Trail are a joke. They are Panasonic ...my guess $15.00 each if that. Again as I did and Valboo is doing even better replace the speakers.. all of them. As I learned from Marc.. instead of making new mounts as I did from wood. He removed the factory speakers and replaced them with new ones into the Nissan Mount... saves time money and fits perfectly! I replaced mine with Ininiti 605cs's and Marc I belive repalced them with Aplines. The size is 6.25'-6.5" that will fit properly. You need the mount braket they supply or make your own as I did.


Hope that helps!!

Stephen

Thanks for the feedback Stephen,

I have yet to go through much of the postings.. probably do that this weekend. The dampening material sounds like a good idea and I will probably replace the stock speakers in the future. I think I may also go ahead and add two more speakers and a sub. I'd like to put them on the back door panel (speakers not sub) external boxes suck and take up space. depending on what you're looking for from your sub porting tha spare tire panel may be sufficient rather than making a hole for the actual speaker. I've made a few sub boxes od different types and the port is what I find crucial. Of course others may disagree but it all depends on what sounds you like I guess. I like techno rock, regualr rock , jazz and don't need the thump thump you hear from a lot of twekers these days. I don't need for the people two blocks over to hear me comin just enough to reproduce the sound properly. You'd definitely need to add some dampening to the spare tire panel to stop vibration. Quick disconnect is definitely a must, I've done similar in our Civic..

Nice of you fellas to keep us posted on your mods and tweaks.

Lovin my X-Trail...

Anyway have a good one.

Starbucky

 

[SCHESBH]

MaxDax

Well again MaxDax (Leng) came through with the replacement pieces and Valboo's (Marc) Gas cover Garnish.... wow.. Leng and MaxDax are very impressive and from Singapore!!! Nissan are you listening!!!


Stephen

P.S. I brought the Digital Camera home from the Agency... I am taking pictures tomorrow!!! LOL

 

[manuelga]

Stephen:

 

[SCHESBH]

First Set of Images are coming..

I am working on the images.... LOL

 

[SCHESBH]

Images

Having a little problem with the images... they are coming LOL

 

[SCHESBH]

Images at Last Part 1

Well... still some mods to go... but here are some pictures...I know it took long enough..


Stephen

 

[SCHESBH]

Part Two...

Here are the rest.. and these are with the GoodYear Ultra Grip Ice Winter Tires on Nissan Rims. The Mags are stored.. next spring I will take more pictures. Also Missing are the Damplifier (Second Skin Audio) install...Rear Light Garnish and Signal Side Mirrors..

Stephen

 

[manuelga]

I'm Speechless :jawdrop:

 

[mastrtek]

Same problem

I went my to the dealer today for the noise coming from the sunroof of my X-Tail. He can't find the problem so he'll call the "techline" of Nissan and let me know if it's a known problem from the people of the techline. If not, l'll have to go again for a complete check-up of the sunroof. Stay tuned!

we just recieved our X-Trail 2 weeks ago and have the wind noise from the sunroof area, we have not yet scheduled it in for repair.
We also noticed a vibration in the steering wheel at highway speeds, i checked the balance of the tires and rotated them but there was no improvement.
Has anyone else had either or both of these issues?

 

[aussietrail]

I'm very impressed too Steve Can you post some of these pics on the Australian Forum if you don't mind.

What is that thing at the roof of your car just behind the roof antena?

 

[SCHESBH]

Re Pics..

Hi,

I will try and get there this week to post...as for the thing (LOL) it is the Sunroof wind deflector...and it makes a big difference.

Stephen

I'm very impressed too Steve Can you post some of these pics on the Australian Forum if you don't mind.

What is that thing at the roof of your car just behind the roof antena?

 

[SCHESBH]

Noise

First of all one noise that can be adjusted is the Antenna...try miving it to another position. As for the vibration.. Are you on Winter Tires. When I made the switch to Winter, I noticed a big difference, but was told by many people including the dealer and hot rod friends.. this is normal. I never had winters before so it was a first for me.

I also notice driving with winters.. tha gas mileage is worse but that could also be a factor with the colder weather that also reduced economy.

Stephen

we just recieved our X-Trail 2 weeks ago and have the wind noise from the sunroof area, we have not yet scheduled it in for repair.
We also noticed a vibration in the steering wheel at highway speeds, i checked the balance of the tires and rotated them but there was no improvement.
Has anyone else had either or both of these issues?

 

[aussietrail]

Thanks Steve, No wonder I didn't recognise the sunroof wind deflector, as I haven't got a sunroof on mine (YET)

Hi,

I will try and get there this week to post...as for the thing (LOL) it is the Sunroof wind deflector...and it makes a big difference.

Stephen

 

[Ynott]

Sweet Pics Stephen, thanks for sharing :cheers:

 

[SCHESBH]

SLIP Warning light - VDC

I was driving into work this morning and while driving through the suburbs I was at a corner and proceeding to turn when a SLIP warning light on the dash lit up... I called Metro Nissan to inquire.. I was informed not to worry...

Ok.. not a great answer but I trust Roger after the many years I know him. BUT I called Nissan Customer Service since I wanted to know what this is. I spoke to a very nice lady named Rose who also ownd an X-Trail. The moment I mentioned SLIP she said you have an X-Trail with VDC option.

This light just means that one of the tires did slip and was adjusted automatically by the VDC option to correct the situation.

We had a great conversation and I talked to her about this message board so we should see Rose online soon. I told her not to mention she works for Nissan.... other wise we all know wt type of eMail and posts she would get! LOL.

As for the pictures..I am glad that you like them... but hopefully I can get some better images up.


Stephen

 

[SCHESBH]

WINDOW SOX Car Sun Shades

I was just on eBay doing my regular X-Trail search and came across these items that were previously only available in Australia! I sent them an eMail weeks ago telling them that they have a unique product and should open their market to the rest of the world... now they have. If your interested, take a look.. they are a unique product. Just do a search for X-Trail or Window Sox.

Stephen