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Nakamichi vs Pioneer Differences.
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Nakamichi vs Pioneer Differences.
I want to swap my Pioneer system with the Nak system.
I searched and found that the head unit and amps are different.
Anything else? Cables? The forums have differing opinions on the speakers. Has anyone done this conversion?
Please don't tell me to go aftermarket. I want the car too look stock, not like a 747 cockpit. :P
Thanks!
I searched and found that the head unit and amps are different.
Anything else? Cables? The forums have differing opinions on the speakers. Has anyone done this conversion?
Please don't tell me to go aftermarket. I want the car too look stock, not like a 747 cockpit. :P
Thanks!
Aside from the HU and amp.. the speakers are different too. It's going to be pretty costly to source everything but the Nak system is awesome. If you want to have the car stock but further improve on the system, you can swap the front door speakers to 6.5'' with premade adapter housings from ebay
AMP, HU, all the speakers/tweeters, and sub, and CD changer if you want. All are different from the stock system, but all connectors should work except for the amp ones. Be wary of the Nak amp, because you will likely have to rewire everything from the HU to the amp and maybe splice in the new connector for the Nak amp.
Hello,
If you want the car to look stock then all you really need is the head unit and the disc changer. You can then add speaker level to line level interface like the JL Audio Clean Sweep. This takes the speaker level output from the stock head unit, wipes away all of the factory equalization and gives you a clean preamp signal. All you need then is your choice of any high quality aftermarket amplifiers (install in in the trunk), speakers (behind factory grilles) and subwoofer (preferable corner loaded in the trunk) and you system will sound a million times better than the stock Nakamichi system ever could and will still appear to be completely stock. Just a thought....
Let me know if I can help you pick stuff out. I have been messing with car stereo since about 1989.
Good luck!
Luis
If you want the car to look stock then all you really need is the head unit and the disc changer. You can then add speaker level to line level interface like the JL Audio Clean Sweep. This takes the speaker level output from the stock head unit, wipes away all of the factory equalization and gives you a clean preamp signal. All you need then is your choice of any high quality aftermarket amplifiers (install in in the trunk), speakers (behind factory grilles) and subwoofer (preferable corner loaded in the trunk) and you system will sound a million times better than the stock Nakamichi system ever could and will still appear to be completely stock. Just a thought....
Let me know if I can help you pick stuff out. I have been messing with car stereo since about 1989.
Good luck!
Luis
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Thanks for the tips guys but when I say I want the car to look stock, I mean 100% stock, including the trunk area, etc.
I went back to the junkyard and got the Nak HU, but the amp was gone and all the speakers had been replaced with aftermarket stuff at some point. I got the door speaker housings and grabbed the speakers from an LS
So I still need the amp, rear speakers including sub, and cables.
I went back to the junkyard and got the Nak HU, but the amp was gone and all the speakers had been replaced with aftermarket stuff at some point. I got the door speaker housings and grabbed the speakers from an LS
So I still need the amp, rear speakers including sub, and cables.
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Amps gettin difficuklt to source in good shape. Try looking in classifieds here and I think there are a few vendors on there that might be selling I've seen a few show up. I bought an extra one as a spare for myself just in case. Good luck.
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So for my non-Nak car, do I need to swap out the entire wiring harness to use the Nak system? I prefer not to cut/splice. I thought sometimes the wiring and connectors are present even if they're not being used.
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