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My Nakamichi CD-45z Installation Manual

Introduction: I created this short manual to assist people in installing a new stereo to their Subaru. I have at-

tempted to provide relevant pictures and diagrams to assist. Some of these have been taken from other websites

and I have tried to reference them where appropriate.

Background: I have owned my ‘95 Subaru Impreza since I was in high school and have loved every minute of it.

When I graduated my parents got me a new stereo for it, an Eclipse 5341R. This is a very nice stereo. One year

later, when in school in California, my parents got me a ‘99 Subaru Outback. I had the Eclipse moved over to this

vehicle. Later, upon coming back to Kansas, I began to drive my Impreza again. It has the standard Subaru stereo

in it which provides truly unacceptable sound. Sometimes I wonder why car manufacturers even waste their time

putting in the horrible stereos they do into cars. They must own large amounts of stock in the companies they

use… Anyways, after suffering with it for a while I became frustrated enough to purchase a new stereo. I decided

to do the install myself despite the entirely lacking amount of information on the web about the wiring on a Su-

baru. The head unit I decided to install was the Nakamichi CD-45z. I got an incredible deal on one on eBay. So,

doing my own install helped to further save me money.

Tools Needed:

Philips Screwdriver (preferably magnetic tipped to aid in not losing screws)

Regular Screwdriver (helps in prying apart some components, remember to be gentle!)

Wire Cutters and/or Needle Nose Pliers that can cut wires

Larger Pliers that can be used to exert large amount of force to crimp things

6 Male Bullet Plugs for 14-16 Gauge Wire

6 Female Bullet Plugs for 14-16 Gauge Wire

The Installation: Below is a picture of where the install both starts and should ideally finish. This is, obviously, not

my original stereo. I had already gone through installing my new Nakamichi before I wrote this manual.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for anything you do to your car, your stereo, yourself, anyone else,

or any other form of property. I suggest that before starting you remove the power from your vehicle. You

could and likely will cause serious damage or possibly even loss of life by failing to do so. Basically, I am not

responsible for anything you do or any mis-statements made in this manual. Remember, you need to do your own

thinking. I am not here to do it for you. If something I say doesn’t make sense, then do not procede. Either I am

wrong, or you do not understand what to do properly and so you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place!

One of the first steps to

start off with is to pull

the parking brake and to

stick the car in first. To

do this you will need to

stick the key in the igni-

tion and rotate it.

REMEMBER, DO

NOT FORGET TO

PULL THE PARKING

BRAKE!!!

The purpose of this is to

give you more space to

use, which in particularly

needed when removing

the center dash unit

which holds the stereo,

lighter, and ashtray.

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My Nakamichi CD-45z Installation Manual Introduction: I created this short manual to assist people in installing a new stereo to their Subaru. I ha

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The next step is to remove the shifter cover. To do this note the small notch at the bottom, near the parking brake, insert a regular screwdriver the

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A quick snapshot of the 4 screws removed in the previous steps. Just provided for reference incase it is useful for someone... The next step is to r

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This is where I remind you to remove the faceplate before going any fur-ther. In fact, you should have discon-nected the power from the negative lead

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Pull the center dash rack out about 4 to 6 inches. Once you have done this, reach over to the right side and pull off the ground connector as shown i

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This information was obtained from this Usenet Post: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&frame=right&th=874c5b9f385fd337&seekm=NOab888S

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I chose to disconnect the cigarette lighter be-cause I have never smoked, do not know any smokers, and really do not want anyone to ever smoke in my c

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Here is me trying out my new stereo, the Nak 45z. A very fine sounding stereo indeed. If you are in need of a very high quality stereo, I would defi

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