Instructions on how to run Nakamichi changer! (archive)

: : I purchased the changer because I carry over 200 cds in my car and a 6 disc trunk would NOT be an option. Its a Slot Load 6 disc, like a single disc cd player but has 6 buttons on it, 1-6 to eject any cd you want, then you can stick a new cd in its place.
: : I purchased it because it allows me to change cds on the fly, lets say you get a cd new, you press 6, eject it out, and put the new cd in and your set, no going to the trunk, pop it, open the side, eject the magazine, slide a cd out of the tray, put a new cd in, put the magazine back in, close the side door, close the trunk, get in the car..
: : See how much trouble that is?
: : It does take up alot of room in the glovebox, you get about 2 inches of room on the left and right side of the glove box, and a little beneath the cd changer for papers (I keep the reg and insurance there). I try to mimimize the stuff I carry in the car, you can easily make a nice pouch storage in the trunk above the battery to store stuff instead of the glovebox. Also the doors have plenty of room.
: : Sounds great, supports the digital feed and analog, I ran BOTH CABLES for DSP and nonDSP, this way when I pull this DSP amp out, I can switch to the Analog wire signal and plug it into the tuner without ripping the carpet up. Took about an hour to install it.

: I would like to do the same thing but I'm concerned about the difficulty of running the cables from the trunk to the glove box. How did you route the cables from the trunk through to the back seat, under the carpet and up to the glove box? What trim pieces did you have to remove, and are any special tools required to do a neat job? Any info on this part of the job would be greatly appreciated.

Its actually easy
Remove back seat bottom (just pull up, comes right out)
Remove back seat, 2 bolts at bottom corners
Remove Back trim (where carpet ends near doors) BOTH
Remove front passenger floor trim (where carpet ends near door)
Remove trim by right passenger foot area
remove shielding under glovebox (pulls right out)
remove glovebox (two nuts underneith)
I removed the styrofoam gromet around the wire hole (from the trunk, feeds wiring harness into the cabin)
I took cable fishing wire (home depot has it) which is designed for fishing wire through drywall, I fed it through the top of the back seat driver side, through the wiring hole into the trunk, I then took the power cable and electric taped it to the end of the fish wire, then then pulled this through a few feet, I removed it from the fish wire, I then electric taped the other 2 wires (I ran analog cable as well for future expansion to aftermarket amps) to the power cable, then pulled more power cable through until I had all the cables through the cable hole. I then hooked up the digital connection and the power cable and pulled the rest of the slack through.
Then I put the styrofoam gromet back in (protects the wires from slicing on the metal hole.
I ziptied the wiring every 2-3 feet
I then ran it down the back seat along the driver side, along the front of the bottom of the back seat (under the carpet where your heal normally is when sitting the seats), over the the back passenger side, then along the passenger side up towards the glovebox. You will have extra slack, I made a loop of 3-4 5" diameter loops and zip tied it up to the right of the glovebox. I put all the trim back in place, put the back seat back in.
I then drilled a small whole in the back of the glovebox to feed the wires through, wired them into the glovebox (be sure to go ABOVE the metal bar in the car before you do this)
Hooked up the changer, locked it into the bracket that I had already mounted in the glovebox (per the instructions and template provided)
Stuck the glovebox back in place, tightened the screws, placed the glovebox shield back on.

Works great, again I ran 3 cables, this way when I scrap this DSP system I can still use this changer with the Analog signal cable (NAV w/No DSP) back to the tuner in the trunk.

My BMW 540iA DSP/SPORT/NAV

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Thank You Panos 21:38 6/23/2000 (0)

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