Factory audio system questions.

[50thZ]

Has anyone had any issues connecting their Apple play? Sometimes it auto connects and sometimes it doesn’t . It’s one of the most frustrating things about the Z.

Yes very frustrating, it happens if one of the wireless options on your phone is off. Better to use bluetooth and no Car Play

 

[Exquisite_Red]

Yes very frustrating, it happens if one of the wireless options on your phone is off. Better to use bluetooth and no Car Play

I installed one of these a little over a year ago and have had zero connection failures since. It adds about 10 seconds to the initial connection, but is flawless after that. It also removes the motion restriction on Carplay. I use it even in my cars that already have wireless Carplay for that reason.

Carlinkit Adapter

 

[takemorepills]

yea the rear speakers, why even bother Nissan? they should have made 6x9 and put them in the rear hatch, at least we could have had some decent rear fill to the sound. that being said I do like audio system but then again my only other car is basically made of sheet metal and rubber bands, so it's not a high bar.

There's a reason, besides Nissan being "cheap" that they use small rear speakers. Bigger speakers that can produce bass need an appropriate mounting surface, basically a metal rear shelf or some metal structure that can provide a solid mounting surface and some amount of baffling. That's usually not available in these kinds of vehicles, everything behind you is just plastic panels. My Q60 had the same kind of 3.5" speakers in the rear side panels, but since it also had a rear deck, Nissan did install 6x9 woofers too.

Everyone can find something to complain about, there's a huge contingent of automotive audio heads who swear that rear speakers ruin the "soundstage " in a vehicle and they believe you shouldn't even bother.

Most people would complain about the inevitable rattles coming from larger speakers in plastic panels, so from Nissan's POV, they can't win either way....

 

[beergeek]

Looks like the Bose dash speakers are 4 Ω.

 

[hartzal]

I just ordered some m964 JBL's for mine I will let you know if it fits. otherwise I will return them and go with 6.5's

 

[nismo95tt]

Great thread here. I'm embarking on a journey to modify the factory bose stereo, and gathering all the requirements and info...Thanks to all who have contributed for this useful info.

 

[zeroptzero]

I am shocked how little sound comes out of the rear two speakers, there is so much sound pumped to the front speakers, the rear speakers have almost nothing. I feel like I need more sound from the rear, I adjust the fade that way but it doesn't sound so great either way.

 

[siddious33]

The rear/side speakers are really just for ambient fill. They shouldn't be doing much. Even in my new fully active setup I did, those speakers don't do a lot of lifting, although you can hear that they're there now at least.

Mostly they're just there to widen the sound stage and provide a little sound to the rear. I have mine on about an 8 millisecond delay from the front so that you get the sense of being at a concert with a much wider sound stage that just what is in front of you.