Nakamichi Install Guide.pdf

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.

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 there to pop it up and then rotate it 90 degrees to take

it over the shifter. The picture on the left shows this process com-

Now, open the cup holder. We are then going to

remove the screws to the left and right of the cup

holder. This frees the top portion of the outer trim

assembly for the center of the dash.

In the two pictures below, I show the two screws

to remove to release the lower portion of the outer

trim assembly. Make certain to keep these 4

screws for use when reinstalling the trim piece.

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 re-

move the outer dash trim

piece. To do this just

start pulling up at the top

and work your way

down. I have shown the

before and after pictures

on the left and right re-

spectively.

Now, remove the four

screws holding in the

center dash rack. This

rack holds the entirely

CD, ashtray, lighter, etc

assembly. Be careful,

underneath this unit is

the airbag control sys-

tem. We would not

want to inadvertently

damage it in the proc-

ess. On the next page is

a large picture showing

the four screws to re-

move. The picture on

the let is before remov-

ing them. On the right

is after.

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 of the battery before even start-

ing this whole process, but since I

knew I was not actually going to be

doing the whole assembly, I decided

to forego showing all of that because

I wanted to enjoy my music while

taking these pictures. I should not

that you could either ruin your head

unit, ruin your whole car’s electrical

system, or injury/kill yourself and

possibly others by failing to turn off

the power to the vehicle before doing

this. Please, be safer than I am! ;-)

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 in the picture on

the right. Continue to

pull the rack out. This

step is why it is impor-

tant to put the car in a

gear lower than park.

You will find that if you

do not, you won’t be able

to pull the rack out. The

shifter will get in your

way which is very an-

noying when your hands

are busy with other

things.

Here is the stereo pulled

out. The box with the big

yellow sticker on it is the

airbag control box, leave it

alone! Now you can dis-

connect your current stereo

and connect up your new

one. Below I have included

the pin-out for the 14-pin

connector standard in a Su-

baru.

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