1. Remove the power unit that is in your Maxima,
keeping track how in general the unit is mounted so you have an idea how
the new one is to fit. The unit is held in by the outside trim nut, where
the mast comes out of the car, and generally a bolt at the base of the
power unit. The external nut is removed with a small needle nose pliers by
sticking the nose of the pliers into the slits and turning off
counterclockwise.
MOUNTING:
2. Pull off of your original power unit the cast head
that mounts under the quarter panel and install it onto the new power
antenna.
3. Next remove the lower bracket from the old power
unit and mount it to the bottom of the new power antenna, OR you
can mount the bar bracket that came with the kit and mount one end of it
to one of the lower tabs and after you install the unit bend it to where
the original bracket was bolted to the chassis and bolt it tight.
4. Now install the power unit into your Maxima, using
your original outer black body trim and fasten it with the New Nut that
was supplied. After the outside has been tightened then tighten the lower
bracket to the chassis.
ELECTRICAL:
5. At the plug where your Factory Power unit was
plugged into, cut off the square plug and then connect the three wires
.... it doesn't matter how many wires that your original power unit has as
we are going to use only three of them,.... First test with a test light
or volt meter, which wire has 12 volts on all the time when the key is off
and the radio off, this is the wire that you will need to connect the
RED wire to from the New Power Unit. If there are several that
are hot all the time, connect to one of them. Then with the key on turn
the radio on and again take the test light or volt meter, and see which
wire now in that plug now lights up or has 12 volts, and then connect the
GREEN wire to it. The Black wire is connected to the
chassis Ground, anywhere, or connect it to the black wire in that factory
harness.
Schematic of the New
Power Unit:
Red ........ Wire needs 12V all the time, Key on and off.
Green ..... Wire needs power only when the Radio is on.
Black ...... Wire is a Constant Ground.
4. Connect the reception wire that runs to the radio,
the large black wire from the new power unit. Other than putting the
interior trim back, your New Power Unit will now Work.
