GTT Dashboard/Stereo Removal Guide

Phase two, "Disassemble Johnny 5"

I started from left to right:

ECU Cover


To get this out you might have to remove door sill trim.

Remove this screw


Glove box remove top 3 screws



WIll continue in the morning


This sneaky sod is hidden down the right side of the glove box


Pop it out and disconnect light


Uptop we go
Not got a scooby what this is, but, it seems to be a light sensor??? Wipers???



Once thats out, simply pop out the vents


Hidden inside is this bolt


If your lucky your extension bar will be long enough!


Whilst your upright, and your back is relaxing, take off the pod, few simple connectors inside



A few screws and bolts from the middle console


Next we have to tackle the steering wheel surround/speedo cluster.

Look up under the steering wheel and remove these screws



Now take of the surround as per here:


There are some screws on the top of this arch, remove and pull out the surround



Don't forget to undo pipe and connector on the left




Undo the screws above and below the perspex screen



Unpop perspex screen, be very careful, do not scratch the screen


Depending on how thin you arms are, you can leave the cluster intact, I found it easier stripping.
Remove the black tags seperating the black from the white parts



Very awkard to get to, but undo these connectors


and



Now remove the cluster, disconnect any wiring and point to note, behing the cluster a few wires are cable tied to the dash interior, undo these.

Big thanks to Andy (Armracing) for lending me the parts

dkaya said:

what is a universal pocket? Is that like a tray for stuff to hold in there, like ciggies, wallet etc? Also standard size fits all? Where can you get these from?

Also I know this is a bit full on, but I was thinking of getting a custom insert with a little ball on the insert to pop an iPad on it (I've seen a iPad case with this feature) so it can swivel, and right next to it I could have a plug for power from the accessories. It could then connect to the deck via Bluetooth. Could this be possible you reckon? Know any places that make custom din inserts for something like an iPad? I've seen something like this before. Or maybe there's other cool stuff you could put there for Skylines?

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Hey mate...
Do NOT get a universal pocket.... get a specific Nissan DIN pocket. Universal pockets don't always fit.... and if they do, it's usually a poor fitment. Simply because you can not design 1 thing to fit Mazda, Nissan, Toyota, Subaru etc. All of those manufacturers have slightly different design/shape/fitment to their DIN pocket so universal pockets fit everything, poorly. (I've fitted literally hundreds of car stereos and seen it all - I cringed when customers supplied their own generic pocket)
Your local car audio shop should stock Nissan pockets, or places like Super Cheap Auto should too. Obviously, Nissan will stock them! Expect to pay around $20-$30 for one.
This will get you a basic Nissan pocket... exactly like this



However, Nissan made 2 other styles... with that ^^^ one being the most common. There is one that came out with a flip down lid which looks a little tidier than the generic Nissan pocket.
The other one is a drawer which slides out (all done with a spring/clip mechanism) and also has an inbuilt cupholder (2 cups). I have one and can post pics of it if you want. To my understanding, this only came out in the A31 Cefiro.
Both of those you'll need to hunt for at car wreckers/ebay etc as they aren't an "off the shelf" item you can buy new.

I haven't seen any aftermarket pocket options like you mention... but I'm sure you could make something up with a bit of "know how" and "can do", maybe using a Nissan pocket as the framework