'New' P10 owner + help with radio code.
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Topic: 'New' P10 owner + help with radio code.
Posted By: Solvalou
Subject: 'New' P10 owner + help with radio code.
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2014 at 5:50pm
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Hi there. Just got a 69k milage P10 Primera LX. I used to own a P10 as a first car and really loved how well it drove and how frugal on fuel it was. I then bought an Accord and although it's super quiet, faster and atleast as comfy, cost nearly twice as much to run. So after seeing a green P10 advertised with 1 previous owner from new and only 69K miles on the clock, I couldn't refuse (especially with the £495 asking price)! So i'm in the process of fitting my nice USB Sony head unit that I have had for a while now but I am worried sick about the original cassette unit that's in the car (yes amazingly it has it's original unit!). Ideally if I ever sold on the car i'd like to keep the original unit in it too however it will almost certainly ask for the code if I was to fit it back in the car. I have scarred the internets for any info and came up dry on finding the code. I know sometimes the codes are printed somewhere randomly on the car in a usually difficult to access place or in semi-rare cases, the manual. So I guess in short does anyone know where I can find it? Pics of the car to follow soon if anyone is interested in viewing? |
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Posted By: sprint
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2014 at 7:17pm
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The earlier ones you used to have to take to a specialist and have them decoded, I can't remember if Nissan changed the units over later in production though. Can't say Iv ever heard of another way of getting the codes for these ones, just pot luck if it's in the manual. I wouldn't stress too much about it though, it might not even ask for the code and if it does then assuming there's still places doing it it's about £20 to fix it iirc, won't cost you a fortune Sounds like a decent p10, look after it! ------------- 1991 H eZX - standard minter 1992 J eGT - sr20ve 1992 J eZX 4x4 Turbo |
Posted By: gazandsue58
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2014 at 9:48pm
Welcome to the NPOC forums, you could ask the owner if he was the only owner of this classic he might have it, or it could be on a little piece of metal on the spare key. 
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Posted By: prim-n-proper
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2014 at 10:25pm
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welcome along fella, get some pics of the car up for us asap, we like pics here. as for the code ...forget about it, fit a decent aftermeerkat option and enjoy ..... by the time you sell it again, the new owner won't be too worried if it hasn't got the original fitted, I've had a few P10s now and never bought or not bought on the basis of the headunit being original or not
------------- COTM: MAY 2006 P11 GT COTM: MAY 2009 P11 SLX+ COTM: AUG 2012 P11 WAGON LAST EVER COTM: NOV 2013 P10 eGT Your "other car" might be newer, but it don't make it better than a P chassis.*PNP17* |
Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2014 at 11:06pm
I'm not too worried, just nice to keep the original and working if possible but if all else fails i'l just leave it and just sell it with the coded head unit purely for interest's sake.  I'l read through the manual again just in case it might have something that I may have missed.
Worth a shot, i'l ring the garage sometime tomorrow and ask about it, wouldnt hurt anyway. Nothing on my spare key's though, other than a small key with "Nissan" printed on it (something to do with the alarm?).
Definately will upload some, just watch this space. Just tidying it up first making it look as presentable as possible (for an 18 year old car anyway). As for the code, as I said i'm not too fussed, just would be nice is all but if all else fails i'l just remove it regardless. |
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Posted By: RS Tom-Hundred
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2014 at 11:59am
Welcome to the club!  I think the codes were on a card (maybe red?) that was slipped into the pack with the manual and service history etc originally but dont hold me to that. The small key is indeed for disabling the alarm. Under the bonnet the alarm module (usually back right at top) has a rubber cover and a key slot under there. Just turn the key in it to disarm the alarm if you ever need to  -------------   |
Posted By: gazandsue58
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2014 at 5:51pm
Now that's something I never knew about the small key so if you have got that the original owner will more than likely have the radio code. 
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Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2014 at 5:01pm
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Well not much luck on the radio front but thought i'd upload some shots of the car in it's current state... The car in it's entirety (note the weird paint effect's, it's just water ): Rear:  Interior (very tidy, best part of the car I reckon'):   Mileage under 70k's, nothing for a car like this. (280 miles on the trip is what it took to get it back to my home): A mysterious very official Maplins OEM button:  What does it do? Nothing as far as I can tell, I like to pretend it gives me extra boost or something... Will post a few more pics on the stuff I plan on sorting out in a bit too. It's no eGT (which I know are really popular here) but since I can't afford to run such a beast, atleast I have a very good handling car that can do well north of 40MPG. Not to metnion she was destined for the scrappy, so it's nice to save a P10. Plus they are getting to become a rare sight on the roads nowerdays. |
Posted By: SRIGUY
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2014 at 7:18pm
Hi and welcome aboard. I have a P reg P10 LX 1.6 too. Yours looks to be in very good condition inside. Had mine for over ten years. The only thing that ever goes wrong is the alternator for some reason we've been through three but not a big worry. Threw our cassette deck away so no worries about the key code for us. I'm no mechanic but ask away if you have any questions. This is my second P10. ------------- http://s644.photobucket.com/user/sriguy_2009/media/22.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2014 at 7:51pm
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Cheers SRIGUY, good to see some love for the 1600' here. Altinators are and always have been an issues with P10's (P11's too?). Not too fussed about it as parts for these are dirt cheap. NOS ones seem to be around £30 - £40. Someting interesting I spotted later on on the car is that it has been in an accident some point in it's life and some parts arn't quite 100% (came from a red donar car). Not sure if there's much I can do or is worth trying to get fitting better but I have a few plans for mine and some jobs anyway:
Here's some pics of the bits that need work: Notice the gap on the front wing:
Very crusty alloys:
Sunroof winder now fixed and folds up unlike before:
CUPHOLDERZ MAN!
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Posted By: toothpick
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2014 at 8:28pm
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Looks like a nice car :) Where did you get this cupholder?!? ------------- looks like we are in for nasty weather |
Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2014 at 9:09pm
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Here's where I got the cup holder. Be sure to keep the metal fixing plates that holds the cassette holder/storage compartment. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-Honda-Nissan-Cup-Holder-Car-Drink-Can-DIN-Stereo-/320661702043?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa8ed459b Here's a different style one, cheapest too: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Car-auto-Double-Din-Radio-Pocket-Drink-Cup-Holder-Storage-Box-/201109738205?pt=UK_Car_Interior_Accessories&hash=item2ed31312dd And if you want CD stroage: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-Car-Stereo-Fascia-CD-DVD-Storage-Tray-Box-Cup-Bottle-Can-Drinks-Holder-/181379600938?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a3b11122a They are standard DIN fitments and the centre dash is made up of 3 din sized modules. Simple. :) |
Posted By: toothpick
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2014 at 5:13pm
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Sweet, one thing i miss in the primera :) Put in an order right now, thanks for the link man (Y) And sorry for ot ------------- looks like we are in for nasty weather |
Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2014 at 5:58pm
| No probs, let me know how you get on. Feel free to PM if you need a hand. |
Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2014 at 3:44pm
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Here's a quick update: Engine bay was covered in 18 years of grime and a real thick baked on layer of some goo that was all over the engine bay and rocker cover. This is what it looked like after a scrub:
Today I went around with (no joke) an old bank card to scrape off that yellow-ish gunk and after a further scrub and some Autosol polish it currently looks like this (not too bad I think considering I didn't remove the cover):
Also
did a once-over on the other grubby bits but still not finished yet. I
hope to get some high temp red paint and pick out the text, or I might
use black, not sure yet... Also i'l get that rusty manifold cover off
and give it the wire brush treatment, respray and then reattach it
(hopefully transforming it's looks). Other small jobs include repainting
the battery holder and radiator mounts. All in good time anyway but
she's beginning to look more presentable on the engine bay front.
Looking more like a 70k mile car rather than a 7 million k car. Now onto the outside, sometimes it's the little things that make the difference:
Ok, it's fake but I think it looks tidy enough... Also:
Them years painting 1:72 Supermarine Spitfires didn't go a-miss. OFC I went on to do the "A" and "N" and gave it another coat too so there's no spots. Still got plenty more to do, not sure anyone is botherd about a non-eGT but thought i'd update anyway. |
Posted By: RS Tom-Hundred
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2014 at 4:08pm
Nice tidy up jobs mate  The yellow stuff is a wax coating that they used to apply to protect things but always looked a bit of a mess to be honest! ------------- |
Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2014 at 4:22pm
Well that's what I thought originally but I found the stuff on both strut points and the far top right corner of the engine bay (where the black plastic is). I think something has spilled/leaked all over it but whether it was that stuff or not I have no idea but thankfully it's gone now! Still, thanks again for the kind words Tom. Something I will add is that I also used a steam cleaner for some bits and no doubt i'l be using that again for other jobs around the car. Def highly recommended for anyone that like working on their car. |
Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 3:55pm
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Just a quick update:
Amazing what you can do with a bit of wire brush and some spraypaint. Next on the list are the radiator mounts and the battery holder in satin black. Then I'l call it quits on the engine bay since it's getting to the point where I will have to start removing gearboxes to improve it! |
Posted By: Sluffer
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 4:36pm
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Welcome to the Club [<>] Looking much tidier under the bay now .------------- It is much better to have loved and lost a sheep, than it is to have never loved one at all. |
Posted By: gazandsue58
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 4:59pm
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Sweet. Looking real tidy now.
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Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 6:26pm
Cheers guys for the kind words! Means alot to me seeing ppositive feedback. 
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Posted By: gazandsue58
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 7:23pm
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A positive approach to keeping such a classic Primera always gets positive feed back
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Posted By: RS Tom-Hundred
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 10:29pm
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Looking good mate, very clean! Can you steam clean my engine bay too? LOL Probably is still the wax cos my last two P10s were the same and it was on strut tops - they weren't exactly neat and just sprayed it everywhere! Hope u can make it to Anglia meet as be great to see this ------------- |
Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2014 at 2:40pm
Thanks Tom, you're probably right then. I suppose it's good that they did despite the effort removing it. My last P10 had a corroded rocker cover so atleast it did it's job, even if it looked unsightly. I'l do my best to turn up chap, it's a fair drive but I am sure it will be worth it. Do you know if you can get rubber covers for the strut tops? I know some cars had them but it saves alot of crap build-up and I think it would look tidier with some if they exist. |
Posted By: Solvalou
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2014 at 9:21pm
Got round to doing a brake caliper. Just one I hear you say? I would have liked to have done two at the same time but the wheelnuts said otherwise (most of which are crusted on). Only managed to just about get one wheel off so took heed of the moment and gave it a go.  I'l have to get to my local tyre place sometime and ask them to sort the nuts out on the rest of the wheels (to a level a human being with a cross brace can undo them anyway). Discs are rusty as I havn't been using it much this month. |