Where is the stereo amplifier in a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder?

Answer 1

Older model Nissan pathfinders have an amp located in the passenger side rear quarter panel. It is a Clarion Model EN_966N. It is basically a piece of junk and should be removed and new wires run when replacing the stereo head unit and/ or speakers.

I just worked on my 1994 Pathfinder (same stereo arrangement as a 1995), which had a blown amp. As described above two amps are in the passenger side rear quarter panel. They are both accessible if you remove the side wall plastic interior trim piece which is about about 10 inches wide by four feet long. The trim piece is held in place by about 6 plastic pins.

I originally was going to buy a replacement amp but thought instead that I could use the power from my new stereo unit to power the old stock speakers.

I was not eager to cut the speaker wires since, sometimes you can get wire harnesses that have the wrong color wires. Instead I soldered together the pins from the amp connectors using the wiring diagram as a guide. I soldered the two appropriate pins together for each channel of each speaker; +right rear to the other +right rear and so on. After the soldering was done i put some electric tape on the bare wires, and plugged it into the harness. The speakers were now connected directly to the front unit. This allowed me to bypass the amps and use the power from my new replacement stereo unit to power the old stock speakers.

Other web pages advise you to totally rewire the vehicle, buy new speakers, buy new amps, and so on, but if all you want to do is update your stock stereo unit (and bypass the amp); this might work for you too.