Huh?
10-02-2010, 02:07 AM
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Huh?
Ok,
I've been thinking/wanting to install a new radio into my car.
I have some features that I would like it to have.
I Try to read these forums to find ideas ect...
People keep talking about something called a
"Head Unit"
What is a "Head unit"?
I talked to some guys at Best Buy, they said
that some of the name brand radios can be
set up to interface with the steering wheel
switches if I get some extra cable mount for it.
That data is consistant with data that I have
read on here.
I remember going to the Dealership one day to get an extra set of keys
and one guy had a radio out of a car and I saw that it was not very deep.
Most aftermarket radios like at best buy are fairly deep so how
would a new one fit?
I've been thinking/wanting to install a new radio into my car.
I have some features that I would like it to have.
I Try to read these forums to find ideas ect...
People keep talking about something called a
"Head Unit"
What is a "Head unit"?
I talked to some guys at Best Buy, they said
that some of the name brand radios can be
set up to interface with the steering wheel
switches if I get some extra cable mount for it.
That data is consistant with data that I have
read on here.
I remember going to the Dealership one day to get an extra set of keys
and one guy had a radio out of a car and I saw that it was not very deep.
Most aftermarket radios like at best buy are fairly deep so how
would a new one fit?
10-03-2010, 11:35 AM
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Hey insylem,
I work at best buy doing installations, what they were saying about the steering wheel control is based on what head unit, deck, radio etc.. you purchase their is a specific one for the "brand" you buy. The ones we carry are from pac-audio.com so just check that out and you'll get a more understanding of what's up. Side note what you saw at the dealership is correct you do not have a lot a room behind the deck so some cutting is needed i suggest getting it professionally done if your not comfortable doing it otherwise.
I work at best buy doing installations, what they were saying about the steering wheel control is based on what head unit, deck, radio etc.. you purchase their is a specific one for the "brand" you buy. The ones we carry are from pac-audio.com so just check that out and you'll get a more understanding of what's up. Side note what you saw at the dealership is correct you do not have a lot a room behind the deck so some cutting is needed i suggest getting it professionally done if your not comfortable doing it otherwise.
10-03-2010, 11:50 PM
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Hey insylem,
I work at best buy doing installations, what they were saying about the steering wheel control is based on what head unit, deck, radio etc.. you purchase their is a specific one for the "brand" you buy. The ones we carry are from pac-audio.com so just check that out and you'll get a more understanding of what's up. Side note what you saw at the dealership is correct you do not have a lot a room behind the deck so some cutting is needed i suggest getting it professionally done if your not comfortable doing it otherwise.
I work at best buy doing installations, what they were saying about the steering wheel control is based on what head unit, deck, radio etc.. you purchase their is a specific one for the "brand" you buy. The ones we carry are from pac-audio.com so just check that out and you'll get a more understanding of what's up. Side note what you saw at the dealership is correct you do not have a lot a room behind the deck so some cutting is needed i suggest getting it professionally done if your not comfortable doing it otherwise.
10-04-2010, 12:57 PM
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Just finished putting in a pioneer DEH model into my sisters 2007 cobalt (took me about 2 hours)... Honestly, if you have no clue what a headunit is... have a pro put it in... I'm a computer technician by trade... and sometimes I even find this stuff hard to figure out... but if you can read wiring diagrams you should be gtg (and aren't afraid to get down and dirty). 
10-06-2010, 02:42 PM
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If this guy knows about performance mods i'm sure he can learn about car stereo....I don't know everything there is to know about car audio but ****, I knew as much as him three years ago. Anyone can learn it. It's better that he's asking people questions now than doing it with a complete lack of knowledge and really fubaring things up.