bayareacobaltss

hi guys..so i bought my double din,its a pioneer avic x910bt...do i need to buy an integration harness? or will the door chimes and everything still work with a regular harness? my cobalt doesnt have on star so not worried about that.also will my steering buttons still work? if anyone can help with what i need to instally stereo myself.thanks guys

EmperorJJ1

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what year is the car?

bayareacobaltss

2006 cobalt ss

kento19

i bought no harness' for my double din. you need one for your steering wheel controls but not for your door chimes. i'm on an 05 ls. i hooked it up wire for wire without a harness.

bayareacobaltss

kento19..so if i want the steering controls to work i would have to buy the harness? or still wouldnt work?

kento19

not just the basic connector harness. what you need is called PAC SWI-PS. its the module for retaining steering wheel controls on gm vehicles. here is a link on sonic electronix. you should ask somebody professional about it just in case, but im pretty sure this is all you need. this might just be for an 05.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...AC-SWI-PS.html

hope this helps.

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

wow thats sorta fucked up to hardwire your car when you dont have to. id get the 70-2103 but i guess you dont really "have to" but ya you need the swi-ps to make the steering wheel controls work

bayareacobaltss

damn that sucks how we have to buy an expensive wire for the steering controls to work,i guess im going to give it thought if its even worth buying that....i looked up harnesses from crutchfield and says none of the harness are compatible with my car,im guessing i dont need a wiring harness? just color match the wires?

bayareacobaltss

sorry kento 19 you had already answered my question about not using the wiring harness..i will probably install it myself and save some money.thankyou guys very much for your help

SS SCHGD

Buy the regular harness that EmperorJJ listed, it will save you a lot of time and trouble, As far as the steering wheel controls, you can find the adapter you need on Ebay for a decent price. But if it's too much for you, it's not required. I would not hardwire your radio into the car though. If you spent good money for a double din, spend the $10 for the harness.

kento19

i agree. you can get the basic 10 dollar harness rather than cutting anything. i kind of wish i had done that since it took hours to figure out what each colour was. not something you really should mess around with. if i were you i would buy the harness, and if down the road you really miss your steering wheel controls that bad buy the module.