Swapping stock stereo's
12-18-2011, 11:51 PM
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Swapping stock stereo's
I have an 06 SS/SC and im wanting a headunit with the AUX input, so I can hookup my ipod, But aftermarket headunits in a otherwise stock car, just look weird lol.
So I was wondering what the steps would be to swap out my stock headunit for one like in the G5's or other year balts that have the aux input, I would assume, having not looked at one, that it would plug right in?
My mom has a 07 G5 I could test this theory on.
So I was wondering what the steps would be to swap out my stock headunit for one like in the G5's or other year balts that have the aux input, I would assume, having not looked at one, that it would plug right in?
My mom has a 07 G5 I could test this theory on.
12-19-2011, 12:38 AM
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It's a pain in the ass. The 05/06's are interchangeable. But a 07+ is not worth trying to put in a 05/06. Look aftermarket.
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On another note...swapping for a radio out of a newer SS/SC would be a pain in the ass. You'd have to rewire your wiring harness, take it to a dealership and get them to reprogram it with a Tech II (there are three ways to program the radio and they have to play with it until one of the three ways works so you'll be there for like 3 or 4 hours while they **** with it and at like $90 an hour it gets expensive really quick), and to top it all off the steering wheel controls are all fucked up and don't work correctly ( like the mute button switches from radio to CD and the preset button mutes the radio or some combination of that). It's really really not worth it...
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12-19-2011, 03:29 PM
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No, there were maybe 5 people that did it? I remember Silver did it, said what a pain it was, then a couple other people did it as well.
12-19-2011, 05:29 PM
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