yo i just got my pioneer avh4000p double din screen, the steering wheel interface to use factory steering wheel controls, and a rear view back up camera built into a license plate frame. i can not get ahold of the wiring harness for the radio nor the double din dash kit. i have went to 3 best buys and 3 local audio performance stores, but no one seems to know which harness it is. do yall know? i know its going to be expensive, but i dont want the cheap crap cobalt-addiction sells that wont let me use drive info. and the warning chimes. and just fyi, i dont have onstar. i know there is 2 schosche i believe is how you spell it that one states gm vehicle 2000 and up for $109.99 and another schosche that is $149.99...anyone know if these work? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks guys

 

Theres as FAQ at the top of the Electronics/Audio/Video section, General Stereo FAQ, this should answer a few questions for you,
FYI It sates in the FAQ that 06's dont loose the chimes since they are not connected to the stereo in any way, and the harness you need is a Metra = 70-2103, it should only set you back $20.00, read the section before you do anything, it will save you from making a mistake or three

 

idk, i just bought a GM one from best buy and repind it

 

wow awesome dude thanks. i was told that harness would work, but i would lose my driver information center and the door chimes....also if it is stated that you wont lose those, then why would cobalt-addiction have that posted on their site?

 

They must be talking about the 07's, mines a 07 and I had to get one of the GMOS-LAN 04's (175.00) But I couldn't stand the door chimes/signal clicker, it was embarrassing, you could hear my seat belt warning across a mall parking lot and the turn signal sounded like someone was stuck under my car banging for me to stop. You can ajust it but it also turns down the volume of the stereo so I had to hurry my plans to amp up the front end to get around it. I still hurry to put my belt on as soon as I get in the car to avoid the chime, I guess I could have a worse habit

 

hey that metra 70-2103 i cannot find it anywhere. does anyone know anywhere online that you can purchase this from. i tried crutchfield.com and they dont have it....any ideas?

 

they keep them in stock at best buy and circuit city, or any car stereo shop

 

no they dont. i work at best buy and i looked it up in our system and we have carried it since november of 2006. i also stopped at circuit city today and he told me he didnt know about the 70-2103 but the xsvi2103 is the one thats supost to work ..so im kinda of lost but that was the only place that had an available harness that was positive it did work so i had him order me one and itll be here in a couple days. cost 59.99 plus tax...and i also looked on installer.com and it was the same exact harness. so it should work fine

 

I looked it up at sonic electronics, the 70-2103 is only 19.99, but the 70-2103t is 49.99, the product description for the "t" says its a factory relocation harness, this allows you to relocate your factory HU. Now heres where I ran into a problem I tried to look up the "t" at Metra, no such luck, they say there is no product that matches. In any case make sure there is no "t" at the end of yours . Heres a link to the page at at sonic, with both adapters.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/searc...=15&Submit.y=4
BTW- THe one without a "t", according to Metra is for sure the one you want, and should only cost 20.00, I could be wrong but if your paying 59.00 I think you have the wrong one, better safe than sorry

 

yea, well supposely there is 2 types. a 70-2103 and a XSVI2103 which is supost to be one with a digital interface?? im so confused because when i looked up the 70-2103 in my system at work it said it was for a 2006 chevy cobalt with the pioneer system. but the guy i talked to at the circuit city roadshop says its the 70-2103.

oh and why the heck is shipping $16.00 for UPS ground on that wiring harness?? thats ridiculous

ok i just did some more research and found out that the 70-2103 harness does work with the 06 cobalt, but disables all the door and warning chimes. im not looking into doing that...man im lost.

I just found the XSVI2103 on ebay here: http://cgi.ebay.com/METRA-XSVI-2103-...2em118Q2el1247
and it also says that you will lose the driver info center. but i thought in the 05 and 06s it wasnt done through the radio, only in the 07s???

 

thats your stores problem, i can go to all the local best buys and circuit cities and get it, 2nd USE THE SEARCH BUTTON I HAVE WRITTEN 5000000000 posts on this along with 50 other people

 

I have the 70-2103 in my 2006 Cobalt SS, works fine, you DONT lose your chimes or DIC.

Search ebay, you can find it for less than $20 shipped.

 

really?? awesome thats great news. thats what i was looking to hear from someone, thanks man.

 

I used a 40 dollar Axxes one

 

yes that is my stores problem, but along with every best buy in texas and lousiania because none of them dont carry it either. and if i wanted someone to just post use search then i would have never made this thread. so STFU and quiet wasting my time with that bull ****. AGAIN, thanks 06_SS_S/C for your help. it was the answer i was exactly looking for!

 

This one actually its 50 bucks

http://www.audiooutfitter.com/xsvi21...s/p703908.html

 

metra 70-2103 ebay for like 10 shipped

 

yea and im still trying to figure out whats the difference...but i think im just gunna get the 70-2103 if 06 SS S/C says the chimes and drive info still work..i just dont see why it would say they dont on ebay...but hey 10 bucks sounds great to me!!!! haha

yea i think ima go with that one...

 

well that one is set up easily for the 7 speaker pioneer system and has an black box connected to it. Me and a couple of other members use it and my complete 7 speaker system works fine but that one you want for 10 bucks will work just got to make sure you run a power wire to the factory amp so it will work if you have it

 

yea definetly want my factory system to work cause it sounds great. and ill let my installer worry about the wiring running cause he is installing all this crap for me..a pioneer avh4000, ps2, back up camera, and steering wheel interface is to many wires for me to mess around with!!! haha

 

cool let him know the stock amp wire is either red and white or pink and white i guess it looks pinkish red

 

haha good call. well ill let you know, but i imagine it will take that harness a freakin week or so to get in. which sucks cause i have all my stuff just sitting here in the bags awaiting to be installed. i have horrible patience..

 

If your that worried about loosing your chimes there is an add on chime kit you can buy, don't know how much it costs but....Not to fuel the fire , but I know the guys at best buy tried to sell me one, Scosche makes it I think, but I live in the frozen tundra to the north so maybe it's different here (product supplies) All else fails Ebay will have it

 

dont worry about the chimes... the gm lan harness for 125ish sounds like ass and if you have an 06-05 they are unaffected. Just buy the cheap harnesses and be done with it. Best buys normally order 500+ from metra a month so just go down there with the part number and be nice and you will get it. or do ebay crutchfield whatever no one is hording harnesses that i know of