As many of u may know, im trading in the cobalt for a new silverado...

Quick question, If i take out my sony hu, and plug back in my stock stereo, it should still work, right?

I just dont wana end up finding it wont work again...

also, just outta curiousity, if i plug in another stereo from a different cobalt (same year and trim), will it work? Like say if i take out the stereo from another 2007 cobalt LT and plug it into MY 2007 cobalt LT, will it work? just curious....

cuz i know an 07 stereo wont work in an 06...

 

Should still work, no reason for it not to.

However you can't take another chevy radio and put it in your car without taking it to the dealership and having them reprogram it. Chevy radios have what they call theftlock, the radio is programmed to the vin of your car. So if someone steals your radio its pretty much useless.

Also, you need to know someone at the dealership before they will even reprogram it, or at least be able to prove that it isn't stolen.

 

Thanks for answering my question dude... much appreciated

So what ur tellin me is that i cant take the stereo from another 2007 Cobalt LT and put it in MY 2007 Cobalt LT because the vin's are different?
thats wack.... Lol

how much does it cost to have a stereo reprogrammed?

 

yup entirely right, youll need to take it to the dealership to have it unlocked. if it was the one from your car originally it will work just fine when you plug it back in

 

ahh, i see... thanks cobaltkid06... luckily i have a buddy over at the dealership... its cuz i left my stock stereo in a box outside in the shed and since it had rained all last week, over here in PHX, AZ, the box got SOAKED... and im trading in my balt next week, and i would like to take out the sony hu... Ima buy a stock stereo from my neighbor though cuz he installed a dvd flip out.... that way when i trade it in, it has a stock stereo rather than my sony

 

Just make sure you let it dry out before you power it up haha, might not work though, capacitors and such..

 

Haha, yeah, i let it dry out for 2 days... I let air dry and nothin.. it dont even light up...
ima try again monday cuz on wednesday is when im trading it in for the silverado..

im buyin a stock stereo from my neighbor for $45...

anybody know how much a dealership would charge to reprogram it though?

 

charged me like 50 bucks... just buy another hu

 

how did u get the dealership into not thinking u stole the stock stereo?

 

if the dealership thinks you stole it go to another dealership. Just tell them you sold your original stock and you needed to buy another. they should not think its stolen. Also no one steals plain stock cobalt radios.

 

much appreciated, thanks man