so i just realised as i was making the tittle that the stock radio unit that i wanna switch becasue i want a black one instead of silver would have to come from a ss/sc because of the subwoofer .....or could i just have to unplug the old unit and find a black one from an 07 car (doesn' tmatter what model and trim level..ie..cobalt, g5 persuit etc)..and just plug and play fine?

 

the radios are programmed for that car so you'll prolly have to go to the dealership to get it programmed. it will lock if you put it in any other car.

 

def not what i wanted to hear ahha..guess i won't be doing this then ..guess i have to resort to taking everything off and just painting it black..

 

yea thats my problem with me and my moms car. she wants my stock radio cuz mine has more options but we have to bring both cars to the dealership and get the radios programmed. too much work. lol. if anything, go aftermarket!

 

yea no money for that though haha...kinda still have to pay off like 10 grand haha...although i'll be done this year end of summer.. hence all the painting im gonna be doing as a cheap but great apperance mods this spring..got like 4 painting related things to do and 1 hardwireing job to do on the balt ..btw thx for crushing my dream !!!!!! lol jk

 

haha luckly for me i had my aftermarket stereo in my truck so it was technically free....and just took the stereo from my dads other truck into my truck. Just a big switcharoo. you can get your taxes back and spend like $150 on one..? my stock one was black, hell i'd give it to you if you wanted to program them. your a hop skip and a jump from me and i might go to the march meet. lol. even for programming it would be cheap, wont take long, i think they just put a code in there or something....

 

not a bad idea..something to consider haha...and yeaaaaa that taxes thing...i kinda switched jobs and they didn't tax me until i hit 10,000 so i kinda gonna get screwed come tax time gonna probably have to pay actually. i got one of the best jobs in the world though haha like 10 grand and i only worked like 280 hours haha

 

dont worry im not getting squat for taxes..but if you want it, let me know and i'll bring it up to the march meet if im going, or just schedule a pickup at the border, since im only an hour away lol. hopefully they dont require passports yet..cuz i dont have one..lol

 

i have a blackone too...

 

ya you needed a passport as of end of jan i believe..at least in canada..in teh states it was even earlier than that

 

hmmm will the birth certificate and all still work though? or maybe i'll get that new drivers license passport? hmmm need to figure that out before the 8th!

 

birth cert and drivers license or dependents card

 

hey i got a simple solution for you. Buy a black HU any kind doesnt matter. Look at both stock headunits closely and you will see they have a face plate that is removable (sorta a bitch thou) Take off the silver faceplace along with the black one and put the black one on your silver HU. Since you didnt swap radios you dont need a dealer relearn and you now have a nice looking black HU. reinstall and be happy

FYI i know this works because i did it on my GF's car.... she has an LS with my MP3 radio and her old faceplate. Matches the car perfect

 

hmmmm...yes is a bitch though

 

lol well with a flat head its not so bad but i complain alot

 

the subwoofer is wired into the rear speakers, so any radio will push through the subwoofer.