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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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**** no idea man... left is white i think but i really don't remember
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Hey guys, I've read every post in this thread but I just wanna ask to make sure.
I have a 2009 Cobalt LT with Onstar. If I get the cheaper Metra 70-2202 harness I will just lose my door chimes, blinker sound, and Onstar? The reason I'm asking is because I've heard some people say that it also affects your airbags. How true is this? Are the airbags really tied to the stereo? I just find that a little hard to believe.
The Onstar I really couldn't care much for and I really don't care for the blinker sounds either since I never hear em anyways cuz I'm always listening to music.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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correct. airbags aren't effected
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Ok, thanks for clearing that up!
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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anyone know any good sites to buy awirring harness..im getting the jensen dvd player head unit..and a site for the antena adapter
2007 cobalt also
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 02:48 AM
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crutchfield? ebay?
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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will this work for a 07.....Saturn/Kia In-dash Receiver Wiring Harness...Item #120702202..
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1207022...0-2202&tp=2977
im not having luck trying to find one..i want the cheap one that will fit my 07..and direct sites??
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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This thread helped me TONS. I just placed my order with Crutchfield for the HU, wiring harness, antenna adapter, trim piece for HU... comes with specific instructions for set up/installation, too.

Maybe I'll be smart enough to figure it out without asking the hubby
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Old May 14, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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What about the harness for 06' LS cobalts?
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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metra 70-2103
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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:18 AM
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I have a 05 Cobalt LS with the Pioneer audio and no onstar. The guy at Futureshop says I need "GMCO2L11 - GM radio replacement interface for vehicles without On-Star" which will cost $169.99. Is he right? If not what do I need and which part do I need to retain my wheel controls as that URL on the main post was unclear for me.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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the harness is the 70-2103 and the SWI module depends on the unit you buy
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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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I would like to retain door chimes and stuff also though. Every site that I price out something for my 05 Cobalt it recommends a $120+ adapter thing.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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well they are wrong. that adapter only applies with the 07+ cobalts. Onstar is a little tricky to retain thou. read post 121
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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06 SS has a Stock HU and wants to swap to 07+ for the ipod/aux connection. what is needed?
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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05-06 radios arent swappable with 07-09. Buy aftermarket.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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ok so i have a 07 ss/sc with pioneer w/o onstar. all 4 speakers were replaced with infinnitys and im tryin 2 put a kenwood dnx5120 HU in. i bought the cheaper harness metra 70-2202 and soldered all the matchin wires 2gether. 1st question i have 2 wires off the metra 70-2202 harness that are not wired up 2 n e thing, orange(which i believe is the illum. wire) and blue/white(amp turn-on) wat do i wire those to? i dont think i need 2 wire the illum 1 but wat about the blue/white amp turn on? also there from the HU harness the blue/white(says p.cont),solid blue(ant. cont),brown(mute), and light blue/yellow(remo. cont) are not wired to n e thing. wat wires need 2 b wired 2 wat? these damn aftermarket HUs r so complicated 2 install haha. sry if these ?s were answered i read through and did not see them. n e help is appreciated
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Ok so let me get this straight. I got a 09 SS, and I was wondering what will not function if i get a aftermarket pioneer deck or dvd player with the "pioneer = GMOS-LAN-04 *retains onstar"? The facts page is little confusing. I def want to keep my bluetooth, and the Steering wheel controls would be nice to keep too. Also, was wondering if there was any new adapters for the 09s since they have a little more functionality? Sorry for the "noob" questions, there has been massive amounts of technology breakthroughs since my old days of car audio.
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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Hi, nice tutorial
I have a Cobalt ss/sc 07' with Pioneer premium sound without onstar. I will put a Pioneer Avic d3. I need a C2R-GM11 module, correct? This module in ebay say: Single wire output for steering wheel control module, What mean this? Also I need a antenna adapter?
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by BNS John
ok so i have a 07 ss/sc with pioneer w/o onstar. all 4 speakers were replaced with infinnitys and im tryin 2 put a kenwood dnx5120 HU in. i bought the cheaper harness metra 70-2202 and soldered all the matchin wires 2gether. 1st question i have 2 wires off the metra 70-2202 harness that are not wired up 2 n e thing, orange(which i believe is the illum. wire) and blue/white(amp turn-on) wat do i wire those to? i dont think i need 2 wire the illum 1 but wat about the blue/white amp turn on? also there from the HU harness the blue/white(says p.cont),solid blue(ant. cont),brown(mute), and light blue/yellow(remo. cont) are not wired to n e thing. wat wires need 2 b wired 2 wat? these damn aftermarket HUs r so complicated 2 install haha. sry if these ?s were answered i read through and did not see them. n e help is appreciated
connect the blue white wires on both the balt harness and kenwood harness... cap off the illum wire as there isnt one in cobalts. The mute, ant cont, and remo cont shouldn't be used either

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Ok so let me get this straight. I got a 09 SS, and I was wondering what will not function if i get a aftermarket pioneer deck or dvd player with the "pioneer = GMOS-LAN-04 *retains onstar"? The facts page is little confusing. I def want to keep my bluetooth, and the Steering wheel controls would be nice to keep too. Also, was wondering if there was any new adapters for the 09s since they have a little more functionality? Sorry for the "noob" questions, there has been massive amounts of technology breakthroughs since my old days of car audio.
ya sorry my man I need to update it but I'm lazy and normally pretty busy and I cant update it (I have to get a mod to do it) so simple lil changes and updates are for the most part impossible but now its getting to the point it needs to be revamped all together

pac audio makes the steering wheel controls that you can get for most pioneer decks (SWI-PS) or universal ones for the few pioneer ones without that function (SWI-X)

Bluetooth i don't know. i think a member said they did the swap to aftermarket without the bluetooth being effected but i honestly couldn't tell you. If anything most of the pioneers can add bluetooth so get the deck try it and if the bluetooth isn't retained then buy that module

Originally Posted by Felix12
Hi, nice tutorial
I have a Cobalt ss/sc 07' with Pioneer premium sound without onstar. I will put a Pioneer Avic d3. I need a C2R-GM11 module, correct? This module in ebay say: Single wire output for steering wheel control module, What mean this? Also I need a antenna adapter?
Thanks.
well yes the gm11 pac module works but i would very much recommend getting the metra unit instead. alot of members here have been complaining about issues they've been having with it and in PR im not sure if you would have any decent type of warranty and or would have to pay ridiculous return shipping ect ect.

in the pac unit the single wire output for steering wheel control module is there for the pac SWI interfaces. so instead of finding the steering control wire and soldering it and in the cobalt's case you have to make another wire acc. If u get the gm11 all u would need to do is connect the wire from it to the swi and done

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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 02:17 PM
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You recommend Gmos-Lan-04 for cars without onstar?
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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lan-03 non pioneer
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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I put a new HU, and put gmos lan 04. The door chimes is so hi, but if I increase a volume in gmos module the volume of the HU is low. What is your opinion?
If I don't resolve this "problem" I take off the gmos lan 04 and put a Metra = 70-2202. What is your recomendations?
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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ya you cant control the volume and chimes separately on the metra module harnesses. oh i havent had a chance to update the thread but if you decide to do it go with the 70-2104 instead of the 70-2202
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Old Sep 4, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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I have an 07 LT and am taking a look around for a new headunit.

I have installed many after market HU's and I don't see why people are talking about tapping into a fuse for a power source. Does the cobalt wireing harness not allow direct plug and play? The last thing I want to do is buy a new CD player or DVD player and have to chop up my wires.

If I stick with a stock unit, how well do the in-line converts work?
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