Interior: How To: Install a Double-DIN Aftermarket Headunit in your 05-06 Cobalt SS
#76
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well i just bought a Pioneer AVH-P3300BT and putting it in my ss but the guys at my local audio shop said that if i dont get the PAC witch i just ordered last night, that if i ever needed to bring it to GM for what ever reason that some of the computer **** is all linked up with on star and the head unit witch i think is bs but i also didnt want to loose all my door chimes and stuff like that. so now i have the head unit and the PAC thing for the onstar and the mounting kit. what else do i need????????
what yr is ur car
#79
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I hate the GM chimes. So much hate. I wish I could remove them completely.
BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG
#83
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The metal piece, or the plastic? The plastic should be easy for any sharp edge. The metal, you know, you can just unbolt. You don't need to cut it. I just couldnt fit a wrench in there and didn't want to bother.
#86
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i dont remember seeing a plastic piece. im going to look at it today. all i know is i couldnt put it straight back because the back of the double din was hittin the back metal piece.
after i unbolt the metal piece the double din will be able to go further back and the holes for the install kit will sit flush with the car right
#88
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yeah i already had a single din. Bestbuy did the original install in 2009 on my sony. I bought the upgraded model of that 2009 model in 2011 (same thing just upgraded design and interface)and i changed it myself. I just took that 2011 Sony model out for a JVC KW-AV60BT.I got a GREAT price on ebay BRAND NEW. Too good to believe seeing how much it is on Crutchfield Best Buy AND Sonicelectronix. Lets just say for the double din, JVC iphone/ipod interface cable, install kit AND an adapter that fits my Lifeproof Iphone case( obv not needed if you dont have a Lifeproof case for iphone), I got everything for cheaper than the Double Din alone if one was to buy it at one of those 3 places i listed above. I didnt see this plastic. Best Buy probally got rid of that when they installed my single sony din in 09. i did see the metal that was connected to the everything back there. on the sides and everything. so you just have to unbolt it? or just cut the left side and right side and remove the bolt on the right.
Last edited by Cobalt08LS; 07-11-2012 at 08:51 AM.
#91
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after its out just line the install kit up and bolt it in right.?
#97
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lolll
Most of it was phonecalls and such, dont forget. I had to figure out how to do all the wiring, and have never installed a headunit before in my life.
Wrote this up so it doesn't take everyone else 12 hours.
Also I had a few beers, dont judge
Most of it was phonecalls and such, dont forget. I had to figure out how to do all the wiring, and have never installed a headunit before in my life.
Wrote this up so it doesn't take everyone else 12 hours.
Also I had a few beers, dont judge
#99
i got an issue. with the C2R-GM24 harness installed, my newly installed viper smart start system is causing rear speaker noise whenever the car gets a signal from my cell phone. very annoying. i can exactly unplug it cause then my deck doesnt work, but when i do, noise goes away. so is there any other harness i can use to maintain factory chimes and such? wanna try a diff one, and if i have to i guess ill just get rid of it alltogether