Finished my stereo system, pics inside...

[darkwingfrog]

Originally Posted by afterdigital

tell me about it, those ribbon cables were a pain in the butt when putting everything back.


i've got to contact this company which claims it has a harness for the CTS 05 which intergrates into the factory radio. As of right now i have the audiovox hardwire fm modulator - it's suppose to be close to cd quality. if i'm not happy with it i'll return it....

Have you checked this out? http://store.mp3car.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=FM+

[afterdigital]

Originally Posted by darkwingfrog

Have you checked this out? http://store.mp3car.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=FM+

there are several FM tuners - in the form of PCI and USB. I will be getting one for better integration with RoadRunner.

hey, i revisited your first post and got to thinkin. So much room, i wonder what a 12" screen would look like? whew!

[ga12r]

Originally Posted by tekno

I appreciate the feedback guys... I really like the way this one turned out.

I used a Metra dash kit... They have a painted grey one for the 03, and a painted black one for the newer ones. They also have a plain plastic one which is black, but I would get the painted black one for a perfect match. It allows two din sized units or a double din. You can use a single din with a slot for your cd's too.

This is by far the nicest dash kit I have ever used. Most dash kits look cheap and out of place. I just hard wired the radio into the car, but they make a wiring harness for it. You can use a deck like mine and retain your bose/door chimes/etc etc. You just plug it right up.

Do you have the part # for the black painted metra kit(or a link)? I have the unpainted plastic kit in my car with an Eclipse AVN6600. I love the deck but the kit doesnt match up very good to the factory black. I have tried contacting Metra but all they keep giving me is the painted grey. Thanks.

[yourgmsolutions]

Originally Posted by ga12r

Do you have the part # for the black painted metra kit(or a link)? I have the unpainted plastic kit in my car with an Eclipse AVN6600. I love the deck but the kit doesnt match up very good to the factory black. I have tried contacting Metra but all they keep giving me is the painted grey. Thanks.

part # for the black one is 99-2006

[yourgmsolutions]

Originally Posted by afterdigital

tell me about it, those ribbon cables were a pain in the butt when putting everything back.


i've got to contact this company which claims it has a harness for the CTS 05 which intergrates into the factory radio. As of right now i have the audiovox hardwire fm modulator - it's suppose to be close to cd quality. if i'm not happy with it i'll return it....

metra and scosche have plug and play module/harness for CTS, to retain OnStar/door shime and to connect your aftermarket radio to your factory amp

[ga12r]

Originally Posted by gm_geek

part # for the black one is 99-2006

Thanks, but that is the part # for the unpainted textured black abs kit,. The original poster stated that they offerd 3 kits., a unpainted black abs, painted grey, and painted black. He said he had the painted black as it looks better than the textured abs. I have the textured abs kit. I would like to know the # for the painted peice. Thanks.

[Kael]

hmm if the new head unit takes remote control inputs you can wire a PAC interface into the steering wheel controls and regain the control of the radio.
http://www.clubgpstore.com/itemview.asp?itemid=119

[afterdigital]

here's the company MobilCarAudio.com i've been attempting to contact:

with the Ipod Harness part. I really want to know if it is good for the CTS!

[darkwingfrog]

Originally Posted by gm_geek

metra and scosche have plug and play module/harness for CTS, to retain OnStar/door shime and to connect your aftermarket radio to your factory amp

There are so many harnesses to choose from. Do you you know the part numbers that I need for an 07 Bose to Pioneer AVIC-Z1? The Pioneer has remote I believe.