Aftermarket head unit swap

[5speedsilverado]

ok, so i just ordered a new head unit(should be here next monday) and didn't see a right up, so i will be doing a write up on installing this (http://www.crutchfield.com/p_020CZ309/Clarion-CZ309.html) head unit and a 6 disc cd changer (http://www.crutchfield.com/p_020DCZ625/Clarion-Pro-Audio-DCZ625.html) in my truck a 2006 Silverado 1500 single cab without onstar. the wright up will start (hopefully) 6/27/09


http://www.crutchfield.com/p_020CZ309/Clarion-CZ309.html

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_020DCZ625/Clarion-DCZ625.html?tp=132

[5speedsilverado]

oh here is what im starting with

http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=642&pictureid=5266

[TRPLXL2]

Even though I am not a stereo person, I can't wait to see this write-up because I have always wondered what was involved in doing one. I actually NEED a replacement stereo in my S-10, because it is starting to die and 75% of my speakers are shot and it's just shot period. I hope you have room for the 6 disc changer in that dash, if it's the kind that goes behind the head unit then you are going to have some fun with the HVAC system. :great:

[5speedsilverado]

im planning to mount the changer under the driver or passenger seat, it even comes with 16' of cable, so i should be good:great:

[iPublicEnemy47]

Cant wait to see this write up ... I have always wondered about installing a head unit

[5speedsilverado]

thanks, i cant wait for the head unit:glasses:

i will be sure to include alot of pictures

[5speedsilverado]

i just checked the ups tracking thing (i ordered standard shipping, isn't that supposed to be usps?) and it is in HODGKINS, IL, so i looked it up on google maps and entered from their to my house and it said it should take 1 day and 2 hours. i wish that was true...

[Crakums_GT]

Can't wait to see this write up. Are you getting all the bells and whistles like satellite raiod and ipod connector? I have my ipod connector in my glove comp. so I can keep my extra ipod in there. Currently have to pull head unit out to reseat the satellite radio wires though. It stopped working for some reason. Good luck.

-Greg

[5speedsilverado]

the reciver has a built in usb port, so i plug an ipod cable into the usb port, and the head unit will control the ipod, i dont even own an ipod:lol: and i dont plan on installing satalite radio just yet

[iPublicEnemy47]

i just checked the ups tracking thing (i ordered standard shipping, isn't that supposed to be usps?) and it is in HODGKINS, IL, so i looked it up on google maps and entered from their to my house and it said it should take 1 day and 2 hours. i wish that was true...
Just hope when its being sorted at that place it doesnt go in the wrong pile..

It happened to me before once... I was tracking my package and it was in LA and it was suppose to arrive next day, it never did. I go to track it and its in Nebraska because it got put on wrong truck or something. :lol:

[5speedsilverado]

wow i hope that doesn't happen, i've never had it happen eather

[5speedsilverado]

ok, now im a little confused, it hasn't been updated since it left illinois yesterday at 9 a.m., so idk what is going on, hopefully they didn't lose it

[iPublicEnemy47]

ya told ya you cant trust that tracking thing...

[TMRuiz]

Just make sure whenyou hook that radio up the factory plug that goes into the radio doesn't have the switch power you need to turn the radio on. It does have the constant power just not the switch power. The plug and play harness you buy does not come with that lead. Your going to have to get power from the colum in order to have the radio work they way it's suppose to. Just make sure when your checking your wires that you use a volt meter and not a teast light because you can blow the air bag with a test light

[5speedsilverado]

Just make sure whenyou hook that radio up the factory plug that goes into the radio doesn't have the switch power you need to turn the radio on. It does have the constant power just not the switch power. The plug and play harness you buy does not come with that lead. Your going to have to get power from the colum in order to have the radio work they way it's suppose to. Just make sure when your checking your wires that you use a volt meter and not a teast light because you can blow the air bag with a test light
really? crutchfield said that i needed this thing so it will turn on and have the door chimes


http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120GMRC01/GM-Factory-Integration-Adapter.html?tp=3486


ya told ya you cant trust that tracking thing...

yeah i hope it is still delivered on time though

[02silverad0]

the dash is held with push in clips so it prety easy and an easy place to start is under the lil cubby hole next to the climate controlls there should be enough room for your fingers to fit underneath

[5speedsilverado]

thanks, that will help for sure.


just a little update on my tracking problem, it says it left HODGKINS,
IL on 6/17/2009 at 9 am, and then their is no more updates, im staring to worrie about my new stereo

[iPublicEnemy47]

thanks, that will help for sure.


just a little update on my tracking problem, it says it left HODGKINS,
IL on 6/17/2009 at 9 am, and then their is no more updates, im staring to worrie about my new stereo
Indiana ? :no: you might get on monday if lucky?

[5speedsilverado]

idk, acording to the ups thing it is still on he road for 2 days now, and i checked on google maps and it is 1day and some hours away from my house. also it left illinois

[TMRuiz]

The door chimes do come through the radio and it's kinda silly but you can turn the chimes up or down through a function on the factory radio, but I do know when one of the guys here tried to put in an aftermarket in our 2500hd the radio would not come on with the harness he got from the car stereo shop. Maybe Crutchfield found out where to get the switch power. I hope it works, let us know if they have found that hidden harness that you can get switch power from.

[5speedsilverado]

woo, their was no problem with the shipping, it arrived in phoenix az today which is an hour away from my house, does any one know if ups delivers on Saturday?

[5speedsilverado]

ok, so it was sent out for delivery today, it should be here in a couple hours:glasses:

[iPublicEnemy47]

nice cant wait for the guide

[5speedsilverado]

came today, wont be installed till the weekend if nothing comes up, i will get pictures tomorrow

[5speedsilverado]

Pictures!!!

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0925.jpg

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0926.jpg

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0927.jpg

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0928.jpg

[5speedsilverado]

more pictures

the door chime thingy

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0929.jpg

wire harnesses

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0930.jpg

cd changer and disc magazine

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0937.jpg

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0936.jpg

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0935.jpg

[5speedsilverado]

mounted it in the mounting kit

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0938.jpg

security!

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0939.jpg

came with a remote that says on the back of it keep out of high heat area's, so i guess its not going into the truck due to the 100*+ weather in the summer

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0940.jpg

[TRPLXL2]

Wow that looks like a really good quality kit, Clarion is a good brand I think. I am surprised it's all plug-n-play, I always thought there was a bunch of hard wiring to do. Did you get any speakers for it, just curious of you other audio upgrades.

[5speedsilverado]

well their is a lot of soldering which has to be done between the to harnesses and thats why i have to wait for my dad, but it might not be this weekend because my dad has to work:grrrrrr:

[TRPLXL2]

Oh yes SOLDERING, that reminds me of when I was doing my halo's. Me and my dad bonded over many hours of soldering, It is definately an art form once you get the hang of it. I had to d about 100 wires before I mastered the technique, hopefully you will catch on and learn something that will be useful the rest of your life.

[5speedsilverado]

it wont be that many wires, its only 13, but im confused why their are 2 fuses on the wiring harness for the radio, a 15 amp and a 3 amp, we thing the 3 amp if for power, but have know idea what the 15 is for

[zubbiez]

it wont be that many wires, its only 13, but im confused why their are 2 fuses on the wiring harness for the radio, a 15 amp and a 3 amp, we thing the 3 amp if for power, but have know idea what the 15 is forthe fifteen amp fuse is going to be your power source that runs through the ignition swicth while the three amp fuse is your memory ie. clock and settings this will always have power to it while the other should only have power when your key is on

[5speedsilverado]

ok, i have the wiring diagram in front of me, and it says te new radio has 3 power wires, the one with the 15 amp fuse which is for the memory, the 3 amp fuse is the bus power lead, which im confused by both of these, and then one that doesn't have a fue and that one is the power lead for accessory.

[zubbiez]

ok, i have the wiring diagram in front of me, and it says te new radio has 3 power wires, the one with the 15 amp fuse which is for the memory, the 3 amp fuse is the bus power lead, which im confused by both of these, and then one that doesn't have a fue and that one is the power lead for accessory.okay so I had the first two backwards.hard to tell without looking at them. but the acccesory one( I guessing Its blue) is going to be you power antenna wire which is so you can tie in your amp, to the stereo so that when you turn off your deck the amp also turns off and vice versa, you may or may not have to tie it into your changer depending on how it hooks up, I used to have a pioneer changer that was turned on and off by the stereo but had to have the memory power to it to keep the disc at the point where you turned it off good luck hope this helps you

[02silverad0]

use wire nuts so if you sell the truck and buy another they just twist off..... you get the same connection with alot less work...... thats what i did

[5speedsilverado]

it actually has a separate power antenna lead which is blue, the power lead is red, and i dont have an amp yet. so i dont worry about the red wire on the radio?

[5speedsilverado]

here is that adapter im using for the factory radio connector to the new radio

documents.victorytechnologies.com/documents/product/9571.pdf (http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/documents.victorytechnologies.com/documents/product/9571.pdf)

and you can see the new radio harness in here

http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/Manuals/020/020CZ309.PDF

[5speedsilverado]

so can someone double check me on the wiring if they have time?

new radio harness adapter
grey to grey
grey black to grey black
white to white
white black to white black
purple to violet
purple black to violet black
green to green
green black to green black
15 amp fuse to yellow
3 amp fuse to ??
red to red
orange white to orange


i think this is all i need to hook up, im not completely sure of these, so could someone please double check it?

thank you

[pmf608]

That looks about right. The 3 amp to bus power lead is new to me. Although, from what Iknow on the 2003+ gm trucks, the electronics are more advanced with a data bus that even the radio connects to. This is why the newer radios wouldn't work in an older truck even if you made them fit. maybe this has something to do with being adaptable to something like that.... i don't know. my radio doesn't have a bus power lead. Everything else looks good though.

[iPublicEnemy47]

cool u finally got it?

[5speedsilverado]

yep, i got it, and i just got the wiring harness done, all i have to do now is run a wire to the battery, then plug everything up, and it should be good to go

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0951.jpg

[TRPLXL2]

The soldering and heat shrink look real tight, It should hold up very well. Did your dad show you how to solder, or did he lose patience with you and just do it himself. My dad lost patience with me when he was trying to teach me, but I am a quick learner and did all right on my own. I bet your excited to get it all wired in now, I am sure this will only light the fire for future audio upgrades.

[5speedsilverado]

yeah i did a few of them, then i did all the heat shrink, it was pretty easy. and yeah i have more audio upgrades, mostly speakers and an amp

[5speedsilverado]

step 1: disconnect battery
step 2: put steering wheel in lowest position
step 3: take dash bezel off, it just pops off, and looks like this
http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0952.jpg
http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0954.jpg
step 4: remove the 3 screws holding the stock head unit in place
http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0957.jpg
step 5: plug wiring harness in to the aftermarket harness
step 6: take new ground from ne radio and screw it into the mounting bracket
step 7:mount up mounting kit
step 8 find a spot for cd changer, mine had to be mounted behind the seat in the vertical position
http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0956.jpg
step 9: remove the interior panels, first the one behind the rear seat, then the door still, then the rear piller panel, and last but not least, the kick panel.
step 10: route cable with the other wiring behind the interior panels
step 11: place panels back to their spots
step 12: route changer cable up into the dash and to the head unit
step 13: connect every cable to its correct place
step 14: re-connect battery and test the new equipment
step 15: re-assemble dash
http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0958.jpg

i forgot to take pictures of every step, but i did take some. this was pretty easy, and so far im happy with the new unit:party:

[5speedsilverado]

also i noticed an improvement in sound quality, so far so good, just a little hard to get used to

[5speedsilverado]

here it is lit up at night

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/5speedsilverado/DSCN0959.jpg

[TRPLXL2]

Looks good so far, the CD changer is a nice clean addition. I am so surprised that you didn't try to color match the dash while you had it out, but maybe some day down the road.

[5speedsilverado]

thank you, im not a fan of the color matched dashes, i like the texturedness (if that s a word) that the stock one has

[4shongo]

Nice looking radio!