HotrodJohn

I have a 2010 Chevy Express 1500. I was thinking of replacing the radio with an aftermarket one.The van is a "Fleet" vehicle having no On Star no power windows no power door locks. You get the idea. I understand that I need a harness to do this but $150?? Seems ridiculous. I can find them all over the map as far as price on the internet so I'm a bit baffled on what to purchase. The kid a t BB seemed to know what hes talking about but do I really need to spend as much on the harness as the radio??

canucklehead

All you need is a din and a half size stereo, and then just tie into the wires from the plug off the back of the factory radio. All you need is power, switched power, ground and illumination from dash lights.....You can connect to the door speakers also and pull the panels and put in better speakers too.
Installation harnesses and kits are for the plug and play folks......
...don't forget the antenna adapters as I think the van has the smaller size male and most decks come with the larger size female....

DougE

I believe all the warning "bings" are generated by the factory radio and you may get body module error codes including the safety restraint system. The system I put in from Crutchfield included a "black box" that had to be wired in to the radio harness. I still have an air bag light because I powered up the ignition before the radio was fully installed. I put in power windows and tried them while the radio wasn't hooked up. I'd gladly hear from someone who really has the straight info on this.

tsbrewers

This is what i used in my '06, it might work in yours, but make sure to do the research first.


I would go to Metraonline.com and see what they recommend. Normally there are a bunch of options, you just need to find the best/cheapest one for you.

krotov71

I bought from Amazon, fit 100%