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Chamkila

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hi guys i want to upgrade my system to the nav system

Either the stock

or

aftermarket.

But i want all my bells and whistles to work (IE onstar, steering buttons)

Please guide me in the right directions.


Please dont yell at me or anything i am a old man trying to use the internet in a young mans world.


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they make an adapter harnass for all of ur stuff to work for aftermarket......... im not sure whith the stock..... i have an aftermarket still got steering wheel controls and all the dings and stuff
 

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I have a '04 Tahoe LT with Bose/DVD/Onstar and the adapter you need to retain the Onstar/Bose/Door Chimes is called GMOS-04 They are $125+ at stores but $50ish online, the steering wheel adapter is different dependent on the deck you get.

To use a stock Navi, you need this:

non-LUX amp
Rewire the amp connector to accept new amp
GPS antenna
The dealer to clear out his VIN because it will be theft locked.
Possibly wire in the VSS wire from the tach wire on the cluster
 

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Personally I would go with an aftermarket nav. You can easily integrate a lot more into it if you wanted to such as satellite radio or iPod. To retain Onstar, Bose, and door chime your best option, in my opinion, is the PAC OS-2Bose. The steering wheel controls will depend on what brand radio you get, but PAC makes a piece for all the major brands so you don't have to use an IR adapter.

Here's the PAC website if you want to check it out.

http://www.pac-audio.com/default.aspx
 
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I am running a Pioneer Avic F700BT in my 'hoe. You'll hear a lot of people complain about the F-series nav units, I personally have only found a few bugs with it. The voice commands are kind of a joke, half the time they do not work. I've just adapted to not using them. (Every once in a blue moon I'll try it when I'm driving alone, just to see if it works or not.) Bluetooth, it works okay for me, but I don't hear the phone ringing after I dial, only after the other end picks up do I hear anything.

Would I get it again? Probably not. Performance is fine for what I use it for, but there are a few features it's missing that I would have liked. The only reason I mention it is that the price point is pretty good. I got mine for about $700, which for a full nav is not bad. The F-Series has been replaced with the X-Series now, and Firmware update 3.0 for the F-Series basically turns it into an X-Series.
 

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