Nav Radio worth effort?

[Archer04]

Well the new stereo is installed and all functions of the radio are working great, still need to do a little work on it to make everything just right by my standards, but will have it done by this weekend. Later this year or early next year I will get the module to allow me to have navigation with the new stereo as well, but that add on is almost more then the radio I bought. Highly recommend that if you do go aftermarket get the adapter modules for your GM/Chevy made installation a breeze. No cutting or splicing wires inside the truck, the radio harness that came with the radio, and the adapter harness was all that I had to solder together and did that from the comfort of my work bench. Then it was just a matter of plugging everything in, and turning it on. Sounds great too.

 

[VDV18]

Just an FYI....don't count on the vehicle specific instructions from Crutchfield to get you through the process, they suck. I put an aftermarket HU in one of my other vehicles and was not impressed, they're very generic.

 

[Archer04]

Oh yes they are very generic, but it did give a good starting point to work from. From there I figured the rest out myself, the radio is fully installed now and functioning perfect. The only issue I have is that I accidentally cut the video cable when I was putting a piece of trim back in the truck after I had tucked the wire under the trim panel. I am now in the search of a new cable, as I dont want to try and go through the hassle of soldering those tiny wires for the video cable back together.