$200 just to install a deck are u serious? i was just told that with sunfires everything is run with factory stereo air bags etc... so i have to relocate my factory stereo into trunk or extra $50 and get special chip? what a pain.
Not true, the FAQ has info on this. WIthout the factory HU you will loose all the chimes, but not the functionality of the airbags and such. Install it yourself and save the money.
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Here's the Sticky on it. Give it a once over and it should naswer your questions.
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2002 2.2L -Base Model- (not for long) Black Cavalier
thank u very much guys.I wish i could install myself but I don't know anything about this stuff and don't know anyone that could install it for me except those stores that are wanting me to spend all that extra cash which i just found out isn't neccessary.
easiest way to do it, is get a metra harness, and match the colors between the harness and the stereo, Wrap the wires together, as tight as possible and wrap with electrical tape.
I works, but is not the best way. The best way you need tools and a bit of practice.
send me your aftermarket cd player harness and i'll wire it for you, lmao
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Sunshine Laura wrote:thank u very much guys.I wish i could install myself but I don't know anything about this stuff and don't know anyone that could install it for me except those stores that are wanting me to spend all that extra cash which i just found out isn't neccessary.
i didn't know anything about installing stereos when i first started. 6-7 years later, i've installed more stereos in more cars than i can remember. its fairly simple once you get the dash apart and your harness/mounting kit set up. we can walk you through it pretty much step by step. just try it. you'll save money and learn how to do something yourself. knowledge is priceless...
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HOWEVER!!!!! If you have a Monsoon system in your S-Fire you will need a $100 harness, it is the Metra GMOS04, so you can use the factory amp.
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Hmmm.... I'm using the $5 Walmart harness on my Monsoon system.... so.... I'd say you're wrong
I used the harness from the (05 I think) chevy metro, same exact harness without the chimes..
i used a 2000 chevy tracker.
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hahaha, wtf is a tracker? mine must be on something else. i meant to say i used a 2000 trail blazer.
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Hey just post in the regional forum that you need someone to do an istall for ya. Theres plenty of people willing to help, and sure it would be for a hell of a lot less than 200. I'd give you a hand but I'm a bit far from london. But I'm sure theres someone in the area
with a harness, installing a deck is a snap, without it, you just gotta know what each wire is for. www.the12volt.com helps alot
The Redneck wrote:hahaha, wtf is a tracker? mine must be on something else. i meant to say i used a 2000 trail blazer.
Well, there is a GEO tracker. It's like the baby brother of a Jeep.
Lenko, John Lenko wrote:Hmmm.... I'm using the $5 Walmart harness on my Monsoon system.... so.... I'd say you're wrong
What year is your Sunfire? We have tried to get a regular harness to work on a 2003 Sunfire w/ Monsoon and it would not work correctly.
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i believe that lenko has a cavy not a sunfire lol
hmmmm.... I am confused, and the Blonde genius that is me,
does not easily get confused
you can use the regular harness (5$) with the monsoon but the only thing you have to is connect the amp turn on wire to a 12V power source and it'll turn on. Its an extra step to the regular install thats it!
streetfireMK wrote:i believe that lenko has a cavy not a sunfire lol
And the Monsoon only comes in a Sunfire, so that is why I asked.
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I installed a Sunfire body harness w/ Monsoon into my vert.... out of a 2001 Sunfire. I don't "do" car audio anymore... so I went with the best stock speakers.
I did tie the blue remote turn on, to the pink monsoon remote wire. It works fine.
so the factory amp, class 2 data bus had no issues with your after market HU?
just plugged it in and powered the amp?
Hmmm, so how did your HU turn on without a accessory wire?
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I got a quick question about this subject, sorry for butting in. I got my HU changed the day after I drove my car off the lot in 04, and that was when everyone thought you had to relocate the OEM to the trunk, and now I have a 12" sub and am laying some sound matting and am wondering what to do with this old POS.
I dont really want to take it out and have to rewire everything, so does anyone have any suggestions of how to mount this thing so it doesn't rattle and bounce around, cause I discovered the guys just threw it behind the carpet and let it roam around free bangin against my fender. Thanks in advance guys.
