Aftermarket Wiring Harness

[the_don_rolo]

I just wanted to know, dont know if this is the right forum for it, but im installing a new deck in my car and i wanted to know if i can use a 95-02 wiring harness, my cars a 2003, would it work, or no?

If no, does anyone know where i an get the harness? I dont care about chimes and all that, im taking the stock radio out.

[Vtolds]

nope, you need a super special one.

[Trickyslick]

I am having the same issue with my 04' I have the kit, stereo, amp, speakers but having issues with the harness. Hope someone has an answer.

[Trickyslick]

Vtolds is that the kit that relocates your stock unit to the trunk??? Sounds stupid to me but does anyone else have that set up that way???

[rowdygls]

I believe that's the only one they sell now. I could be wrong because I haven't looked into for a years now. My car was wired without the stock radio in the car and I know they had to tap into my ignition wiring for one of the power leads.

[tw0123]

when i got my car, i was worried about the same thing. mine is an 02 but i know in my 2000 cavalier, i had to buy the relocation kit, as the stereo guys said that most of my cars computer was controlled through the stock deck. that kit cost me $80, and that was 4 yrs ago. when i got this car, the same guy told me now they have a kit that has the same properties, but has a little box that acts like the stock stereo, and goes under your dash, with a wireless transmitter from the harness. however, that kit was $350... i just used my kit i had from the cavalier, my stock deck is in the trunk, when i redo things, it will be hidden away, and no one will know it is there.

[Vtolds]

When I bought mine which I had a 200 so I just used a Grand Am simple one but they had the one for the years after that it was a Metra unit and it had te box with the chimes built in and it was something like 90 bucks. I would check crutchfield.com

[the_don_rolo]

i read up on some of it and someone said u dont need that little thing unless u want the chimes, u can get a wiring harness and an antenna harness or something like that, i dont know though, i used to have a sunfire and they told me they had to do the relocation thing, but i dont want my old stereo anywhere near my car if im puttin in a new deck lol, GM builds things retarded i find.. nothing is simple or easy anymore...

[cherrington17]

all you lose are the chimes.... just get rid of your old deck.

i have mine relocated, and its not a HUGE hassel, but it is slightly annoying. I think i got mine from partsexpress.com but any car site/shop should sell the basic gm wire harness, if your not gonna use that [relocation] method.

[the_don_rolo]

ok so basically i dont need to go out and blow 100 bucks on that thing? All i lose are the door chimes and the low gas chime am i right? I think i can live with that, i dont really need something to tell me im low on gas, ive got eyes to do that...