Alero with GPS

[Redog]

Got it working:

[Redog]

What a second, where am I?

Oh Yeah, I'm right here: :D

[Redog]

D'oh, well almost working:

I'll post a how-to after thread after I get it unlocked :D (If Cliff doesn't mind)

[C_EICK]

nice, I'm totally jealous.

[cherrington17]

whats the light above the screen??

[Dhoyle]

im totally jealous and want one lols

[Nate's Alero]

whats the light above the screen??

his alarm led

[Redog]

whats the light above the screen??

Don't know exactly which way to respond to that...

The fact that the same exact question has been asked just last week, or to be floored that Cherry doesn't know an LED when he sees one :ninja:

[Redog]

Also I must confess.

Cliff was the first one that we know of to have a factory GPS unit in his car. I know he pulled his from a Buick and his backlighting is blue.

My backlighting is white and the screen is blue, like the interior lighting, I was told that it was blue backlite when I bought it, but I guess they were wrong.

It doesn't look too bad but I'm still going to ask around to see if I can change the color somehow :ninja:

[01OldsAleroGt]

lucky bastard... it looks a little tight with the radio surround

[mfuller]

Looks very nice, Ken. Good job.

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

If I would of known about a factory gps before I got my head unit I would of gotten that instead. looks good shouldn't be much longer until you get all the bugs worked out.

[Redog]

Looks very nice, Ken. Good job.

Thanks Matt


lucky bastard... it looks a little tight with the radio surround

It's tight alright. I had to trim down the surroundings in the mounting box. I still have all the shavings in the car. It's been raining here and my vacuum sucks (or doesn't) anyway. It'll be raining tomorrow, but I'll stop at a gas station with a vac ;)

[01OldsAleroGt]

looks great tho... great job man.. can't wait till i do this

[clutch1]

Can't wait for the writeup.. how much was the unit?

[01OldsAleroGt]

Can't wait for the writeup.. how much was the unit?

between 400-500
Ebay

[cherrington17]

Don't know exactly which way to respond to that...

The fact that the same exact question has been asked just last week, or to be floored that Cherry doesn't know an LED when he sees one :ninja:

obviously its an led... smart ass. :glare:

i was wondering about its purpose!



i could give you more information about that one little diode then you could ever want to know.

[DOHC_tuner]

looks great redog. I especially like it cause it appears like the car came stock with it.

I'd vote for a write-up cause im willing to do this as well. Great job:thumb:

[billytheman1188]

looks great redog. I especially like it cause it appears like the car came stock with it.

I'd vote for a write-up cause im willing to do this as well. Great job:thumb:

same here.... he never told me what its from either and i mentioned it 2 times:whistle::lol:

[Redog]

same here.... he never told me what its from either and i mentioned it 2 times:whistle::lol:

IDK what it's from and I said that :rolleyes2:

Anyway part number is 10348805, but like I said, backlighting is white. Part numbers are usually the same no matter what the color

[billytheman1188]

IDK what it's from and I said that :rolleyes2:

Anyway part number is 10348805, but like I said, backlighting is white. Part numbers are usually the same no matter what the color

Ahhhh.... must have missed that:lol:

[Oldsman]

now with that unit, to play a CD you have to eject the nav DVD? or is that in a different slot like the one in the 300? Also does it play MP3's? does it have an aux jack?

[Redog]

now with that unit, to play a CD you have to eject the nav DVD? or is that in a different slot like the one in the 300? Also does it play MP3's? does it have an aux jack?

NO the DVD nav should be downloaded into the radio's brain and just push "nav" it type in everything.

It has no jack for MP3's or iPods. I was looking at this, but I want to reseach it a bit more first. This would be perfect, if it works, because I can replace the mirco pak with this, but the mirco pak uses one wire for the VSS and I hooked the ground for the relay into it too. If I can still use those plugs with this. I can install an iPod system in the car too.

http://replacementradios.com/product_info.php?cPath=340_344&products_id=1003

http://replacementradios.com/images/aip-gm01-id.jpg

[Oldsman]

so will it play MP3's on a cd?

[Redog]

That I don't know. It's locked right now and it won't do anything.

Wheather I get it scaned tomorrow or change the fuses, I'll let you know

[Cliff8928]

D'oh, well almost working:

I'll post a how-to after thread after I get it unlocked :D (If Cliff doesn't mind)

I don't really care that much at all... It would actually be pretty standard considering I never did the write-up on the brake upgrade and I was the first one to do that too.

Also I must confess.

Cliff was the first one that we know of to have a factory GPS unit in his car. I know he pulled his from a Buick and his backlighting is blue.

My backlighting is white and the screen is blue, like the interior lighting, I was told that it was blue backlite when I bought it, but I guess they were wrong.

It doesn't look too bad but I'm still going to ask around to see if I can change the color somehow :ninja:

All the screens are blue like that regardless of the vehicle it comes from. I don't know if I've ever seen an INR with blue backlit buttons.

lucky bastard... it looks a little tight with the radio surround

That it does. Mine doesn't look as tight because the TNR is laid out a little different than the INR. Though a very small part of my screen is covered by the trim.

You have to actually trim out the edges of the plastic on the dash to get it to fit too. And I don't know with the INR, but with my TNR I actually had to trim the radio itself!!!


Anyway part number is 10348805, but like I said, backlighting is white. Part numbers are usually the same no matter what the color

You could potentially change it. The only difference I've found is that the LEDs are blue in the ones with the matching backlighting. Although they're surface mount, so that may be a problem.

It has no jack for MP3's or iPods. I was looking at this, but I want to reseach it a bit more first. This would be perfect, if it works, because I can replace the mirco pak with this, but the mirco pak uses one wire for the VSS and I hooked the ground for the relay into it too. If I can still use those plugs with this. I can install an iPod system in the car too.

http://replacementradios.com/product_info.php?cPath=340_344&products_id=1003

http://replacementradios.com/images/aip-gm01-id.jpg

You could always pop the VSS pin into that connector.
now with that unit, to play a CD you have to eject the nav DVD? or is that in a different slot like the one in the 300? Also does it play MP3's? does it have an aux jack?

Yep, in order for navigation to function, the DVD must be inserted.

You can add aux inputs for both video and audio as well as specific ones for devices like iPods, CD changers, satellite and HD radio tuners.

so will it play MP3's on a cd?

Nope, no MP3 decoder

[01OldsAleroGt]

uhmm... honestly.. its a sexy mod.. but lookin at it all.. i'd rather just spend the 600+ to get a Kenwood CD/DVD/MP3/WMA Touch Screen Double DIN Deck w/ Nav and get the Ipod dock connector for 10 bucks from Crutchfield

[cherrington17]

^after cliff gave all that extra info. i agree.

still looks sweet.

[01OldsAleroGt]

^agreed with ya cherr... its a smexy lookin mod.. but rather have something like this for 589.00

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/mugenaccord86/Project%20Alero%20GT/h113DNX5120-f.jpg