Keep the airbag indicator connected, if you don’t, it can send a false message to the computer. You may have to take the car to the dealer to reset it. You can leave all the wires connected, just turn the console right side up and place it on the dash.
If I bought a wiring harness and dash kit for a 05 Grand Prix it should fit because it says til 05 right? These cars are all the same wiring right? Just nervous I bought the wrong stuff
The red display lights went out in my 08 Grand Prix. I bought an exact replacement GM unit. If I replace it, will I just need to unlock the anti theft code or is there something else I need to do?
hello could you please let me know how do i hook up the same radio from another 08 grand prix like mine to my car is it just plug it in and im done please let me know thnks mike
when i try to add refrigerant to car when hood is open on the driverside infrot of fire wall i can see all of the refrigerant come back out do you think that is just a line that i can replace this is on a 2004 grand prix gtp
Thank you! Looking at getting a 04 Grand Prix GTP next week and I use my phone more than CDs, mostly because the CD player on my current car is complete crap.
Nice video. The thing that I noticed was your wire harness does not appear to allow that fancy OEM touchscreen navigation radio upgrade. What’s your thoughts on that.
Do you will recommend to replace the radio/cd player for a different type of radio? would be complicated to install a newer radio cd player. in my 2004 GTP? In my car the radio is fine, the CD play, but I can't remove the CDs. Any help?
I just purchased a 08 grand prix with 31,000 miles with a custom paintjob its gorgeous. I swapped out the stereo and you only need to remove screws from radio and climate control section, thatll give it enough play to get the hooks out.
Bryan Gravlin You have a good point, but it takes what 10 extra seconds to get the bottom screws out? Gives you much more room to work with as well. Can you post a video of your car and your setup? I would love to see it.
Its publishing right now and just realized I forgot to show under the hood The only difference from stock is the yellowtop optima and the run of 0AWG through the firewall.
Could you list off what I would need to replace the head unit with a aftermarket one, the car I have has the monsoon sound system that id like to keep, and also I would like to keep the steering wheel controls and chimes, thanks
Just tried it - it locks the radio on my 2005 Grand Prix, need codes to get the one (which lights up great) to work in a new car - so it's a problem for anti theft....
Changing to a aftermarket head unit was the first thing I did with my 07 base. The whole monsoon thing made it a real pain with buying the correct adapters and harnesses. I also put aftermarket 6x9s in and the monsoon amp also made it a pain with having four wires go to the speakers instead of two lol
i have the 06 GXP and the cd player wont work, is this video for getting to the cd player? HAve you had a problem like this? Is the cd player inside this head unit and a separate unit that I can exchange out or do I need a new one. Thanks! Your video on door panel removal helped a lot. I had to replace the driver side mirror.
Great video. Now you mentioned something about having to re program the radio . How is this done ? Im at the wreckers alot and I'm seeing different radios. Some are monsoon with CD. Some are MONSOON with CD and cassette. Some are non monsoon eith CD and cassette. But you say they all are interchangeable with the knowledge of reprogramming. Is this true ? And where did you go to get the reprogramming done ? I also saw other videos and they deal with XM SATELLITE RADIO MODULE located in the drivers side rear quarter panel behind the rear wheel housing behind the side wall carpeting. And the antenna is mounted on the rear of the roof and also has a lead wire going to the rear window were GM designed the radio antenna embedded into the glass . But that was on an 07 equit with non non monsoon radio . I know that the 04-05 's antenna is mounted at the front of the roof . I think GM re designed the location in 06 to the back of the roof .but im not 100% sure . Anyway thanks for the information and good video. You are well articulated in your presentation. Im still looking for information about how to totally remove the entire dash .Gm design team has these units pre assembled and installed on the assembly line but im trying to figure out how they did it . It's probably 10 bolts strategically placed but we don't know the procedure. To bad .I see videos where guys are losing money on jobs where they have to replace the heater core . Im willing to bet that 10 bolts removed could make things easier. But then again im not thinking about the what if's . Like maybe having a remove the steering column, bla bla bla . The knee bone is connected to thigh bone ,,,,you know how engineers love to make things more and more difficult.
Any idea what wire I hook up to get the door chime back, everything else is working fine. There must be one wire I can splice in to get the noise back...
Hi I'm hooking up my buddies subwoofer system and replacing his stock deck with a double din kenwood. He didn't get the right install kit for the new radio but whatever. The harness is all wired up really good, antenna is in, and rca's are plugged in. Now there is one gray/black harness left (but no where to wire them on this aftermarket deck.) it's the smaller harness. Is this for chimes? And do these need to be wired up? Cuz we got it hooked up and stereo inst turning on. So I'm going to check if the deck is getting power or not. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much!
Other than cord length restrictions that may come into play, just curious... Is there any other reason why you can't say put the radio on bottom, then A/C, then compartment on top?
what is the watt output on this???? being applied to 4 speakers? Lets say i wanted to put in some nice new speakers.. would this head unit supply the doors 1 tweeter and 1 mid sub on each door plus the 3.5 inch dash speaker.. would this or an aftermarket 50w x 4 speakers max head unit like some specs say?? would this be able to comfortably power all 5 speakers.. thxs
+jlb7125 I dont have the specifics as far as output but I can tell you that this unit alone is no ideal without the monsoon amp that goes with it. The radio is designed to work with the amp. Without the amp you may as well rewire the entire system.
jlb7125 The speakers that come with the monsoon system are special 2 driver speakers. At least for the rears and for the door speakers. Thats how monsoon was able to call it a 9 speaker system even though there are only 5 actual speakers in the system. From what I have heard there is no aftermarket speaker that can match the stock speakers unless you rip out all the monsoon stuff and wire in your own setup. If you do replace your speakers and you choose monsoon you will need the amp to go with it or the speakers will be severely underpowered.
Good job on the video. You mentioned the Theftlock feature these radios have so I was wondering if you know of an easy way to fix the digital display without having to replace the entire head unit?
Great walk-through! Thanks! I have the base 1-disc radio and was thinking of swapping it out. If I grab a used changer from eBay, do you know if I'd have any issue taking it to the dealer to reprogram?
Should not have an issue taking it to the dealer. It will cost though. Many people upgrade to the stock nav units. In fact the reason I did this video was a request from a subscriber who is doing just that.
You're going to need this part pac rp5-gm11for an aftermarket install. I think there are two different ones depending on if its single or double din HU. Heads up, gonna have some fun with it if you take out factory amp. I'd go ahead and get everything ahead of time so you still have tunes.
hi great video but would you help me figure out what colors are for what on the stereo wiring. I have a 2004 grand prix gt and I want to keep my head unit but I have subs and I'm tring to set up a line out converter. PLEASE HELP
Robert Clawson best way is to just tap into the wires that come out of the 6x9 you can get a rca out converter and tie into the speakers. if you want me to look you up a wire diagram I can do that in the morning.
I have an 07 Grand Prix GT, my HVAC control button for temp down on the driver side does not work, and my passenger heated seat button does not work unless my passenger pushes the button really hard, almost as hard as he can. Any idea of how to fix this?
If you have a fix for it, it would be great, I would like to have my ac colder then 73 on a 90 degree day, and my passenger i take to school would be happier during the winter months
+Peter Veresan sounds like the button is loose. I just posted a video on how to replace all the bulbs. It will also show you how to get it apart and then you can look to see what then issue is.
GPVlog thanks, already watched it, the two button covers are currently removed, the buttons on the board work fine, in guessing it's the plastic button not able to press in all the way. Any idea as to what to do from there?
Thanks a lot for all of these, it's been handy since I just got my base model recently so I'm planning out what I need to get the 5 button DIC etc from your vids I want to put in a stereo that has built in bluetooth so that I can avoid using an fm transmitter (because I can't find one that sounds good plus you have to unplug or you drain the battery) but I'm finding out that you'd lose the onstar, door open chime and the passenger side airbag light. Any tricks to at least keeping the door chime or is it really hard wired in the stereo?
Joshua Warne yes! But it would be safer to block the wheels using bricks. That's what I do on my 07 Grand Prix GT. Never had an issue with it rolling down the driveway lol.
i have a 2005 pontiac grand prix. I have been trying to install my new car stereo from best buy. The guy from best buy that does the car installation is telling me that i have to buy a wire harness for 130 in order for him to install my new stereo. He also stated that my old unit must be connected into my trunk in order for the rest of my car to continue to work properly. Has anyone else had this problem or heard of anything like this???????
Keep the airbag indicator connected, if you don’t, it can send a false message to the computer. You may have to take the car to the dealer to reset it. You can leave all the wires connected, just turn the console right side up and place it on the dash.
If I bought a wiring harness and dash kit for a 05 Grand Prix it should fit because it says til 05 right? These cars are all the same wiring right? Just nervous I bought the wrong stuff
The red display lights went out in my 08 Grand Prix. I bought an exact replacement GM unit. If I replace it, will I just need to unlock the anti theft code or is there something else I need to do?
hello could you please let me know how do i hook up the same radio from another 08 grand prix like mine to my car is it just plug it in and im done please let me know thnks mike
when i try to add refrigerant to car when hood is open on the driverside infrot of fire wall i can see all of the refrigerant come back out do you think that is just a line that i can replace this is on a 2004 grand prix gtp
Thank you! Looking at getting a 04 Grand Prix GTP next week and I use my phone more than CDs, mostly because the CD player on my current car is complete crap.
Serenity Taylor how did that work out for you
Nice video. The thing that I noticed was your wire harness does not appear to allow that fancy OEM touchscreen navigation radio upgrade. What’s your thoughts on that.
Do you will recommend to replace the radio/cd player for a different type of radio? would be complicated to install a newer radio cd player. in my 2004 GTP? In my car the radio is fine, the CD play, but I can't remove the CDs. Any help?
I just purchased a 08 grand prix with 31,000 miles with a custom paintjob its gorgeous. I swapped out the stereo and you only need to remove screws from radio and climate control section, thatll give it enough play to get the hooks out.
Bryan Gravlin You have a good point, but it takes what 10 extra seconds to get the bottom screws out? Gives you much more room to work with as well. Can you post a video of your car and your setup? I would love to see it.
I'll go shoot a video and upload it through my phone give me a little bit not sure how long the publishing will take
Bryan Gravlin thanks man, looking forward to seeing your ride. 31k is very low.
Its publishing right now and just realized I forgot to show under the hood The only difference from stock is the yellowtop optima and the run of 0AWG through the firewall.
Bryan Gravlin Thanks, saw the video. Everything looks great!
Is there anyway to add an input to the existing stereo so there is an auxiliary jack for use with a phone?
Could you list off what I would need to replace the head unit with a aftermarket one, the car I have has the monsoon sound system that id like to keep, and also I would like to keep the steering wheel controls and chimes, thanks
my battery saver active light comes on sometime when i driveing slow.
I have a question my stereo is cutting out and I do t know if I need to hook the individual wires back up correctly in have a 2006 grand prix
Beauty and the Beast Angela Landsbury
Just tried it - it locks the radio on my 2005 Grand Prix, need codes to get the one (which lights up great) to work in a new car - so it's a problem for anti theft....
if u have the old one u can just change the inside with the new one
How can we tell if am aftermarket radio well still work with the steering wheel controls?
But you didn’t say anything about having to reprogram newer radio back in the car from the dealer
Changing to a aftermarket head unit was the first thing I did with my 07 base. The whole monsoon thing made it a real pain with buying the correct adapters and harnesses. I also put aftermarket 6x9s in and the monsoon amp also made it a pain with having four wires go to the speakers instead of two lol
***** can you upload a video of your car?
Yea I think I should be able to fairly easily. I'll do it this weekend
If the cd player wont take a cd I take it there is one jammed how can I get them out of radio o ce radio is out
i have the 06 GXP and the cd player wont work, is this video for getting to the cd player? HAve you had a problem like this? Is the cd player inside this head unit and a separate unit that I can exchange out or do I need a new one. Thanks! Your video on door panel removal helped a lot. I had to replace the driver side mirror.
I wonder what GPVlog is driving in 2020.
I have the grand prix 2005 with the nav 7 inch factory radio - curious if their are aux input jacks that I can get a 3.5 mm aux in cable for?
+Garrett Marshall no aux that I am aware of. Need a new head unit for an aux input
do you know how to activate the radio on a pontiac grand prix gt, i need a code to reactivate it. do you know how. can you plzzz help me! thank you!
Where can you find a female end wiring harness for a 2004 grand prix? I just bought a new aftermarket radio but still need a wiring harness.
that wont work, gonna need this for aftermarket pac rp5-gm11. Go to a junkyard and get the female end if you want, it still wont work
I bought a new radio for my 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT. I'm scared to even try replacing the radio now. I can't afford for anything to fuck up.
Sentinel Ex I have the exact same car
Great video. Now you mentioned something about having to re program the radio . How is this done ? Im at the wreckers alot and I'm seeing different radios. Some are monsoon with CD. Some are MONSOON with CD and cassette. Some are non monsoon eith CD and cassette. But you say they all are interchangeable with the knowledge of reprogramming. Is this true ? And where did you go to get the reprogramming done ? I also saw other videos and they deal with XM SATELLITE RADIO MODULE located in the drivers side rear quarter panel behind the rear wheel housing behind the side wall carpeting. And the antenna is mounted on the rear of the roof and also has a lead wire going to the rear window were GM designed the radio antenna embedded into the glass . But that was on an 07 equit with non non monsoon radio . I know that the 04-05 's antenna is mounted at the front of the roof . I think GM re designed the location in 06 to the back of the roof .but im not 100% sure . Anyway thanks for the information and good video. You are well articulated in your presentation.
Im still looking for information about how to totally remove the entire dash .Gm design team has these units pre assembled and installed on the assembly line but im trying to figure out how they did it . It's probably 10 bolts strategically placed but we don't know the procedure. To bad .I see videos where guys are losing money on jobs where they have to replace the heater core . Im willing to bet that 10 bolts removed could make things easier. But then again im not thinking about the what if's . Like maybe having a remove the steering column, bla bla bla . The knee bone is connected to thigh bone ,,,,you know how engineers love to make things more and more difficult.
can you switch the open bin and the climit controls
Any idea what wire I hook up to get the door chime back, everything else is working fine. There must be one wire I can splice in to get the noise back...
+Awful Kerfuffle Hit me up on facebook
I'd love to find thechime wire and cut it in every vehicle out there! So damned annoying!
GPVlog am i able to replace the default radio with Pioneer AVH-4100NEX
Milan Naumovski Yep, you just need the wire kit as well as install adapter.
+GPVlog would you like to make a video on how to replace the stock radio with a aftermarket one
Milan Naumovski I would but I don't have a radio on hand to install so it would be rather difficult to explain
Was there a AUX input jack in the back?
FZ1Rider I watched to see also. I didn’t see one in this video.
Hi I'm hooking up my buddies subwoofer system and replacing his stock deck with a double din kenwood. He didn't get the right install kit for the new radio but whatever. The harness is all wired up really good, antenna is in, and rca's are plugged in. Now there is one gray/black harness left (but no where to wire them on this aftermarket deck.) it's the smaller harness. Is this for chimes? And do these need to be wired up? Cuz we got it hooked up and stereo inst turning on. So I'm going to check if the deck is getting power or not. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much!
+Dean Witherspoon I will check a wire diagram and let you know
+Dean Witherspoon I will check a wire diagram and let you know
+Dean Witherspoon I will check a wire diagram and let you know
Could you possibly show how to remove and replace the ignition lock cylinder?
love these cars
Other than cord length restrictions that may come into play, just curious... Is there any other reason why you can't say put the radio on bottom, then A/C, then compartment on top?
Jack Spratt Might have to experiment with that one. Do you happen to have a walk around of your GXP?
GPVlog No I have not done a walk around but I pick it up from Cartuning this Friday night so I am excited to see the difference... I'll take vids...
please do, really looking forward to it.
what is the watt output on this???? being applied to 4 speakers? Lets say i wanted to put in some nice new speakers.. would this head unit supply the doors 1 tweeter and 1 mid sub on each door plus the 3.5 inch dash speaker.. would this or an aftermarket 50w x 4 speakers max head unit like some specs say?? would this be able to comfortably power all 5 speakers.. thxs
+jlb7125 I dont have the specifics as far as output but I can tell you that this unit alone is no ideal without the monsoon amp that goes with it. The radio is designed to work with the amp. Without the amp you may as well rewire the entire system.
Ok.. On Cretchfield.com... They have the option to select what will work with the monsoon system as far as speakers....thx you!
jlb7125 The speakers that come with the monsoon system are special 2 driver speakers. At least for the rears and for the door speakers. Thats how monsoon was able to call it a 9 speaker system even though there are only 5 actual speakers in the system.
From what I have heard there is no aftermarket speaker that can match the stock speakers unless you rip out all the monsoon stuff and wire in your own setup.
If you do replace your speakers and you choose monsoon you will need the amp to go with it or the speakers will be severely underpowered.
Good job on the video. You mentioned the Theftlock feature these radios have so I was wondering if you know of an easy way to fix the digital display without having to replace the entire head unit?
Great walk-through! Thanks! I have the base 1-disc radio and was thinking of swapping it out. If I grab a used changer from eBay, do you know if I'd have any issue taking it to the dealer to reprogram?
Should not have an issue taking it to the dealer. It will cost though. Many people upgrade to the stock nav units. In fact the reason I did this video was a request from a subscriber who is doing just that.
Do you have anything showing aftermarket head unit installation for this model?
You're going to need this part pac rp5-gm11for an aftermarket install. I think there are two different ones depending on if its single or double din HU. Heads up, gonna have some fun with it if you take out factory amp. I'd go ahead and get everything ahead of time so you still have tunes.
Does anybody know what radio harness I could use for a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, I can not find the answer anywhere?
I actually found a harness called LC-GMRC-01, I was wondering if this would be all i need to connect an aftermarket radio.
@@EPiKVortex125 you may also need an adaptor for the antenna so you van have am/fm radio
hi great video but would you help me figure out what colors are for what on the stereo wiring. I have a 2004 grand prix gt and I want to keep my head unit but I have subs and I'm tring to set up a line out converter. PLEASE HELP
+Robert Clawson the best way is to tap into the 6x9.
GPVlog the ok but from behind the radio or to the speakers them self or out of the factory amp?
Robert Clawson best way is to just tap into the wires that come out of the 6x9 you can get a rca out converter and tie into the speakers. if you want me to look you up a wire diagram I can do that in the morning.
GPVlog yes please if you will thank you so much
what are the dimensions of the stereo?
What issues were u having with the factory radio?
Achi11es83 Right now its blowing fuses. I hooked 12 volts up to it sitting on my table and there is a dead short. My guess is the radio is blown.
I have an 07 Grand Prix GT, my HVAC control button for temp down on the driver side does not work, and my passenger heated seat button does not work unless my passenger pushes the button really hard, almost as hard as he can. Any idea of how to fix this?
If you have a fix for it, it would be great, I would like to have my ac colder then 73 on a 90 degree day, and my passenger i take to school would be happier during the winter months
+Peter Veresan sounds like the button is loose. I just posted a video on how to replace all the bulbs. It will also show you how to get it apart and then you can look to see what then issue is.
GPVlog thanks, already watched it, the two button covers are currently removed, the buttons on the board work fine, in guessing it's the plastic button not able to press in all the way. Any idea as to what to do from there?
is my 2007 grand prix with a monsoon radio a 1 din or a 2 din
+Ralph Inkrott all grand Prix come with double din
+Ralph Inkrott all grand Prix come with double din
Ok thanks
Thanks a lot for all of these, it's been handy since I just got my base model recently so I'm planning out what I need to get the 5 button DIC etc from your vids
I want to put in a stereo that has built in bluetooth so that I can avoid using an fm transmitter (because I can't find one that sounds good plus you have to unplug or you drain the battery) but I'm finding out that you'd lose the onstar, door open chime and the passenger side airbag light. Any tricks to at least keeping the door chime or is it really hard wired in the stereo?
my parking brake seizes in calipers.. can i still do this if i hold my foot on brake while doing all of this lol
Joshua Warne yes! But it would be safer to block the wheels using bricks. That's what I do on my 07 Grand Prix GT. Never had an issue with it rolling down the driveway lol.
what harnesses do I need to buy to make the install easier?
pac rp5-gm11
Great video , thank you !
+Ariadna Gallardo not a problem.
i have a 2005 pontiac grand prix. I have been trying to install my new car stereo from best buy. The guy from best buy that does the car installation is telling me that i have to buy a wire harness for 130 in order for him to install my new stereo. He also stated that my old unit must be connected into my trunk in order for the rest of my car to continue to work properly. Has anyone else had this problem or heard of anything like this???????
My dad has this radio
I'm sorry I'm alittle confused
How can we tell if am aftermarket radio well still work with the steering wheel controls?
Ajon83 I suggest you go to crutchfield and get the setup. But buy it somewhere else since crutchfield is always very expensive.