I needed to change out the heater/ac control panel on my mom's 2002 Buick Century. I purchased an OEM AC/Delco replacement through WalMart for $146.00. The right side switch on the old panel was stuck/frozen between Vent and Bi-Level position. It was OK during the summer, but in the winter I couldn't get any heater/defrost function. It looks like GM/Buick has kept the exact dash panel from at least 1998-2002. Looking at your video made my job a whole lot easier. For my job all I had to do was to start at the :43 second mark of the video. I removed the two bottom screws of the center plastic piece that covers the heater/ac control. Once the screws are removed, just like he says, grab the panel on the left and right top corners and give a sharp pull and it popped right out. Next, I just un-clipped the three modular heater/ac connectors on the back of the heater/ac control module, then reconnected and reassembled everything. It took me all of 10 minutes. Thanks a lot for this great video!
Thanks for showing how you cut the back plastic to install the radio. Other video on radio installation for this car omit this step. I have purchased car radios through crutchfield. They give free customer support for installation problems and for a low price or free include wire harness and the mounting brackets for the radios and email instructions on how to dismantle the dash and doors to install radio and speakers for any car. .
+DIYAutoCarage was talking about showing which tabs to break off...lol I figured it out but it took 2 hours...instructions I got were not all that clear...
Anyone here working with an 04 Buick Century. My 03 century had an aftermarket head unit, I removed it along with the metro harness thinking it would be an easy swap into my 04 Century but it turns out GM changed harness in 04. Metra says it’s the chime retention harness that I need. Looking for anyone familiar with this. Thanks
Would you have any idea why i cant get any sound out of my new stereo?(I did not use an after market wiring harness),but according to the wiring schematic my speakers are all wired correctly, and i have power just no sound.
+DIYAUTOCAR ok so this is in order from car to radio:orange to red (power), yellow to yellow (ignition), black to black (ground), light green to grey positive, dark green to black grey negative (front right) tan to white positive, grey to white black negative (front left) blue to violet positive, light blue to black violet negative (rear right) brown to green positive, different yellow to green black negative (rear left) 1998 buick century. Also I appreciate the response. thank you.
+Isaiah Watson Ok, so you have all of that hooked up and you are not getting sound right? It sounds like the vehicle may have a factory amplifier. What color wires do you have left over on the car side that didn't get hooked up? If memory serves me right, you should have a pink wire left over on the car side harness. If you do, then you need to hook up the amp turn-on wire from the aftermarket radio to that pink wire. The aftermarket color for that should be blue with a white stripe.
I have the same problem Have been told that i am not powering the factory amps. No amps no sound! Going to try running a live +12 from the panal as there is not one in the factory Wireing
Usually in the specifications/manual for the head unit will say it. Or you can check the model on Crutchfield.com and if they carry it they will if it is compatible with steering wheel controls. A separate adapter will be needed for this though.
+blitzfire5 I forget the exact model that it was. It was just a cheap one from Oreilly. It didn't mount with the radio sleeve, the radio iso-mounted to the kit with the screws that it came with.
i have a 93 cadi. an i have this guard something like the one you showed in the video. but in a "box version" an was unable to put in a single din radio.. have any advice??
Yeah, that will happen sometimes with the cheap ones. (I recommend Metra dash kits) Without seeing it, it's hard to say. That head unit should fit though. It looks like it is a single din.
+cody9916 The best method is always to just buy the aftermarket wiring adapter. For a car like this, you can get it pretty much anywhere for around $10. I don't ever recommend just cutting into the factory wiring. More often than not, people screw it up and cause more issues. But, the website that I use for reference is the12volt.com. There are many diagrams on there for car electronics wiring and vehicle specific diagrams as well. I do stress though, you should be testing/verifying your connections with a DMM.
does this work for a 2000 Buick century custom with concert 2 sound stock built in I went to a flea market to a little Chinese man who could barley speak English he said he has the harness for $7 and so did auto zone but for 10$ more but he told me I would need to go buy a 100 wiring system or I wouldn't be able to hear it through the speakers
Do you Think As I bought a 2001 Buick Century on 05/01/2018 I want to put a Touch Screen Decent Size Aftermarket would u think It would fit Directly I'm gonna go to a Friend well more Family than a Friend to Hook it up do you think it would fit
Yes, most touch screen units will fit. It should fit a double din nicely. It will be a tight fit and you might have to cut some plastic out of the back of the dash.
what radio did you use ? i got a single din sized radio but once i started to install everything the radio turned out to be to big for the Buicks panel.
We used an Alpine but I have put various different brands into these vehicles in the past. Sometimes you come across depth issues with these cars and you have to cut/break away some of the plastic in the radio cavity.
Thanks for commenting back, the radio i Installed has no issue with depth the only problem i faced was the radios trim. The outer part of the radio hits the dash. Im going to cut dome of the dash in order to get it in.
HI and thanks on your video maybe you can help me with my Buick 2003 Lesabre I purchased 2 months ago with only 40K on it Mint yet just yesterday I noticed the left top corner of my radio led it was flashing then went off when I started the car , when I shut the car off it flashes doors locked, well this never happened before however I did peel off the protective film I noted on the radio plastic face last week so I figure I got a new radio with this car . so is this this just a delayed thing that the cars computer recognized the radio for the first time or is something wrong or normal now
yes I couldn't believe it my self until I thought I saw a smudge on the face and tried to remove it with my finger nail and I knew it was the protective sheet they put on them so I grabbed the corner and pulled it off and its like brand new.
+Dontae Harris The only issues that I had were with the depth. As you see in the video, I had to break away some of the plastic inside the dash behind the radio in order to get the radio to sit far back enough to get the dash back on. That is likely the same issue that you're having.
+Sam Rogalsky This car did not even come with steering wheel controls. But, if it did we would have needed to buy a separate steering wheel control module. They vary in price depending on which you get.
Yes, I used the kit that I showed in the video which is a universal General Motors kit. I basically just followed the instructions, they are generally pretty clear in most cases.
What’s up good video I have a 2004 Buick century I don’t know if is the same on you car after you installed the head unit do you have any problem with the security system the factory stereo in my car have 2 plugs 1 big and one small I don’t know if you car have the same security system
The radio swap works without the little plug. The problem lies in the factory amps and the fact there is no +12 for the red wire. I made a swap. Everything comes on but no sound!! Gonna try the power wire from the panal
They can still work but you have to get a radio that is compatible with steering wheel adapters and you have to get a steering wheel interface also to install with the radio.
+Devin Harris Without being there to see the car, my guess would be that either the speaker is loose in the door and the terminals are touching metal, or bare wires/broken wires in the door boot. Are the speakers in that door aftermarket? With some car radios, they will often go into protection mode where they don't put out sound if the speaker wires touch eachother or touch metal.
I have a 2005 Buick century, and bought the harness and the wiring adapter from Canadian tire, but my aftermarket will not play when everything is all hooked up. The CD player will take and eject a CD but the display doesn't light up. Can you help me with this issue?
Do you have a multimeter available? If the radio will take the CD but the display doesn't light up it is likely that you are not getting power to either the yellow wire or the red wire. Yellow should have 12v constant, and red should have 12v when the key is turned to the on position. And of course, the black wire should read ground at all times. With those 3 wires properly connected, you should at least get the radio to turn on and light up. Assuming that the radio is functional...
I needed to change out the heater/ac control panel on my mom's 2002 Buick Century. I purchased an OEM AC/Delco replacement through WalMart for $146.00. The right side switch on the old panel was stuck/frozen between Vent and Bi-Level position. It was OK during the summer, but in the winter I couldn't get any heater/defrost function. It looks like GM/Buick has kept the exact dash panel from at least 1998-2002. Looking at your video made my job a whole lot easier. For my job all I had to do was to start at the :43 second mark of the video. I removed the two bottom screws of the center plastic piece that covers the heater/ac control. Once the screws are removed, just like he says, grab the panel on the left and right top corners and give a sharp pull and it popped right out. Next, I just un-clipped the three modular heater/ac connectors on the back of the heater/ac control module, then reconnected and reassembled everything. It took me all of 10 minutes. Thanks a lot for this great video!
Thanks for posting this. It was so easy to remove nearly everything with a 7mm and my hands.
Thanks alot bro, you helped me install my radio litterly in minutes. Thanks again!
Thanks for showing how you cut the back plastic to install the radio. Other video on radio installation for this car omit this step. I have purchased car radios through crutchfield. They give free customer support for installation problems and for a low price or free include wire harness and the mounting brackets for the radios and email instructions on how to dismantle the dash and doors to install radio and speakers for any car. .
Helps me out so much! Subscribed.
Thank you for the breaking tip
Thanks for the vid. Huge help.
Awesome video! Thanks man this really helped.
No problem. Glad that it helped.
+DIYAutoCarage wished you would showed what part of the Walmart kit u used
What do you mean?
+erik spence you couldnt make your own comment.. also, just buy one that says is for Buick 97-05
+DIYAutoCarage was talking about showing which tabs to break off...lol I figured it out but it took 2 hours...instructions I got were not all that clear...
Good video homie!
You sound like Pat Mahomes bro
I don't know who that is.
ok. thanks
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Thanks a ton!!
Glad that it could help.
Bro sounds like Kermit the frog but this vid was so helpful 😂
Anyone here working with an 04 Buick Century. My 03 century had an aftermarket head unit, I removed it along with the metro harness thinking it would be an easy swap into my 04 Century but it turns out GM changed harness in 04. Metra says it’s the chime retention harness that I need. Looking for anyone familiar with this. Thanks
my Buick century
Would you have any idea why i cant get any sound out of my new stereo?(I did not use an after market wiring harness),but according to the wiring schematic my speakers are all wired correctly, and i have power just no sound.
+Isaiah Watson Sure, but I will need to know what you connected color for color from the aftermarket radio to the factory wiring.
+DIYAUTOCAR ok so this is in order from car to radio:orange to red (power), yellow to yellow (ignition), black to black (ground), light green to grey positive, dark green to black grey negative (front right) tan to white positive, grey to white black negative (front left) blue to violet positive, light blue to black violet negative (rear right) brown to green positive, different yellow to green black negative (rear left) 1998 buick century. Also I appreciate the response. thank you.
+Isaiah Watson Ok, so you have all of that hooked up and you are not getting sound right?
It sounds like the vehicle may have a factory amplifier. What color wires do you have left over on the car side that didn't get hooked up? If memory serves me right, you should have a pink wire left over on the car side harness.
If you do, then you need to hook up the amp turn-on wire from the aftermarket radio to that pink wire. The aftermarket color for that should be blue with a white stripe.
I have the same problem
Have been told that i am not powering the factory amps.
No amps no sound!
Going to try running a live +12 from the panal as there is not one in the factory Wireing
How did you break the plastic behind the stereo? It looks like you would need a saw of some sort.
thanks for posting 1 question though how can I find out which stereo would be compatible for steering wheel controls?
Usually in the specifications/manual for the head unit will say it. Or you can check the model on Crutchfield.com and if they carry it they will if it is compatible with steering wheel controls. A separate adapter will be needed for this though.
THANKS
@@DIYAUTOCAR So the stereo you installed in the video won't work with the steering wheel controls? I didn't see you hook up a separate adapter.
would all this apply to a 2000 Buick regal?
Yess
Would a pioneer AVH-2800BS 6.2 fit in my 2000 Buick Century?
+Romeo Cruz Yes, a double din will fit. Keep in mind, that you will likely have to do some cutting because of the limited depth space.
So after different stereo the steering wheel control dont work?
We didn't buy the adapter for it.
What about ground wire do u have to install a ground if it came with my harness???
It should just connect to the other ground. Car side adapter to radio adapter.
What kit did you use? The kit i bought doesn't fit my half sleeve or radio.
+blitzfire5 I forget the exact model that it was. It was just a cheap one from Oreilly. It didn't mount with the radio sleeve, the radio iso-mounted to the kit with the screws that it came with.
i have a 93 cadi. an i have this guard something like the one you showed in the video. but in a "box version" an was unable to put in a single din radio.. have any advice??
A 93 Cadillac is probably a din and a half so it wouldn't fit a double din without some modification to the dash.
my radio is to wide for this car. (pioneer avh-x7500bt)
the kit doesnt fit around it. any ideas?
The dash kit doesn't fit around it?
DIYAutoCarage yeah thats what i meant. lol. it was the one it told me to use. but could have been a cheap one
Yeah, that will happen sometimes with the cheap ones. (I recommend Metra dash kits) Without seeing it, it's hard to say. That head unit should fit though. It looks like it is a single din.
DIYAutoCarage yes it is a single din. ill look into metra kits tight now
Will this work on a park avenue
Will a Power Acoustik PL-52B fit into it? Thanks.
Looks like that is a double din so yes it should fit fine.
hey where can i find information on the wiring for matching up wires to the aftermarket head unit?
+cody9916 The best method is always to just buy the aftermarket wiring adapter. For a car like this, you can get it pretty much anywhere for around $10. I don't ever recommend just cutting into the factory wiring. More often than not, people screw it up and cause more issues. But, the website that I use for reference is the12volt.com. There are many diagrams on there for car electronics wiring and vehicle specific diagrams as well. I do stress though, you should be testing/verifying your connections with a DMM.
does this work for a 2000 Buick century custom with concert 2 sound stock built in I went to a flea market to a little Chinese man who could barley speak English he said he has the harness for $7 and so did auto zone but for 10$ more but he told me I would need to go buy a 100 wiring system or I wouldn't be able to hear it through the speakers
+Michael Hodges Yes, it should still work. Just remember to connect the amplifier turn on wire in the harness.
Buick told me that the theft lock on the radio has to be bypassed or the car won't start is that true? I have a 03 Buick regal
Not that I am aware of.
I broke away a large amount of plastic in the radio cavity but radio is still to far out for dash piece to snap back in. Huge ugly gap is what I have.
It is definitely doable. I did it in this car and with others I have done double dins and gotten them to fit.
Do you Think As I bought a 2001 Buick Century on 05/01/2018 I want to put a Touch Screen Decent Size Aftermarket would u think It would fit Directly I'm gonna go to a Friend well more Family than a Friend to Hook it up do you think it would fit
Yes, most touch screen units will fit. It should fit a double din nicely. It will be a tight fit and you might have to cut some plastic out of the back of the dash.
what did you do about steering wheel controls?
+KING DAVID We didn't do steering wheel control integration in this car. Honestly, I don't even remember if it had them to begin with.
what radio did you use ? i got a single din sized radio but once i started to install everything the radio turned out to be to big for the Buicks panel.
We used an Alpine but I have put various different brands into these vehicles in the past. Sometimes you come across depth issues with these cars and you have to cut/break away some of the plastic in the radio cavity.
Thanks for commenting back, the radio i Installed has no issue with depth the only problem i faced was the radios trim. The outer part of the radio hits the dash. Im going to cut dome of the dash in order to get it in.
HI and thanks on your video maybe you can help me with my Buick 2003 Lesabre I purchased 2 months ago with only 40K on it Mint yet just yesterday I noticed the left top corner of my radio led it was flashing then went off when I started the car , when I shut the car off it flashes doors locked, well this never happened before however I did peel off the protective film I noted on the radio plastic face last week so I figure I got a new radio with this car . so is this this just a delayed thing that the cars computer recognized the radio for the first time or is something wrong or normal now
It depends if this is a factory radio or an aftermarket. Hard to believe that a 2003 would still have the protective film on the original radio...
yes I couldn't believe it my self until I thought I saw a smudge on the face and tried to remove it with my finger nail and I knew it was the protective sheet they put on them so I grabbed the corner and pulled it off and its like brand new.
If it's a red led then it's theft lock it's the radios anti theft basically if you put the radio in another car it will not work
ok thanks
Hey did you Run into a problem with putting the dash back over the radio .?? My radio seem to wide to fit back in properly
+Dontae Harris The only issues that I had were with the depth. As you see in the video, I had to break away some of the plastic inside the dash behind the radio in order to get the radio to sit far back enough to get the dash back on. That is likely the same issue that you're having.
+DIYAutoCarage ohhhh ok makes sense I'll make sure everything is sitting flush before I try to reassemble the dash thanks
its my speaker on the right side of the door when I close it stop working
+Devin Harris So, it stops working when you close that door?
Hey man. Do the steering wheel controls still work for this radio?
+Sam Rogalsky This car did not even come with steering wheel controls. But, if it did we would have needed to buy a separate steering wheel control module. They vary in price depending on which you get.
Hey did you use the General Motors stereo kit if so how did you get it to mount correctly
Yes, I used the kit that I showed in the video which is a universal General Motors kit. I basically just followed the instructions, they are generally pretty clear in most cases.
Did you take the outer brackets off of the factory radio as well?
do you need a antenna adapter for aftermarket head units?
It depends on the vehicle that you are putting it into. Most GM cars like the one in this video do require adapters.
What’s up good video I have a 2004 Buick century I don’t know if is the same on you car after you installed the head unit do you have any problem with the security system the factory stereo in my car have 2 plugs 1 big and one small I don’t know if you car have the same security system
A 2004 would be different than this.
DIYAutoCarage okay thanks
The radio swap works without the little plug.
The problem lies in the factory amps and the fact there is no +12 for the red wire.
I made a swap. Everything comes on but no sound!!
Gonna try the power wire from the panal
radio tunes on and everything but nothing wood play they say it's something wrong with my grounding can any one help me
+Devin Harris What kind of wiring did you use? Did you use an adapter harness or did you just cut up the factory one?
I bought one from AutoZone the adapter harness
+Devin Harris Did you hook up the blue/white wire from the radio to the blue or blue/white on the car side harness?
By chance is it a 2004
What are the dimensions of a radio that can fit in the 98 Buick
You should be able to fit a single or double din into the vehicle.
DIYAutoCarage Thank you. Also do you know if I put in a new stereo will the steering wheel controls still work with it?
They can still work but you have to get a radio that is compatible with steering wheel adapters and you have to get a steering wheel interface also to install with the radio.
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+Devin Harris Without being there to see the car, my guess would be that either the speaker is loose in the door and the terminals are touching metal, or bare wires/broken wires in the door boot. Are the speakers in that door aftermarket? With some car radios, they will often go into protection mode where they don't put out sound if the speaker wires touch eachother or touch metal.
Thanks
I have a 2005 Buick century, and bought the harness and the wiring adapter from Canadian tire, but my aftermarket will not play when everything is all hooked up. The CD player will take and eject a CD but the display doesn't light up. Can you help me with this issue?
Do you have a multimeter available? If the radio will take the CD but the display doesn't light up it is likely that you are not getting power to either the yellow wire or the red wire. Yellow should have 12v constant, and red should have 12v when the key is turned to the on position. And of course, the black wire should read ground at all times. With those 3 wires properly connected, you should at least get the radio to turn on and light up. Assuming that the radio is functional...
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Would the Crutchfield Metra 70-2001 Harness work good? www.crutchfield.com/p_120702001/Metra-70-2001-Receiver-Wiring-Harness.html
+Andres Carrazco Yes, that harness should work for that vehicle.
yea do U no how to take the door off
+Devin Harris www.dormanproducts.com/DigitalAssets/Document/741-710_IS.pdf That document should get you there.
+DIYAUTOCAR It will at least give you an idea.
Kermit the frog here saying, great video!!
Can i have the old radio?
+MTH23 Why in the world would you want that?
+DIYAUTOCAR My 2001 Century has am/fmonly...that one at least has a CD, and is plug and play.
+MTH23 I'm pretty sure that we recycled it.
actually a professional shops cut it out completely
Whatever works.
Radio doesn't matter to me I just want a 3.5 jack do I can listen to my own music from my phone
feodufg3r4weozjmkdwopsqkf3 Use a cassette adapter.
First Last where do I get it from
@Lady bird all fun and games until your tape deck shuts itself and doesn't take tapes anymore. That's what happened to me so I have to install a radio
Everybody loves Raymond 🤔😂
Do they though?
He sound like Kermit the Frog lol.
Indeed, but it's still a good video.
Didn't show how the Walmart brand bracket connects to the radio Google is failing me like usual