I received an iPod for Christmas and I want to use it in my 2000 C5. I also have a Peripheral iPod Adapter from Crutchfield http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2pwrCbT...7450&I=541PXDP, along with "car cable adapter" http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2pwrCbT...sp?i=541PXHGM2.

My car didn't come with the factory CD changer, so my research on CorvetteForum indicates I'll need the factory cable (COR-HAR) to connect under the passenger side floor panel.

Here is my problem. Crutchfield says I need an entirely different cable; one that requires me to remove the radio and plug it in at the head unit. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2pwrCbT...sp?i=541GMH20T However, from what I've read here, it appears to me that all I need to do is get the COR-HAR to go with the cable I already bought from Crutchfield to complete the install. Crutchfield sells their version of the COR-HAR that's supposed to be a direct replacement for the GM COR_HAR, but their site says it will not work on a 2000 C5.

I'm stumped. Does anyone know of the 2000 year model didn't use the COR-HAR? If this is all I need, I would rather buy the COR-HAR and plug it in under the passenger foot panel, than to pull the head unit.

Any help you folks can provide would ge GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,
Chas.

 

I am at the same point as you I think. My '04 did not come with a CD changer and from what I can tell I can either buy the COR-HAR and plug into the foot well or pull the head unit and use the cheaper wiring harness by plugging directly into the HU. I think you just have to make sure you have the 2 plugs in the footwell for the COR HAR . I found this thread that shows you how to tell if you have them to plug the COR-HAR into or not.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ar&forum_id=20

 

See my post dated 9/19. With the help of the good folks here, I added the COR-HAR and GMAUX-10 to allow me to play my mp3 player without a modulator or getting into the HU. Very simple to do, it's just pull back the carpet, make the connections and route the wire.... I have mine bunched up in the ashtray area and I just plop my mp3 player in the cupholder. Now, to just get better sound....

 

Whoops, the post was dated 11/1....

 

Thanks guys. I think I've found the two plugs that go to the COR-HAR, but I'm worried about the Crutchfield statement that the COR-HAR doesn't work with the 2000 year model. I think they're wrong, since I've seen several references to using it on 1997's to 2004's, but I'm not sure.

What year model is yours Gottinelli?

Thanks,
Chas.

 

2001 Z06... can't imagine it's different though. It's just the harness that would originally go to a CD changer if so equipped...

 

I bought my '01 coupe used and without a CD changer, but I got a changer on eBay. I bought the COR-HAR from Crutchfield, knowing that I just needed to connect it to the floor board plugs. However, Crutchfield sent me very detailed illustrated instructions on how to remove the dash and stock radio in order to connect the COR-HAR to the back of my radio. I plugged it into the floor board plugs, got everything working, then called Crutchfield to tell them that their instructions were wrong. The guy I talked to insured me that I MUST remove my HU to connect the COR-HAR. I explained to him how wrong he was, and that the cable in the floor board was where the cord went, but he insisted that it would never work that way. That was when I hung up.

If you found the two plugs in the bottom right corner of the passenger floor board, then that's where the COR-HAR needs to go, and it will work just fine

 

It's good to know Crutchfield can be wrong! I was surprised to find that a couple of my local Chevy dealers couldn't even find the COR-HAR in their parts system. I guess I'll have to mail order it.

Thanks again guys, you're making me feel much better about this..

Regards,
Chas.

 

I finally got the last component (COR-HAR) to install the iPod in my C-5. I’ve been so busy, I didn’t have time to put it in until last night.

I only had a few minutes last night to do a quick install and check to prove that you folks were right about the COR-HAR and Crutchfield was wrong. The unit worked, but audio was very poor on some but not all songs. The primary problem was static in the front speakers and somewhat low audio. I'm going to try again tonight and I'll stretch the COR-HAR out completely, just in case I was creating a coil by leaving it bundled up for the short test.

Do you folks have any ideas? A list of components I am using is listed in my first post.

Thanks,
Chas.

 

I just talked with the manufacturer's customer service department and they said to set dip switch #6 to "on." That's the audio switch and installation guide shows that #6 should be "off" for a 2000 C5, but the guy seemed quite confident it would solve the poor audio quality.

I post an update after I try it tonight.

Chas.

 

the cable i got from ipod2car was the one that plugged into the back of the h/u because i didnt have a cd changer.

 

Well, setting dip switch #6 to "on" made the audio louder, but the distortion/static is still there.

I have one other thing to check out. I bought the car from a fellow who had an Alpine CD changer installed, but not using the COR-HAR. It had quit working by the time I bought it and the seller had referred to having the radio on the correct frequency, so I thought he had an FM modulator.

After the dip switch #6 "fix" didn't turn out to be a fix after all, I started trying to decide what other possibilities could cause this problem. I traced the non-COR-HAR cable from the rear storage area to the front of the car going up toward the head unit. Now I'm wondering if this cable is plugged into the head unit and there isn't an FM modulator for the old CD changer. I don't see how this could be however, as I would think that there would only be one place to plug into the head unit. If so, then the COR-HAR should not have gotten a signal from the iPOD to the head unit.

Oh well, now I have to decide if it's worth taking the radio out for something that isn't likely to fix anything.

Chas.

 

Okay, I found the problem, it's fixed and the audio is great. I had hoped my experience would help others, but this situation is so unique I doubt anyone else will find themselves facing the same problem. Nevertheless, here is what happened.

It turned out that the previous owner didn't have an FM modulator, but a hard-wired converter for the Alpine CD changer. Also installed was a pigtail that plugged into the factory cable that feeds the COR-HAR which is why I was able to get a signal from the iPOD through the Peripheral Adapter.

When I unplugged the Alpine adapter and the pigtail, then plugged the original GM wiring back into the head unit, everything worked perfectly. The audio is perfect and the head unit controls for seek and scan work fairly well. While the unit works fine with the manufacturer's regular dip switch setting (with #6 switch off), the audio is louder with dip switch #6 set to "on." Also, this setting doesn't introduce any distortion.

So there you have it folks, two adapters don't coexist very well and the Peripheral iPod2Car adapter works great. Oh, BTW, Crutchfield was wrong; the COR-HAR works fine in a 2000 C5.

Regards,
Chas.

 

So what parts, exactly did you end up using from ipod through head unit?

 

I used a Peripheral iPod2Car Adapter from Crutchfield http://www.crutchfield.com/S-JE4Twno...7450&I=541PXDP, a "car cable adapter" http://www.crutchfield.com/S-JE4Twno...sp?i=541PXHGM2 and a COR-HAR http://www.crutchfield.com/S-7ul6DBX...AR&i=469CORHAR

Regards,
Chas.

 

I wanted to update/warn folks about the advice I received from the manufacturer concerning the iPod2Car adapter dip switches. As noted in my earlier posts, I talked with the manufacturer when I was trying to resolve a poor audio problem and was told to set dip switch #6 to on, in spite of the manufacturer’s published configuration for C5 Corvettes. This switch allegedly was solely an audio switch and would not effect the functioning of the iPod. This appears to be incorrect.

As I stated earlier, the audio quality is excellent, so there really was no reason to leave dip switch #6 on, but since the audio was a bit louder with it on, I just left it alone. Over the next few days, I was experiencing very erratic performance. When I would turn on the headlights, use the blinkers, use the seek button on the head unit, or change from low to high beams, I would experience any one of a number of problems. The problems ranged from 1) losing audio, but iPod kept “running;” 2) complete loss of iPod control at the head unit; 3) momentary iPod shutdown as if unplugged; and 4) head unit not recognizing that the iPod2Car adaptor was connected.

The first thing I considered was that the non-standard configuration of the dip switches was a problem. This appears to be correct. I reset dip switch #6 to “off” and everything has worked fine for two days now. (I had to disconnect the iPod2Car adaptor from the COR-HAR and reconnect it to get any audio, after resetting dip switch #6.)

I wanted to let folks know of this problem, since the “fix” offered by the manufacturer apparently can cause problems.

Regards,
Chas.

 

hmmm, i'll have to check mine out, i dont remember how mine was set. great find. sorry to hear the trouble you went through. but its so satisfying and worth it when it finally does work.