Jmelz

Oops, sorry, it's a 2005 C6.

Also, I used a crux socgm17c for connecting to the factory's harness.

Additionally, worth noting that I found FM reception to be awful when I installed the stereo. I found that in the ' extra settings' screen, it had FM country region set to Europe. I changed it to USA and it works great now.

Jmelz

After some searching, I realized that using the traction control illumination wire or even the hazard light illumination wire wasn't going to work for this stereo.

I used someone else's suggested wire... The brown wire in the dimmer switch. Works perfectly now...high beams and low beams.

For my unit it turns the button lights on when headlights come on, and dims the screen.

I also found a better installation bracket, at least for me... It is an xscorpion GM k0510ddp . There is a 2nd removable front bezel that can be trimmed, or, you can do like I did, and fill the small gap between the top and sides with some black adhesive felt.

If I had the means, a great idea would be to make a shallow sunscreen. About 1 to 2 inches at the top tapering off at the bottom. It would fill the narrow gap and block some reflection from the screen.

There was a matte screen protector that came with my unit... might put it on some rainy day.

billybaloneey

Android 7.1.1 is indeed the latest and greatest.

FYI: from the research I have done virtually all of the hardware, and chip sets are pretty much the same...with the exception of buttons/*****/switches...and their software interface on top of the Android operating system. All of the big players: Eonon, Hizpo, Pumpkin...and many other makers of HU's are...once again...virtually the same. Seicane seems to be one of the few with a HU specific for a 2005 Corvette.

Don't hate me, but I have a 2005 Ford F150 truck...I like it...it is my second F150 and I have recently installed an Android HU in it. I initially went with Eonon...their GA7173 is made as a plug and play for the 2005 F150...and indeed it was...but I never could get the AM radio stations to come in...after a month of emails back and forth and a replacement unit...Eonon came to the realization that their design was flawed when it came to the F150 in the US market . I found another unit made by a company called HIZPO...with all of the latest and greatest bells and whistles...it is like being at the control panel of a UFO.

One of the downsides to buying one of these Asian made HU's has been eluded to in various posts of the past...the manufactures try to be very helpful, but their English language skills are not always the best...and it takes almost a full day to get a response due to the time differences.

Thanks for posting the link for the Seicane HU for the 2005 Corvette...based on my experience with my trucks Android 7.1 unit...I think I'm gonna pull the trigger and get their unit along with a few of the accessories they offer.

BAAD LS2

Cool, be sure to post up your experience. If you have good luck ill prob get one too.

mr84monte

Hmm, the way they make it sound, it looks like you don't need anything else in order for the steering wheel controls to work, wonder if this also goes for the door chimes etc. I might have to ask them. Thanks for posting the link

mr84monte

As a follow up, I reached out to Seicane, and they are still checking to see if this will work with the Bose system. I sent a picture of the stock unit, and they didn't understand when I asked if things like the door chimes will still work (response was that it has an amplifier built in) They did say that the steering wheel controls will work without adding a PAC unit.

BAAD LS2

good stuff. Keep us updated.

bjmsam

One significant feature that my 6.x unit offers that my 4.x unit lacks is suspend / resume, which avoids reboots for up to two hours after the ignition is switched off. Sweet!

Quick2

bjmsam, thank you for introducing me to this unit. I had my 4.4 since Feb. 2015 and been very happy with it despite a couple of bugs. Have you done any updates to the unit and what are your favorite apps?

bjmsam

Glad to hear it! I primarily use these apps:

Torque - monitors and logs engine parameters, reads and resets CEL codes, etc.
iGo - off-line navigation (I prefer it to even Garmin Nuvi)
MyCars - tracks fuel fill-ups and mileage
Twilight - gradually adjusts the screen brightness within a configurable range as the sun rises and sets based on GPS position.
All-In-One Toolbox - launches apps automatically when the head unit boots (as long as they are not moved to the SD Card) and offers many handy tools that optimize memory and CPU, manage files, etc.

I also use Google apps when in range of Wi-Fi (GMail, Calendar, Drive, etc.). What are your favorites?

pierrel

Whats the lates and most recommended android HU nowadays? I need to replace my dead stock head unit, and have got everything i need except the actual head unit.
Thanks!

bjmsam

I remain completely satisfied with the 4.x unit that I installed in 2014 and have no plans to replace it, but here is the latest offering by the same vendor:

Pumpkin Android 8.0 Universal Car Stereo/Radio Double Din 7 Inch Touchscreen Octa-Core with GPS Navi Bluetooth RAM:4GB+ROM:32GB

Dave70

what about a harness adapter? Do you have to cut into the harness or do they have a plug and play adapter like most aftermarket head units?

bjmsam

The PAC plugs into the same stock connectors as the OEM HU, so nothing described in the first post involves cutting into the car's harness.

tracybarnes

I replaced the old factory nav and used a os-2x. Everything plugged right in.

Dave70

Sorry i have an 01 Z06 my stock HU looks like it is from the stone age compared to the C6's. But on the joying unit everything seems to be rca's

Rob 02

I used the GMRAP along with the PAC module to maintain the RAP feature on my 02. The RAP is so the stereo stays on until the door is opened.
I'm about to install amps and component speakers when I get time so the PAC will be going bye bye.

If you have C5 specific questions I can answer them. Another C5 issue is back lighting. There is no back lighting source in the cars wiring harness. It has to come from the dash or HVAC. You can just wire it to ACC if dimming is not a concern.

Dave70

Thanks Rob I'm sure i'll be asking a ton of questions once everything gets in.

doomi

This weekend I moved from a Pumpkin quad core with 2 GB RAM Android 5.1 unit to an Eonon octa core Android 8.0 head unit with 8 GB RAM. I went with Eonon because of the extra 2GB of RAM on top of Pumpkin's offering.

My goodness, the difference is astounding. It boots immediately, doesn't experience the shutdown and dual booting issues, doesn't freeze and I can run several apps concurrently with no lag. Split screen mode is also really helpful for when I'm using Spotify and Google Maps, etc. It's just crisp in every action.

I also run aftermarket speakers with no external amp, and sound quality is considerably better.

I loved my 5.1 unit, but this thing is a whole different beast. I'd highly recommend dropping the ~$250 for an upgrade if you're on an older unit and it's in your budget.

As an added bonus all of the harnesses were the same between the units, so it was a 10 minute plug and play direct swap.

pierrel

How fast was the shipping of the Eonon unit? I was waiting for a Pumpkin unit to arrive at thir UK supplier (to make shipping to Sweden cheaper/faster), but that might take weeks, time I don't really have.
It should be the same unit, except the Eonon unit is slighty smaller in depth.