What do I need?
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What do I need?
Im buying the pioneer AVH4201 NEX. It will be hooked to focal front and rear speakers as well as tie into a JL audio sub and five channel amplifier. I want to retain all factory steering will controls as well as Sirius XM. What harnesses and dash plate do I need to make this work? Need part numbers too.
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Start with Metra 95-3304 face plate. For wiring harness, I went with the Pac Audio RP5-GM11 with steering wheel controls. If you want SiriusXm, you will need the SXV300v1 tuner. There is also a video on youtube that recommends shaving a little off the face plate to help with the 4200 removable face. I think it was from Five Star Car Audio. They have a bunch of helpful videos.
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Start with Metra 95-3304 face plate. For wiring harness, I went with the Pac Audio RP5-GM11 with steering wheel controls. If you want SiriusXm, you will need the SXV300v1 tuner. There is also a video on youtube that recommends shaving a little off the face plate to help with the 4200 removable face. I think it was from Five Star Car Audio. They have a bunch of helpful videos.
-Pioneer AVH 4200 NEX
-Harness with steering wheel control PAC-RP4-GM11
-Dash kit BKGMK318
-Antenna adapter Metra 40-GM 10
-MicroByPass AVH-H
-Back up camera Esky EC180-35
Yes, I did watch the video on scraping the dash kit as well. I also decided not to go with the Sirius XM tuner since Pandora and Apple CarPlay are loaded on the new head unit. So that saves me a $40 satellite tuner as well as a yearly $100 subscription.
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I'll keep you guys updated:
2 questions:
1-When I unplug the Bose amplifier, am I going to run into any issues since I am keeping the stock wiring that goes to the doors? I have already changed out the door speakers with the Focal audio ones and wired them into the pre-existing door speaker wires. As of right now, the door speakers function properly but I also still have everything plugged into the factory Bose head unit and factory Bose amplifier.
2-Do I need to run fresh speaker wires from the new pioneer head and PAC harness to both front and rear speakers or will the factory wires work?
Im gonna power the front and rear speakers off of the pioneer head and bridge the amp to solely power the sub in back.
2 questions:
1-When I unplug the Bose amplifier, am I going to run into any issues since I am keeping the stock wiring that goes to the doors? I have already changed out the door speakers with the Focal audio ones and wired them into the pre-existing door speaker wires. As of right now, the door speakers function properly but I also still have everything plugged into the factory Bose head unit and factory Bose amplifier.
2-Do I need to run fresh speaker wires from the new pioneer head and PAC harness to both front and rear speakers or will the factory wires work?
Im gonna power the front and rear speakers off of the pioneer head and bridge the amp to solely power the sub in back.
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