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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 01:39 PM
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I have a friend that just purchased a 2003 50TH Coupe and he wanted to know if you could get onstar installed in his C5 so I thought I would ask.
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 01:42 PM
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My guess would be no unless you did some major changes to some of the electronics. Haven't heard of anyone trying this.
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 02:18 PM
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I have never heard of it as it relates to C5's!
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anything can be done for a price...
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Originally Posted by bsmith
anything can be done for a price...

But the price would be so high,it just would not be worth it..
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sharpvet03
But the price would be so high,it just would not be worth it..
exactly!
I heard that Radio Shack has something that they are selling that is similar to Onstar. I have not checked into it, but it is an add-on system.
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Thanks, I wan't really sure when he asked me and I knew you guys would be the ones to know!!!!
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I've never heard that On-Star was a stand alone system that could be retro-fitted into any car. I guess the best place to check would be with your friendly local Chevrolet dealer......
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