Is this possible? We just got a Denali with the touch screen Nav/radio and it is sweet! Think it would be possible to switch one into my 01 Z? Thanks!

Daniel

 

no one?

 

try posting in the audio forum.

If I recall, a few others have posted about this (different models i think).. and said they weren't able to do it.. or would have to do some custom cutting/fabing work.

 

Those units are VIN locked to the vehicle they came out of, they can be reprogramed to a new vehicle at the dealer with a tech II, but I don't know if the C5 is one that can be reprogramed to. I think the C6 is.

Buddy of mine is installing one in his 04 GMC 2500HD. Check over on those forums and they can tell you.

 

which forums??

 

The wire harnesses are likely very different. I have actually tried retrofitting factory nav systems before and it just will not work. They usually communicate with vital systems in the car and the C5 vette is not wired up to run those navigation setups. What I ended up doing was installing the new Pioneer Avic-D1 which is a 2 DIN in dash navi. Looks basically 100% factory and has many more options than a factory unit. Take a look...

 

JTS97Z28, did you have to modify the dash console panel to get the double din unit to fit ? It's kind of dark in the pictures to really see the quality of the install. If so, who/how did you modify the it ?

 

Here is the direct link

 

JTS97Z28 that looks preeeety cool. Tell us more about the nature of the installation process please.

-How dificult was it
-Did you install yourself
-Did you have to purchase additional parts (wire harnes, electrical switches,ect)
-was the installation seamless (besides mounitng the unit itself)as far as just conecting the supplied cables to the factory speakers
-how long was the instalation process

concerning the unit itself

-is the display easily visible in bright sunny invironments (for those of us who own verts this may be an issue)
-sound quality of the: a) fm reciever, b) cd playback (true CD qulaity sound), c) mp3 playback (true CD quality sound also?)
-acuricy of the nav unit software (map acuricy...streets, intersection,adresses...)
-speed of present position update (lag time of position update, 1 second,2 seconds,5 seconds??)

many thanks in advance
Matt

 

We must know

 

-The install was not all that difficult if you have audio install experience. The wire harness required for the install is more complicated and ofcourse since it is a navi there are plenty more wires involved than your average headunit.
-The only other part you will need to buy is the Soundgate Bose interface so the aftermarket headunit can work with your stock Bose.
-As mentioned install is a bit more complicated since you now have other wires such as vehicle speed signal and reverse wire. And the fact that you need the Bose interface makes for a pretty complicated looking wire harness.
-Install along with modifying my radio bezel to the fit the 2DIN unit took atleast 1 day. Radio alone I was able to tackel in 5 hours or so.

As far as the unit sound quality is excellent but I am also running a sub. If you do not have a sub the stock Bose puts out very little bass with an aftermarket headunit. Audio playback such as CD and MP3 is very good and I am running alll stock Bose speakers.
The screen is EASILY visible in ALL lighting even direct sunlight.
The unit updates bascily every second and is VERY accurate. It points out your locating right on the dot. The mapping is also basically as good as it gets. All streets and names are perfect.

Modifying the trim bezel IS required. You will need a dremel and I also had to custom make my own mounting brackets.

Here is my original thread showing better pics of my install and what I had to do to fit it in place. pretty soon I will be doing the refinishing of the bezel using Bondo and sending the piece out to be refinished in exact texture.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...1&forum_id=103

 

Many many thanks. This item looks like the ticket for me too. Tired of taking my laptop around with me when i need to do some heavy navigating.

Again thanks a million.

Matt