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I've been looking to add an AUX input to plug in my MP3 player and my T-Mobile Android phone, this is great! I think the "Alternative 1" harness will work for me. I do have some newbie questions:
How do I know if I have the XM receiver in my car?
The car is a 06 Z06, with Navigation. I'm not subsribed to XM. On the Navi screen, I do see the icon for XM.
Do you have instructions on how to install this harness?
and click on the link about Adding an Auxiliary Input to your C6 Corvette. This will explain the different harnesses that are available.
If you have the XM1/2 buttons on your Nav screen, then you have the XM receiver which allows you to select XM as an alternative input to your audio system.
The AUX-1 harness simply substitutes the audio from your own device in place of the audio normally coming from the XM receiver. If you are not subscribed, there is no XM audio - but you can use that input for your own audio into the sound system.
The XM receiver in the coupes and Z06s is above the left rear wheel well. Just pull back the carpet and you'll see it there. Pull it out of the clips and out where you can get your hands on the 16 pin connector. Pull out the connector and plug in the AUX-1 harness between the connector and the XM receiver. Plug your device into the new cable and push the XM button on your Nav unit. Your device audio will play heard through the sound system.
Email me if you want a copy of the one page instruction sheet.
and click on the link about Adding an Auxiliary Input to your C6 Corvette. This will explain the different harnesses that are available.
If you have the XM1/2 buttons on your Nav screen, then you have the XM receiver which allows you to select XM as an alternative input to your audio system.
The AUX-1 harness simply substitutes the audio from your own device in place of the audio normally coming from the XM receiver. If you are not subscribed, there is no XM audio - but you can use that input for your own audio into the sound system.
The XM receiver in the coupes and Z06s is above the left rear wheel well. Just pull back the carpet and you'll see it there. Pull it out of the clips and out where you can get your hands on the 16 pin connector. Pull out the connector and plug in the AUX-1 harness between the connector and the XM receiver. Plug your device into the new cable and push the XM button on your Nav unit. Your device audio will play heard through the sound system.
Email me if you want a copy of the one page instruction sheet.
Ray
Just paypal'ed you for the AUX-1.
Thanks for the product,
These auxiliary in harnesses will also work in many other GM cars with XM, but I sometimes have to wire them a bit differently. The XM communication wire is on Pin 15 of the Corvette, but on many of the GM trucks, Pin 7 is used instead. I can modify the harnesses to work on most of the vehicles with XM.
Hi Ray,
Just wanted to thank you for the Aux 2 harness for the Vert. I mounted the female jack in the console as noted on your web site. I also mounted the Kinivo on the A pillar next to the on-star. As an Android user, this works perfectly with my stock system and the sound quality is excellent on the bose system with Kicker highs/mids & bose subs. Also the Kinivo has good enough talk/microphone quality.
Since I ran the Kinivo 1/8 jack to the console, it is very easy to switch from the Kinivo input back to stock XM. However, I found (as you said I would) that I have no need to go back to stock xm. My music library, pandora and internet XM are all on my phone.
Hi Ray,
Just wanted to thank you for the Aux 2 harness for the Vert. I mounted the female jack in the console as noted on your web site. I also mounted the Kinivo on the A pillar next to the on-star. As an Android user, this works perfectly with my stock system and the sound quality is excellent on the bose system with Kicker highs/mids & bose subs. Also the Kinivo has good enough talk/microphone quality.
Since I ran the Kinivo 1/8 jack to the console, it is very easy to switch from the Kinivo input back to stock XM. However, I found (as you said I would) that I have no need to go back to stock xm. My music library, pandora and internet XM are all on my phone.
Thank you!
Thank you for the comments, and yes, the Kinivo Bluetooth is an excellent companion to the AUX-x harnesses. It's especially nice for owners of 2008 and earlier Vettes who don't have factory Bluetooth for handsfree calling. But even those Vette owners with factory Bluetooth don't have the wireless audio streaming capability that the Kinivo has.
Here are the links for the harnesses and the Bluetooth:
I just improved the quality of my auxiliary input harnesses, since I now use OEM quality connectors made by either Delphi or Yazaki - the same as what comes from the factory in your Vette. These connectors are hard to come by unless you are willing to order them in large quantities, but the quality is much better than the generic Chinese connectors, so I decided to splurge and place a large order. For example, I had to buy the Yazaki terminals in a minimum quantity of 8000! That will be a lifetime supply for me.
Here's a photo of the latest AUX-1 harness:
And here is the latest AUX-2 harness:
Your 16 pin connector to your XM receiver will plug directly into the brown Yazaki 16 pin connector of either harness. The black Delphi or Yazaki connector on the harness will plug into your XM receiver. These connectors and terminals are now all OEM quality, which makes installation a snap.
Kawal, on the new Pals, are you going to be able to program the Pal's to save a trip to the dealer so the Pals activate the XM band on the radio themselves?
The really pisser right now for the I-simple is that you are still looking a C note spent taking the car to the dealer to active the XM band on radio's with a Tech II after the I-simple is installed (read car did not come with a XM module, so the band on the radio was not activated on the radio for the I-simple to work off that band).
If you can, the that is a savings of $100 right from the start that most people don't realize that they will need to spend installing a I-simple device on a OEM radio that the Xm band was not factory activated.
Kawal, on the new Pals, are you going to be able to program the Pal's to save a trip to the dealer so the Pals activate the XM band on the radio themselves?
The really pisser right now for the I-simple is that you are still looking a C note spent taking the car to the dealer to active the XM band on radio's with a Tech II after the I-simple is installed (read car did not come with a XM module, so the band on the radio was not activated on the radio for the I-simple to work off that band).
If you can, the that is a savings of $100 right from the start that most people don't realize that they will need to spend installing a I-simple device on a OEM radio that the Xm band was not factory activated.
Yes, I have a version of PAL software, 2.2.F089, that has code in it that will create an XM band on the early non-Nav Siemens radios. My "normal" Version 2 software, 2.2.F132, will work in all of the later C6s with Nav or non-Nav radios, and with or without XM.
If you get a PAL and have me upgrade the software, be sure to email or call me to let me know if you have an early radio without XM. Only the "089" version will work in your car.
Because the price of PALs doubled (the list price is now $395!), auxiliary input harnesses have become the choice of a lot of Vette owners. If I ever get the 100 PALs I paid Mediatronics for in 2012, I'll be able to provide a nice package for Vette owners. I still haven't given up hope, but it's been a very long wait - maybe early next year.
Apologies for reviving an old thread, but I installed Kawal's harness using the XM input. Works great with a bluetooth dongle I purchased on Amazon.
My only question is, has anyone figured out a way to remove the "OFFER..." message displayed on the radio when selecting the XM band?
I have an 06 C6 without NAV, with premium bose system. It's super annoying to have it flashing all the time. I'd like to edit it to say nothing or simply "AUX".
03-23-2010, 04:37 PM
