Hidden Stereo Compartment button
Melting Slicks
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From: Lincoln, CA.
Maybe after GM designed the system, there was an empty space there so some engineers thought of turning it into some big innovation and put in a pop up screen. Another gimmick, but that’s the only reason I got my C7. I had to have that feature even though I’ve opened it twice in 4 years.
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From: MD
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Sunglasses, reading glasses, and EZPass only. The EZPass toll transponder signal is read from inside the compartment, and it avoids mounting an ugly box on the windshield . . . brilliant! It's a great place for those other essentials too.
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I have the head unit for my UHF radio in there. I run it on the Chanel 7 SMS frequency for the Corvette Club car cruises. Now I never worry about a dead handheld radio battery during a long cruise.
Elmer
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GM maximized what little storage area that was available in the C7. It is merely a storage space, and not a secret hidden compartment to dupe car thieves.
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From: New Braunfels Texas
Is it just me or does anyone else hate the fact that the hidden stereo compartment has a button in the open that says screen up/Down to me this needs to be a blank area that can be pushed that only the owners know of. everyone talks about a concealed hand gun or wallet or money or phone can go in there, which is great but then there is button right there that says push me. Has anyone made a cover of this or anything like that? just asking. maybe it is just the James bond in me that wants it hidden. 
