Stereo Installation

Hey,

My girlfriend just got a sony xplod cd player for christmas and asked me to install it for her. I havn't installed a cd player in a car before, but my friend has and told me its not hard to do. the car is a 1999 cavalier and still has the original stock stereo in it. Does anybody know where I can find a guide to swapping out the old stereo and installing the new one. As well, I have heard people say that cavaliers have a weird stereo setup and swapping could cause problems. any help would be appreciated.

thanks
Brad

I think only in a 2000+ you will have a prob. you need to buy the harness to fit the car and a dash kit to take the aftermarket radio it is fairly easy and there is a post on how to get at the radio. do a search or i can find it and post.
check this post, http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=321030

If you get the dash adapter it will tell you how anyway so you will have a point of refference while in the car! Just sort the harness and the adapter before taking the car apart!

hah, dash apart! thats the wildest part.. you want to make sure to tin and tape your connections before installing them into the car

hah, dash apart! thats the wildest part.. you want to make sure to tin and tape your connections before installing them into the car

I used good old english connector block. Little pastic connectors that have a small terminal screw to lock the wire into a metal tunnel. Can't be beat or purchased in the continental US!! You could solder and shrink sleeve using the western Union technique and that would work best!

Thanks Everyone for your help. I'll be sure to let u know how it goes