My 2002 Impala has a stock tape deck in it, I want to pull it out and put in a stock CD player that a friend pulled out of a wrecked car. I read in an earlier post that these radios have the VIN programmed so they will lock themselves in a different vehicle. Dealer says he would charge $45 to unlock it for me, but has to come out of the same year and model or he doesn't know if it will work. Does this sound right?
Second, I have access to a pretty nice scan tool, is this something some of the better scan tools have the ability to do, or do you have to take it to a GM dealer? I need to make a decision to purchase this stereo before I can get to the scan tool to check it out, any advice here is appreciated!