Advice about non factory radios

[DaGeorge84]

Hello, I went to put my old cd player into my 2003 cavalier. I bought the wiring harness, little to find out that it suggusted using more parts. The parts were to keep the chimes when you open the door. Out of curiousity i went to go see how much it would cost ( i am saddly some what relint on the chimes). The guy said that the kit that is need to keep the chimes is a hundred bucks, and would have to be mounted in the back. I saddly don't have a hundred bucks to spend. The guy at the stero place said if i didn't have this kit, the check engine light might go on and off, and if i go to get my car service the dignositics wouldn't read correctly. Is this true? Do i have to spent the money in order to get the new radio in?

Thank you

[STYLEZ24]

There are rumors that all these problems may occur in 2000+ J-Body vehicles. I can tell you from experience that you will lose the door chimes for sure. everything else seems fine for me.

[droppedz]

My friend took one of his head light bulbs out and the check on light came on in his 2000+ Z24. I wouldnt doubt it one bit if it was true what he said, lol.