2000 venture radio installition

[jolear]

I bought a used radio at ebay. does anyone have any idea how to install it? I am not sure how to remove the mouldings around it. I am hoping it does not have the theft deterent system but if it does I will deal with that after I get the radio in. Thanks

[gadan]

Originally Posted by jolear

I bought a used radio at ebay. does anyone have any idea how to install it? I am not sure how to remove the mouldings around it. I am hoping it does not have the theft deterent system but if it does I will deal with that after I get the radio in. Thanks

Just two screws 1 next to the lighter and the other one at the right of the lighter too, then you need to screw the radio, two or three more screws and plug the connectors, that's it! 10 minutes job, the only problem is if is a theftlock radio you need to take it to the dealer to unlock it.
Good luck.

[jolear]

WOW that was easy.(no theft lock the radio worked)Thank you very much for your help. I could have spent a long time searching the web for this info. The way I surf the web I think you saved me a couple of hours. Thanks again.

[Hotwheeled]

I bought a radio from Ebay for my 2000 Venture. My old radio was only AM/FM and I wanted a cassette player. Radio install was simple, took 10 minutes at most. Two screws on the moulding and three screws on the radio. Use a phillips screwdriver. Radio and Cassette worked fine until I cranked the van, then it locked up. Display read "LOCKED", not "LOC" like older radios, but the clock still worked which I set before it locked up. I then took it to a Chevrolet dealer and the mechanic used an OTC TECH 2 scanner to unlock it. No VIN or unlock codes were needed. The TECH 2 scanner is a $4500.00+ scanner and the menu function read "Setup Radio". It took him less than 2 minutes to unlock it. Unlocking radios does not seem to be standard knowledge in this area, and the mechanic was surprised when it unlocked. He must have pushed the correct button on the scanner and didn't know it. This radio is a Delco with RDS on the face. The act of pressing keys on the face of the radio to get secret codes do not apply to this RDS radio. I suppose it applies to earlier pre 2000 styles. I bought this AM/FM/Cassette radio on Ebay for $5 plus $15 shipping and gave mechanic $5 for unlocking it. Total investment $25.00. Some service departments will try to charge you $75 to hook their computer up to your car and unlock your radio. Now, tell me, who is the real thief of the ThiefLock system?