Stereo Installation

[brad_d_z24]

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

[jayson716]

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/vbul...d.php?t=321030

[noshun]

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!

[Mangoamerican]

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

[noshun]

Originally Posted by Mangoamerican

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!

[brad_d_z24]

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