Head unit recommendation

[fatmonk8]

ya that's the difference then is the year, you would need to upgrade the cluster i'm sure

Yeah, that's what I assume. And it seems true as my swc don't work with AA.

At that point I might as well replace the whole entertainment system for the money.

 

[tooleyondeck]

It's easy with the factory wiring there already, power/ground/audio out should all be easily swapped over to the new screens.

If you're really dumping money into it, consider doing the WAMS cluster upgrade while you're at it.

 

[Doubeleive]

It's easy with the factory wiring there already, power/ground/audio out should all be easily swapped over to the new screens.

If you're really dumping money into it, consider doing the WAMS cluster upgrade while you're at it.

meh, not so easy the k2's have a few separate modules for the radio system down under behind the glove box, what you see in the dash is just a lcd screen with nothing behind it.
adding 3rd party screens and wiring is easy enough though

 

[fatmonk8]

It's easy with the factory wiring there already, power/ground/audio out should all be easily swapped over to the new screens.

If you're really dumping money into it, consider doing the WAMS cluster upgrade while you're at it.

I went with WAMS to upgrade the modules to get AA on my 2015

 

[fatmonk8]

meh, not so easy the k2's have a few separate modules for the radio system down under behind the glove box, what you see in the dash is just a lcd screen with nothing behind it.
adding 3rd party screens and wiring is easy enough though

Yeah, I think it's two modules, the DVD drive, and the LCD.

I think the two modules and the DVD drive all work together.

 

[tooleyondeck]

meh, not so easy the k2's have a few separate modules for the radio system down under behind the glove box, what you see in the dash is just a lcd screen with nothing behind it.
adding 3rd party screens and wiring is easy enough though

It's probably the same or similar HMI as my Camaro, in which case it is overly complicated for seemingly no reason. Blessed were the days of standalone stereo systems lol

 

[Doubeleive]

Yeah, I think it's two modules, the DVD drive, and the LCD.

I think the two modules and the DVD drive all work together.

there should be at least 2 modules might be more there is the radio and then onstar/sirius (if equipped) then there is a antenna splitter, and vehicle integration module of some type "most bus" then the factory amp is also mixed in there in a separate location

 

[fatmonk8]

It's probably the same or similar HMI as my Camaro, in which case it is overly complicated for seemingly no reason. Blessed were the days of standalone stereo systems lol

Lol, true. It does seem more complicated then just replacing the deck.

 

[fatmonk8]

there should be at least 2 modules might be more there is the radio and then onstar/sirius (if equipped) then there is a antenna splitter, and vehicle integration module of some type "most bus" then the factory amp is also mixed in there in a separate location

Yup, two modules behind the globe box, one behind the module + DVD player behind the center dash.

Overly complicated

 

[Doubeleive]

when I was adding separate amp's to my factory radio I had to go with a 6 channel amp and split that off to a separate bass amp because the factory amp sends bluetooth to one channel and vehicle alerts to a another channel and backup beeps to another channel and the bass is filtered thru the factory amp to another channel as well.
all of it is split thru the factory amp
learning experience... lol

 

[fatmonk8]

when I was adding separate amp's to my factory radio I had to go with a 6 channel amp and split that off to a separate bass amp because the factory radio sends bluetooth to one channel and vehicle alerts to a another channel and backup beeps to another channel and the bass is filtered thru the factory amp to another channel as well.
in fact all of it is split thru the factory amp
learning experience... lol

Jeezus, that sounds like a headache.

 

[Doubeleive]

Jeezus, that sounds like a headache.

it is and was, I ended up using a module behind the radio to bypass the factory amp entirely, without the factory amp connected the radio wont even turn on unless you use a module.

 

[fatmonk8]

it is and was, I ended up using a module behind the radio to bypass the factory amp entirely, without the factory amp connected the radio wont even turn on unless you use a module.

I wonder if this would help retain the rear screen.

https://www.customsounds.com/shop/other-accessories/pac-gmrvd#info

 

[Doubeleive]

I wonder if this would help retain the rear screen.

https://www.customsounds.com/shop/other-accessories/pac-gmrvd#info

Nope... I don't see anything on the market for k2's
doesn't mean it doesn't exist though if anyone was going to have it would be idatalink, you might try calling them and see what they say about it.

 

[fatmonk8]

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This harness from crutchfield looks like it has something to retain the rear aux ports.

 

[Doubeleive]

This harness from crutchfield looks like it has something to retain the rear aux ports.

View attachment 453585

No, none of there kits mention anything about RSE, your going to have to call and get more details about that, then let us know lol

 

[fatmonk8]

No, none of there kits mention anything about RSE, your going to have to call and get more details about that, then let us know lol

I'm just going off what the picture for the harness says. I did talk to crutchfield and they seem to not know.

 

[Doubeleive]

I'm just going off what the picture for the harness says. I did talk to crutchfield and they seem to not know.

your going to need to reach out to pac or idatalink, I think idatalink would be the most knowledgeable they sell a lot more adapters than anyone and they do custom programming
they have basically everything interfaced if it can be done, I can use the maestro and do all kinds of things if I wanted to

 

[fatmonk8]

your going to need to reach out to pac or idatalink, I think idatalink would be the most knowledgeable they sell a lot more adapters than anyone and they do custom programming
they have basically everything interfaced if it can be done, I can use the maestro and do all kinds of things if I wanted to

Either way, I went ahead and ordered a head unit from crutchfield. I figure if the rear entertainment doesn't work, then I'll look at upgrading that rear screen to something that can plug into the new HU.

Either way, I wanted an upgrade. I'll figure it out.