2004 With Bose

[Chamkila]

hi guys i want to upgrade my system to the nav system

Either the stock

or

aftermarket.

But i want all my bells and whistles to work (IE onstar, steering buttons)

Please guide me in the right directions.


Please dont yell at me or anything i am a old man trying to use the internet in a young mans world.


Chamkila

 

[coopiesb]

they make an adapter harnass for all of ur stuff to work for aftermarket......... im not sure whith the stock..... i have an aftermarket still got steering wheel controls and all the dings and stuff

 

[Anthony]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=2004+Tahoe+Bose+harness

I have a '04 Tahoe LT with Bose/DVD/Onstar and the adapter you need to retain the Onstar/Bose/Door Chimes is called GMOS-04 They are $125+ at stores but $50ish online, the steering wheel adapter is different dependent on the deck you get.

To use a stock Navi, you need this:

non-LUX amp
Rewire the amp connector to accept new amp
GPS antenna
The dealer to clear out his VIN because it will be theft locked.
Possibly wire in the VSS wire from the tach wire on the cluster

 

[sdgd711]

Personally I would go with an aftermarket nav. You can easily integrate a lot more into it if you wanted to such as satellite radio or iPod. To retain Onstar, Bose, and door chime your best option, in my opinion, is the PAC OS-2Bose. The steering wheel controls will depend on what brand radio you get, but PAC makes a piece for all the major brands so you don't have to use an IR adapter.

Here's the PAC website if you want to check it out.

http://www.pac-audio.com/default.aspx

 

[Stik]

i agree with you sdgd711, i had lots of alternator noise with my GMOS-04. swapped it for a PAC without the chime box... works great no noise..

Chamkila, if you go to aftermarket unit and use your XM here is the website to get an adapter cable so you can still use your factory XM antennae.

http://www.myradiostore.com/antennas-cables/for-cables-miscellaneous/gm-dual.html


hope this helps...

 

[Chamkila]

guys i thought if you had the y2 option or something like that you can just remove and replace your radio with the touch screen nav from gm with the square corners?

like this one??? no??

http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-2006-CADIL...45ed748352&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_3230wt_907

or this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/GM-CHEVY-TAHOE-...19b5c1d226&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_4346wt_907



please help guys i really want to do this









or you guys post some links to aftermarket ones
thanks

 

[sdgd711]

I've always been a loyal Eclipse guy when it came to navigation, but I have really started to like the Kenwood nav units also since they started using Garmin for the nav.

Here is the link to Eclipse
http://www.eclipse-web.com/us/avn/index.html

Kenwood link
http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Car_Entertainment/Mobile_Video_n_Navigation/Navigation/

 

[OmarR]

Please guide me in the right directions.

What do you drive?

 

[Chamkila]

2004 GMC YUKON XL Denali, with bose system

 

[MikeTheApeman]

I am running a Pioneer Avic F700BT in my 'hoe. You'll hear a lot of people complain about the F-series nav units, I personally have only found a few bugs with it. The voice commands are kind of a joke, half the time they do not work. I've just adapted to not using them. (Every once in a blue moon I'll try it when I'm driving alone, just to see if it works or not.) Bluetooth, it works okay for me, but I don't hear the phone ringing after I dial, only after the other end picks up do I hear anything.

Would I get it again? Probably not. Performance is fine for what I use it for, but there are a few features it's missing that I would have liked. The only reason I mention it is that the price point is pretty good. I got mine for about $700, which for a full nav is not bad. The F-Series has been replaced with the X-Series now, and Firmware update 3.0 for the F-Series basically turns it into an X-Series.

 

[Chamkila]

I am running a Pioneer Avic F700BT in my 'hoe. You'll hear a lot of people complain about the F-series nav units, I personally have only found a few bugs with it. The voice commands are kind of a joke, half the time they do not work. I've just adapted to not using them. (Every once in a blue moon I'll try it when I'm driving alone, just to see if it works or not.) Bluetooth, it works okay for me, but I don't hear the phone ringing after I dial, only after the other end picks up do I hear anything.

Would I get it again? Probably not. Performance is fine for what I use it for, but there are a few features it's missing that I would have liked. The only reason I mention it is that the price point is pretty good. I got mine for about $700, which for a full nav is not bad. The F-Series has been replaced with the X-Series now, and Firmware update 3.0 for the F-Series basically turns it into an X-Series.

can you use your onstar? and the steering wheel controls?

thanks

 

[MikeTheApeman]

I didn't install the adapter, so no OnStar. (I didn't want it anyway.) The adapters mentioned above will allow OnStar use to be retained.

I do have a PAC adapter to allow steering wheel control usage. The only button that does not line up 100% is the "speak" button. That actually mutes the radio instead of activating voice control, but I kinda like that setup this way.

Oh, for more info on the Pioneer unit, go to www.avic411.com and read up.

 

[Stik]

Chamkila, i still have factory bose amps and speakers for now but here is my head unit and the accessories needed to run it all.. my wife drives this daily and she uses the nav quite a bit. i have found it to quite precise when it comes to turns and such....

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5227/img00147c.jpg

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ZMVFynwau5h/p_113DNX5120/Kenwood-DNX5120.html


The unit is a kenwood DNX5120 with the garmin navigation

Kenwood KCA-XM100V XM Adaptor and Audivox CNP-2000 MiniTuner
KCA-iP300V -- ipod adapter
KCA-BT200 -- bluetooth adapter
SWI-JACK interface for the steering wheel controls.

 

[Chamkila]

ok guys...........i know this is a very dumb questions...

but has anybody just removed there old factory system and simply installed a factory nav? or you have to do a lot of mods to get it to work.

I mean we there are sellers on ebay and other sites that are saying if you have the bose setup all you do is plug and play (only thing you have to do is get it cleared out of the dealer, the vin)

 

[OmarR]

I did this upgrade.

If you have Y91 or Y92 in your RPO codes, then the easy install is a LUX nav.
If you do NOT have Y91 or Y92, then the easy install is a NON-LUX nav.

If you do NOT have Y91 or Y92, and want to upgrade to the LUX nav, then you need to purchase both a LUX nav and a LUX amp. (This is the route I took)

Whichever option you choose, you will still need:

GPS antenna
Dealer theft-unlocking (if it is a used unit)
Possibly installing *one* wire, which runs from the cluster over to the back of the radio. This is the VSS, or Vehicle Speed Sensor.

 

[Chamkila]

i am going to take pics of my sticker

be back soon with pic