PAC vs. Metra

[CLEAR]

I keep reading negative reviews on the metra gmos-04. Is PAC the way to go? Whats the part number and place with the best price?

 

[groundscr8pr]

what veh are you doing?? do you have bose? onstar? generally i find pac is better quality but more $. i use them both daily. but prefer pac.

 

[CLEAR]

03 Tahoe with Bose. No onstar.

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Theres a lot of bad reviews about metra on crutchfields site. All the shop around use PAC

 

[groundscr8pr]

pac c2r-gm24 works great

 

[CLEAR]

that part number says without bose

 

[CLEAR]

Ok I got the pac c2r-gm24. I keep reading different stuff about this piece. Some sites say it only works without bose, some say it works with standard bose but not bose premium??? Also will the chimes be played through the LF speaker or this Pac box?

 

[groundscr8pr]

you are correct. os-2c-bose is the correct part.

 

[CLEAR]

I called pac and they said gm24 is what I needed. Will this play chimes through the LF speaker?

 

[gmcjohn]

I used a PAC recently. Forget the model at the moment, but I did the research and found it was the thing I needed. I installed it in my 04 yukon with bose. Everything was working great, but I get no chimes- I honestly don't mind! but i noticed that my key fob doesn't seem to work. I tried changing the batteries in it but it still doesn't work. I'm not sure that the PAC even causes the problem but I have a feeling it did.

 

[killer20072001]

I have the PAC and it works great. Mine plays the chimes through the harness itself. Ive had a couple of the metra's and they sounded like shit.

I dont remember the part number sorry.

 

[groundscr8pr]

the c2r-gm24 will play the chime through the l/f door speaker. the os-2c-bose might need the cm1 chime module.. thats why i say pac is more $ on average. some times is requires 2 pieces.

 

[CLEAR]

the c2r-gm24 will play the chime through the l/f door speaker. the os-2c-bose might need the cm1 chime module.. thats why i say pac is more $ on average. some times is requires 2 pieces.

This will play the standard bose too right?

 

[killer20072001]

The c2r-gm24 is what I got and I was in the same boat as you. 03 With Bose no OnStar, and it plays the chime through a speaker in the harness itself.

 

[groundscr8pr]

The c2r-gm24 is what I got and I was in the same boat as you. 03 With Bose no OnStar, and it plays the chime through a speaker in the harness itself.

correct.. the module has a chime built in. i dont know what i was thinking when i said it came out of the speaker.

 

[CLEAR]

Whats a good dash kit? I bought a metra but I dont like the fact I have to cut out the center bar...dont think I can make it look good enough.

 

[killer20072001]

Ive got the Metra i wasnt to big on cutting out that bar too, but I dont even notice it.

 

[groundscr8pr]

after you cut the center bar use a flat file and file down where the bar was and it looks perfect.

 

[Jbird]

ive used both. PAC is all around better in my opinion

 

[CLEAR]

Ok I got the PAC and installed everything. Had some trouble making room for all the wires and getting the deck in and straight. The chimes come out the PAC box and it sounds very weird. Not sure I can live with how ***** it sounds....Anyone else have same issue?

 

[killer20072001]

Yes, I hate the way my PAC chimes sound. I took some electrical tape and wrapped it around it to kinda muffle the sound.