I did all of the work myself with some guidance from this thread, it wasn't too bad. The dash is pretty simple compared to the C5. The SIRIUS receiver is suspended behind the glove box (plenty of room up there if you look up from the floor board), the ground loop isolators are zip-tied to an unused bracket to the right of the HU (behind the dash, just above the slot in the glove box where a dead fob would be inserted), and all of the other adapters and cables are stuffed behind the HVAC controls.
I had already changed out the front twiddlers with aftermarkets, and I didn't want to take up any storage space in the rear for a sub, so I decided to use the stock Bose amps and the already installed speakers. I think it sounds pretty good, there are enough filters and enhancers built in to the D3 to make just about anyone happy. Maybe it's just me, but the bass speakers in the doors also seem to be putting out more bass than they did with the stock HU.
The Scosche GM09SR adapter works great, it maintains RAP and even has the 'door ajar' chimes. I did notice that I no longer hear the beep when I push any seat or lock buttons on my door, but I can live with that. I'm guessing that the beeps will be there if the radio is powered up when I push the buttons.
The PESWIPS was also a pleasant surprise. It is completely programmable, so I used the 1-6 button on my steering wheel as a MUTE button.
The only problem I had was some nasty alternator whine, but the ground loop isolators did their job and now everything is crystal clear, even with the HU muted. I don't know if it was the power supply noise filter or the pre-amp ground loop isolators that got rid of the whine since I installed them all at the same time, but with everything installed it is perfect.
Overall, I'm VERY happy with the end result, especially considering it only cost $1000 compared to $1750 for the GM version that doesn't play DVD's or control my iPod.
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Wish I could do that!! Looks great and I bet sounds fantastic. Performs and looks better than OEM that takes skill Chewy nice job Posts: 2845 | From: Pennsylvania | Registered: Jul 2001
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The more I play with the D3 the more I'm happy that I got it. The iPod controls could be a bit better, but a little tweeking on my playlists and I can take care of that problem.
I changed my background pic to the C6R skull logo (Jake) that I adjusted the color on from yellow to blue so it matched the rest of my interior. I liked the flaming C6 logo but at night it was just too bright inside the car.
The nav system works much better than I was anticipating also. It's very accurate and so far has had every business that I've searched for on the DVD.
Between the D3 and my new MGW short shifter it's like I'm driving a new car all over again Posts: 1526 | From: North Augusta, SC | Registered: Apr 2003
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quote:Originally posted by leadfoot: Wish I could do that!! Looks great and I bet sounds fantastic. Performs and looks better than OEM that takes skill Chewy nice job
What he said. Congradulations Cannon
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