Check with Crutchfield.com. They can provide step by step diagrams of how to install your new stereo.
Crutchfield sells a kit that allows you to install a single din aftermarket stereo where the pocket under the A/C controls are located.
How do I install my output converter to my factory stereo in my car
buy a kit off the internet!
To install an aftermarket stereo in a 2003 Montana you need to first buy a trim plate or a mounting bracket. Remove the dash panel. Disconnect the ground cable from the battery. Remove the factory stereo. Unplug the factory wiring harness from the radio. Connect the new radio. Test it and reassemble the dash. Reconnect the negative battery terminal.
who says you can't? I replaced the stereo myself on my 93 ford explorer with an aftermarket stereo with no problem.
If you're looking to install an aftermarket stereo system then you need to purchase a dash install kit. You can pick them up at Walmart if need be, they're about $20. The dash install kit comes with instructions for how to safely remove the factory stereo and install the aftermarket one.*If you want to keep some of the safety features, such as the "dinging when you manually turn on the driving lights and turn the car off" you'll need to pick up the wiring kit to go with the dash install kit.
If you're looking to install an aftermarket stereo system then you need to purchase a dash install kit. You can pick them up at Walmart if need be, they're about $20. The dash install kit comes with instructions for how to safely remove the factory stereo and install the aftermarket one.*If you want to keep some of the safety features, such as the "dinging when you manually turn on the driving lights and turn the car off" you'll need to pick up the wiring kit to go with the dash install kit.
i would go to the experts on this one,like Hi-fi buys, Circuit City, etc. that do this everyday.
The car stereo wiring colors for a 1988 Cadillac El Dorado with Bose are gray for right front speaker positive. Light green for right front speaker negative. Dark green for audio rear speaker positive and brown for rear speaker negative.
Same as most cars. You need a dash kit to adapt the DIN size aftermarket radio to the GM DIN and a half opening, then you need the appropriate wiring adapter so the plug from the aftermarket unit can plug into the Lumina's plug.
You can install an after-market stereo in an on-star equipped vehicle, just go to crutchfield.com, but you lose the on-star functionality.