Johnbfree Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 My truck had a cheap aftermarket radio after the GPS radio was stolen, First off I wanted a stock radio installed to get my steering wheel buttons back,finally found one at a junk yard for a cheap price $53 Then had lots of issues with the chevy dealership not knowing how to program it to my truck,two different trips 6hrs and $46 later it was working But my Bose amp wasn't working,with the volume wide open you could barely hear it Then went to audio place to get some options. 1st option:go to junk yard and buy another $350 2nd:have them order one $500 3rd:bypass it $300 So I chose to bypass the Bose amp but another problem was I can't use the stock radio anymore unless I buy an aftermarket amp Cheapest they had was $250 So I upgraded my radio to HD,Bluetooth,phone,aux,USB and other options but no more steering wheel controls again 4 hrs and $495 later my system sounds decent with stock Bose speakers,pioneer radio and no amp but I can now easily add an aftermarket amp & subs So that's my next upgrade This has been a big headache and lots of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTMD8R_SS Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 And here i had a bose amp just sitting in my room i would of sold for cheap lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbfree Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 And here i had a bose amp just sitting in my room i would of sold for cheap lol. Yeah I should have asked on here first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast4popper Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Steering wheel interface should run u about 80$ installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbfree Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Steering wheel interface should run u about 80$ installed. Who does those ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast4popper Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Metra has them in their Axxess line. ASWC-1 is the part number. Or the PAC piece as well. PESWIX I believe is the part number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbfree Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Metra has them in their Axxess line. ASWC-1 is the part number. Or the PAC piece as well. PESWIX I believe is the part number Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thickcajun Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 I just installed a aswc-1...If you just got your radio installed they most likely used a GMOS-04 harness which has the aswc already pre wired... very straight forward sells for 49 on amazon. You cut pretty much all wires except the pink. Turn on the radio and start pushing the volume up for about 20 seconds an bingo you have your controls back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbfree Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 I just installed a aswc-1...If you just got your radio installed they most likely used a GMOS-04 harness which has the aswc already pre wired... very straight forward sells for 49 on amazon. You cut pretty much all wires except the pink. Turn on the radio and start pushing the volume up for about 20 seconds an bingo you have your controls back... Not sure what they used but I will check Thanks,I will find out about doing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown 346 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 I agree, I would do the steering wheel controls yourself. I dont like electrical stuff, and I was able to put the GMOS-04 in my self. Total time since Im anal about being organized was about an hour and a half from start to finish with everything with the headunit to the steering controls. It will save you a bunch of money. I also suggest going to amazon for the wiring harnesses, it will save you tons of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson1972 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Awesome I plan on doing this in the future to my truck. The factory head unit and amp haven't ever been right in the 3 years I have owed mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjblaze67 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Looking for a factory bose amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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