04 Silverado install with pics — AVIC411 Forum Archive

Posted Sep 22, 2006 · 03:36 UTC#1

I was soo excited earlier i posted this in the wrong forum and i made the pictures so big you couldnt see them. Ill do better this time i hope

I have everything done now including the vss, the reverse, and the illumination wires. Some of these were very hard for me to find so i hope this helps someone else out a little.
i kinda forgot to take before pics but we all know what the stock chevy stereo looks like anyway.

on with the pics.

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Posted Sep 22, 2006 · 10:04 UTC#2

Looks good, bud.

Posted Sep 22, 2006 · 21:40 UTC#3

where is exactly is that plug for the Illumination?

Posted Sep 23, 2006 · 03:01 UTC#4

grcplaya said:
where is exactly is that plug for the Illumination?

its attached to the headlight switch. when you pop out the headlight switch its the harness its plugged into. and you want the bottom left pin.. i cant remember the number off the top of my head sorry.

Posted Nov 13, 2006 · 14:32 UTC#5

I have a 03' surburban. I think you just saved me a lot of time hunting down wires. Thanks so much for the useful post and all your efforts.

Love this forum and I don't have a Z1 yet. Soon though for a road trip planned this winter to Mass.

Posted Dec 05, 2006 · 00:29 UTC#6

I have a 2003 Silverado. How did you get the face plate (looks like the best buy kit) to fit the unit? I am having issues getting any face plates to fit without modifications as the unit is larger than the opening in the so called double DIN face plates.

Posted Dec 12, 2006 · 16:20 UTC#7

Where did you hookup the VSS wire?

Posted Dec 12, 2006 · 17:06 UTC#8

bigRazor said:
Where did you hookup the VSS wire?

if you do a search on here your sure to find it. its on the harness behind the instrament panel its easy to get to.

Posted Dec 12, 2006 · 18:41 UTC#9

Yeah saw that but also read that some of our trucks had the VSS wire in the OEM radio harness. Was wondering if you were able to use that. I'll do a little more research on this one.

Posted Dec 13, 2006 · 04:26 UTC#10

bigRazor said:
Yeah saw that but also read that some of our trucks had the VSS wire in the OEM radio harness. Was wondering if you were able to use that. I'll do a little more research on this one.

If you have vss behind the radio then you can use that. If your stock radio has/had speed controlled volume then there will be a vss wire in the radio harness.

Posted Dec 13, 2006 · 04:30 UTC#11

cntrylvr79 said:

bigRazor said:
Yeah saw that but also read that some of our trucks had the VSS wire in the OEM radio harness. Was wondering if you were able to use that. I'll do a little more research on this one.

If you have vss behind the radio then you can use that. If your stock radio has/had speed controlled volume then there will be a vss wire in the radio harness.

lol see i didnt even know that. i could have done that... but then i did my pretty quick so maybe that was common knowledge then, thats my story and im sticking to it. :)

Posted Dec 13, 2006 · 04:43 UTC#12

darn, good job, side note: wow so much rust for an 04? there was a segment on the local news how rust being present even on a new vehicle is "normal" .... but I just say wow.

Posted Dec 14, 2006 · 01:01 UTC#13

tillithz said:
darn, good job, side note: wow so much rust for an 04? there was a segment on the local news how rust being present even on a new vehicle is "normal" .... but I just say wow.

It took me a minute to realize what rust you were talking about. Yeah those undash braces aren't coated at all. I've worked on 06's with less than 100 miles on the clock and those parts were already corroded.

Posted Nov 24, 2011 · 07:00 UTC#14

i had a double without the nav feature but had the back up cam. the reverse wire on my 04 is light green/white stripe everything ive been able to find says thats the color of the vss wire…they cant possibly be the same wire right? i would love some feedback but please break it down as best u very specific directions would be greatly appreciated

Posted Nov 29, 2011 · 20:31 UTC#15

I have a 2005 Z71 Suburban with a Z1 installed.

I noticed your picture with the GPS mounted all the way forward in the dash. Have you had a problem with getting it to work? I tried a few spots in the area where you mounted yours and no matter what I did it wouldn't work. I drove around with the HU out and I was moving the receiver all over the inside of the car and it would not acquire a satellite. The minute I put the receiver out the sunroof it worked. I had to punch a hole through the firewall and route it up the driver side door to the roof.