I've asked and searched for the answer to this, but i always get different answers. What kind of harness do i need to wire up my Pioneer DEH-P8MP (i know the model probably doesnt matter) to my 03 Silverado.

It doesn't have Onstar or Bose, but it does have a Factory XM. I noticed it has 2 plugs + the antennae going into the back of it.

I had 1 shop tell me that i can swap them out, but ill need to keep the fact. HU wired up in the truck behind the seat.

Another shop told me that ill need an $80 harness so that ill still have a door chime (which i dont have )

Best Buy sold me a generic 98+chevrolet harness for $18, will it work? what is the other plug for?

 

Try the generic harness... that model pioneer is what type of hu? Is it a touch screen or something special like that?

 

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...829766,00.html

it's just a cd player

this link might work

 

"Crutchfield cannot provide a free wiring harness for your vehicle, and we strongly recommend that you use the recommended adapter when replacing this vehicle's factory radio. Failure to do so may result in serious injury or death. "


Are they threatening me???!!!!

 

Go to circuit city or best buy or whatever and tell them you need a cd player harness for an aftermarket cd player for a 03-05 Chevy Silverado... I think when I bought my harness it said the year make and model on the bag.. idk if that really matters, but just specify it with them, to save you a few trips.

 

HAHAHA!!! Freakin wiring harness ****'s. "Crutchfield CANNNOT provide you a free harness" BIATCH. lol

I guess the truck isnt universal?

 

theres a data bus line through the radio- without the factory HU, you loose all chimes and warning tones. As for keeping your factory XM, I don't know.

 

thanks for the info...I bought the truck used and i noticed that it doesn't have any chimes or warning noises, but that plug on the back of the radio is plugged in...i wonder if there is another way to disable the chimes

 

The chimes and such are only an issue if you have an RDS radio, my 03 S10 had a RDS radio, so i bought the expensive harness and had to hide my factory HU, then i bought the 04 Sierra, and used the same harness, but since my Sierra isn't RDS i didn't need the added harness on the kit, so i cut that bastard off, and my chimes still work fine, kinda bummed me out when i saw that 4 or 5 wires and 1 more plug doubled the cost of the damn harness, oh well, live and learn. Oh, BTW the radio shouldn't matter, but mine is a Pioneer, and it never came unplugged from the harness, just swapped from truck to truck.

 

My facotry radio had RDS too....so does that mean i should buy the expensive harness ?