05 Silverado z85 new radio install assistance

[Jon05z85]

Ok I have a 2005 Chevy Silverado Z85 w/Bose and onstar. About 2 years ago my truck was broken into and my fancy radio was stolen in Cali. Recently I decided to put a new head unit in and I can't get the thing to work. I bought a cheap one on Amazon for $100, it was a Pyle-pldn74bt Pyle - PLDN74BT*-*On the Road*-*Headunits - Stereo Receivers. Pyle informed me I needed a metra wiring harness part#70-2054, I got the harness and hardly any of the pins match up to the pins coming from the factory Bose amp, and 8 wires from the harness aren't labeled nor match any colors from the Pyle radio harness (most are the negative wires for the speakers). I also bought a backup camera for it and I don't know what wires need to be hooked up for that to work. personally I've never had this much trouble installing a radio in a truck. I've emailed both Pyle and metra and I get the runaround from them. Any help would be greatly appreciated //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

might be easier on you to just have a local shop do it if you're unfamiliar they dont usually charge much

did you get the metra harness for bose? theres a bose harness and a non bose harness afaik

 

[Jon05z85]

I got the harness that Pyle recommended when I emailed them about the problem the first time, I let them know that I have the Bose system. Really I just need to find the right harness and everything should connect together, but I just keep getting bad info from these companies