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<blockquote data-quote="cz9h3d" data-source="post: 8626014" data-attributes="member: 674574">So for the holidays I bought a Pioneer AVH-2300 and AVH-1330 for my son&#039;s and daughter&#039;s vehicles (keep their phones out of their hands).The AVH-2300 install into a 2006 Saturn Ion Redline with Advanced Audio (i.e. factory sub) was uneventful, other than I wish there as an internal amp disable, rather than having to deal with RCA plugs!&nbsp; I used an inexpensive harness/interface, as I didn&#039;t care about retaining OnStar.Yesterday, I spent 9 hours (not including my solder prep time!) installing the AVH-1330 into a 2010 Chevrolet HHR with the Pioneer Audio (Factory sub, too, so again RCAs!).&nbsp; For this I used an Access AX-GMLAN11-SWC harness so I could retain the steering wheel controls&nbsp; (next time I doubt I&#039;d bother).After a botched firmware update on the radio (lost power! but it recovered) and trying to program the Access interface, everything seems to be working.Note I did have to bump up the front channels by their max +10db on the Pioneer, as front speakers were not very loud.My only complaint (so far) continues to be around front speaker volume for non-music.&nbsp; For CarPlay, maxing out the &quot;guidance voice&quot; on the Pioneer makes the navigation voice usable (could be louder), but Siri is like a whisper.I also tried a phone call via bluetooth, and it too was soft.I&#039;ll play with it some more today.&nbsp; Does anyone else have any thoughts?BTW, I took advantage of the good holiday prices/rebates on these units - in retrospect, I&#039;d probably just pay a little more / wait for a deal on the Sony xav-ax100.&nbsp; I like it&#039;s cleaner interface, and the thin chassis (no DVD) would have made cramming the harnesses/interfaces in infinitely easier!.&nbsp; The poor HHR looks like swiss cheese behind the radio now thanks to my dremel!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cz9h3d, post: 8626014, member: 674574"] So for the holidays I bought a Pioneer AVH-2300 and AVH-1330 for my son's and daughter's vehicles (keep their phones out of their hands). The AVH-2300 install into a 2006 Saturn Ion Redline with Advanced Audio (i.e. factory sub) was uneventful, other than I wish there as an internal amp disable, rather than having to deal with RCA plugs! I used an inexpensive harness/interface, as I didn't care about retaining OnStar. Yesterday, I spent 9 hours (not including my solder prep time!) installing the AVH-1330 into a 2010 Chevrolet HHR with the Pioneer Audio (Factory sub, too, so again RCAs!). For this I used an Access AX-GMLAN11-SWC harness so I could retain the steering wheel controls (next time I doubt I'd bother). After a botched firmware update on the radio (lost power! but it recovered) and trying to program the Access interface, everything seems to be working. Note I did have to bump up the front channels by their max +10db on the Pioneer, as front speakers were not very loud. My only complaint (so far) continues to be around front speaker volume for non-music. For CarPlay, maxing out the "guidance voice" on the Pioneer makes the navigation voice usable (could be louder), but Siri is like a whisper. I also tried a phone call via bluetooth, and it too was soft. I'll play with it some more today. Does anyone else have any thoughts? BTW, I took advantage of the good holiday prices/rebates on these units - in retrospect, I'd probably just pay a little more / wait for a deal on the Sony xav-ax100. I like it's cleaner interface, and the thin chassis (no DVD) would have made cramming the harnesses/interfaces in infinitely easier!. The poor HHR looks like swiss cheese behind the radio now thanks to my dremel! [/QUOTE]

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