Nukedaddy
Junior Member
I recently bought a 2015 GMC truck with the basic model radio. (Not the Bose) It has a 3.5 inch screen that shows radio and air conditioning info. No steering wheel controls.
It has a mini plug aux input in the console along with 2 USB ports and a slot for an SD card.
I want to add Sirius and maybe Bluetooth capability. The GMC helpline was not very "Helpful". I thought there would be add-on modules to add these features to my existing radio but, well, maybe not.
So.... The questions I have not been able to answer from GM and researching the manual:
Is either of the USB ports in the console also an aux input? Can I use a patch cord from the USB to my phone or tablet to input to the existing radio? (My tablet has phone capability for streaming Sirius without a satellite antenna.)
Or am I better off replacing the whole bloody radio with one that has Sirius, bluetooth and a bigger screen, GPS and smell-o-vision? Maybe backup camera as well? If I do will I lose the airconditioning control indications?
Try not to giggle at my lack of knowledge, I am nearly 60 and make my living in nuclear power. We do so with 60 year old tech. All running nukes were designed in the 1960s.
It has a mini plug aux input in the console along with 2 USB ports and a slot for an SD card.
I want to add Sirius and maybe Bluetooth capability. The GMC helpline was not very "Helpful". I thought there would be add-on modules to add these features to my existing radio but, well, maybe not.
So.... The questions I have not been able to answer from GM and researching the manual:
Is either of the USB ports in the console also an aux input? Can I use a patch cord from the USB to my phone or tablet to input to the existing radio? (My tablet has phone capability for streaming Sirius without a satellite antenna.)
Or am I better off replacing the whole bloody radio with one that has Sirius, bluetooth and a bigger screen, GPS and smell-o-vision? Maybe backup camera as well? If I do will I lose the airconditioning control indications?
Try not to giggle at my lack of knowledge, I am nearly 60 and make my living in nuclear power. We do so with 60 year old tech. All running nukes were designed in the 1960s.