Wiring a HU in 2002 Grand Am GT

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

My buddy has a 2002 Grand Am GT, and hes looking to put a system in it. Pontiac told him that the airbag circuitry is wired directly into the factory head unit, and to install an aftermarket receiver he'd have to find the wire and re-direct into a fuse. Hes not getting a a very extensive system, 2 Phoenix Gold Tantrum 12's and a Soundstream 300x2 amp, and he's on a very tight budget. I recommended he just use the stock HU and put the $$ towards his lease payments. Where can I get a line output converter for his car so there can be RCA preouts from the factory head unit? And does anybody know if a vehicle specific LO converter will be needed? I know Pontiac changed a lot in the 2002 model

Thanks in advance

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[ASDF12345 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Gauntlet My buddy has a 2002 Grand Am GT, and hes looking to put a system in it. Pontiac told him that the airbag circuitry is wired directly into the factory head unit, and to install an aftermarket receiver he'd have to find the wire and re-direct into a fuse. Hes not getting a a very extensive system, 2 Phoenix Gold Tantrum 12's and a Soundstream 300x2 amp, and he's on a very tight budget. I recommended he just use the stock HU and put the $$ towards his lease payments. Where can I get a line output converter for his car so there can be RCA preouts from the factory head unit? And does anybody know if a vehicle specific LO converter will be needed? I know Pontiac changed a lot in the 2002 model

 

Thanks in advance

ive never heard of this and im a grand am freak. i know that with late model GA's a new headunit will get rid of the door chimes and stuff. go over to http://www.gmpowertalk.com and ask this question in the 99-02 GA forum

 

[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

Grand AMature...

you on http://www.grandamgt.com ? if so whats your name?

 

[Bumpin03 10+ year member]

im from grandamgt.com. my name is BumpinGT. This has been discussed wayyy to many times over there. No, it will not do anything crazy like that. I have heard people say your blinkers wont work either. The only thing it will do is get rid of the chimes...like when you have low gas and when one of the lights come on. (they are annoying anyways)

 

[BenTLocK 10+ year member]

is there any other cars/trucks that happens to.

 

[Bumpin03 10+ year member]

Probably any car where you hear the chimes through the speakers. This would mean it has to go through the head unit. My guess is most 2002 GM cars have it.

 

[ASDF12345 10+ year member]

Originally posted by jer_stud56 Grand AMature...

you on http://www.grandamgt.com ? if so whats your name?

im on gmpower.com, my name there is grand amature as well. but grand am gt focuses too muchon the 99+ models. reality is the 92-95 have ther bigest aftermarket.

 

[ASDF12345 10+ year member]

and btw. why would you want chimes anyway. there nothing more annoying then working on a car and the chime is like "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ... ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding." then yhou find the dame thing and rip it out. and i cant tell you how many time ive worked on a car then when the owner gets it back hes like "what happened to my chimes?" and i say..."what chimes?" thats cause i find the dame thing and rip it out with my teeth. god i hate chimes.