06 tahoe radio replacment

[thecanadianhoe]

Cant seem to find anyone on this topic and Im not sure if im just stupid or not feel free to humble me! looking to replace my factory double din touch screen with something newer (nothing wrong with the orignal radio just want to listen to my own music sometimes) and Im already aware of the bezel kit I need as well as the pcu harness to get it to work with the steering wheel buttons the part im unsure about is how would the rse tv that needs the front radio to turn on the audio for would work with an aftermarket radio any help is greatly appreciated! aswell any recommedations for radios would be amazing (currently looking at an alpine ilx-w770-m)
thank you again,
your candain hoe lover.

 

[stutaeng]

Your 06 should have the double din bezel from the factory. I replaced the stereo on my 06 and didn't have to replace the bezel.

On my 99 Silverado, however, I did have to purchase a new bezel (and paint itbto match.)

 

[Tonimus]

If you go to Crutchfield's website, they will do an entire bundle process with everything you need for an install, including install and user support. I use them for almost all of my radio installs. Their customer service is great, and they're one of the few companies I've never had warranty issues with.

I don't think you'll need a bezel, but their process will tell you if you do or not.

I used them to install this:


3 year warranty, install kit for everything except radio controls on the wheel. It was $100 for that module and I don't even like using them. I got the stereo, install kit, 4 pioneer 6.5" door speakers for $408. Well worth it for a complete kit.

 

[thecanadianhoe]

If you go to Crutchfield's website, they will do an entire bundle process with everything you need for an install, including install and user support. I use them for almost all of my radio installs. Their customer service is great, and they're one of the few companies I've never had warranty issues with.

I don't think you'll need a bezel, but their process will tell you if you do or not.

I used them to install this:


3 year warranty, install kit for everything except radio controls on the wheel. It was $100 for that module and I don't even like using them. I got the stereo, install kit, 4 pioneer 6.5" door speakers for $408. Well worth it for a complete kit.

Hell yea thank you so much! I’ll give them a look over and see what I find, do you think they’d have much knowledge on the rear seat entertainment system connectivity as well?

 

[Tonimus]

Hell yea thank you so much! I’ll give them a look over and see what I find, do you think they’d have much knowledge on the rear seat entertainment system connectivity as well?

They might. Their online chat is very good too. You can go ask them about it. But if I remember correctly, isn't the rear unit a stand-alone DVD player?

 

[stutaeng]

Another vote for Crutchfield. Been buying electronics from them since 2001. You can always call them, they are super helpful and friendly.

 

[thecanadianhoe]

They might. Their online chat is very good too. You can go ask them about it. But if I remember correctly, isn't the rear unit a stand-alone DVD player?

it is, however the audio is activated through the front headunit.

 

[jfmorris]

I think my 2003 Yukon had something like what you are describing, with rear seat audio controls that were built into the back of the console between the front seats, along with headset jacks in the back 2 rows of seating. If anyone knows how to integrate with that (or not), it will likely be the team at Crutchfield. I've trusted them with a lot of my car audio purchases since the 1980's.

 

[jfmorris]

I think my 2003 Yukon had something like what you are describing, with rear seat audio controls that were built into the back of the console between the front seats, along with headset jacks in the back 2 rows of seating. If anyone knows how to integrate with that (or not), it will likely be the team at Crutchfield. I've trusted them with a lot of my car audio purchases since the 1980's.

Something to be aware of is what I talk about in another thread here, and I'll be honest, this seems to be a niche that even the Crutchfield team was not aware of:

GMT800 Radio Reception Issues with Aftermarket Radios - Solution

I shared this information on another forum, but thought I would put it here, as this is something that I had to figure out on my own recently. To make a long story short - I recently decided to put a backup camera on my 2006 Silverado 1500 WT (work truck). Not that I need it, but its the truck...

www.gmt800.com

Basically, the 2003-2006 at the very least has an antenna amplifier built into the base of the antenna, and the factory head unit sends 12Vdc up the center conductor of the antenna wire. No after market unit does. I listen to a lot of radio, including talk radio, when driving around in my truck, and with a nice Sony head unit, I had nothing but a buzzing sound across the entire AM band, and was only picking up about half as many FM stations as with the factory AM/FM unit in my 2006 Silverado work truck. The solution I cobbled together, after a lot of research, resolved that issue, and brought back all FM stations and made AM useable again as well.

It is ironic that when you start digging around on the internet, this is not a widely known issue - likely because most people use streaming audio in their vehicles and only old farts listen to AM talk radio. There are a few solutions to this, but many of them involved more DIY work than just plugging in two different Metra adapters the way I did.