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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Firebird / February 2005

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Any 'gotchas' for retrofitting a late 3rd gen or 4th gen Delco stereo in 1984 model?

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LoadHawg - 09 Feb 2005 16:37 GMT
Got an '84 Firebird and am interested in a newer factory AM FM CD Player to retrofit. I just want something inexpensive
and functional, I don't care about awesome sounds and I dont' want anything of interest to a thief.

I noticed on ebay most used units found by searching 'pontiac CD player' seem to have a codetheft light - that might be
a problem. Sounds like you have to pay the dealer and show proof of ownership (ebay receipt?). Anybody gone thru this
before?

Any problems w/ non-Firebird specific Pontiac units retrofitting like out of Grand Ams, Vibes etc. etc... Ultimately if
the connectors are different it's a matter of figuring out power and speaker wires and splicing I guess...

Some of the Chevy units look a lot better w/ nicer looking buttons that match the interior of an early 3rd gen better I
think - they have the greenish LEDs but otherwise to me looked like a better match design wise.

thanks for any help
Jay - 11 Feb 2005 01:24 GMT
NO proof of ownership required. Get the radio you want, email me with what
year and model vehicle it came out of {preferably Chevrolet}, I'll try to
find a schematic so you know what wire is what. You will also need a factory
radio harness connector. The theftloc is no problem, after you have it set
up, I can tell you how to enable it or disable it, If its locked up I can
access the factory unlock code. Just make sure it says theftloc on it and
has the 6 preset buttons, 3 on top and 3 on the bottom for Chevrolet. The
radios that came after that, wont work because they store the vin for the
theft deterrant and wont work in your car.

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> Got an '84 Firebird and am interested in a newer factory AM FM CD Player
> to retrofit. I just want something inexpensive
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> thanks for any help
 
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