this new car intergrated with everything sound system onstar stuff has my head spinning.
yesterday we bought(well, signed a paper that said we would pay every month for way too long and drove home) a 2005 rendezvous for carli. she liked them, wanted something the size of a small SUV but more carlike in ride and mileage, and they were in the right price range. plus it is a colossal step up from her 2002 cavalier with 140k miles.
so anyway, this thing is nice. but the factory stereo has a button that is worn out. the volume change with speed annoys the crap out of both of us because the car(wtf is a rendezvous? is it a car, suv, crossover, whatever) is too quiet to even need it. plus she wants an aux input jack for her mp3 player.
i am confused. i was looking up wiring harnesses to change to an aftermarket HU, and also at things that supposedly will let me add aux input to the factory radio.
the vehicle as well will call it, has factory cd player and on star, which is not subscribed to and will never be. we do not need or want it, nor do we want to pay $200 a year for it.
2 questions-
1 what options and products do i have available to add aux input to the factory radio?
2 what wiring options would i have to install a normal 2 din receiver and eliminate the factory head unit altogether? i was checking out the all in one receiver/nav deals. while they seem expensive, when you add in buying a head unit and buying a gps, it makes them seem like a good option since you do not have a stupid gps hanging off your windshield and cords everywhere.
right now i am broke so i am exploring options. maybe by june i would like to do this, for her birthday present.
This is how I ran XM radio in my old Volvo wagon for years with great success.
