1996 Pontiac Bonneville SSE
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Biggallo55, can you put your year and trim level in your sig file?
Not all Bonnevilles come with a separate amp for the rear speakers, heck not all Bonnevilles came with rear speakers at all. (Mine didn't!) But maybe all Bonnevilles with steering wheel controls come with a premium stereo, with rear speakers and an amp for them.
In any case, yes, it sounds like a stock 95-99 CD head unit will fit your needs pefectly and maintain 100% compatibility with your steering wheel controls. I do see them frequently on eBay, and they should be fairly well available at salvage yards.
Not all Bonnevilles come with a separate amp for the rear speakers, heck not all Bonnevilles came with rear speakers at all. (Mine didn't!) But maybe all Bonnevilles with steering wheel controls come with a premium stereo, with rear speakers and an amp for them.
In any case, yes, it sounds like a stock 95-99 CD head unit will fit your needs pefectly and maintain 100% compatibility with your steering wheel controls. I do see them frequently on eBay, and they should be fairly well available at salvage yards.
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From: West Point, Utah - Village Idiot
Originally Posted by willwren
I don't recall writing any such article.
DOH! Must've been that other Willwren.Text should've read:
...article in Tech Info uploaded by Willwren, written by fuddyduddy...
And, as I look at it, I don't know why I referred you to that article. You have a '96, you should be able to plug n play without any modification if you get a 95 or newer CD player. The article is good if you're putting a newer CD in a 92-93. All you need to do is yoink your tape deck out, connect the wires to your new CD unit, bolt it in, and start listening to your favorite Polka CDs!
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I believe some of the newer Eclipse HUs can be interfaced with steering wheel controls.
On the wiring harness I have on mine, it has a brown wire and a brown with a black stripe. I didnt know what they were for and started looking around and found out they were for steering wheel controls.
I guess you can actually download something and burn it to a cd and it will upgrade the software on some of the newer HUs to work with steering wheel controls.
I didnt research it that much, because I didnt need too since mine is older. But im sure other companies might have something similar.
On the wiring harness I have on mine, it has a brown wire and a brown with a black stripe. I didnt know what they were for and started looking around and found out they were for steering wheel controls.
I guess you can actually download something and burn it to a cd and it will upgrade the software on some of the newer HUs to work with steering wheel controls.
I didnt research it that much, because I didnt need too since mine is older. But im sure other companies might have something similar.
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Originally Posted by LittleHoov
I didnt research it that much, because I didnt need too since mine is older. But im sure other companies might have something similar.
Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
if you get an aftermarket HU that has a Remote, you can then buy the PAC SWI-X and retain your steering wheel controls
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Originally Posted by LittleHoov
I believe some of the newer Eclipse HUs can be interfaced with steering wheel controls.
On the wiring harness I have on mine, it has a brown wire and a brown with a black stripe. I didnt know what they were for and started looking around and found out they were for steering wheel controls.
I guess you can actually download something and burn it to a cd and it will upgrade the software on some of the newer HUs to work with steering wheel controls.
I didnt research it that much, because I didnt need too since mine is older. But im sure other companies might have something similar.
On the wiring harness I have on mine, it has a brown wire and a brown with a black stripe. I didnt know what they were for and started looking around and found out they were for steering wheel controls.
I guess you can actually download something and burn it to a cd and it will upgrade the software on some of the newer HUs to work with steering wheel controls.
I didnt research it that much, because I didnt need too since mine is older. But im sure other companies might have something similar.
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Originally Posted by biggallo55
Sweet. Yeah, I want to stay away from using after market stereo since my 1200 dallar in dash was stolen out of my 92 bonneville se which I had tricked out. Insurance said, hmmm, well lets say its salvaged. LOL. So, I pretty much got screwed. So, my reason now for a stock would be from theft but I will put in an amp to the high'* inside and a subwoofer. I will use rca jacks that will be used on high level inputs to the amp. With a stock deck but with cd player, that would be cool cause then not only would I keep the controls on the steering but also dont need a cd changer.
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