Can anyone help me with installing a head unit in a 1996 sunfire for passlock antitheft? I'll put the stock hu in the glove compartment and install the stereo in the slot. Im not sure what to do.
get your owners manual first and make sure you unlock your stock hu. then take it out and buy a wiring harness for the new hu and off ya go. the wiring is pretty self explanitory, but if u need help with specifics, come back here
But the antitheft the way I understand it is if you unhook the power the radio wont work. I think you have to mount the stock hu in the trunk or glove compartment and tie into the wires from there. Will this work?
no i have a 98 malibu and it had the anti-theft lock thing and all you do is unlock it and take it out and install your new head unit and it works fine.
Ok, I'll do that then. What does it mean to 'unlock' the head unit? I dont have the car this is going into so I can't look at the manual yet. Thanks for the help btw, appreciate it.
well when you get the car, look at the manual and read the directions on how to unlock the anti-theft and how to lock it just so you know whats going on. Trust me read the whole thing cuz I screwed up not reading it all before i went to work and i was p!ssed off.
anyhow do that and make sure its unlocked, then just take it out and install the new one and you are good to go.