GM stock radio

[@johnniecombs7879]

I did exactly as you described with the parts you suggested and it works great. Thank you very much. Johnnie

[@thunderbirdbob1]

johnnie combs great I'm glad I could help

[@alvis17jd]

Very good video!!! The Dips at GM should have done this exact thing. If not between '99 and '02 then at least from '03 to 07.

[@relocate3781]

Bob i want to say thank u for the video. i did it just like u said and it works great. thank u again. i did the mistake of buying that aai-gm9 not knowing u needed a slave cd or cassette player. so thats money out the window like $50. i didn't want to spend any more money so i did your way lol .thanks for saying me money

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Josh i also use a EDUP EP-B3502 bluetooth receiver with mine and it works pretty awesome

[@relocate3781]

yes i did the same. it was the whole reason y i did it. no more wire mess lol

[@rossjwagner]

Just wanted to say that I did this today on my 2000 Chevy Astro cargo. Now I need to replace factory speakers and my stock upgrade is done.

[@jonathanflores3068]

I'm working on this now on my 99 Sierra and looking at though this video and I'm not seeing where the red and blue wires connect to ..??

[@Tater79bj]

Hi there, I just did your conversion on the same stereo. It works, but now when I want to listen to a cd, I only get sound from the drivers side. Plus, when plugged in to my phone to stream Pandora I can hear the music from the cd playing very very quietly during song breaks? I'm thinking it might be the switch? Maybe I got it to hot while soldering? I followed your wiring to the T, and have rechecked everything twice. I just dont know what I'm missing. Oh, and it plays balanced when in radio and mp3/phone/tablet mode. It just won't play the right side speakers when the cd only is on. Thanks for any help.

[@justingrey162]

Bro this is the best video for this subject thank you so much...just one questions where did the red and blue wire end up i cant see it

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Woozy Bullet53 thanks glad i can help

[@CaseyRafter]

But what about those red and blue wires?

[@DjStalin100]

Red and blue wires hook up where?

[@ysidroavila6454]

i think the red and blue are the jumpers that when you dont plug the aux in , it allows the radio to be "normal"

[@blueuniform911]

Thanks for this tutorial. I did it, and it works great.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

sweet glad i could help

[@cp1855]

Hi Bob great video

[@darrentompkins129]

Great video. I Did it today. Works great. Thanks

[@jimed3821]

I'll go buy the 3.5mm jack but I don't understand the wiring. It looks like the first pin is black to green. 3rd pin is white to yellow. Purple is ground. What are you connecting red to? and what are you connecting blue to?? This is great that you are showing us how to do this. thanks!

[@jimed3821]

I figured it out. Thanks

[@tylerpoole8694]

awesome video. just did it and works great. thanks

[@thunderbirdbob1]

glad I can help

[@tylerpoole8694]

Could you get the nut on the outside of the open panel that is supplied with the jack. I used the same one but there werent enough threads to grab

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+Tyler Poole for what them switchs cost you my as well just get one more to keep on hand

[@ryanbinter2447]

what color wire is going to the tip, ring, and sleeve on the aux jack? if there are 5 wires going into the jack then 2 of the wires need to be going to the same location on the aux jack. Thanks for the video!

[@thunderbirdbob1]

wire to the tip purple (ground) the other wires are the signal

[@thunderbirdbob1]

pin.it/0kQhJCG

[@roberrtrdz986]

hey bob is the connections on a 2002 yukon denali different? because i connected everything right and it didnt work, nothing played. any help?

[@tonyg4551]

This is great and worked awesome! However, is there any way that you know of to reduce static, buzzing when charging your phone through the cigarette lighter USB adapter at the same time the aux is plugged in?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Tony Galvan I have the same problem. you could get a Noise filter They are very inexpensive or do what I do and not plugged in

[@mikecollins9789]

I know that this is 3 years ago, but if you use a shielded 4 conductor cable to go from the radio to the jack, and use a shielded jack or enclose the jack in a shielded box, it will eliminate noise.

[@randyriva4412]

Thanks Bob I've got the switch and wire ready but My 99 Siverado has a yellow plug in the board with only 8 wires. Black red green yellow white white white black Any idea which two to use for the aux port Thanks again

[@thunderbirdbob1]

i would start with the same wires in the same location its probably them. 99-00 was a break year for different things with them trucks

[@randyriva4412]

Thanks so start with the 1st and 3rd closest to the rear of the radio? that will be black and green

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+Randy Riva yep thats ware i would start

[@Ftworth817]

Did it work from that plug randy?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Thanks glad I could help

[@Lowvym]

Thanks man works vary good!

[@thunderbirdbob1]

glad I can help

[@dennischarlton2705]

This is extremally helpful! Trust me, I have looked at a lot of other video that really doesn't explain it very well. Would you please explain where do you connect the red and green wire into? I see the yellow and green are the left and right. But I'm not seeing where the yellow and green goes.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

pin.it/3KGDX3N Hope this helps. Let me know

[@dennischarlton2705]

@@thunderbirdbob1 Yes it was! Thank you very much!

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Yes it dose mater that is your left and right. Unless it doesn't matter to you, you can put them anyway you want

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Great im glad I could help

[@Ftworth817]

Hey I don't have that pin connector on mine. I have a cd stacker and just cassette player in radio. Where do I hook it up too. 2001 gmc sierra

[@cp1855]

Hi Bob just received 5 pins connector from online adress you supplied The four bottom pins are in straight line compare to yours on video. Any comments,will weld in same color sequence as video. T Y

[@thunderbirdbob1]

C P 🤔 I'm not to Sure about that

[@frankiefrank4853]

thanks for the post

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Frankie Salyer glad I could help

[@adammenken8303]

This project is great I have been using my aux plug in my truck for seven months and it works great. I have a Company vehicle I want to do this with. How do you find the left and right channels?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

im not sure wich is left or right, but how i would find out is wire the radio and leave the wires loss on the rca jack then hook it up to your phone play tunes and disconnect one of the wires and see which side goes out. that will determine left or right.

[@boxkeeper]

Wondering is there a way to make this work on the AUX input line on the OEM GM Delco radio i have the same unit in your video and the cassette player down below the HVAC controls. Any thoughts??

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Yes it can you just need to find out what wire go to the left and right specks out. NOT IN must be line out to the specks. If you happen to pick the wrong wire like going in it will not mess anything up you will just get feedback.

[@ricvis44]

Terriffic video! Tried those fm modulators and they suck! You hack works awesomer!

[@thunderbirdbob1]

ricvis44 thank you if you have a problem feel free to ask me

[@alfredor4909]

Hello Robert. Great video. I want to add a Bluetooth and remove the tape player. I have an delco fm20ev. Has the cassette player on the head unit and at the bottom a six CD changer. I’m wondering since I have a blue wire instead of a black wire with a bunch of white wires connected. How did you find the wire pin schematic. I hope you can help. Also I can send photos. I took the head unit apart.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

I had a Schematic from GM. It's been so long since I've done it I don't remember what wires do what any more

[@alfredor4909]

robert hastrich thanks for replying back. See what I can do later. Just don’t want to get an aftermarket stereo.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

@@alfredor4909 ya they are not cheep

[@robensoncyprien3956]

hey brother you are very good they way you show peaple how to do this think

[@thunderbirdbob1]

robenson cyprien thank you

[@theoriginaloats3890]

Quick question, I have an 01 Blazer with just a CD player built into the head unit, is the wiring the same as yours with a cassette save unit?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

TheOriginalOats yes the wiring should be Exact just a few less. Your should be the same Orientation

[@reidlarsen-larabie8529]

Your video has been very illustrative. Can you please tell me what the red and blue wires go/are for? Thanks

[@thunderbirdbob1]

The red and blue go to the CD player,so when you remove your mp3 player from the jack your CD player will still work.

[@reidlarsen-larabie8529]

Bob Hastrich Hmmm..... but it seems that the red and blue wires then just go into the audio plug for your ipod. So when you remove your mp3 from your jack how is that it connects to the CD again?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Reid Larsen-Larabie the RCA plug is a on and off switch check out my pinterest i have some pictures of the plug and inside the radio

[@reidlarsen-larabie8529]

Bob Hastrich Thanks I took a look are your pictures on pintrist. I think my problem is this: How is it possible that a CD can play when all the wires from the CD player - those red and blue ones, the left and right speaker channels are all tied into an audio plug with no ipod attached to it? Thanks

[@reidlarsen-larabie8529]

Hmm after looking at it for 3.5 hours I think I get it...Just one question though...If for whatever reason I did not want my CD player anymore, could I just leave the two wires that are going into the CD player unconnected?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Tater79bj yes you mit have over heated the switch and messed it up. On the cd sound not working on both sides make sure that your wires comming from the cd player are soldered good, and look closely make sure you don't put the wire out of the cd player when you were string of the sheathing. Let me know how you make out.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Red line goes to pin 1. blue line goes to pin 3 the other end of the wire you cut. That way you can still use your cd player

[@giuseppeagostinelli9642]

great vid. i did this on my 2000 Sierra, but everytime i put in a CD, it says ERR and spits it out. Wint play CD or AUX. Any ideas? Should i maybe try cleaning the lens on the CD player? Thx

[@thunderbirdbob1]

did you happen to cross the wires when putting the switch in? the only thing I can suggest is to take the switch back out temporarily put it back original and try it and see if you still had that same problem if you do it's not the switch. if you don't have a air message then retrace your steps on wiring that switch back in.

[@giuseppeagostinelli9642]

Ok, so i figured out the ERR code. I pulled the radio fuse under hood and now it excepts and plays the cd just fine! But i cant get music from my phone to play on the trucks stereo. I used #1 pin for left, #3 pin for right, and used the cage asthe chassis ground. All 3 wires check out well with multumeter, just wont switch over from cd to music on my phone. ??

[@thunderbirdbob1]

i had that problem i tryed a different headphone jack and it worked. i have a speck case on my phone and it didn't let the jack plug all the way in.

[@giuseppeagostinelli9642]

+Bob Hastrich Thank you. I might have to try a new headphone jack then. I have the Galaxy S6 and my headphones have a longer jack on it then the one i used in the truck. Maybe thats the issue im having. Thanks for the help!

[@freightshaker3690]

It works good

[@md65000]

I just did a similar mod although mine was easier because I have an auxiliary CD changer so I just spliced into those input wires. Only problem is there is so much g*ddamn ignition hum that it's no fun to use. Any suggestions for getting rid of ignition hum?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

yes you need to put a filter in it that removes the noise check out this video gives you a idea kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJPZaoOLeJWrhs0

[@jbardon1234]

any info on the 94-97 radios? Mine has a separate FM green board that mounts above the main board.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

I have not messed with that year radio

[@jbardon1234]

@@thunderbirdbob1 Cool I got it to work using the 11th and 12th wire from the left side of the white wiring harness. Thanks for your video it was the best quality and easy to understand. The other vids I watched were helpful but much harder to understand. I guess my audio is coming from the FM tuner. It sounds pretty good but the Cd player still sounds much better. It's a camping truck so good enough for now.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

@@jbardon1234 so you were able to figure it out glad I could help

[@1potatomasher1]

so what you did was cut the 1st and third wire and put the green and red on the first one and the blue and yellow on the other?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Up above I have a Pinterest link it shows still pictures check it out. Let me know if it helps you.

[@1potatomasher1]

Bob Hastrich yes, i have checked it out and that's what i had seen, i was double checking with u to make sure i was correct

[@thunderbirdbob1]

I looked again yes 1st and 3rd

[@1potatomasher1]

Bob Hastrich thanks i didnt want to mess this up,i would get at me if i had screwed up my radio :)

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Sounds good

[@photondebuger45]

Ooohooohohoh RadioShack there's a name that aged like milk..... Still sad about it though.

[@leniortega4157]

I can't find this "phone jack 5 prong" anywhere I look for it. We're might I be able to find it. I really liked this video but I can't find the piece

[@thunderbirdbob1]

www.radioshack.com/products/radioshack-1-8-stereo-panel-mount-phone-jack

[@leniortega4157]

Bob Hastrich this was honestly really helpful

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Im glad I can help

[@adammenken8303]

I have the same truck with the same setup and I want to put a AUX plug in it. Do you know if theirs a way to do it with the tape deck instead of the CD player

[@thunderbirdbob1]

yes you can you need to find the trigger wires that send the sound back to the radio and splice the jack in between. i don't know what color code you need to use.

[@adammenken8303]

+Bob Hastrich how would you find those wires

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+Adam Menken well i tryed to find a pinout for you and i couldn't find one. what you can do is remove you cassette player turn your cassette player on in your radio and try to do a pinout yourself. your not going to hurt anything your just trying to find +and- for the right side and the left side. i will still see what i can come up with.

[@adammenken8303]

+Bob Hastrich thank you I will look

[@Cultsxlem]

What's red blue and purple connected to??

[@justinstatham6378]

I did the same thing on mine years ago but I used the wires from the tape deck. Now the tape deck from having to run a tape constantly. Is there a way to simulate the tape deck sending the signal so I can keep it wired this way?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Justin Statham im not sure i haven't Messed around with the tape deck

[@justinstatham6378]

Could you do the same thing with the wires coming off the FM side and not require a cd to be running? If so do you know which wires those would be.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Justin Statham i would have to say yes you could do that you got to figure out which wires are that signal. i don't know Which wires them with be.

[@justinstatham6378]

Bob Hastrich any tips on trying to figure that out?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Justin Statham het your hands on a wiring Schematic start there try to pin point the FM feed

[@justinsandoval4501]

So thanx for the video i did this on my 01 chevy silverado and it works but after a few songs it says error an spits the cd out any ideas?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

its got to be the radio because all the RCA jack dose is turn the signal off from the cd player and turn the signal on from your phone. mybe play a cd and see what happens if it does the same thing its the radio.

[@justinsandoval4501]

+Bob Hastrich cool thanx ill try it out ive been looking for sumthing inexpensive like this for awhile ur the man!!

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+Justin Sandoval let me know how you make out

[@jljr98]

does it matter what way the red and blue go or does it have to be is a specific order

[@robensoncyprien3956]

does it matter way for the red and blue

[@thunderbirdbob1]

robenson cyprien red is the first\black wire. and blue is the third\ white wire

[@mikec.4629]

Bob. I wanted to know what size wire gauge did you use?

[@ivan3824]

What size do we use

[@Integrity.is.everything]

Thought this was the same as my 2000 oldsmobile intrigue radio. I was wrong. Mine has both CD and tape

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Not sure if the wires are the same

[@markwietstock1537]

I know this has been online a long time but I just looked for/found it, and am wondering: do you have to have an actual CD running in the player for this hack to work?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Mark Wietstock yes

[@fairwayallday]

So do you cut the white and black wire to interrupt the CD player?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

yes the run the RCA jack in between

[@fairwayallday]

Do I need a cd in the stereo at all times? It's not working.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+Dustin Acker yes thats what turns the signal on to the radio. the cd player will be running but the RCA jack interrupts that signal and replaces it with whatever you have plugged into it.

[@fairwayallday]

Awesome. It works and you made my day!

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+Dustin Acker excellent glad I could help

[@jljr98]

Ok thanks it really doesn't matter to me as long is there separate not mono but great video

[@andresarredondocortes6979]

Friend, Where are the red and blue cables connected?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

The other ends of the wires that you cut

[@thunderbirdbob1]

pin.it/jJhiQY0

[@davidteurn7103]

What kind of cable did you use for the wires?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

all i used was a 20 gauge wire. all your doing is transferring a signal to your radio. your radio dose the rest with bass and treble.

[@RFHX2_6.0]

Won't work on factory amplified systems, constant CD Error. Wired it exactly as you had it and even reversed the signal leads just to make sure while I had a CD in and nothing would play other than radio.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

WTF your the first person to try it on a Amplified system

[@RFHX2_6.0]

+Bob Hastrich Also left out that I tried this on a Tahoe just like the other guy with his Denali with no luck.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+RFHX2_6.0 did you have the same thing error message? the reason why I ask is my dad has a yokon that i haven't done anything to and his cd player has that error message when he trys to use his cd player. i think it maybe the radio its self. all that little RCA jack dose is turn the sign off from the cd player and turns on the sign through the headphone jack its a manual switch.

[@RFHX2_6.0]

+Bob Hastrich yeah all I get is CD error and ejects CD I tried reversing the signal just to be sure but no luck. The CD player works before and after but not during the mod.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+RFHX2_6.0 thats strange

[@faithless8888]

So this only works when there is a cd playing in the unit?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

no if you have a cassette player you just need to find the sound leads from the cassette player run them inline the same as the cd player and it will work the same.

[@faithless8888]

Thanks for your fast reaction :-) But what i actually mean is, if u use a cd player, this wil only work when the cd is playing? :-P

[@thunderbirdbob1]

yes will work the same with a cassette player to.

[@faithless8888]

Ok thanks!

[@gabeulrickson5989]

only problem Is you have to have CD in the drive or it won't stay on cd

[@thunderbirdbob1]

yes it pulls the signal from the cd player

[@trelocsta594]

Do you have any idea how I could use RCA instead of AUX?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

tre locsta only problem you will only be able to use the RCA'S that jack is a on and of switch. but besides that you just have have the ground, left signal, and right signal. hook the ground to both left and right RCA Jacks and then hook up the the right to the right and the left to the left. it's been so long since I've had done this I don't remember which one is right or left. your only going to be using 3 wires two will not be hooked to anything. just remember that it's not going to work unless thare is a CD in the player.

[@trelocsta594]

alright thanks ill try and let you know how it worked out

[@thunderbirdbob1]

tre locsta yes let me know and make a video I can link my video to it

[@alvarr07]

Can this be done wiring up to the fm or am radio instead of the cd or cassette?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Oz Cantu yes you just need to pin Pont the wiring for the cassette player. I an not sure what the color code is.

[@brandonz2614]

I looked for the part number on radioshack and it said that the part did not exist. Do you know where I can find it?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

i just found them on ebay pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=231724077290&alt=web

[@thunderbirdbob1]

you can also google 3.5mm PC mountable jacks

[@brandonz2614]

+Bob Hastrich Thank you.

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+Brandon Z yup

[@markwurtemberg5116]

Where do the Red & Blue wires get connected to?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Mark Wurtemberg they are Connected to the other ends of the wires that you cut. Check out pin.it/j1ZUF8R

[@pinballsteve1192]

What happens when the CD ends? Does it still output sound?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

I don't remember it either repeats the CD or ejects it.

[@ysidroavila6454]

where do the red and blue wires go?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Other end of the wires that you cut

[@Efresh214]

what kind of wire did you use?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

the wiring i used was left over harness for a set of LED fog lights

[@roberrtrdz986]

I notice on the video that you had 15 wires on that row and mine had 14 wires ?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

the only thing i can think is your truck don't have a cassette player?

[@roberrtrdz986]

+Bob Hastrich no my truck doesnt have cassette. is that going to be the problem ?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

+Roberto Rodriguez no you need to pin point wich lines are going to the cd player. my truck has a cassette player.

[@roberrtrdz986]

+Bob Hastrich my sterio is seperated from the cd player

[@roberrtrdz986]

+Bob Hastrich do ilook inside the cd player motherboard?

[@livanaguilar6320]

does this work on Chevy 2000 s10?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Livan Aguilar if its got tje same radio yes

[@jljr98]

I just did this on my stereo and I put in a cd and it works fine but when I connect to the aux it says err and ejects the cd

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Jlj98 the only two things that I can think of that happened is #1 the stereo is from a different truck and the the theft has something to do with it or #2 maybe you have a wire in wrong and its back feeding to the radio.

[@jljr98]

Bob Hastrich i have a 2000 gmc jimmy same stereo just bose components that have nothing to do with the stereo so stereos are the same and i checked over the wiring from this video at least 12 times i also soldered and shrink tubed all connections

[@thunderbirdbob1]

This is the frist problem I have hard of like this maybe try a different CD

[@jljr98]

Bob Hastrich i just tried 2 other cds and also a blank with no luck but all cds play good i have all speakers working both left and right but after i plug in the aux cable even with nothing hooked up to it and just switch it to the aux jack it says err and ejects the cd after i unplug the aux cable

[@jljr98]

Bob Hastrich by switch it i mean the one built in to the jack

[@JuanMendoza-mz4jg]

Can I connect an auxcords wires to it?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Juan Mendoza yes you can put any wire that Transmits a signal

[@ShelbyCorGT500]

Question! What size wire ????

[@thunderbirdbob1]

tom cory 18 gauge. The same that's in the radio

[@ShelbyCorGT500]

Thank you

[@thunderbirdbob1]

tom cory yup

[@rssl7392]

know that is an American Tech. Thanks

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Glad I could help

[@robensoncyprien3956]

i cant see where to put the red and blue wires

[@thunderbirdbob1]

robenson cyprien the red and blue got to the other ends of the wires that you cut.

[@bgscribn]

Bob Hastrich does it matter which wires you cut go to the red and blue? Do they go to a specific wire?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

bgscribn check out my Pinterest www.pinterest.com/bobhastrich/chevy-radio/. the blue and red go to the other ends of the wires you cut.

[@CaseyRafter]

I can see that those red and blue wires are connected to 2 ports at the front of the radio, behind the face. I checked your pinterest but I'm still unsure about the exact location of where those should go. Is there a chance you might provide a more detailed/closer shot of where to put those two?

[@jonathanflores3068]

Nevermind got it just a brain fart hahaha easy ..

[@thunderbirdbob1]

check out my pinterest has some still pictures

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Jonathan give this a look and let me know if its helps www.pinterest.com/bobhastrich/chevy-radio/

[@justinstatham6378]

Thanks. If I remember right I somehow used the wires from the onstar. I will dig into it again. I am tempted just to replace the entire unit with a double din unit.

[@firestorm7296]

What do the red and blue wires connect to?

[@thunderbirdbob1]

Scott Willerscheidt the red and blue are Connect to the other end of the 2 wires you cut.