How to Install Double Din Radio in Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS6

[@joe00camaross]

A much needed update on these 20’year old cars. He will enjoy the Kei audio speakers and better radio. But a subwoofer does sound pretty good in the trunk. Retaining the steering wheel controls is a nice feature!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Definitely. Nice to have the phone connection

[@adriangarcia8238]

What a great Father you are to your Son.. time is the most important thing to spend.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. I agree it is priceless time

[@MichaelBuieFilms]

I'm installing Kee Audio's Level 5 Speaker System and watched your videos... here and the speaker installation... one of the better tutorials for Trans Am. Kudos! It did however, keep bugging me that no one I've found so far even speaks about the smaller connector that comes out of the radio, so I looked at the wiring diagram. That connector is for the CD Changer, is why you didn't have to use any wires from it. Dark Green: System On (10) Black: Ground (7) Orange: Power (5) Black/White: Audio Return (3) Dark Green/White: Right Audio Signal (2) Brown/White: Left Audio Signal (1)

[@TWAMotorsports]

Yes you are right on the cd changer wiring

[@baja63383]

I'm buying a WS6 this weekend. Wanted one since I was a kid.

[@TWAMotorsports]

May be selling one soon here

[@baja63383]

@@TWAMotorsports oh yeah?! I seen yall have a few, what color ya got?

[@TWAMotorsports]

White

[@baja63383]

@@TWAMotorsports is it your son's? I think I'm falling in love with that one. I could wait if yall are thinking about selling it.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Oh we are selling

[@heavychevy4616]

KEE AUDIO for the WIN! IAN IS THE MAN!!! im rockin his lvl 5 cdt set up with 11 speakers, counting a custom 10" stealth sub set up he built me... no offense, but i am just not a truck guy, in fact the only thing i hate worse than trucks are suvs, & the only thing i hate more than suvs are electric suvs! im a "car guy" ...trucks are for home-depot-runs & to bring home "car" parts (but to each to their own as they say haha) so its great to actually see another f-body gettin some love! thanx man

[@TWAMotorsports]

It looks to be nice stuff

[@heavychevy4616]

@@TWAMotorsports yeah, the cdt stuff especially...according to a good buddy of mine from great britian whos a self appointed audiophile, according to him its top shelp audiophile car audio royality... so id say, ull be pleasantly surprised! ...as a music lover, i dont "premiere" a new piece of music in my living room anymore... nowadays i go sit in my car! ...always enjoy ur vids bro, thanx

[@TWAMotorsports]

That's cool

[@GTkiller82]

Got mine installed today...I was having trouble getting the SWC to sync I was worried about the extra blue wire out of the main switch as it didn't connect to anything...however one complete reset on the box and BOOM like magic it worked. Thanks again for the videos I wasn't kidding when i said it pushed me to actually install mine.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Nice.

[@TheJdizzle02]

See im having an issues getting it to sync to my dad's 99 WS6 i just installed an ATOTO F7.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Didn't have that issue

[@TheJdizzle02]

@@TWAMotorsports it could be because my head unit is different than yours

[@TWAMotorsports]

@TheJdizzle02 could be

[@MichaelBuieFilms]

I finished the install... receiver, all 10 speakers... sound is awesome. ! Also feels almost like driving a new car, with the touch screen and new sound. The Axxess control for my steering wheel controls (not part of the Kee Audio kit) looks like its trying to be recognized, but doesn't take. I gotta work that out, and I'm going to install backup camera next.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Nice. Definitely a big upgrade

[@airbosn9950]

Pretty much caught up… made it almost to the end after a year of being behind. I see you guys are going with Kee Audio… I mentioned it before on here years ago for my 98’ T/A. I swapped mine and man, wow… what a huge difference. It sounds amazing!!!! Looking forward to the next couple final videos I have left. Great stuff Travis.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. It does sound amazing

[@brettbrannon4775]

nice job on the radio install !! just did the DMH W4660 nex a few months ago, and was amazed at the fitment and thanks for some TA time

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. It definitely is a nice update

[@aag6499]

Hi Mr Travis. This Bird has come along real good.and with your touch it is well executed...👍

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. He really loves this thing

[@theeducatedredneck4144]

I bought a white WS6 Trans Am new in 2000. I really loved the car ! ...I sold it in '02. 😏

[@TWAMotorsports]

They are a timeless looking car

[@channingwilkes5639]

I just did this in my TA last week! I went with the same adapter for the steering wheel controls, but I can’t get it to sync. I have a similar head unit but it’s the DMH-341EX. Keep up the good work!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Should auto sync if you have the correct wire.

[@channingwilkes5639]

I’m going to call them tomorrow! I tried the auto connection, it goes through all the correct light sequences, also tried numerous times manually. Thanks for all the help!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Are you sure you got the right feed wire for the aswc-1

[@channingwilkes5639]

@@TWAMotorsports Yes Sir! I believe so! I watched the video of your sons Camaro like 10 times just to make sure hahaha

[@TWAMotorsports]

Ok. I had problems on it.

[@GTkiller82]

Thanks for all the trans am videos. I own a 2000 NBM ws6 and have been wanting to do the double deck mod for a while. This pushed me to do it. I will more than likely do the speakers as well...and the 4:10 gears in these cars make one hell of a difference. I've got Richmond gears in mine and they whine a little at 70+ mph but those with 11" r888's tires make this one hell of a whole shot/to 3rd car.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. Yeah the geara really make a huge difference

[@donricolife1861]

I always wanted One of these Trans Am WS6

[@TWAMotorsports]

Me too as a kid

[@CRUSH71]

Great video. I'm looking at purchasing a 2002 Camaro SS 6 speed with 14,500 miles on it. This is the first thing I want to do to it.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. Did a Camaro too

[@EvansWS6]

I loveeeeeeeeee the car man!!!!! Im glad its low miles!! Mines low miles too, however im afraid to do a lot to it. Its got Hooker True dual exhuast, Koni shocks, 1.2" lowering springs all around, SLP lid andddddddddddddd thats it lol. Stock rims, and tires dated from 2006 LOL Eagle F1's similar to what came on it stock LOL. They are hard and its so fun to feel them slide. i want rims but can;t decide on what, and can't figure out what will work with the lowering. A friend of mine who i found out also watches your channel, was talking to me about putting the stock springs back on it because im not going to lie i do not like the ride quality despite having koni yellows that are nearly $1k for front and back. I wish the front wheels were deep dish like the rears i'd have to pick these up from you lol. They don't look bad in my opinion.

[@TWAMotorsports]

He loves it too. Sounds like you have a nice car too

[@keilylmm6377]

Nice job to you and your son o the pioneer radio install.. I hope that he keeps his Ws6 for many years down the road.. it's getting harder and harder to find em in really good condition.. I'm still looking for a while formula Ws6 for my wife that is like new...

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you Keith. Good luck on your search

[@keilylmm6377]

@@TWAMotorsports thx.. I'm going to need it👍.. have a great rest of your week and I'll catch up with you on your next video Thurs....

[@pontiacperformance1993]

Just ordered all of this for my 93 Thankyou

[@TWAMotorsports]

Nice

[@DarrenWS6]

That is awesome you both can work on one of these cars together. Extremely clean install!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. Fun to have time to spend with him

[@digitalmagicAR]

That looks factory. Great job!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you

[@daniellewitt8813]

Looking forward to the speaker install. I think it’s time to change mine out on an 2000 Camaro z28

[@TWAMotorsports]

It's coming soon

[@armith]

I had a spare metra plug from a different kit and popped the pin added it to the harness when I did the steering controls. Kinda goofy but definitely cleaner than chopping or splicing factory harness.

[@TWAMotorsports]

I agree

[@darknitelmm6245]

So I’m installing a radio in my 4th gen camaro as well… I have a question about a few wires… the yellow and black wires can I just connect them to the yellow and black wires in the connectors instead of actually grounding the black one and running a yellow wires directly to the battery? Other than that I replaced all 6 speakers with kicker components and no subwoofer either it’s just my work car. But my head unit is the alpine radio which is super cool. Thanks in advance 👍🏼 love this channel a lot!!! Keep up the awesome videos I watch them and save a lot of them to watch again later lol

[@TWAMotorsports]

Yes you should be able to

[@EmmittMAKNHP]

This was very helpful. Thank you!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Glad it helped

[@marshallgerow3277]

Great job as always. I was wondering if you were going to run rca’s and a remote turn on in case you decided to add an amp.

[@TWAMotorsports]

No. Said he wasn't going to

[@marshallgerow3277]

Well I definitely missed that part thanks.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Doesn't want the weight

[@LuisOrtiz-lg2mp]

It’s a really nice car it’s a gem have you considered doing a giveaway on one or on it you do really clean builds

[@TWAMotorsports]

Not making that kinda money on KZbin for giveaways yet unfortunately

[@LuisOrtiz-lg2mp]

@@TWAMotorsports you could try I’d buy for sure I enjoy the clean work you do on the vehicles

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. Maybe some day

[@Caman355]

I have the KEE Audio Level 4 setup. Speakers are amazing but the ones in the sail panel vibrate real bad when you try and get some bass to them. Also remember they are DVC, even from the factory, so make the connections accordingly!!!

[@TWAMotorsports]

We will be experiencing this soon hopefully

[@whorrxr]

hey man quick question a friend gave me his single din car play radio , would i be able to fit that in my TA with an adapter or is it just strictly double din?

[@TWAMotorsports]

They make kits for single din also

[@HughTuttle-m1v]

I want this to be my first car. I am 15 years old and going to work all summer this year and just love the looks of this, is there anything I should know about this vehicle?

[@TWAMotorsports]

Good luck. You can make that happen!

[@MarkCorwin]

Hey bud great video I bought all the components on you link. On the aswc 1 3.5mm rca jack do I have to wire the female end in or is there a plug in on the back of the stereo

[@MarkCorwin]

The brown wire and brown with white stripes on the female 3.5 rca female do I wire these if so where

[@TWAMotorsports]

Have to wire in generally

[@mef6660]

If you add a subwoofer box in the left rear location where an oem cd changer would have been installed, can you use the wire from there to the radio for the new head unit line out to a subwoofer amp located adjacent to said box?

[@TWAMotorsports]

Should be able to

[@Hammy1088]

I love that car!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Gone now unfortunately

[@Hammy1088]

@@TWAMotorsports 🫨 awe that sucks

[@TWAMotorsports]

@acastillo1088 he moved on to c6

[@jantonelli24]

Does it have a rear view camera that can be installed??

[@TWAMotorsports]

Radio has that option

[@xxshark_ba1txx249]

Thanks for the video man I’m doing exactly what you did in this video right now but for some reason when I volume down it mutes my stereo any thoughts? P.S I have the exact same stereo and programmer as y’all so everything should be the same

[@TWAMotorsports]

Something is shorting out. Speaker or wire.

[@JohnnyCamaro13]

Great video

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you

[@mef6660]

Would one of the sony xav series units have fit without cutting the tray since most of the chassis is only in the top half?

[@TWAMotorsports]

Not sure

[@chino6363]

I have the pioneer DMH-A345BT and the AXXESS AXSWC interface in a 2002 Trans Am and I cannot configure the steering wheel controls. What procedure do you use?

[@TWAMotorsports]

Takes a while to recognize. Had to reset mine several times

[@str8upkills60]

I honestly don’t mind the stock radio. I think it sounds pretty good

[@TWAMotorsports]

It does when the speakers are good

[@str8upkills60]

True. I’m 17 and also have a ws6 but it has 3.73 gears and not cammed lol

[@laconecta6853]

What if u have the radio trim painted white with the same white paint on the car ??? Maybe or wrap it carbon fiver ??

[@TWAMotorsports]

Not my style

[@MistaaFrosty]

ricey

[@jerrenb...]

I like to use tesa tape on the radio wires after i heat shrink all the solder joints

[@TWAMotorsports]

I need to try some of that

[@Thatsrich85]

“I’m not going to do it, my son is”. Proceeds to do it. Lol

[@TWAMotorsports]

Lol. I know.

[@WalterWhite-tw3zj]

Is there a reason why you go Pioneer over the Sony double dins? I feel like Sonys look real good

[@TWAMotorsports]

Like the plain front honestly

[@aaronpakes6702]

Any problems with the power antenna?

[@TWAMotorsports]

No

[@williamduhamel7726]

I did a double din in my 98 T/A and the biggest issue was the steering wheel control adapter. There are 2 blue wires on the factory harness which I connected the wrong one.

[@TWAMotorsports]

It happens

[@channingwilkes5639]

Since you have had 7,000 of these just in the last year… Do you know which years had the traction control button as an option ?

[@TWAMotorsports]

Was an option on all of them. I generally like them without. My red car is a non Traction Control car.

[@channingwilkes5639]

@@TWAMotorsports Thanks! I was curious, mine doesn’t have it but it has since had ABS delete and line lock installed anyhow.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Same going on the red car.

[@geraldpreston817]

The hatch panel was actually where the Wolfer is so I convertibles don't have a Wolfer.

[@TWAMotorsports]

I see

[@MarkCorwin]

The brown and brown with a white stripe wire

[@jeffbuist6209]

Did you install the microphone? If so where do you recommend? And also the parking brake wire? Did you hook that up?

[@TWAMotorsports]

I actually didn't hook either of those up.

[@markb3129]

Radio install looks factory. I find Metra products are the go to for aftermarket audio installs. ✌🏻

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. Definitely sounds better too

[@chris13435]

I crashed my 98 trans am and now heart broken I still have the car and now just saving every penny to get her flying again. Side collision and bend the frame. I'm here in SF bay area. Does anyone know of a good auto body shop around here or even out of state? I'm willing to go anywhere to get my car fixed....

[@TWAMotorsports]

Good luck on getting it rolling again

[@ths3900]

Older solder has more lead and thus a lower melting point. Use ani iron next time.

[@TWAMotorsports]

I will look into that

[@alh5470]

did he need an amp?

[@TWAMotorsports]

No

[@shaun9156]

Still working on alternator issues for the 11th year of ownership lol

[@TWAMotorsports]

That's terrible

[@jesusbadger2145]

Thought the Lambo was sold.. Hmm

[@TWAMotorsports]

I have been filming a lot before and after.

[@Swanlord05]

Man u got the wrong shift knob on

[@TWAMotorsports]

Came this way

[@richardhoutman5261]

Boring were tired of lights stereo wheels and bullshit daily drivers

[@nathanwasham8644]

Yeah he should probably be installing a full turbo kit or doing a frame of restoration every 3 days to get content posted. Slacker.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Lol. I guess

[@TWAMotorsports]

Glad you took the time to post this.

[@michaelm3381]

What do you suggest, Richard? Give him some ideas.

[@TWAMotorsports]

I agree Dick, open to ideas