2016 Colorado WT Questions

badco55 · November 5, 2016

Hey guys, I just purchased a new 2016 Chevy Colorado. It came with the base 4" radio which means that it doesn't have MyLink or, more importantly, bluetooth. In addition, it has power door locks but did not come with a key fob. My question is: Is it possible to upgrade the radio so that I can have bluetooth (btw it has what I assume is a microphone near the visor) and also is there a way to get a transmitter with remote start on this vehicle?

[email protected] · November 10, 2016

I see a bunch of complete remote start kits on ebay. Not sure how difficult it is to install. As far as the bluetooth part of your post, I'm not certain. Good luck!

r3gul8r · February 27, 2017

Hey guys, I just purchased a new 2016 Chevy Colorado. It came with the base 4" radio which means that it doesn't have MyLink or, more importantly, bluetooth. In addition, it has power door locks but did not come with a key fob. My question is: Is it possible to upgrade the radio so that I can have bluetooth (btw it has what I assume is a microphone near the visor) and also is there a way to get a transmitter with remote start on this vehicle?

Go to http://www.shopchevyparts.com/electronics/2016-colorado-remote-start-door-lock-latch-and-theft-deterant-with/23487379-p-92284474.html

These are the key fobs to get. These are OEM but cheaper than what the dealership charges. Our WTs can get factory keyless entry with a flash of your BCM. Talk to your services guys at the dealership, not the parts guys. I learned this from experience. I'm getting my key fobs/remote start done on this Thursday. Should cost a little over $150+ for labor.

As for a radio upgrade, there's only a few places I've found online that can upgrade your 4.2" to 8". That's gm-navigation.com. I called to get a quote and they said $1400 w/o Navigation. It's gonna be pricy but I'll get it done eventually. Don't expect a cheap swap. You could swap to the IO4 since yours is like mine, an IO3, but that would leave you with the same 4.2" screen but add Bluetooth and maybe a couple other things. Think that runs about $700.

I'm trying to figure out if anyone has done a steering wheel swap to add cruise control without going after market. It's killing me not having my cruise control! Ahhh!

RalphB · January 22, 2017

badco55

I just brought my 2016 colorado. I was disappointed that something called a WT did not have bluetooth or door fobs.

Bluetooth (1) you can buy a bluetooth speaker system on amazon for around 50.00 (2) you can upgrade the chevy radio for about 800.00 dollars plus install or (3) add aftermarket radio for around 500.00 plus install

Door Locks: (1) Dealer charges about 380.00 to add fob bundled with remote start (2) they make a fab transmitter system for about 50.00 on amazon (3) Get Viper locks for around 250.00