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Hey folks,

 

My 2009 Silverado has the radio with the single CD player and I want to add a 6 CD changer. I've seen where plenty have made this swap and had to pay a dealer to re-program the truck so that it will work.....and I've also read where some have had problems where the new radio could NOT be programmed for the truck afterwards!

 

Have any of y'all seen or heard of anyone taking their original radio apart and replacing JUST the CD drive and swapping the faceplate?

 

Would this work? I have seen several replacement "repair" drives for sale that simply swap the old drive for a new and that appears to be a very easy task, so I'm thinking that swapping out a single CD drive for a 6 CD drive would be just as easy and taking the 6 CD faceplate and installing it in place of the single CD faceplate would be an easy thing to do as well. In fact, the only difference I can see in the faceplates (buttons/controls) is instead of the button with the 'clock' symbol on it for the standard CD radio, there is the 'load' button on the 6 CD changer and I was even thinking about keeping my old faceplate and just swapping that one button.

 

Please excuse my ignorance here, 'cause I really don't know, but I would think that this would work? It may even keep me from having to have the truck re-programmed since the bulk of the radio would still be stock?

 

What y'all think? Is this something worth trying? It seems like a very simple thing, but some of y'all may know whether this will work or not?

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I'd only try it if you have access to one of each for cheap or free to play with & test. Otherwise, it may just be a waste of time & money.

 

Just get a used/new unit all together, have it flashed as need be, and be done with it. You have an interesting point, but regardless, may not be the best idea.

txab Senior Enthusiast

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Why not go MP3 or iPod route. You can keep far more tunes at your fingertips. It's the only way for me

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I'd only try it if you have access to one of each for cheap or free to play with & test. Otherwise, it may just be a waste of time & money.

 

Just get a used/new unit all together, have it flashed as need be, and be done with it. You have an interesting point, but regardless, may not be the best idea.

 

 

My 'test' unit will be my original in my truck now which is one of the main reasons I was hoping at least one of y'all had already came up with this hair brained idea!

 

:lol:

 

Now, I will take the replacement apart first, just to be on the safe side and see what's in one.....especially if no one has ever tried this before. I should know fairly quickly just how involved it will turn out to be and won't have hurt anything because my original will still be in the truck at this stage. Seems to me though, the drive is the only difference? The one thing that's making me think that this would work is, I've seen several places that sell "replacement" CD drive units and they ALL say that nothing will need to be done after the replacement of JUST the drive? If that's the case, then the truck doesn't actually know what kind of CD player is installed, just that one is? The one I'm getting as a replacement deck is the exact same type as mine except for the 6 CD changer part. My only thinking was that if I don't change the actual chassis of the unit, I should be able to fool the trucks BCM since there are no other differences in the replacement radios functions or features. I hope?

 

Now, like you say caddy, it may turn out to be a total waste of time, but it just may work? If it turns out I would need to cut or splice or modify things once I get the radios apart, then absolutely NOT, I won't even try, but if it turns out to be a simple unplug one drive and plug the other in, then it should be worth trying. If all else fails, I would just have to put everything back like it was and go have the replacement programmed, but unless someone chimes in here that has either done this OR knows why it wouldn't work, I plan on AT LEAST seeing what's inside these things and do it just to see what happens.

 

 

Why not go MP3 or iPod route. You can keep far more tunes at your fingertips. It's the only way for me

 

Ok, I'm interested. What's an MP3 or iPod? Would I have to buy all my CD's over again?

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I'd only try it if you have access to one of each for cheap or free to play with & test. Otherwise, it may just be a waste of time & money.

 

Just get a used/new unit all together, have it flashed as need be, and be done with it. You have an interesting point, but regardless, may not be the best idea.

 

 

My 'test' unit will be my original in my truck now which is one of the main reasons I was hoping at least one of y'all had already came up with this hair brained idea!

 

:thumbs:

 

Now, I will take the replacement apart first, just to be on the safe side and see what's in one.....especially if no one has ever tried this before. I should know fairly quickly just how involved it will turn out to be and won't have hurt anything because my original will still be in the truck at this stage. Seems to me though, the drive is the only difference? The one thing that's making me think that this would work is, I've seen several places that sell "replacement" CD drive units and they ALL say that nothing will need to be done after the replacement of JUST the drive? If that's the case, then the truck doesn't actually know what kind of CD player is installed, just that one is? The one I'm getting as a replacement deck is the exact same type as mine except for the 6 CD changer part. My only thinking was that if I don't change the actual chassis of the unit, I should be able to fool the trucks BCM since there are no other differences in the replacement radios functions or features. I hope?

 

Now, like you say caddy, it may turn out to be a total waste of time, but it just may work? If it turns out I would need to cut or splice or modify things once I get the radios apart, then absolutely NOT, I won't even try, but if it turns out to be a simple unplug one drive and plug the other in, then it should be worth trying. If all else fails, I would just have to put everything back like it was and go have the replacement programmed, but unless someone chimes in here that has either done this OR knows why it wouldn't work, I plan on AT LEAST seeing what's inside these things and do it just to see what happens.

 

 

Why not go MP3 or iPod route. You can keep far more tunes at your fingertips. It's the only way for me

 

Ok, I'm interested. What's an MP3 or iPod? Would I have to buy all my CD's over again?

 

i tryed taking the face of a single cd and a 6 cd. under the two face plates are totally different and can not be swapped

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