Does my 98 1500 Express use a Can Bus system?

[jseabolt]

My van needs a serious audio upgrade! Mine has the standard 1.5 DIN AM/FM cassette player (which doesn't work) and a detached CD player. The main reason for the upgrade is for the GPS and MP3 capability. That way I don't have to rig up my cellphone with a suction cup and extra wires running everywhere.

 

I wanted to go with a 2 DIN touch screen radio but I think some serious hacking may be involved. Plus it has a plastic faux wood grain instrument panel cover (it's a conversion van) and I'd rather not start filing or hacking on it.

 

So I bought one of those 1 DIN installation kits with wiring harness from Wal-Mart that fits 1982 to 2000 GM vehicles and plan on using a 1 DIN radio with a flip out screen. Hopefully the flip out screen won't interfere with the ventilation controls above the radio.

 

This is the one I am interested in buying:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Single-1DIN-7-HD-Flip-Out-GPS-Navigation-Car-Stereo-DVD-Player-Bluetooth-Camera/112454684212?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

 

The auction mentions something about maybe needing a CanBus decoder? I've never heard of a CanBus system so I looked it up. Wikipedia says it was developed by Bosch in 1983. I'm still not 100% sure what it does but I'd imagine anything built within the last few years has one.

 

My only question is does my 1998 1500 Express van have this system? I wouldn't think so.

 

The van does not have OnStar or anything else fancy. The only thing the radio has to do with anything else is there is a volume speed controller that increases the volume as the van speeds up.

 

So I just connect the wiring adapter that came with the kit between the new radio and the van's wiring harness and that's it?

[jseabolt]

Did some more research and if the website is correct, this system was installed on vehicles built in 2008 and up so I guess I'm good to go.