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I have a 2004 Sierra Reg cab truck, and I am interested in installing a Lux radio (#15204335). Can this set up work? Since I do not have a lux version, or bose version set up. What can be done in order to make this work? Any help will be greatful. I am not interested in installing a cd changer neither, just the nav and an ipod adapter.

 

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Then, all that I will need is a lux amp. Went on ebay, and as usual no luck. Which lux amp? I know there are several, by any chance, does anyone have a list of lux amps i can look up?

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Since I do not have a lux version, or bose version set up.

 

Alk, maybe I didn't read your orignal post carefully enough -- are you saying you don't have Bose? If so, that makes it tougher. Read this (post #20):

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...ndpost&p=223647

 

If you don't have Bose, then you don't even have an amp, and I assume Linda is suggesting that the amp wiring is not there either. The fact is though, it can still be done. You would just have a lot of head-unit-to-amp and amp-to-speakers wiring to do, and you would have to come up with the necessary connectors. One other question would be if the non-Bose speakers would work ok with a Bose amp.

 

If you scan through Linda's entire topic (it's long), you can learn a lot.

 

Glenn

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My radio option code is UBO. I do not have the bose set up or an amp. It can be done, with a lux amp, but with a lot of wiring.

I was speaking with someone from JP Customs, I can do the same with a non-lux nav system and purchase a seperate aftermarket amp to connect. However, their prices are way too high. If this is true, where can I find the right information for a non-lux set-up. Hopefully with stock numbers so I can look them up.

 

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Alk,

 

Here are the wiring schematics for a non-lux Bose system (03-06 of course). I noted the "must" connections for the head unit in green. I noted connections in blue you may or may not need for an aftermarket amp. You'll also need to hook up the GPS antenna and VSS wire (very easy -- described in the document from my previous post).

 

Diagram 1

 

Diagram 2

 

These are GM diagrams. It's easy to get confused by the number and letter designators. Just remember that a designator to the right of a connection specifies the connector and a designator to the left of a connection specifies the pin. The smaller dotted lines show groups of pins from the same connector.

 

There are 2 connectors (besides the GPS and radio antennae) on the back of a nav unit, "C1" and "C2". "C1" is a 24 pin and its pins are designated with a letter/number combination ("A2", "B7", etc.). "C2" is a 12 pin and its pins are only designated by letters (A-L).

 

For example, "Battery Positive Voltage" is pin "B1" on connector "C1" and "Cellular Telephone Voice Low Reference" is pin "L" on connector "C2".

 

As far as your existing wiring, I'm not familiar with UBO. The only non-Bose setups I know about are UQ3 and UQ5. If the UBO is the same as those, you have a 16 pin "C1" connector, and the power, ground and serial data are the same pins on "C1" as a nav unit (B1, A12 and A1 respectively).

 

I'd save these pics somewhere -- I don't know how long photobucket keeps them available.

 

happy hunting,

Glenn

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one more question for those who know. I was talking to a tech advisor at delphi, and he told me I can use the TNR800 (NA40010) and that I will need to purchase a class 2 amp and that set up will work. Also, I won't have to rewire anything, and it will be a plug and play type of deal. He also told me that, I should have all of the wiring from the harness from factory. Even though, my factory radio is not using an amp. If this is true, please advise me, if not, advise me in the right direction. Because 99% of the nav radios in ebay are all lux radios.

 

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I'd be surprised if you already have the wiring. Is he suggesting the amp wiring and connectors are just hanging around somewhere not connected to anything?

 

I had the bose non-lux system in my 03 burb, which had the non-lux (dumb) amp. The 2 connectors for that amp fit right into the lux amp, but even then, they aren't wired the same. I had to swap pins around according to the instructions in other posts here.

 

My bet is that you'll have to change the connectors that plug into your current radio to ones that will plug into the nav head unit and then come up with wiring and connectors to hook the amp up. Also, your current setup probably has the speakers connected to the radio, and with the lux setup you'll need them connected to the amp.

 

Realize that this is what you have now:

 

Vehicle <-> Radio -> Speakers

 

and this is what you would end up with

 

Vehicle <-> NavRadio -> Amp -> Speakers

 

Do your homework -- I think you should familiarize yourself in depth (every connection) of how your current system is wired up vs. how a lux system is wired up.

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With your last comment, I made a phone call to a company that sells the tnr units and stated, that the tnr800 (na40010) can be used on the gmc and you dont have to have a class 2 amp. an aftermarket amp can do the job..

 

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With your last comment, I made a phone call to a company that sells the tnr units and stated, that the tnr800 (na40010) can be used on the gmc and you dont have to have a class 2 amp. an aftermarket amp can do the job..

 

thanks

 

alctrztz

 

 

 

 

Which company did you contact? I have not been having too much luck finding a company other than delphi themselves.

 

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