1997-2005 Buick Century Stereo Replacement 

I’m glad to hear everything worked out great!

I’m glad to be of assistance!

Yeah I tried and since I didn’t have a tripod or anything it was hard to film

Yep. I cracked my panel trying to get it out back a while ago. Was a real bummer. Now i got a dead stereo and need to do it again. ug .

Glad you liked the video! The front speakers aren’t too hard to do. But the rears are kinda a pain. For the fronts you just need to pull the door panel off. For the rears you have to pull out the entire back seat as well as the fabric back dash. Then you also have to climb inside the trunk to unhook the speakers as well as release the clips

actually it's not to hard at all and you don't have to climb in the trunk , , Your Best bet is to find the video on the 2002 Buick Century - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DZRJ65Z1dY4.html&ab_channel=Zombie-7 - And then video on changing the back speakers out of a 1999 Buick Grand Prix - (GRANDPRIXGT1999) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kSQw9ZEcPQY.html&ab_channel=GRANDPRIXGT1999 - I think it is almost exactly the same as the Buick Century and that guy did the best job of showing the Easiest way of doing the job - ( the others weren't filmed quite as well and are harder to see what the people are doing) . - ALSO - There is a video on how to pull out the back seat that's very good if still not clear on how to do that, it is called - Remove seat in Buick Century & GM cars - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K-4SQDXh4cw.html&ab_channel=MatthewJeschke -- Quick rundown on how to - - After you pull out the bottom the bottom of the back seat there are two bolts to take out down at the bottom of each corner , then pop the back of the seat up and out , then there are 3 big Plastic clips to pull out that hold the fabric/plastic on top of the back deck that cover the speakers there - ( DON'T try and get the plastic speaker covers off they will probably break ) - the black plastic clips are similar to the kind of clips that hold the front door panels on, but a lot bigger. Then you pull out the fabric/plastic cover on the top of the back deck. After that then just remove the 4 small screws on each speaker that hold them in the plastic speaker adapters - then just unclip the wire from the harness and your done.

Yeah shoot me an email. Stevensgarage99@gmail.com

Ever figure this out? I'm about to install a radio in my 99 and would love to not have a problem

The black plastic holder for the stock stereo that holds it in place? Snap it off. There’s no proper way to remove it. The reason why I didn’t include it was because I know I would get a lot of hate for “breaking” it off

They sell an adapter that you have to wire in to get the steering wheel controls to work. As for the dimmer. It all depends on if the adapter and the stereo have the comparability. Some do some don’t.

Mine wasn’t. I just unbolted it and pulled it out. I have see where the radios have a plastic clip that holds the stereo steady in the back. But I rarely come across them

Should be on the back of the radio

@@crazyxxburrito1679 the actual antenna itself not the cable that plugs into the radio

To my knowledge, the rear window defroster is used as the antenna. You should see a doohickey in one of the upper corners that connects to it for the antenna single.

@@stevensgarage7284 would you happen to know if it has a plug like the end that goes into the radio?, im wanting to put an antenna on the rear fender, was wondering so i might know what to get

I don’t. I sold the car a little while ago

I had the same issue. I usually buy everything on amazon but for this one I ended up going to Best Buy. Prices weren’t too bad. I just updated the description and added the links.

Good luck with your install! And one thing I didn’t mention in the video. If you install an older stereo like I did. You’ll need to trim the plastic bar that’s inside the dash behind the old stereo. It’s easy to do. I just used snips and cut it out.

@@stevensgarage7284 You should have included that in the video. Knowing how it was cut out and the fact it must be cut to get radio to fit is extremely important. Also the best place to get a car radio is crutchfield. They have free customer support to call when installation problems arise. Yes they do happen.

Should be just about the same process. Just look for hidden screws that hood the panels on. That’s all it really is

I honestly can’t tell you. I don’t know what other harness you could have ordered and I don’t know the pin out of it. Are you sure they’re all the same color. Not a color with a stripe?

I got mine on Amazon. But you could also go to Best Buy and they will price match it to amazon

You would have to get the interface device that hooks up between the wiring for that to work. They usually run about 60$

@@stevensgarage7284 will I need the interface plus the aftermarket harness or just the interface?

Feathers that the radio doesn’t have. Probably illumination. And the blue is for an amp

@@stevensgarage7284 ok thank you man , I’m so fustrated for the last 2 days , and I usuallly good with this stuff I just have the radio sitting in the back of my trunk

@@stevensgarage7284 I seemed to get the the video and everything but I couldn’t get the audio working for some damn reason

I know it’s a long shot. But could the radio be defective? Iv had that happened before with a brand new one

@@stevensgarage7284 you have a point there , and I don’t even know if I set it up right tbh but I just want my damn music back 😂😂😂it’s been 4 days bro , and it like I should’ve just stuck with the static and connecting my IPhone XR with the adapter

You would have to get the interface device that hooks up between the wiring for that to work. They usually run about 60$

What’s going on?

I bought an aftermarket wiring harness and i never could get it hooked up. Either sum wiring problems or faulty adapter. The car also seems to have major power loss, shakin under 20 mph, and throwin service engine soon blinking

@@stevensgarage7284 hey Steven you were spot-on about the fuses to the cigarette lighter. So I've got one more for you... I just bought a 2004 Buick LeSabre and the stereo is locked is there anything I can do to get it unlocked thank you

No sadly. For your park ave you’ll have to take it to a place that does key fob programming. I had the same issue on my 03 grand am. They don’t have a onboard programming procedure.

I don’t know if the connector is the same. But the general process is

To my knowledge the earlier models have a different dash design. You can probably find the correct parts online and the install process it’s basically the same for all cars. All you need is the stereo, dash kit, and wiring harness.

To my knowledge they’re about the same

Sounds like a fuse

@@stevensgarage7284 yea it was the fuse I got it