2011 CHEVY MALIBU RADIO INSTALL 

For this install we opted out of the steering wheel controls (no xm radio)....there should be two options to retain the controls though 1. Buying the additional module to wire into the harness (this I heard is tricky) 2. There should be a combination wire harness that you can buy that already integrates the steering controls

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I honestly dont know about this vehicle and the bose system but checkout this link www.crutchfield.com/g_103000/Wiring-Harnesses.html , it ahows wire harnesses for your specific car read ech description each harness only works with certain radios.....for the steering controls looks like you will also need the $100 black box item on that link....hope this helps

Sorry I am many states away from you

Not sure what exactly your looking for, its a double din radio and it can dim illumination. Hopefully thats what your looking for

I bought the wiring harnes as a local car audio store but the harness is made by Pac and model number is C2R-CM11.... the radio I installed is in my sisters car and she is very happy with the sound quality, I have not installed subs with this radio yet, but in my last vehicle I also did not want to blow the bank on a head unit so I bought a BOSS audio unit and it workes great with my subs, hope this was helpful

If you bought the wire harness it will come with a diagram or color key code, if you are cutting the connector in your car to splice the wires, I would match color to color the best you can, red is typically power, then yellow is either ACC power or illumination, organge is the other one (either ACC or illumination)

@@nick4is2lit0 what’s ACC?

@BackYardBuilds12 accessory ....meaning when you have the power in the car on but the engine is off

I bought the wiring harnes at a local car audio store but the harness is made by Pac and model number is C2R-CM11.... The dash kit brand was PAC and its called a "dash install kit" if your installing a touch screen you want it to be a "double din" dash kit , the single din are for the small rectangle radios......I looked on amazon and you should search "cars make model dash install kit" the metra brands should work as long as you confirm it fits your specific vehicle.........I found a link to a specific one that will fit 2011 chevy malibu here :www.caramps.com/product /4W9Q82YE

It's a 7 inch

If you purchased the wiring harness and wired it to the radio they should work as intended without doing anything extra, if they are not working the radio might be faulty

@@nick4is2lit0 do you need the USB cord plugged in for the Apple car play to work and with music. My USB is with the stereo factory stock and will be gone once I take the radio out. I notice this radio and most don’t have a front USB. Thanks!

@@ryanlister6614 This radio I installed jas apple car play, in order for that to work you phone does have to be plugged into the USB in the new radio, the factory plug does not affect the apple car play on the new radio as long as the new radio has apple car play.........This radio also does not have a front facing USB plug in comes out the back on a small extension, I placed the connection in a spot you can get to (not easily haha) but it works

@@nick4is2lit0 did you put the rear usb cable through the cigarette lighting port?

@@ryanlister6614 no i brought it down the side of the console, plugged in a charging cord and bought it up near the driver seat so its hidden and out of the way

No not this specific one.....for this harness you would need to buy an additional piece for steering wheel controls

@@nick4is2lit0 do you know what peice?

@shane parks www.amazon.com/PAC-SWI-RC-Steering-Control-Interface/dp/B004HKBY8G/ref=asc_df_B004HKBY8G/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312153141514&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11407427463683356286&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032539&hvtargid=pla-436369916345&psc=1 This piece would be in addition to the pac wire harness www.crutchfield.com/p_120OSLAN03/Axxess-GMOS-LAN-03-Wiring-Interface.html This item looks like its an all in one harness

It's a 7" touch screen, all dimensions can be found online, it's a BOSS radio model number BE7ACP

Much more difficult but in theory yes

@@nick4is2lit0 ok i ended up buying the wire harness cause it seemed to difficult to splice correctly thanks for the answer

The exact kit I bought is not on amazon the brand was PAC and its called a "dash install kit" your installing a touch screen you want it to be a "double din" , the single din are for the small rectangle radios.......I looked in amazon and you should search your cars "make model dash install kit" the metra brands should work as long as you confirm it fits your specific vehicle

Yes

I beleive you have the wires crossed or incorrectly connected from the harness to the radio

@@nick4is2lit0 what color wire is the ignition?

@@ahahahawhat7367 they should be labled on your harness but red should be accessory power, yellow should be ignition and orange is illumination power

I meant for the car, the cars ignition wire

I apologize I do not have that information this was my sisters car, I didnt get a lot of time with it

Like no power to the radio at all?

Happened to my mali. Went dead didnt turn on until i put the stock back in

I bought it at a local car audio store but I was also able to find it on Amazon

You can even find them at best buy

When you buy the harness for your vehicle it will be plug and play on the vehicle side, for the radio side you will have to splice the wires, the wire harness will come with a color coded diagram.....typically though red and or yellow will be power wires, orange is illumination, blue is remote wire for an amp (remote turn on when radio is on), you will then have 2 purple, 2 green, 2 gray, two white these are all speaker wires, if there is a black wire this iz your ground

After splicing check that everything works before you re-install the radio

I purchased the radio from best buy

Depends on which radio you choose this model was $250, the plastics were $35, and the wire harness was $135

@@nick4is2lit0 can you please write the parts down for me i would like to buy all those !?

@@kevintabora8022 hey Kevin sorry it took so long to respond but the items used for this are as follows (wire harnes) catalog.pac-audio.com/catalog/radio-replacement/c2r-gm11 , PAC C2R-GM11 .................www.amazon.com/Metra-95-3302-General-Motors-DDIN/dp/B000K4V4WY/ref=asc_df_B000K4V4WY/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=316634728555&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10488079365356008054&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032537&hvtargid=pla-609222886783&psc=1 , this is the plastic radio install kit this is a metra 95-3302 , you can google ones that fit they have multiple different brands for these but always double check it fits your specific vehicle just in case

For the harness with the steering wheel controls they can range 250-350

Sorry for the late response, I will try to work on another video explaining the wire connection process thank you for the feed back

www.crutchfield.com/p_104BE7ACP/BOSS-Audio-BE7ACP.html?awcr=625419219498&awdv=m&awnw=g&awug=9032539&awkw=kwd-1422253848404&awmt=p&awat=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA3uGqBhDdARIsAFeJ5r265c5TVfZY_m0O-w7Ty2h6Qp3QGZFtfvOAzf8R-5zp_u0Z7ghtyKUaAkmgEALw_wcB

catalog.pac-audio.com/catalog/radio-replacement/c2r-gm11

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