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I installed the smoker's package (front and rear) this morning. I ordered them from gmpartsdirect.com and saved a bunch of money over the prices my dealer quoted me, even with my discount from them.
The first thing I noticed is the ring around the lighter is the same green as the rest of the lights in the car. The second thing is the lighter is not American style - as in always on - it is only on when the ignition is on, just like the outlet in the center console. I'll have to see about rewiring that part.
Getting the radio out was a big deal. I bent a couple of pieces from a sturdy coat hanger to make the removal tool. You just have to push them in about 1/2" - 3/4" even tho' there is more depth than that.
I used a nice thin putty knife to lift the trim pieces that pop in instead of prying with a screw driver and messing up the other trim pieces.
It was about 1 1/2 hours start to finish, including taking pictures.
Instead of taking a bunch of bandwidth to post the pictures here, I made a page on my little server and posted the pictures there.
Go to this page and let me know if there are questions I can answer.
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The first thing I noticed is the ring around the lighter is the same green as the rest of the lights in the car. The second thing is the lighter is not American style - as in always on - it is only on when the ignition is on, just like the outlet in the center console. I'll have to see about rewiring that part.
Getting the radio out was a big deal. I bent a couple of pieces from a sturdy coat hanger to make the removal tool. You just have to push them in about 1/2" - 3/4" even tho' there is more depth than that.
I used a nice thin putty knife to lift the trim pieces that pop in instead of prying with a screw driver and messing up the other trim pieces.
It was about 1 1/2 hours start to finish, including taking pictures.
Instead of taking a bunch of bandwidth to post the pictures here, I made a page on my little server and posted the pictures there.
Go to this page and let me know if there are questions I can answer.
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