2000 pontiac sunfire stereo

I was told by my local installer that there is a part that I will need when installing a new radio in my 2000 Pontiac Sunfire. I have the radio (I bought off a friend) and thought all i would need is a dash kit to put it in. Starting in 2000 GM put a lot of the features of the car (like the door chime etc...) through the car radio. Is there anyway to go around getting this other part? Or is there a way to buy them off the internet a lot cheaper than the $150.00 the installer wants to charge me? Any help would be great!! Thanks, xl72

You will need a dash kit as mentioned, antenna adapter and the harness. $150 seems a bit steep, we retail the gmrc0-1 for $80. A professional establishment will not install it without the interface harness.

If you want to be cheap, you can buy the Metra 70-2003 wire harness and use that instead of the gmrc-01, but your door chime will not work. 2003 Dodge Neon R/T

Alpine CDA9813, RF T2000.1bd, RF T162S, RFT142C, RF T600.4, RF T215D4

140.7 @ 28Hz

In Canada we are bound to a different set of rules. It is illegal for us to remove the capabilities of the class II databus circuit. The chime module on this circuit is classified as a safety device by Transport Canada. You do indeed need the GMRC01 or the cheaper head unit relocation kit to keep the class II databus circuit intact.Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.

Why is it classified as a safety device?  Does it control anything other than the door chime on that car?2003 Dodge Neon R/T

Alpine CDA9813, RF T2000.1bd, RF T162S, RFT142C, RF T600.4, RF T215D4

140.7 @ 28Hz

haha, I gotcha! 2003 Dodge Neon R/T

Alpine CDA9813, RF T2000.1bd, RF T162S, RFT142C, RF T600.4, RF T215D4

140.7 @ 28Hz

Who the is going to find out if you bypass that  sometimes i think instead of progressing we are getting stupider especiallly in car designs. I hope one day there will be More room to work in an engine compartment and less computer crap in cars :Dthe duce