to bose or not, 06 hummer h3
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Topic: to bose or not, 06 hummer h3
Posted By: Fosgate3
Subject: to bose or not, 06 hummer h3
Date Posted: October 17, 2011 at 6:28 PM
simple question: i have a friend with a 2006 Hummer H3. we want to install a pioneer head unit but i want to be certain of the wire harness needed for the install. the factory head unit is a single-disc player with mp3 capabilities. no where is the "Bose" logo listed. i'm thinking that this is not a bose unit and that there will not be a factory amplifier in the vehicle. what's an easy way to tell? what harness will i need?
thanks in advance... ------------- i think a wire's loose somewhere...
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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: October 17, 2011 at 6:54 PM
usually on newer GM vehicles the BOSE logo is on the pillars where the tweeter pods are or on any other speaker grill. i havent noticed it on the radio in years.
if you cant find anything that says bose in the whole car then its not a bose system. either way though if you have onstar then the plug will still be still be just as expensive.
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Posted By: Fosgate3
Date Posted: October 17, 2011 at 7:14 PM
Thanks! We haven't found a bose logo anywhere in the vehicle. Now, he said he could care less about having OnStar and chimes functioning so could we save some money and go with a basic GM harness?
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Posted By: blanx218
Date Posted: October 17, 2011 at 8:40 PM
The Hummers don't use a "Bose" system. They have a Monsoon system if they are a premium/amplified system. It would say Monsoon right on the radio. If he doesnt care about chimes and onstar, look into a Metra 70-2003. Probably run about $20. If you do use this type of harness you will have to run the accessory lead to a fused ignition source.
Posted By: Fosgate3
Date Posted: October 17, 2011 at 8:44 PM
Thanks again :)
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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: October 17, 2011 at 9:22 PM
ive never seen a monsoon system outside of a pontiac. Hummers have Bose systems.
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Posted By: Fosgate3
Date Posted: October 17, 2011 at 9:23 PM
I haven't either but i've been out of the loop for a while...
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Posted By: Fosgate3
Date Posted: October 18, 2011 at 2:16 PM
I contacted our local stereo shop and was told that the harness was $119. Was also told that not only do the chimes feed through the radio but there were also reports of OBD-II read errors?? I never heard of such a thing. If this is NOT the case, then I am going to go with the 70-2003, if all that's lost is just the chime ringing and OnStar.
Has anyone else heard of any OBD-II errors or the inability to run an automotive scan on the vehicle? I think the guy was just trying to get me to buy. He said they wouldn't do an install on one without the $119 harness as there was "...too much liability."
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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: October 18, 2011 at 4:27 PM
i dont know about OBDII read errors but i have heard cases of losing certain functions over time, such as locks. have not personally seen it happen though and ive done more than a few with the basic harness. -------------
Posted By: Fosgate3
Date Posted: October 18, 2011 at 5:16 PM
what is the metra number for the harness that allows for the chimes? i want to look it up online to see if i can get a better price than $119
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Posted By: Mike M2
Date Posted: October 18, 2011 at 8:01 PM
Easy to tell if it has an amp or not. Pull the radio and connect a 9 volt battery to the gray/tan wires for front speaker. If it "pops" there is no amp, if it doesn't then it does. Pulling the radio in a H3 takes all of 4 minutes. Nice to retain the accessory after key off that is offered from the module also.
I recently did 2 H3's, 06 and 07 and both had an amp. Directed lists it in the left rear Q panel. ------------- Mike M2
Tech Manager
CS Dealer Services
Posted By: blanx218
Date Posted: October 18, 2011 at 8:25 PM
For Metra the GMRC-01 gives you everything but onstar. the GMOS-01 gives you everything but the onstar and the door chime
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: October 19, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Fosgate3 wrote:
Now, he said he could care less about having OnStar and chimes functioning
<grammar police>
If he COULD care less, then why DOESN'T he care less? Is he worried just a little bit about the chimes, OnStar, etc.?
OOOhhhhh... He COULDN'T care less... I get it now. He isn't worried the tinest bit at all about the chimes, OnStar, etc.
</grammar police> ------------- It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: Fosgate3
Date Posted: October 19, 2011 at 6:37 AM
thanks for contributing. meanwhile back to the topic....
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Posted By: Fosgate3
Date Posted: October 19, 2011 at 6:38 AM
and thanks blanx. that's what i needed.
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