GM Factory radios

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Printed Date: July 07, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Topic: GM Factory radios

Posted By: ziggyb222
Subject: GM Factory radios
Date Posted: March 25, 2005 at 10:23 AM

Can anyone tell me how to determine if the newer GM radios will play MP3 files. Worked on an 05 GMC the other day and it would not play an MP3 disk..Any ideas?????

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: March 25, 2005 at 10:35 AM

Uh... Did it say MP3 on the front of it? Most radios don't play mp3.

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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: March 25, 2005 at 10:35 AM

I dont know if any of the new GM vehicles actually SAY they will play mp3, some just may

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Posted By: ziggyb222
Date Posted: March 25, 2005 at 11:58 AM

auex, Read the message..GM RADIOS.. I know alot do not play mp3..but some the newer GM radios are supposed too... and I have not seen any Gm radios with mp3 on the front.. Uh............

Posted By: bumpingjeep
Date Posted: March 25, 2005 at 12:37 PM

rtfm...thats "read the freakin manual" this is the easiest way to determine if the factory setup you have or you are working on will play mp3's...they even give you pictures of different buttons and placement on the radios so you can tell wich option you have...this makes it easier for people like myself who don't like to rtfm...man i miss picture books

Posted By: ziggyb222
Date Posted: March 25, 2005 at 12:48 PM

We did RTFM... lol... It had nothing in any of them.. even called some dealers.. the ones we called where all clueless... I have done alot of asking on this subject.. waited to post here after not getting anywhere with anyone else. Alot better info on this site than anywhere I have ever been... Thanks....

Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: March 26, 2005 at 9:18 AM

some of the new Saturn radios as well as the Daewoo spinoffs ( Epica, Aveo, etc) will play MP3's... these models have the MP3 logo clearly marked on the face of the Radio.......

if it doesnt have the MP3 logo on the front, it doesnt play mp3's.....

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