Reddit reviews Metra 70-1858 Radio Wiring Harness For GM 88-05 Harness
We found 4 Reddit comments about Metra 70-1858 Radio Wiring Harness For GM 88-05 Harness. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Plugs into car harnessPower/4 Speaker21-Pin plug.5 inches longUsed for Installing an Aftermarket Receiver to factory plugAllows for the installation of an aftermarket radio using the existing factory wiring and connectorsFor 1988+ GM models
The tires can only be slightly different in width and depth, not actual rim size. For example, you can't put a tire that's 185/55/14 on a 185/55/15 wheel. You can slightly vary the width and depth by putting say a 195/55/14 on a 185/45/14 wheel. Obviously not recommended though.
Next as far as your radio goes, any radio will fit. You just need the correct installation kit. Want a 7 inch touchscreen navigation unit? Buy a double din installation kit and radio wiring harness. If you want your standard run of the mill small aftermarket stereo, get a single din kit. Amazon is your friend.
Metra 70-1858 Radio Wiring Harness For GM 88-05 Harness https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002BEX8W/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_3-LOub00TY0AV
Metra 99-4544 Dash Kit For GM Multikitwith Eq Opt 82-04 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000281X60/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_DaMOub0ETARQM
Edit: looks like the 92 century only has a single din hole. So scratch the double din idea.
Buy a single DIN aftermarket radio of your liking.
Buy a single DIN faceplate adapter like this.
Buy a wire harness that will plug into the factory radio connector like this. This will prevent you from hacking the factory wiring to connect it to the aftermarket radio harness.
It may require you to buy this adapter for the factory attenna connect into the aftermarket radio.
Install is pretty easy, search google for walkthroughs if you get stuck.
Does your car have steering wheel controls? If so, you'll lose that feature, there's ways to make it work but they're pricey.
This is what I used
https://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-KMM-BT322-Player-Bluetooth-sirius/dp/B07CNWRC65
https://www.amazon.com/ACOUSTIK-CP-650-Bluetooth-Receiver-Touchscreen/dp/B0792R4D4N/
$169 gets you the cheapest CarPlay I can find. $252 gets you into JVC and Pioneer brands.
2000 model year is before they did retained accessory power, OnStar and other stuff, so your wiring harness is dead simple and cheap:
https://www.amazon.com/Metra-70-1858-Radio-Wiring-Harness/dp/B0002BEX8W/ - $6.48 (never cut the factory harness. Always wire the aftermarket radio's harness to a connector that works with the factory.)
and the dash kit to fit either into the space - $15.39
https://www.amazon.com/Metra-99-4644-Multi-Kit-Shelf-Black/dp/B0007WTFAM/
Add about an hour in the driveway (30 to wire, 30 to install, going slow) and this problem goes away. It's pretty easy. Total:
The other way to solve this is with a hard-wired FM transmitter, that plugs the FM signal between your antenna and the radio. https://www.amazon.com/iSimple-IS31-Antenna-Modulator-Aftermarket/dp/B002U5XPBE/ - $26.95 and the same 30 minutes in the driveway installing, and you'd have aux-in back. They do make a bluetooth version of this, but some people say the bluetooth one doesn't sound very good, and adds pairing issues.
I've installed CarPlay about 10 times (I keep putting different ones in my car, I've had Kenwood, Alpine, Pioneer primarily. A Pioneer with wireless CarPlay is going in next.) There's no magic to it, and it does make the experience a lot better, for me.