I just purchased a 2000 3.4 monte there is an aftermarket deck in it that loses all settings as soon as the car turns off and no door chimes so I am assuming someone just hard wired it in. I am thinking of getting a stock cd player and putting it back in to get the capabilities of the chimes and resets the factory radio offers. From what I have read on this site I want a 04-05 cavalier radio with mp3 capabilities. Question is how much of a pita will this be and is there anything I should know before getting started? thanks

 

It'll be direct plug and play, to get the dash off check out my youtube channel in my signature, I have a video on it, id post but I'm on my phone lol.

Also you will need to go to a dealership or know someone with a tech II to unlock the headunit from the previous car.

Make sure to get the headunit from a car not truck because the truck ones won't work in our cars

 

hopefully they didnt cut out the factory harness... thanks

 

The chevy venture had MP3 capability's too.

 

oh this note, where there any radios that would fit the 5th gen that had mp3 capabilities?