Thread: Losing day/date function on display when changing to aftermarket stereo

Hey guys, I did a search and got a bunch of info. on losing the driver info. when changing radios and having stuff reprogrammed when changing to another stock radio. Well, I want to switch to an aftermarket, I went to order one on crutchfield.com, and it recommends some $50 extra part that I can't see my need for..........except there is a note that I will lose the day/date function of my info. station. IF I buy this extra part, will I keep the day/date function on the inof. center?
FYI.......I have a GT1, it is the regular stock radio, no monsoon, no HUD. Any help is appreciated!

Sounds like your talking about the wiring harness? Yes you will need this part for the new aftermarket radio.

Unfortunately you will loose calendar function. There might be a way to keep it with the wiring, don't know though.

hope this helps

Yeah, I know I need the harness, but there is another part they recommend that says you need? Not sure if I really "need" it, but I am thinking this may be to keep the calendar function.

Do you have some screenshots or pics?

thanks

Its not a $50 part, its the $125 harness. And it's 50% off of the $250 original price for the harness. This is the same harness.

Axxess GMOS-100 OEM Feature Retention Interfaces at Onlinecarstereo.com

This all I see, the top one has a lot more features, like the steering wheel controls and all the goodies.
The bottom one is the 50 dollar one and just comes standard, keeping door chime and on-star.
With the bottom one you will loose your calendar function though. Idk if the top one will retain this, probably not.

So if this is what you've mentioned then you will only need one, I would go with the 50 dollar one, unless you
do have all or most of the features mentioned in the top one. Hope this helps.

Thanks guys, I talked to crutchfield tech, and with either one I would lose the caendar function, I ordered the $49.99 adapter as I do not have onstar, bluetooth, or steering wheel controls. Of course its on backorder, oh well, get my new stereo this week at least!

if its an 04+ when you change to aftermarket radio the DIC will never show the date again.

Putting the stock stero back fixes it. One guy around here wanted date on the DIC so bad he wired the stock stero into the trunk so it would remain. Just get a hu with the date on it problem solved.

yeah everything works, and if they had installed the proper wiring harness then dings work too, mine does.

yeah i was able to find mine on kijiji for $60, retained everything.

but date of course.