Has anyone done an install in a Silverado pickup?
Ideally I would like to replace the remote cassette player which is separate from the cd/receiver unit and hang on to the cd/receiver cos it has that neat speed regulated volume and a not bad receiver.
Also it means leaving major parts of the dash alone.

Any bright ideas????

Mike

I also have a chevy 2002 silverado I want to do the same thing you do.Someone told me that aux out on the stock head unit wont reconize the rio player.I think we have to buy a new aftermarket head unit.Ive been waiting for some one to tell me diffiernt it wolud be nice to use the stock head unit.

Your correct. A GM headunit won't recognize an auxiallary RCA signal (such as an empeg). The aux. euip. usually a cd-changer has to be able to communicate with the headunit to tell it to allow aux. play. There are aftermarket adaptors sold that will do this. They are described in the FAQs, but they will only work if you ALSO add a cd-changer. With help from people on this board I've been trying to figure out how the headunit talks to other components of the car but as far as your needs ....don't hold your breath, I'm finding out it's not trivial.

This may very well be a dumb statement, but.......
The thing I don't get is that there is already some Aux equipment fitted (the remote cassette player). Can't I just replace it with the Rio??
My problem with replacing the OE head unit is that it also has Onstar which I undeerstand causes allsorts of other headaches.

See http://empeg.comms.net/php/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=empeg_tech&Number=58633&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=

about the onstar i also have it on my truck,I think you can hook onstar up to a seperate speaker with its own amp.especially if you plan on hooking up amps to your head unit.Can any buddy verify this.Thank you

back again, after more research...
it looks like it depends on the GM head unit you have as standard.
The cassette head unit has no Aux.
The CD head unit does have an Aux input which is usually connected to the optional remote cassette player.

I'm pretty sure if your stock radio has a "tape" or "aux" button it has aux inputs. If it has a "source" button then it does not.

I'll post back after I have tried it.

One trick that may work (in theory) if you leave the tape deck but connect the riocar rca cables thru a converter (for bose stereos) to the speaker wires running from the tape deck to the headunit. This may not work if a tape needs to be in the player for the headunit to switch into aux. mode. I don't know if this will work and before you try anything like that I would make sure you know what your'e doing and BE SURE you know what wires are what.

I wish I new someone I could pay that really new what they were doing,There hard to come by it seems.1000 dollars for who can ever hook up my empeg.LOL 2002 chevy hd 4X4 with onstar stock cd player with aux out 1500bd & 1000hp fosgate amps alumpro cap and solarbarics in custom q-logics any takers.