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Any 'gotchas' for retrofitting a late 3rd gen or 4th gen Delco stereo in 1984 model?

Got an '84 Firebird and am interested in a newer factory AM FM CD Player to retrofit. I just want something inexpensive and functional, I don't care about awesome sounds and I dont' want anything of interest to a thief.

I noticed on ebay most used units found by searching 'pontiac CD player' seem to have a codetheft light - that might be a problem. Sounds like you have to pay the dealer and show proof of ownership (ebay receipt?). Anybody gone thru this before?

Any problems w/ non-Firebird specific Pontiac units retrofitting like out of Grand Ams, Vibes etc. etc... Ultimately if the connectors are different it's a matter of figuring out power and speaker wires and splicing I guess...

Some of the Chevy units look a lot better w/ nicer looking buttons that match the interior of an early 3rd gen better I think - they have the greenish LEDs but otherwise to me looked like a better match design wise.

thanks for any help

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LoadHawg
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NO proof of ownership required. Get the radio you want, email me with what year and model vehicle it came out of {preferably Chevrolet}, I'll try to find a schematic so you know what wire is what. You will also need a factory radio harness connector. The theftloc is no problem, after you have it set up, I can tell you how to enable it or disable it, If its locked up I can access the factory unlock code. Just make sure it says theftloc on it and has the 6 preset buttons, 3 on top and 3 on the bottom for Chevrolet. The radios that came after that, wont work because they store the vin for the theft deterrant and wont work in your car.

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Jay

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