Advice for car stereo

[Marlee857]

Hi. Not sure if this is the right forum, but I am looking for advice on replacing a combined Sirius XM radio and navigation system. It is a 2006 Corvette and the discs to update it were too pricey through Chevrolet dealer so I bought a Garmin. One of my kids put the suction cup for the Garmin on the touch screen and now I can only use half the screen which means I cannot change the radio channels on the left nor switch from FM to XM, etc. Looked into having dealer replace screen only but was told I had to buy the whole combined nav/radio system for almost $2000. I am wondering if there is any system for a car that just has radio with a touch screen. I figure if I could find one about the same size, it might be a lot cheaper. Maybe I am dreaming but I also thought it worth an ask on here. Thanks.

 

[mark620]

Head over to diyma forum for lots of info.. You could get a nav /radio from $400 and up

 

[ImcLoud]

call your insurance company, My friends son spilt a super size sprite down the console of his 750li when it was 3 month out of warranty, it burnt out some digi pack thats inside there and the car needed to be towed from mcdonalds parking lot, the insurance co paid for everything, parts, labor, tow, everything..
I personally would just replace the faceplate...
Chevy Corvette Navigation Touchscreen LCD Screen Faceplate for Nav Radio | eBay

Another option is getting an interface kit {ebay for 50 to 150} then picking a deck unit that will fit your dash opening, I would go to a vette forum to see what others have done, I would imagine in that big opening you can fit a full double like the alpine w940 which can be found for $400 or so...

The best option is to get a new vette 06 is almost 10 years old now!!! and the 14's are sexy...

 

[TLS Guy]

ImcLoud has given you the correct advice. Replace the face plate. With modern vehicles you mess with the wiring at your peril. 2006 is old enough you probably can get away with changing the console, but on newer ones you won't. The head unit is part of the cars environmental control system and if you remove them you can be in a pile of hurt. From here on out, the custom stereo business has been pretty much killed and will be killed when the older generation of cars are off the road.