New Aveo owner, got some questions

hey folks, im new to the forum, and a nice clean 07 4dr aveo owner, im no stranger to working on cars, but i usually stick to my dodge background, but im trying to figure out if there is anything i need to watch out for on installing a custom CD player, my car has the cd/mp3 player in it with factory tweeters, dunno how common that is on these cars, also im very big at making custom lights for cars, so this will be for the wiring experts on this forum for sure, are there any ways around the DRLs other than lifting the Parking brake one click, i do complete one off projector retrofits with HIDs in headlight housings and am looking to do the same in this car very soon...

thanks folks

those answers are here, do some reading in depth.. drl is eliminted by unplugging the drl module. and you will need a daewoo harness for the radio, not chevy..

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Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit

those answers are here, do some reading in depth.. drl is eliminted by unplugging the drl module. and you will need a daewoo harness for the radio, not chevy..

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ive done some searching on here, i didnt find exactly what i needed which is why i asked, i found some info on changing the radio but all i seemed to find was for the other older body style aveo, and also what i found on the DRL module, it seemed to not be the same on my car, i found the one where it said it was above the gas pedal but mine doesnt have that module there, and when i looked all over i didnt see anything that i could identify as a DRL box

you have a sedan? refaced? check the fuse box on the side of the dash for the DRL fuse and pull it, if its not there and you have the old wiring in the new dash, its probably just been repositioned. the 07 is sort of an odd year..

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Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit

you have a sedan? refaced? check the fuse box on the side of the dash for the DRL fuse and pull it, if its not there and you have the old wiring in the new dash, its probably just been repositioned. the 07 is sort of an odd year..

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sedan yes, refaced? not sure what you mean, but i dont have any fuses labled DRL under the hood or on the side of the dash, i looked all underneath the dash looking for something similar to the pic i found of the one with it above the gas pedal, but i cant find any box that was similar

refaced means you have the newer style front end, and new style dash which you answered. but the issue is the 07 have the new look, but the old wiring.. so its been relocated to accommodate the style change before everything else was updated..

thanks for clearing that up, any idea where it would be hiding? its not where shown in the pic...

try looking higher up on the firewall? or closer to the drivers door, i will do some research, but i dont have anything with your model in it..

i looked all around under there, ill pull the kickpanel and see if its under that, also ill check under some of the trim pieces that run under the dash along the console, but on the radio subject, whats the best way to pull the trim around the radio to get the oem radio out, i saw on the older models you just pry up, is that the same with the new dash?

yeah:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7011/radiorem1.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7484/radiorem2.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3282/radiorem3.jpg

hey would you happen to know where i can get some foglight bezels, my sedan didnt come with em and if im not mistaken they make some for my car but i cant even find em on ebay

you mean the foglights? or just the surround? the surrounds on a sedan are built in arent they? just take off the cover?

i have a set of sedan fog lights around here somewhere, i would be willing to sell you.

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you mean the foglights? or just the surround? the surrounds on a sedan are built in arent they? just take off the cover?

i have a set of sedan fog lights around here somewhere, i would be willing to sell you.

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i dont have a spot on my car for them so i have nothing to pop out, but from some pix ive seen the fogs are below the headlights and where ive seen em on other cars i just have a solid black panel with a painted bar, here is a pic of my car so you can see...

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...-32-02_867.jpg

does the painted bar come out? does it go the whole was across?

go to gmpartsdirect.com for pictures, no part numbers.. (i would link it but it will take you to the beginning catalog anyhow).

but the foglight ring with the bar is $5 at the dealer..
the exchanged black cover with the fog holes is @ $6..
less if buy through them, but then add shipping..

@ $75 each for factory fogs, but like i said i have a set i would sell.

that site wants 4$ per piece and $88 shipping on them parts WTF

if you call them they will correct it, i have done it several times..

but even if shipping is $2 per part, it would be cheaper to pay the $1 more each at the dealer.

ill try my dealer vs dealing with them, thanks

not a problem. that place is a dealership, they sell wholesale. ive talked to the on the phone working with different projects. they are easy to deal with. if your dealer isnt too bad, the price difference isn't much. I bought a few ac parts from them, the one part was lists 133 shipping for a line about 18" long. he got back to me immediately and i think they even fixed the price in the system to @ $8-9..

well my girl works at dodge and they said they can get em cheaper than what chevy can, so ill give them a chance and see what happens, ill get back with ya on buying the fog lights themselves from ya

i figured id update yall, the dealer said you have to buy the entire fog assembly at $130 per side, so i just ordered all the parts from a GM site for around $15 shipped, but today im going to drop the car off at a different but highly respected dealer to have the timing belt changed since i have 55k on the car

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