I am still in the planning phase of installing the G8 interior in my 69 GTO. I came to the plans for the dash gauges, HVAC, Radio. I am torn between trying to use the stock wiring harnesses requiring a rewire (to get rid of as much as I can that isnt needed) and to adapt it to the car. OR to use stand alone engine harness, with aftermarket gauges.
I have realized a problem. (correct me if I am wrong here) the radio works off of the BCM and Datalink system. If I were to use a standalone engine harness with teh E38 ECU, I would still have to find a way to use the dash wiring harness to allow the Datalink and BCM to communicate. Wont it cause problems because I am not connecting the dash harness to the engine harness. Will it cause problems because I wont have the stock VIN?
Is there a way to get the radio and HVAC setup to work together but independent of the rest of the wiring? I wont be using the steering wheel radio controls, anti theft system, stock gauges, or any of the rest. I will ONLY be using the Radio by itself, and the HVAC. I also have plans of putting a rear mounted camera in and trying to get teh radio display for the display.
Thanks for all the help. So far several of you have been AWESOME at getting me information.