Stereo upgrades

[Metalhed]

Hey all. After my beloved VF11 SV6 was badly damaged in the recent Adelaide hail storm I may be forced to look at buying an RS-V. The stereos are pretty average to say the least. I have an amp and sub in my VF running through the factory touch screen and I would like to do the same to a ZB. Has anyone had any experience with the ZB stereos? I don't want to put a new head unit in.

Thanks.

 

[stooge]

the rsv will have a different base unit but you should be able to use some of this information to help installing an amp

Sub/Amp Wiring

a bit of info if you are looking to install some subs into the zb. this was done on a rs or a zb with the 7 inch mylink screen. the silverbox is on the drivers side up under the dash, you will see a plastic cover and there is a single 7mm screw at the very front holding it in place. undo the...

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the service manual will help with wiring colors for the base unit in the rsv

Service Manual

this is a manual based on the 2018-2019 buick regal(ZB commodore). it is 9000+ pages of mess but can be very useful ;) Zipped PDF Manual EDIT: i will add these here too... MY18 Commodore Brochure PDF MY18 Commodore Owner Manual PDF Service and Warranty Booklet PDF

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[Jack GS]

These threads from the Buick Forum may prove useful as well:

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Seems like it's not as cut and dried as it used to be.

 

[Metalhed]

Hey all. After my beloved VF11 SV6 was badly damaged in the recent Adelaide hail storm I may be forced to look at buying an RS-V. The stereos are pretty average to say the least. I have an amp and sub in my VF running through the factory touch screen and I would like to do the same to a ZB. Has anyone had any experience with the ZB stereos? I don't want to put a new head unit in.

Thanks.

We tried to change the speakers in my wifes Acadia but the stereo went into meltdown and we had to take the new ones out and put the factory speakers back in. I think it had something to do with the active noise cancellation.

 

[stooge]

We tried to change the speakers in my wifes Acadia but the stereo went into meltdown and we had to take the new ones out and put the factory speakers back in. I think it had something to do with the active noise cancellation.

the best way is to tap into the base units output for the speakers and run a 3rd party amp with hi-input.
the arcadia, equinox, zb, malibu, colorado all have the same headunits with some variation between years and trim levels but they can all have upgrades added to the existing system.

it is best to tap into the rear speaker output as it will not carry the indicator and forward alert sounds but it will still have the reverse alerts when something is behind you because of the spatial audio/alert system.