SASprof

I don't think so, but I had my dealer install it so I can't say for sure. There are YouTube videos on the OEM website. CarPlay is nice, but the factory Nav difference from 2014 to 2016 is a huge improvement.

TheBobman

ssidekickbp;

nope, no dash torn apart. The carplay is in the XMRadio, which resides under the passenger side carpet, behind the BCM. You MIGHT have to also replace the HMI, which is much easier, in the drivers kick panel.

ssidekickbp

Thank you for that information. That was my main concern, I'll go ahead and order it, now that I know it's a bit simpler than I originally thought.

TheBobman

In case you do...

2015 Corvette Stingray Coupe; 2LT no NPP and no Mag Ride

Remove Passenger Kick Panel (snaps out, no screws)
Remove under dash panel (two snap in fasteners in front edge, no screws)
Fold back carpet
Remove shiny metal protector plate (two nuts on floor, one bolt on firewall)
Unsnap large Body Control Module (do not unplug) and lay flat on floor
The Radio Module is on the back (to you, front of car) side of the bracket that holds the Body Control Module. Remove the bolt on the upper right side of the bracket. Release the Radio Module from its clips while it is still being the bracket. Pull bracket to you enough to slide module out to your left, and around the bracket.
Unplug all connectors.
Reverse order for install.

The other side is well documented…just thought this might help others.

tv_dir

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wlittle49

My 14 3LT with factory nav displays in the HUD. I would like to have apple car play and need to know what other benefits will be seen by upgrading to the IO6. I also think the upgrade removes the SD card reader and I use that for music already. So far it seems for $1,400 I get Apple Car Play and improved factory nav and lose the SD card slot. Correct?

Jeff V.

That's correct. You can technically keep the SD card slot, but it won't charge a newer phone very well. The SD+USB module doesn't output as much charging current as the newer USB-only modules. Low profile USB drives are so cheap, there's no reason not to just transfer your music off SD and over to USB and be done with it. You can also get tiny USB readers that'll accept a micro SD card. I keep one of those in the USB socket behind the main screen.

wlittle49

Jeff V. Appreciate the reply and I just ordered the upgrade from the OEM Infotainment website shown above. $1259 delivered. Looking forward to it because I am an old codger and will keep this 2014 until I go over to the other side.

davepl

Does this work on the 14/15 Z yet? Last I tried to buy it, they wouldn't guarantee it, so I passed.

Matthewstorm

wlittle49

Will do Matthew. It is supposed to arrive this Saturday by priority mail, so we shall see if it does. I am in Mississippi and it is coming out of Orlando, FL, so that should not be impossible. So far I am expecting to lose the NPP exhaust setting where I can quieten things down. (don't know why anyone would want to do such) Then the SD Card reader will be replaced by two USB ports. No big deal because I use the SD card for media music and I can use a USB stick for the same thing. Also, I do not have to run the GPS antenna up to the front dash radio speaker location because I already have factory Nav that will just be upgraded to the IOC 6 version. That is supposed to be better than what came with the 2014 version.

So, I am expecting to have two modules and a USB/SD card port to swap out.

The question I have is the map update. A month ago I purchased the 2018 map update from GM and updated the map. Will the new Nav module have an updated map? If I apply the 2018 map update to the IO6 module with that screw up the works? I will ask those questions to the OEM Infotainment people before I do that.

wlittle49

The folks at Infotainment have replied to email questions within an hour with exactly what I needed to know. They have also provided a holidayjj code to use for a 10% discount through the end of the year and are working on continuing that for forum members. To me this is a first class company that takes care of customers.

ssidekickbp

When they can offer the upgrade to a 2015 3LT without losing PDR or other functions let me know. As of now, there's still no way for a 2015 3LT owner to get car play WITHOUT losing their PDR function...

wlittle49

Well I have the HMI module installed without much cussing. However, there are no instructions to be found on where to locate the XM radio module on a 2014 C7. Anybody have any clue where the sucker is?

Jeff V.

You really don't want to know.

It's in the passenger footwell. Peel back the carpet. Remove the PDR bracket / footrest (you'll have the bracket even if you don't have a PDR). Remove the body control module. Then start cursing whatever GM engineer thought this was a good idea. The radio is behind the big black plastic panel that's basically impossible to remove.

The only way I got mine out was to feel behind that panel and remove all the connectors. Then I was able to get the panel loose, bend it out of the way, and very painfully coax the receiver unit out from behind it. My hands were cut up for days after that.

I got the connectors hooked back up solely by feel.

You might want to pull the connectors out first, hook up the new radio before removing the old one, and then reconnect power and test everything. Once you're sure everything works, then start the battle to swap the receiver units.

wlittle49

Well, its a done deal. The HMI module was slightly aggravating and the radio ACM module which is under the passenger kick plate and behind another plate is plain aggravating, but both were done in about 2 hours total time. I am almost 70 years old and work clicking a mouse for a living in a real job, so if I can do it you probably can also. The Apple Car play is worth it alone and I will be cancelling Onstar and saving that $35 PM.

If you do not know the operating end of a screw stick, then you may want to have the dealer do it and I am sure they will for several hundred dollars. This old coot is happy with it and recommends the Infotainment people who will give you a 10% cut.

JMII

Well the radio is not exactly an item you change all the time (or ever ideally) so can't really blame them for tucking it away. I had to switch out my SiriusXM antenna and found the location and access to the module fairly easy. The hardest part are the angles required by your body due to the passenger seat location.

You want to yell at an engineer? Find the idiot that located the fill plug for the rear diff... he done screwed up!