Dash Culpepper

Got update today and it plays MP3's but they will not play from the changer.

'06 Quicksilver Z06

What is your VIN range? Or better yet VIN number replacing the last 3 digits with X's

When was the car manufactured? Should be on the inside door sticker.

Steve Germany

I'd be proud of GM if they required the changer to be able decode MP3s but I'm afraid that they did not determine that it was in their best interest.

C8-Vette

Mine(Vin2387) was delivered 1 week later. I guess ther is hope!

Minkster

VIN is 104251, sticker on door says 9/04, emission tag that was on window sticker says 9/28/04. However, I had the radio part number checked at my local dealer, and it is not the one specified in the bulletin, so he won't touch it. Called GM customer service and they researched the car and NAV unit, called back and said that the radio I have didn't play MP3s so there was nothing they could do . SOL

Corvette Junkie

I ordered the disks. I finally got the nerve to try the install today. All went smoothly. My C6 was built mid-December 04 VIN 11987.

Vette Trash

Hmmmm..... We noticed static too with our FM stations, but thought it was cause we live in the "sticks"...... (funny that the same stations in our Silverado sounded great.) Thanks for the info. I think I'll call our dealer tomorrow, play "dumb" and see what they say. Truth be known, though, I'd hate for them to come near the car. Who knows what else might not work after they have at it. (not to mention all the greasy fingerprints that'll be EVERYWHERE!) Reading the bulletin, the upgrade procedure seems rather complicated for someone who doesn't do this on a daily basis.... I'd hate to be buying a new navigation system.... try explaining that one......

MTM2005C6

Ordered the disks from the local dealer ($17), threw caution to the wind and following the directions on the TSB (posted in this thread) I performed the upgrade.

The static is gone.
The CD now plays MP3s!

PRAISE THE LORD!

rwpatte

My local dealer didn't. He is ordering it and calling me when its in. I still don't know if it will work. It depend on the P/N of the unit.

Minkster

Do you know the part number of your radio ??? If I could find out if this CD will fix the MP3 problem on other than the part number listed in the bulletin, I may do the same thing.

'06 Quicksilver Z06

Well after making an appointment this past Thursday, II was all set to go today from the dealer I purchased my car through. Made arrangements but because the roads are not in the best of shape, decided to call my "local" dealer on that same Thursday too. My "local" dealer is about 5 miles away, my purchasing dealer about 30 miles away.

My purchasing dealer's tech guys, put me on hold for what seemed like forever, then came back on and said they could do it. But because the roads are not the best, I had decided to try my "local" dealer too.

The tech said that he couldn't do it because they would have to order the disks, which he did while he had me on hold and checking the numbers I gave him from this thread. This was Thursday. He told to check back some time this week due to the holiday.

Well today,just to be sure, and to avoid the long trip to my purchasing dealer, I decided to call the local guys to see if their disks had come in yet. The answer was no. Check back tomorrow.

So I called my dealer, to tell them that I was on my way out to keep my appointment today and asked "just out of curiosity, you guys do have the disks don't you?"

Their reply: "Oh we can just do that with the Tech 2. We don't need the disks. Come on out, we'll be here and it shouldn't take more than a few minutes"

Since it went contrary to what I had heard before, I decided to call the local guy. His response: "No it cannot be done with the Tech 2. The file is too big."

Saved me a trip.

abrimberry

Right Click Link, Select "Save Target As..."
~10MB Download, ISO Version
ISO:
Unzip archive
Write the 2 ISO images to 2 CDs
Follow instructions in the text file

~10MB Download, Individual Files Version
Unzip archive
Write the contents of each folder to a CD (2), drill down into the folder and just write the files.

Per instructions: Turn the ignition "on" with the engine "off" by holding the ignition switch in "ACC" mode for at least 10 seconds, so your unit doesn't shut off during install

If you don't know how to write ISO images to CD, search google.com.
You will need a program that can convert and write an ISO image to CD.
ISO Converter and Burner

Might try extracting files and just writing them to CD:
ISO Extractor

Performed upgrade on VIN 101586 (Sept. 2004). See picture below.

Click thumbnail to view larger image:

kanvas

I added an aftermarket xmdirect module to my nav. Had to jump some wires in the harness. I recall two. Will this upgrade damage my nav unit?
Vin 12811 build date 1/03/05.

abrimberry

I have that same upgrade. No problems, yet! Thanks.

avvetteguy

Used your download and text file and it worked perfectly. Thanks!

Minkster

What ISO converter program did you use, or can you just burn to a CD as a "Data" file?

BIG Dave

Worked great! Thank you very much! I actually went to the dealer today with a copy of the service bulletin to get this done and was given the runaround. I was told that I am not allowed to perform self-diagnosis on my vehicle, that a trained GM Mechanic needs to do that. So I would need to schedule an appointment and have the trained GM Mechanic diagnose the problem. Then the correct upgrade would be performed by using the Tech2. I was told they do not use CD's to perform upgrades. I politely told him "no thank you" and left without scheduling an appointment.

Just for clarification, I used Roxio Easy CD Creator to write the ISO files to CD:

1. After downloading and unzipping, I right-clicked on "Disk 1"
2. Selected "Open With..."
3. Selected "Roxio Easy CD Creator"
4. Made sure "Disk-At-Once" was selected in the bottom right
5. Clicked on "Start Recording"
6. Repeat for "Disk 2"

After that I printed off the Text file, followed the directions, and now she reads mp3's like a charm! Thanks again!

abrimberry

http://www.magiciso.com/

You can't burn the ISO file directly to CD and it work. You might be able to find an ISO extractor and then write those files directly to CD, just haven't tried it with these CDs. Thanks.

Searched Google with "iso extractor", found link below. Trial version extracted the files. ISO Extractor

Minkster

OK, DO you know the part # of your NAV radio? I don't want to take a chance on frying mine.

Minkster

I just downloaded an ISO utility for XP serv pac 2 amd will try it. Thanks.