I don't think so. There was nothing special I had to do with my aftermarket stereo to make it work just fine out of the box. It might be worth your while to go aftermarket and gain bluetooth ability if you have music on your phone. But to each their own for personal preference. I like Crutchfield.com for piecing kits together. Generally have the best price, and thier online chat people are great.

 

If you get a used OEM radio, it will need to be programmed by the dealer or shop with the necessary equipment. Typically, it is best to go aftermarket unless you really want to keep it stock.

There are sites that will sell you used OEM radios and I think they can pre-program them before shipping them out to you.

http://www.oemradios.com/gm_radios.php

 

With all the aftermarket radios out their you can get them now so they just drop in the same as a oem. No muss no fuss

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At this point, I've decided to just get an aftermarket radio. Nothing fancy, just as long as it has a USB port (for plugging in a phone and USB flash drive with MP3s) and Bluetooth streaming, which I think about 90% of aftermarket radios can do. I am going to look for one that does support the basic audio controls at least (volume and audio selection buttons)... don't really care if the Phone or OnStar function works or not (I don't have an OnStar subscription anyway and don't really use the Bluetooth for the phone...)

Screen on mine finally burned out completely, so it's time to "upgrade" I guess.

 

I think a wise decision. You might want to consider getting one that retains the steering wheel controls if you have them.

 

Yeah, I'm going to do that (I just added that comment to my previous post).