1999 Chevy Malibu Stereo Installation Instructions

Chevy attached the Malibu name to one of its most popular muscle cars of the 1960s, the Chevelle. The Malibu name acted as the top trim level available on the Chevelle from 1964 through 1977. From 1978 through 1983, the Malibu name took the place of the Chevelle, as the vehicle underwent a slow and painful death, resulting from strict emission requirements and lackluster late-1970s early-1980s styling. In 1997, Chevrolet revived the Malibu name, but as a mid-sized family car. The 1999 Malibu came standard with an AM-FM audio system and had an optional CD or cassette player available. Installing a stereo in the 1999 Malibu requires a few tools and basic mechanical knowledge.

Instructions

Removal

1

Apply a thin layer of duct tape to the blade end of a flat-head screwdriver to protect the cars interior trim.

2

Pry around the perimeter of the dashboard bezel the trim panel surrounding the radio and climate controls using a flat-head screwdriver to disengage its retaining clips. Pull the bezel off the dashboard.

3

Remove the two radio-retaining screws using a ratchet a 9/32-inch socket. Slide the radio out of the dashboard until you can reach the radios wiring on its rear.

4

Press and hold the unlocking button on the radios wiring harness and pull the harness from the radio with a slight wiggling motion. Pull the antenna wire from the rear of the radio. Remove the radio from the vehicle.

Installation

5

Press the wiring harness into its receptacle until you hear it click into place. Plug the metal end of the antenna wire into its receptacle on the rear of the radio.

6

Slide the radio into the dashboard and tighten the two radio-retaining screws with a ratchet and 9/32-inch socket.

7

Set the dash bezel over the radio and climate-control knobs, lining up the clips on the rear of the bezel with the slots in the dashboard. Press the bezel onto the dashboard to snap all of the retaining clips into place.