2008 2.5S - replace radio and lose warning chime?

[Gatman]

Brand new here. I searched around on the forums a bit, but couldn't find anything that addressed this.

I've had my 2.5s for a little over a year now and have been very happy with it. I made the mistake of buying my wife a new 2009 Town & Country with the dual DVD player (we have 3 kids - two age 3 and one age 5)/GPS/SAT radio/bluetooth monstrosity of a radio that Chrysler has out now (even has a 30gig hard drive and rips CDs to the hard drive for you). I now have stereo envy.

I was over at Crutchfield.com looking for options to sooth my malady. I picked the "outfit my car" option and entered all my specifics. (I currently have the base single-CD AM/FM stereo.) As I drooled over the beautiful 7" screens on the DVD/GPS systems, I noticed a small link on the page that said, "important requirements." Hmm...better check that out.

I click on it, and get a small popup window that says:

Important Requirements:

* You'll lose the factory warning chime if you replace the factory radio. We don't recommend replacing the factory radio.

Well, that's one heck of a bummer. Can anyone confirm this is true? At this point I'd be happy just to get a radio that would handle my bluetooth cell phone (LG AX300) and maybe get me some satellite radio. I am on the phone quite a bit in the car, and I am not confortable using the phone while driving unless I'm using a hands-free speaker phone. Is there a Nissan model radio I can put in that will give me bluetooth functionality? I currently have a bluetooth speakerphone for the visor, but I'm interested in something integrated where I don't have to worry about charging it up (GPS would be fun, but I'll settle for the phone at this point).

Thanks,

Gary

[headhunt3r]

What's the warning chime for? The only warning chime I can think of is the one that goes off if you forget to turn off your headlights, and that stays after you replace the factory stereo..

[Gatman]

The only chimes I can think of that I get are:

1. Headlights on2. When it thinks the key is still inside the car.3. Seatbelt if I don't buckle it after a while.4. I've heard a soft beep whenever one of the dashboard lights comes on for things like distance to empty or oil change is up.

I was hoping someone here that has swapped out a stereo in an '08 might know for sure what, if anything, went away. I might call Crutchfield and ask them if they have any more details now that I think about it.

Thanks,

Gary

[Tommy:]]

I swapped out my stereo and didn't lose the warning chimes. It still beeps when my lights are on and all that.

[headhunt3r]

I've swapped my stereo out already, and the headlight chime is still there, but I've never driven around long enough without a seatbelt buckled to see if there's a chime. I don't recall a chime being there though for the seatbelt regardless. Confirmation anyone?

[Gatman]

I doubled checked - no chime for the seatbelt. I was thinking of my wife's van that has this annoying chime that gets louder and more frequent the longer you drive without a seatbelt.