AM-FM Radio, Stereo

Years 1963–79, 1985–90, 1992–96, 1998–05 Models 14 Factory citations 49

Also described as AM-FM stereo radio, 4 speakersAM/FM Stereo EquipmentRadio-stereoStereo equipmentSpeakers, four (dual front kick panel, dual rear shelf)Speakers, extended range, dual front and dual rearCoaxial front and premium rear speakersSpeakers, four (two rear shelf, one coaxial per door)Premium speaker systemSpeakers (4), 2 rear shelf, 1 coaxial per doorSpeaker system, 4 speakers, dual front coaxial cable, extended range

Also documented for Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac Saturn

Documented applications

Camaro

1968–1969 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, p.31.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, p.46.

Chevelle / El Camino

1968–1972 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle, p.17.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle, p.53.

Corvette (C3)

1968 Confirmed

$278.10; 3,311 built
1969 Factory-verified

$278.10; 4,114 built (price and count: Corvette Black Book)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1969 Chevrolet Corvette, p.87.
1970 Factory-verified

$278.10; 2,462 built (count: Corvette Black Book; a CorvSport extraction showed "U70"; CAC, CorvetteStory, and the GM price schedule confirm U79)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1970 Chevrolet Corvette, p.76.
1971 Factory-verified

$283.00; 3,431 built (price and count: Corvette Black Book)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1971 Chevrolet Corvette, p.98.
1972 Factory-verified

$283.35; 7,189 built (price and count: Corvette Black Book)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, p.98.

Impala / Full-Size

1963–70s (varies) Confirmed

Nova / Chevy II

1969–1970 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1969 Chevrolet Nova, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1970 Chevrolet Nova, p.17.

Beretta — L-body (1987–1996)

1992–1996 Factory-verified

standard in 1994, optional 1995–1996; cavalier-gen3 reads two rear shelf and one coaxial per door; cavalier-gen1 reads coaxial front and premium rear speakers

GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Beretta, p.42.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Beretta, p.41.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Beretta, p.55.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Beretta, p.77.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Beretta, p.48.

Caprice — third generation, B-body (1983–1990)

1985–1990 Factory-verified

extended range sound system

GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.43.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Caprice, p.43.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, p.46.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Caprice, p.68.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Caprice, p.55.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Caprice, p.140.

Cavalier — first generation (1982–1987)

1985–1987 Factory-verified

1985: 2-door models; 1986–1987: RS and Z24 with stereo radios only; the Celebrity doc reads U79 as a premium speaker system

GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.37.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.39.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.38.

Cavalier — third generation (1995–2005)

1998–2005 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet cavalier rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2005 chevrolet cavalier rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.31.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.23.

Celebrity — A-body (1982–1990)

1986–1987 Factory-verified

Included with UX1; 1986–1987 from the weight-page lines that head the code; 1985 and 1988–1990 are not claimed: those years name U79 only inside the UX1 "Includes" text

GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.43.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.43.

Corsica — L-body (1987–1996)

1992–1996 Factory-verified

standard (1994), optional 1995–1996; the 1992–1993 pages give no standard or optional mark (coaxial front in 1996); same description as beretta-gen1

GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Corsica, p.34.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Corsica, p.32.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Corsica, p.44.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Corsica, p.46.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Corsica, p.41.

Impala — sixth generation, B-body (1983–1985)

1985 Factory-verified

listed for the sedan (1BL69)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.43.

Malibu — Fifth generation (1997–2005)

1998–2005 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2002 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2003 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2004 chevrolet classic rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2005 chevrolet classic rpo code list, p.1.

Prizm — third generation (1998–2002)

1998–2002 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2002 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of U79 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.