cel Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 The radio back lighting was out when i got the car. i can see display fine during the day, but impossible to tell during the night. any quick fix for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Alright, you have some options, you can buy your LCD screen and install it the unit yourself but you need good soldering skills, or you can send your unit to a shop for it to be fixed, or go to the dealer and have them reinstall a remanufactured unit. But i can tell you how to remove the unit, first you need to lift hte center console trim releasing clamp. ( the wood along the shifter) then if you want, move the shifter into L position, and reach under the ashtray and pull forward realeasing hte clips, now you should be able to see the bottom of the radio unit. Now put your two air vents above the climate control facing down and pull it forward, and disconnect the emergency flasher. Now remove the four screws that are at the top of the a/c unit and bottom of hte radio unit. disconnect all wires and your radio unit should be out, and you can send it to a shop that specializes in fixing dealership lcds. heres a site that can do it. http://www.mikadotech.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cel Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 Thanks for the reply. Where can i get a LCD screen? Couldn't i just replace the bulbs for the back lighting inside the radio unit? Thanks again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VMF Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 yeah the problem is the bulbs, not the display, i dont know any1 with genII who gor probs with LCD, at least not yet:) there has been an article about DYI fix for this problem but i beleive it is lost. one of the members has it saved locally but i forgot who:( sorry. migirdech, the post that you showed is for the lights in the dashboard, not the lights in the climate control or audio head unit. they have tiny LEDs, not bulbs and they are pretty hard to replace yourself. i got 2 of em burned myself on one of the buttons but i dont bother changing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cel Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 mmm... I think I will try to replace the lights on my own. LCD display is fine, just the back lighting is out. Thanks for all the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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