classicLS Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Fixing up my late-grandmother's old 1990 LS400. The radio is flaky and often does not turn on. I have found on eBay some radios from 93 and 94 that appear the same (both are Pioneer). Are they electrically compatible? Can I buy a 1994 and plug-and-play with my 1990 LS? I understand I cannot put a Nakamichi radio in it, right? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exhaustgases Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Okay the parts book shows this for a 90 8612050010 and the 94 only listed the same first 5 digits, 86120. The 90 showed that it was available for a cool $2078. but didn't list it available for the 94 so I don't know what that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELSI0R Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 A 1993-1994 Pioneer stereo can be compatible with the 1990-1992 units, depending on options. Note that 1990-1994 stereos with CD changers have 3 connectors, while those without only have 2 connectors. Also, the 1993-1994 has an extra security light, as well as a different configuration of what each button can do (FF, Rew, Program, etc), but I'm not sure how much this alters the stereo's function. I created an album on Imgur to help identify all of the differences. The Nakamichi radio will definitely not work without changing out other audio components first, including connectors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exhaustgases Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thank you Celsior, it may work, maybe he will try it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicLS Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thanks for the album. It helps me compare connectors. I think they do look like the same 3 connectors, so I may give it a shot. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exhaustgases Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Just make sure you come back here and let us know how it all worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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