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Jim, Thanks for the quick follow up. A few minutes after I sent my post of woe, I went back to the trunk. There are a handful of connectors for the phone's ECU, all of which I pulled. Two or three of the pins were heavily corroded, including a black wire pin. Next step, into the drivers seat, powered up the car, turned on the stereo and ... nothing. I scratched my head, wondered if I needed to either ground or 'unground' a wire. Got a bug up my butt, and pulled fuse #15 (radio 2). I'd already checked it yesterday, but hoped it was burnt. No luck. I restored the fuse, turned the car on, and just about blew the doors off the car in the driveway next to me. I now have a perfectly working Nakamichi stereo. All functions, tape, FM/AM, and CD work fine. I suspect pulling the fuse and replacing it reset the 'Mute' status on the head unit. I did not connect any of the male/female clips in the ECU to each other. Just left them hanging. I'll give the lot a proper burial tomorrow. Hopefully this info will help others with a similar issue. Marty from Muggy, boiling, rainy, wonderful Palm Beach, Florida!

I just bought a 97 LS400 with the Nak stereo. The seller told me the audio just dropped dead a few weeks ago. I can cycle through the FM/AM, Cassette, CD, etc and the display shows correct info (track no, or station ID, etc). There is a very faint audio output from the speakers. Is there any chance my amp is fine, but the phone has set the system to mute? If so, how do I confirm this, and what is the remedy? I have the trunk deck pulled back and have easy access to all the phone connections. Please help. I miss having a stereo in the car! Marty from Muggy, boiling, rainy, wonderful Palm Beach, Florida!

Greetings from Palm Beach, Florida. I just purchased and installed two sheepskin seat covers. The factory leather is in perfect condition, and my wife and I get 'salty' on the tennis court. I believe the skins will protect the leather from perspiration but am concerned about using the heated seat switch while the leather is covered. Any advice or opinions would be appreciated.