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Originally Posted by secondchance
Lance,
Would you mind taking a pic and posting when you take the face plate off of the head unit?
I have a headunit out of my 94 (black face plate) and would like to replace one burnt out bulb on the left side of the display. Would be easier if I nknew what I was getting into.
Also, if you can wait 'till our next WAZOO event at Mt. Vernon I'll be happy to replace the head unit (done that a few times in the last 21 years) and perhaps reassemble your old unit w/ a new face plate.
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The old unit with the new faceplate incorrectly on it is in the console now but not functioning as I don't have the pins in right. I probably screwed it up so decided to buy a good used bose head for a 91 and hopefully have that coming. When it gets here I'll pull the trim then unscrew the radio screws and reach over and hopefully free enough wire harness to pull the radio forward enough to reach behind and unclip the connectors and pull the unit out. When I do that I'll probably just put the new/used one in and hopefully that will be that but when I have the one I tried to put the face plate on out I'll put it on the table and open it up and photo it then. I think to get those two many little pin connectors which are not mounted but float on you have to remove some of the metal radio head case, attach them to the head then put the case back on and the face on the front of that. However, I won't know until I get it out which will be a couple weeks maybe. It may be salvagable since the pins can be straightened and if I line them up and mate them properly the rest should not be damaged but there are some bulbs under there I noticed and I'm afraid I might have damaged them. Regardless, it does not work from the control face where the buttons are when the pins aren't properly in place because that's how the action gets communicated to the head I believe.
I have seen one note that says I may have to take the hvac control unit just above it out to get access to the connections if they are stuck on the frame....but I don't think they were....will see. New used unit headed my way and should be here by 28th. Will tackle it then.
Thanks for the offer. Let's see how my current plan works and if I get it out I'll open it up and photo it and post it.
Lance