Is it worth it to fix the ribbon cable on the stock deck?

[hotrodf1]

Hello all,

My car has 78K miles on it, and the buttons and lights stopped working. Then the faceplate goes half way down and stays there. If I remove the face, the little carrier folds back up into the deck. If I put the face back on, it just folds back out again.

From what I've read it's not too big a deal to replace the ribbon cable. I just wonder what else could go wrong in the future with the motorized mechanism etc..

I have a decent Pioneer deck that could go in instead, but I don't mind the stock one, and already have the connector cable for MP3 players.

Anybody have any insight on whether I should keep the stock deck and fix it? Or will something else fail in the near future and I should just use the Pioneer deck instead?

Any comments would be welcome.
Thanks, Jer

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

did you happen to try the reset button on the faceplate? Just want to make sure before you go through all the trouble.

 

[hotrodf1]

did you happen to try the reset button on the faceplate? Just want to make sure before you go through all the trouble.

No, I haven't. I guess I'm not familiar with doing that. Can you explain or point me to a thread perhaps?

I suppose it would be good to at least try it before I throw money at it.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

on the faceplate you will see a very small (clear) button kinda to the right of the "wheel" (i think) just push that in w/ a paperclip or something while the faceplate is attached to the HU and that should work.

If i had a pic of the faceplate i could circle where it is exactly but i dont. You should see it tho...

 

[hotrodf1]

on the faceplate you will see a very small (clear) button kinda to the right of the "wheel" (i think) just push that in w/ a paperclip or something while the faceplate is attached to the HU and that should work.

If i had a pic of the faceplate i could circle where it is exactly but i dont. You should see it tho...

Okay I'll try it at lunchtime. Not holding my breath however. But we'll see.

Thanks for the info . . .

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

my HU as done this several times and this fixes it. Just tryin to save ya a buck or two Let me know how it works for you.

 

[hotrodf1]

aw crap.

the HU now works, but I can't see anything. No display, but the buttons do work, . . . .for now.

So does this mean ribbon cable faulty?

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

yep, ribbon is done. I havent had to replace one but there are threads by people who have.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

FYI: here's the thread you need to fix it.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123622830&highlight=kdc-919