Moody radio display
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Moody radio display
The other night I started up the Bonny (9:15pm), and glanced at the clock/radio display like I always do. Much to my surprise, it was a series of weird characters... as I looked closer, I saw it did say 9:15 but several of the digital "lines" were missing. A few minutes later, they all popped back on. Is the display going bad?
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Mine would do that occasionally too. I fixed it by putting in an aftermarket CD player.
Not the answer you wanted, I'm guessing... At least you know you're not alone.
Personal Guess: Power spike or surge when staring the vehicle
Not the answer you wanted, I'm guessing... At least you know you're not alone.
Personal Guess: Power spike or surge when staring the vehicle
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Agreed. Bad connection. Sometimes all it involves is pushing on the LCD lightly. See if that helps next time.
Note: It might be tough to apply pressure to the LCD with that protective covering, so just tweek it with your finger, but not too hard
Note: It might be tough to apply pressure to the LCD with that protective covering, so just tweek it with your finger, but not too hard
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Thanks all... kinda what I figured. I plan on replacing the OEM unit (which is cassette... hard to believe they still used that in 1998!) with a CD unit soon, so I'm not too worried about the problem lasting a long time.
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Originally Posted by scottydl
Thanks all... kinda what I figured. I plan on replacing the OEM unit (which is cassette... hard to believe they still used that in 1998!) with a CD unit soon, so I'm not too worried about the problem lasting a long time.
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Originally Posted by acg_ssei
Originally Posted by scottydl
Thanks all... kinda what I figured. I plan on replacing the OEM unit (which is cassette... hard to believe they still used that in 1998!) with a CD unit soon, so I'm not too worried about the problem lasting a long time.
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Originally Posted by glanghus
Fortunately, when I started buying music, CD'* were available
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Originally Posted by scottydl
Anyone know if GM or any other manufacturer offers mp3 capabilities from the factory yet?
Remember AM Stereo? That was supposed to be another Way Cool Thing, for about 45 minutes back in the early 1990s...
As for the dual-media players (CD/cassette), I drove a couple of rental Olds Auroras that had them, so maybe there'* a Pontiac version (i.e. red backlighting) out there somewhere.