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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 01:30 AM
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Default Bonneville radio

This is a copy of a post I submitted in the Audio section of the forum:
just picked up a 99 Bonneville I bought off of ebay and the radio has no display. Does anyone have an oem cd/am/fm that looks like the one below. It has to have steering wheel capablity (or do they all?, I mean are there several different models that look like the one below?) And do all Pontiac (95-99) have the red display like a Bonneville?.
To see what my radio looks like, go to this one on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=38655&rd=1
Thanks for your help.
P.*. I also need a power antenna.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 09:03 AM
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They're compatible. Might be a lcd blow from the display. I remeber with my 97 that when I 1st cut the radio on it would display just fine, after an 1hr or so the radio would read in greek or something. I figured that it was going out anyway. Maybe yours completly went out. I don't think the that your car really matters.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 10:35 AM
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Power antenna available in the 'For Sale or Trade' forum. Good price.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 01:03 PM
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Radio needs a new 12V display bulb. Take the front of the radio off and you will see it.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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hye not to do the mods jobs but try not to make multiple posts on the same topic at the same time...
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 05:56 PM
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Ok, I went to the salvage yard at lunch, pulled a am/fm cassette out of a 95 bonne, got the bulb out of the radio, and two equalizer knobbies,(mine was missing two), and a power attenna from a 98 Lesabre ($20.00). I will put the bulb in tonight and will let you know. I take it the bulb simply backlights the display? Who'd of thunk it.
You guys are great, thanks for the help. (even if it doesn't work).
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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Hey guys, thanks for the help, got the bulb like fuddyduddy121 said, and now I have time and stations on the radio! And I thought I was going to have to buy a different radio.
Put the power antenna in and it works great too.
Thanks again.
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 06:02 PM
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Wee are here for ya pal
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