03 Radio Re-install

03 Radio Re-install

I just had to re-install the stock radio in my 03 CE (CD and Casstte Combo). I plugged in it (ant, and 2 plugs), and nothing happened. The display doesn't lit up neither do any of the buttons work. I inserted a cd, and it started playing though I could not control the volume or work the buttons. The player did not get dropped or get wet.

where was the radio stored? If it was stored in a dusty environment, then the two ribbon cables (the right one to be exact) inside the radio need to be cleaned, that is the one that controls all that....

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Stored in bedroom closet first ( dry, no dust); then in a box (wrapped with t-shirts) for the last 6 months.

If u use the dimmer switch, do the radio lights respond to that or do they stay on the same intensity all the time?

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Nay, when I use the dimmer, no change at all.

Ok that means that the right ribbon harness (inside the radio) is kaputt, when I was changing the LED color on my radio, and not plugging in the right ribbon harness to the circuit board that what ur describing happened.... now if u feel comfy with taking the radio apart do it and make sure that the ribbon harness didnt come unplugged...

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