Lights on the Radio do not always light up?
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Lights on the Radio do not always light up?
I am a stickler about the buttons lighting up in my car .. I just changed the bulbs out on the a/c system of my non nav 2001 CL-s. The lights on the radio are going dim/off at night when i turn the lights on and when i whack it it comes to full lighting but then will go back off a min later.. It has been happening for like a week but after a good whack the radio knew who the boss was and all the lights stayed on , now its not responding to the whacks and when it does come on it will just come off in a min or soo. The bulbs on the radio are not like the a/c unit , I think it iss all 1 light inside the radio.
Is there anyway to put new light / bulb in there or is there a fix for it?
If there is a way to replace the light / bulb can u let me know how?
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Is there anyway to put new light / bulb in there or is there a fix for it?
If there is a way to replace the light / bulb can u let me know how?
Thanks!
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So i guess im gonna have to live with no radio lights then...???
So noone has ever had there radio lights go out or replaced there radio lights?
I dont want to replace my radio there has to be something that i can replace to make all the lights work again instead of replacing the whole radio!?!?
So noone has ever had there radio lights go out or replaced there radio lights?
I dont want to replace my radio there has to be something that i can replace to make all the lights work again instead of replacing the whole radio!?!?
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On the ACURA OEM site the radio is 1 peice..
On the acuraoem site that has ALL the parts and diagrams of everything the radio is one peice there is no bulbs like there is on the a/c unit!
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yeah, the OEM radio does have a "faceplate" of sorts that you remove and all the bulbs are there on the circuit board. It'll probably take a good hour or two to get everything taken apart, replaced and put back together.
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Here is the DIY for the LED's..
https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-cl-2001-2003-50/diy-radio-led-conversion-485288/
I dont wanaa add led's or get into soddering anything, I just want it to light up , does anyone know where I can get the stock bulbs all-ready sodered ready to just pop in like the climate controll bulbs?
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I am pretty sure this is the bul, this is how the back of the climate contoll samll bulbs looked except they were round and these ar retangle / square.
Does anyone know here I can buy these bulbs?
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They wont just pop in. They are part of the circuit board.
You still have your stock radio?
You still have your stock radio?
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with replacing the radio lights youre going to have to soderat one point since the bulbs are part of the circuit board. You can get the bulbs at a radioshack or similar store though.
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Yes I do have the stock radio.
I thought the bulbs on the radio where like the bulbs on the ac unit where u can just screw the old one out and the new one in.
That really sucks if im gonna have to start soldering bulbs on might just be better off getting a oem head unit on e-bay and just switching out the whole cercuit board or the whole radio is it comes with the code.
So u guys ARE SURE the bulbs are sodered on and not like the AC bulbs where u can screw the old out and new in!
I thought the bulbs on the radio where like the bulbs on the ac unit where u can just screw the old one out and the new one in.
That really sucks if im gonna have to start soldering bulbs on might just be better off getting a oem head unit on e-bay and just switching out the whole cercuit board or the whole radio is it comes with the code.
So u guys ARE SURE the bulbs are sodered on and not like the AC bulbs where u can screw the old out and new in!
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They are 100% soldered to the circuit board. Id sell you mine but I like to keep all my stock parts for when I decide to sell the car.
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So i guess im gonna have to live with no radio lights then...???
So noone has ever had there radio lights go out or replaced there radio lights?
I dont want to replace my radio there has to be something that i can replace to make all the lights work again instead of replacing the whole radio!?!?
So noone has ever had there radio lights go out or replaced there radio lights?
I dont want to replace my radio there has to be something that i can replace to make all the lights work again instead of replacing the whole radio!?!?
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When im sitting at work all day 6 hours seems like a eternity!
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Ok...
I dont think that the bulbs are burnt out becuz when the headlights are off the radio light works and when I turn the headlights on the radio lights shut off..WTF?
If its not the bulbs cuz they work when the HL are off what can it be?
I hate not seeing the radio or stations at night drives me CRAZY!
I dont think that the bulbs are burnt out becuz when the headlights are off the radio light works and when I turn the headlights on the radio lights shut off..WTF?
If its not the bulbs cuz they work when the HL are off what can it be?
I hate not seeing the radio or stations at night drives me CRAZY!
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If i just bough a cheap used radio and just used that circuit board and oly the ciruit board (so i would no have a new radio code i think) ..Do u think that would work?
I found some radios for the 01 cl with broken CD players for like $20-$30 .
What do u guys think? would that get it working or is it a waste of time and money to try that!?!
I found some radios for the 01 cl with broken CD players for like $20-$30 .
What do u guys think? would that get it working or is it a waste of time and money to try that!?!
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I dont think that the bulbs are burnt out becuz when the headlights are off the radio light works and when I turn the headlights on the radio lights shut off..WTF?
If its not the bulbs cuz they work when the HL are off what can it be?
I hate not seeing the radio or stations at night drives me CRAZY!
I dont think that the bulbs are burnt out becuz when the headlights are off the radio light works and when I turn the headlights on the radio lights shut off..WTF?
If its not the bulbs cuz they work when the HL are off what can it be?
I hate not seeing the radio or stations at night drives me CRAZY!
I haven't got to experiment with it much, but before starting the car try different combinations of having your lights turned on and radio off, lights turned off and radio on, etc. That seems to do something on mine.
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I have the exact same thing going on...just started but it's not constant. It's like every few days it will happen.
I haven't got to experiment with it much, but before starting the car try different combinations of having your lights turned on and radio off, lights turned off and radio on, etc. That seems to do something on mine.
I haven't got to experiment with it much, but before starting the car try different combinations of having your lights turned on and radio off, lights turned off and radio on, etc. That seems to do something on mine.
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Is it that big of a deal really?? I mean i am particular bout things but i have alot bigger things to worry about. You better be lucky that it isnt a part that you have to have to get the car running that really cost money to repair. Be happy with what you got. Im sure you will find a solution sometime. Good luck.
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Is it that big of a deal really?? I mean i am particular bout things but i have alot bigger things to worry about. You better be lucky that it isnt a part that you have to have to get the car running that really cost money to repair. Be happy with what you got. Im sure you will find a solution sometime. Good luck.
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If i just bough a cheap used radio and just used that circuit board and oly the ciruit board (so i would no have a new radio code i think) ..Do u think that would work?
I found some radios for the 01 cl with broken CD players for like $20-$30 .
What do u guys think? would that get it working or is it a waste of time and money to try that!?!
I found some radios for the 01 cl with broken CD players for like $20-$30 .
What do u guys think? would that get it working or is it a waste of time and money to try that!?!
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I feel your pain man im the same way with my CL, jus makin light of the situation.If the radio doenst even light up, hellllllnooo! I pay both my arm and both my legs for mine!! I would go with finding another unit online or from the junkyards
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i found a few units that have Jammed cd playes for 20-30$$ I dont need the whole radio just the board that the bulbs are sodered on so i dont have to memorize a new code !
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Well I ate all the costs for shipping in an effort to be a good seller because either UPS broke it during shipping or the other guy broke it.
I got screwed twice in selling the head unit but I was trying my best to cool with you.
Now I thought you were trying to sell it for some money and I was going to be pissed off.
And since I never got the head unit back I had no way of verifying it's condition.
Wasn't sure if you were trying to trick me or something.
I got screwed twice in selling the head unit but I was trying my best to cool with you.
Now I thought you were trying to sell it for some money and I was going to be pissed off.
And since I never got the head unit back I had no way of verifying it's condition.
Wasn't sure if you were trying to trick me or something.
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So I guess I am not getting a radio from u guys?
I paypal shipping to someone if they wanna ship one to me!
I paypal shipping to someone if they wanna ship one to me!