Can the radio faceplate be removed?
#1
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Can the radio faceplate be removed?
I'm about to embark on a radio change, and the faceplate on the replacement unit is kind of beat up. Is it possible to do a faceplate transplant from my old unit?
#3
Burning Brakes
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Thanks. I actually asked that seller how he did it, but it was done in a separate facility and he didn't know how it was done.
I ended up ordering what turned out to be a defective unit, so experimented and was able to remove the faceplate.
Once all the screws were off, the hard part was getting the knobs off the jog wheel -- they snap off (always a worrying way to remove something).
I ended up ordering what turned out to be a defective unit, so experimented and was able to remove the faceplate.
Once all the screws were off, the hard part was getting the knobs off the jog wheel -- they snap off (always a worrying way to remove something).
#4
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
I received a replacement 4XL2 unit from an refurbisher. First step was to plug it in and see if it functioned -- it did! But the faceplate was extremely gunky, and the jog wheel was scratched. It was pretty easy to remove the CD unit from the faceplate and reattach it to my faceplate. I eventually had swap the rear mounting bracket because the original one was bent. Now its all put back and seems to work so I can listen to my CDs and audio DVDs again! I hope it lasts for a while. I guess I'll hold on to my old CD player in case this one goes out I can perhaps send that one in for refurbishing.
When you work on the radio, you have to disconnect the battery, so there's lots of reprogramming to look forward to -- like the remote, and sometimes the auto-window function. Plus all the presets when there's a new radio unit. And don't forget all the secondary plugs (jog wheel, seat heaters, accessory power, "not an ashtray" light").
When you work on the radio, you have to disconnect the battery, so there's lots of reprogramming to look forward to -- like the remote, and sometimes the auto-window function. Plus all the presets when there's a new radio unit. And don't forget all the secondary plugs (jog wheel, seat heaters, accessory power, "not an ashtray" light").