Thanks for your reply and the welcome, Joatmon! I had read many of your helpful comments in other posts and was hoping you would have some insight. It wasn't what I had wanted to hear, but I'm very thankful for your knowledge. For now I guess I'll try to solder in new lamps to my old stereo and perh...

So after doing some more reading in these threads, I'm wondering if the issue is due to compatibility with the true GM stereo I bought and the "fake GM" Vibe. It looks the same as my old Vibe stereo, but it came out of a Grand Am that actually has the theftlock programming built in. But I ...

Hello, all. A while back the stereo on my 2004 AWD lost all the backlights on its display (a problem I'm sure you're all familiar with) so I have been on the lookout for a replacement head unit. I was hoping to find a OEM model from a few years prior to mine that had a tape deck as well as a CD play...