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Heres a good one...Not even 30,000 Miles on my 2006 Vibe and the Radio Display (LCD) is half burnt out. It happened 2 days ago and yes it has a antenna relay installed for the sirius, however that shouldnt matter because all that does is amplify the signal strength.You would figure with the ever growing technology of the L.E.D light, Delphi would not be using old school bulbs in their stereos. Anyways, has anyone else had this issue, and did the dealer give you any static over this issue? The stereo is one of the Delphi/Delco standard CD Players attached to the sun and sound package.

my 1/3 went out on the left side out of warranty. your warranty will cover it.for me i have to open it and solder new bulbs in.

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »my 1/3 went out on the left side out of warranty. your warranty will cover it.for me i have to open it and solder new bulbs in.Wow....I was going to use it as an excuse to install a new radio, but i guess when the car hits 60,000 miles and it happens again i will do it then

Very common with Vibe radios. Mine did the same(left 1/3) just out of warranty. If you get in a '66 Chevy I bet the radio still lights up with a million miles on it. Original engine too.

I also have a stereo from an 84 Cadillac Eldorado (symphony Sound Series) the Amber LED Display and Tape Deck Still works

Time to go AFTERMARKET.... check out the Tech& DIY info for my install tutorial to see how easy it can be...!!

well of course the old stuff still works, they were actually made decently. the new stuff is made so fast and cheap it all dies at 36,001 miles

cars from the 60's and 70's rusted. A lot. New cars still rust, but not like the old days. My radio is still fine at 160K miles

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »cars from the 60's and 70's rusted. A lot. New cars still rust, but not like the old days. My radio is still fine at 160K miles I was personally referring to more electronics cuz yeah cars rusted a ton back then!!

thats cause back then everything was sheet metal and stuff..now adays it's either stainless steel or plastic..lol...but i had a similar problem with the stock radio in my sunfire..so i just bought an aftermarket one..easiest way to go..cause to repair the radio is probably like $150 or so..might aswell spend the extra $50 and get a decent aftermarket one

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »my 1/3 went out on the left side out of warranty. your warranty will cover it.for me i have to open it and solder new bulbs in. So, it's not LED illumination in there? Huh... The center 1/3 on my display is out. Makes it kinda difficult to read the display during the day.

nope no led's in this radio sweet old bulbs soldered directed to the board. wave - he is under warranty....its free...why not get it fixed

finally, after 4 weeks the radio was replaced, if this happens again, i think i will replace it with something a little sweeter...

Our '05 GT left third went out also. Dealer replaced right before the warrenty ended. I was already planning an aftermarket upgrade but wanted the original fixed just to have it right.

I cant believe i am seeing this discussion...my stock CD changer better light up until the car passes 100,000 miles...thats just unacceptable.....

dude its electronics and bulbs...they dont last long and can break easy with out warning ahhh job security

Is your tutorial regarding radio that had display bulb burnt out still available? i could not find it in the Tech & DIY forum

Quote, originally posted by craigernd »Is your tutorial regarding radio that had display bulb burnt out still available? i could not find it in the Tech & DIY forumme, I'm cheap, and I actually like the stock head unit, so I just replaced the bulbsbut since you replied to Sublimewind, I guess you were looking for Sublimewinds, Head unit install tutorial

thanks for the info and lead to the excellent breakdown of whats involved with the repair