This video covers repairing a bad display on a GM stereo due to the bulb burning out. To test if this is your problem, shine a flashlight on the display while the stereo is on, if you can see the display then the bulb is burned out.
The factory bulb is quite expensive, this alternative method costs less than $2 and can be done with basic tools. There is relatively little editing to the video, the repair can be performed in about the same time as this video runs, less than 10 minutes.
The video is pre-narration, I wanted to post it up to help motivate myself to finish the narration portion.
Any comments are welcome, and thank you to Lou Dias for sending me his stereo for the repair.
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Very nice post. Quick question...When you put the new bulb in it brown base thing....what did you do with the two long pigtails that you threaded through the bottom? Cut them off? Thanks!
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Xanth Member
Posts: 6886 From: Massachusetts Registered: May 2006
What you can do with the long tails is wrap them around the terminals on the base. Kind of hard to see in the video, but I looped the legs around the upper terminals (the ones the original bulb was soldered to) several times then put a drop of solder on them to hold. The solder is not even necessary for the bulb to work, I just used it to hold the wires better in place.
By looping it around the metal terminals you guarantee the bulb will be making contact with the circuit board, and if you are not familiar with or don't have the soldering tools you don't need to solder at all. You want to trim off the excess so there is no wire sticking above the surface of the holder, don't want to have a short against the chassis.
I will make sure to include that info in the narration, i may be able to finish it tomorrow.
[This message has been edited by Xanth (edited 12-06-2007).]
