Value Of Radio?

[LoquetusofBorg]

That looks really good. How to you prevent the film from going where you don't want it (like inside the cup holders). I've seen this process done on TV. I understand how it works, but it looks like quite a bit of skill is involved. Did you do this at home or did you take it to someone to have it done?

Good evening Koda,
Yes I did the work myself and was great fun watching the outcome. first thing is to scrub it down under the faucet with warm water, then sand it with 600 grit while under the faucet then 900-1100 grit paper, let dry. In order to protect the spots you don't want grained you just put blue tape over it then take a razor knife and custom cut the tape in place. Myself like on the lights(half moon oval), then the round small holes completely cover, then cut with the razor around the outer most hole, then tuck the rest of the tape in the hole making sure it is all on the lighted part and not the walls of the hole. The kit came with a tan primer to spray the parts with but that color did not look like cherry it looked more like oak, because it was to light, So I bought a caramel color witch made the cherry just pop to the color you see. I then gave each part three coats of clear coat. I have never done that before, not untill that day. Just take your time and dip it medium slow and it will work great. I also watched several you tube videos till I was confident I could do it. There is more time in prepping then the actual dipping, you can see flaws in mine but to me they were minor and not worth re doing. The cup holders took a long time to cover because it is not even all the way around, you have to put a little on at a time till it looks like it is even all the way around the cup holder, don't forget to paint inside the cup holder very first thing, let dry, then tape it, then spray it to the color of your choice. I think you would enjoy it as I did.
Robert

 

[LoquetusofBorg]

The 'fix' is indeed mounting the two hot power resistors off the board, to prevent the board itself from overheating. It's a kludge, but it works, and that's what the revised version of this board did. The problem is that these two resistors are the culprit, but not the reason that the board stopped working. It stopped working because other components were damaged by the heat - perhaps just desoldered, but could have been worse. So if the board doesn't work, it's too late just to remount these two offenders. What I did about 10 years ago was to purchase a replacement board from Pioneer for about $100. Came as a part of a three-board kit. Don't know if they still have those.

I like the stock radios because of the large buttons on it, but unless you are restoring it to original factory look, your 100 buck are better spent some where else. Don't get me wrong, if I had a 100 to spare I would definitely fix one to stick back in my rig in case something happened but I will just see if I can revive the one in there to keep as a spare.
Robert