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Jersey Tahoe LT

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OK. I just got into my truck last night and noticed that I only have 1 maybe 2 lights left working on the radio. I can only see the Volume and recal button. And the Green display. Does it sound like I have a short or a bad wire connection. The CD player also skips once in a while. Even if I am parked and it is a clean CD. It is the tape H.U. and seperate CD player. And also last night the Rear blinker Bulb on the passenger side burned out as well. They really aren't in relation to each other are they? I would like to find out though since I like to be able to see my radio. Oh and the bulb for the 2, 6 and Auto Tune presets has been burned out since I bought the truck. I plan on getting a new head Unit so It isn't major but would like get it working if I could. Thanks in advance.

 

Later,

Brandon

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sdtahoe

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My factory deck in my '95 had about 1/2 the lights out when I bought it. I have heard of others having problems with theirs too, not sure of a fix though. I think it is just the lights burning out. I took mine out and put in a Pioneer cd player within a week of buying the tahoe.

 

Doubt if your blinker is related to the radio lights.

satch Enthusiast

satch

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this is common for these radios and the lamps solder in so you need to be able to solder and take care in taking the faceplate off of the radio or else you can crack the board as well as screw up a couple of wiring harnesses...the part# for the lamps is 16005999....there are about 8 or 10 lamps in the radio for backlighting...

if you want me to do it or you need advice, email me...satch@#carolina.rr.com :confused:

satch Enthusiast

satch

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ok its me again....

that part # i gave you was wrong...i kept looking at the # and it just didn't seem correct so i consulted the service manual and the correct # is 16189302..

sorry for the misinformation....

Jersey Tahoe LT Enthusiast

Jersey Tahoe LT

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It's all good. Yea I am pretty handy with the Soldeing Iron. Many years of R/C cars and electronic classes. Thanks for the part #. Where can I go to get the bulbs? I do plan on getting a new radio but not for a few months. And yea I didn't really think it could be related to the blinker. Just coinsidence. Thanks Guys.

 

Later,

Brandon

satch Enthusiast

satch

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i would call up my dealer and ask who does their radio repair work then contact them....and you're correct, the radio lamps are seperate from the tail lights...

later

gary

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TominKY

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Satch,

 

I am resurrecting this post even though it has been over a year in the hopes that I can get my stereo lights to function again...

 

Were you actually able to get your hands on a set of these bulbs? I called my local GM parts guy, and the part number you supplied (16189302) did not give him a hit. He went on to say that they send their radios out of state to be exchanged for a refurb'ed unit - costs about $125. The local car stereo repair shop has seen a lot of these, but he claims that you have to replace the entire circuit board at (surprise) a cost of $125. If I have to spend that much, I will just $h1tcan the stock unit and install an aftermarket stereo.

 

If you have a source for these bulbs, I would greatly appreciate it!

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

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dr9672723

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It used to be when you saw a car burning out bulbs like crazy, you would look for high voltage in the charging system, like a bad voltage regulator. I dont suppose you would have this problem these days without seeing a warning light on (hey- maybe it's burned out too!). Sorry, I'm being a smart*ss. Good luck.

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Ivan 98 Z71

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It used to be when you saw a car burning out bulbs like crazy, you would look for high voltage in the charging system, like a bad voltage regulator.  I dont suppose you would have this problem these days without seeing a warning light on (hey- maybe it's burned out too!).  Sorry, I'm being a smart*ss.  Good luck.

 

 

 

Scrap the stock set up and go with the pioneer! I got the Pioneer DEH-77 (I think) 1.5 DIN and love it. I got rid of the Slave CD and put a compartment in its place, man, could not be any nicer! The Pioneer is $200, the compartment was $20, and the wiring harness was $15. I sold my, the slave CD for $90, and the cable that connects the two for $15 so it was a net of $130 out of pocket for a much better set up and having the compartment where the CD player was is sweet. If you are interested in doing this you will have to use the top cover from your existing stock radio because it has the rails on it, that was the only snag is there was not an installation kit out there for this set up. It was pretty easy though. If your interested in the installation details email me @ [email protected]

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TominKY

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There are 2 different bulbs in the radio, they are not hard to replace.  I will have to find a backup disc on my harddrive and pull the info from there.  I will post the info and part numbers in a few days.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the replies!

 

McCrey, I'm looking forward to hearing back from you with the details. Part numbers would really help. I don't think I have a voltage problem - new alternator recently, and no other symptoms. I think this is a fairly common problem on these radios.

 

Tom

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TominKY

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I found this site for a company that repairs the Delco/Bose radios in Corvettes. They sell the bulbs for $2.00 each. I'm pretty sure it is the same bulb/procedure. They sell the bulbs by themselves - the other places that I found on the web would not sell the bulbs, and wanted $85 to do the repair.

 

http://www.corvetteradios.com/Page7.html

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Koinz Enthusiast

Koinz

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I found this site for a company that repairs the Delco/Bose radios in Corvettes. They sell the bulbs for $2.00 each. I'm pretty sure it is the same bulb/procedure. They sell the bulbs by themselves - the other places that I found on the web would not sell the bulbs, and wanted $85 to do the repair.

 

http://www.corvetteradios.com/Page7.html

 

 

TominKY,

 

Did you try out these bulbs. Thinking of doing this to my radio.

Koinz Enthusiast

Koinz

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I found this site for a company that repairs the Delco/Bose radios in Corvettes. They sell the bulbs for $2.00 each. I'm pretty sure it is the same bulb/procedure. They sell the bulbs by themselves - the other places that I found on the web would not sell the bulbs, and wanted $85 to do the repair.

 

http://www.corvetteradios.com/Page7.html

 

 

TominKY,

 

Did you try out these bulbs. Thinking of doing this to my radio.

 

 

Got the bulbs from Corvetteradios, soldered them in. Took me about 2 hours. $22.00 Total. There not LED's, so I don't how long they'll last, but they are different from the originals.

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