[MR2] No display on 3-in-1 stereo

[Jon Sturgeon]

So I was hoping to either find a bad solder joint near the display or to 
swap over the front plate from a spare 3-in-1 unit that I have sitting on 
the shelf (the display works on that one, but there's no sound on most of 
the speakers).  However, when I got the covers off them both, they are 
totally different inside.  I guess the design was changed at some point.

So...does anybody have a 3-in-1 "premium" OEM stereo available for sale? 
Non-working is OK, as long as I can swap out various circuit boards with 
mine.  Here's what I'm looking for: 
http://www.turbomr2.com/MR2/HowTo/CDFix/MR2CenterDash.jpg

Thanks!
Jon


Jon Sturgeon wrote:
> It is not the bulbs, the display is completely black.  Everything
> else works on the stereo, including the illumination when I turn on
> the parking lights.
> I suspect it is just a solder joint gone bad somewhere inside.  If I
> find time at the weekend I'll take it out and see if I can find
> anything obvious.
> Jon
>
> bob-schultz at comcast.net wrote:
>> Is the screen completely black or does it just not light up?
>>
>> I replaced the LCD screen in a 97 ES300 because the heat caused the
>> gook inside to fail and it was nothing but a black screen.
>> The part was a bit pricey on ebay but it was a joke to replace.
>>
>> If it does not light up, well I have had a bunch of luck with
>> replacing bulbs with units from radio shack... the problem is they
>> have a limited selection so you might have to go on line and wait for
>> the parts to come in. I am pretty sure they are sodered in..
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Donald Chalfant" <dkchal at datasync.com>
>> To: cars at noegruts.com, mr2 at mr2.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 8:26:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada
>> Eastern Subject: Re: [MR2] No display on 3-in-1 stereo
>>
>> Just like mine. It quit about three years ago. The 92 still works
>> fine. . I just have my better half control the thing. She has a sixth
>> sense of what's on the display. ----- Original Message -----
>> From: cars at noegruts.com
>> To: mr2 at mr2.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 6:33 PM
>> Subject: [MR2] No display on 3-in-1 stereo
>>
>>
>> The display on my 3-in-1 "premium" stereo in my 93T no longer
>> appears. Everything else appears to work fine, just no display. A
>> few searches didn't turn much up.
>>
>> Anybody else had this problem before I go opening it up?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jon
>>
>>
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