OEM radio lamp replacement
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Yes, I Tried But.....
.....looked great for a few minutes and then all burned out. (After I spent $40) Even then, it didn't change all bulbs as some were hard wired into board or inside LED display. Finally pulled unit out and repalced with after market double DIN unit; Kenwood DNX-7100 and very pleased I did.
.....looked great for a few minutes and then all burned out. (After I spent $40) Even then, it didn't change all bulbs as some were hard wired into board or inside LED display. Finally pulled unit out and repalced with after market double DIN unit; Kenwood DNX-7100 and very pleased I did.
It is possible but too much trouble. After removing the radio and the front plate (which is attached so as not to be removed, but possible), you must ID the light, find (good luck) the right size bulb and in the right shade of green, and solder the light to its power source.
Or just go buy a new stereo....
Or just go buy a new stereo....
94SRUNNER
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lantzalot, ditch it and go with a Toyota factory unti via eBay. There are lots of good write-ups on the subject and it is a fairly striaght forward fix. Plus, there are lots of options out there if you stick with factory.
However I did talk to Cruiser Dan awhile back on the phone, while ordering blulbs for various dash switches and buttons. He said you could take it to a place that repairs factory stereos. The bulbs are not available from Toyota.
Good Luck
However I did talk to Cruiser Dan awhile back on the phone, while ordering blulbs for various dash switches and buttons. He said you could take it to a place that repairs factory stereos. The bulbs are not available from Toyota.
Good Luck
Do a search on the scion pioneer made radios.
I have a stock unit that came from my 94 if you want it it is yours for postage. PM me.
94SRUNNER
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Just use that search function and you will find a treasure trove of information.
Caveat Emptor!
From my research, on-line Factory Stereo repair shops don't care for either the FJ80 or LX450 OEM stereos (as in no repairs offered). I'm sure you could force them to take your $ in exchange for swapping bulbs, BUT . . . .
at a minimum any FJ80 head unit is, what, 11 years old, so make sure they replace the belt & transport rollers on the cassette player (that's the slot w/flopping door).
As for double-DIN Toyota/Scion HUs - my Tundra's Pioneer 6-disk changer went out several years ago. The 6-disc units are infamous on Tundrasolutions. A single CD would be advisable over the changer models.
I have yet to see the DEFINITIVE Scion into LX450 thread. The Kenwood GPS unit mentioned above is luring me into saying goodbye to my 33 YO cassettes, but they play in both my LX450 & Tundra.
As for 8-Tracks, I recommend those with a head adjustment, so you don't have to listen to adjacent tracks bleeding into the one you're listening to.
Philips introduced the compact audio cassette medium for audio storage in Europe in 1963, and in the United States in 1964, under the trademark name Compact Cassette.
Although there were other magnetic tape cartridge systems, the Compact Cassette became dominant as a result of Philips's decision in the face of pressure from Sony to license the format free. It went on to become a popular (and re-recordable) alternative to the 12 inch vinyl LP during the late 1970s.
And SHADES OF BETAMAX, I had an early Sony mono suitcase-sized cassette recorder for which only Sony made the paperback-sized cassettes.
