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Aug 7, 2003 | 04:40 PM

scottpower

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Wife's Mountaineer CD/Tape/AM/FM display went on then off a few times over a day or 2 and now its always blank. I had a Grand Marq that did that and I lived with it, but...

I've got 26 years in electronics but learned to leave car radios alone. Too tiny, cramped and fragile to fool with.

I see on e-bay, a guy advertising $45 + $15 S&H to fix any Ford radio. He specifically says dimming or lost displays. It must be common and easy.

Anyone ever fixed one?

Aug 7, 2003 | 07:01 PM

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this is a very common problem. happened to me also but i have a 98 exlporer. i put a system in my truck so i ended up switching out the head unit anyway. but if you are wanting to keep the head unit, check this thread out https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/a...pic/74896.html the links there should help you out if you are wanting to repair it. i believe its something with the internal cooling of the head unit, just takes some re-soldering. if you are good with electronics then this should be no problem. to replace the head unit with an identical one is like $300-400. ridiculous.

Aug 7, 2003 | 08:45 PM

scottpower

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Thanks for the reply drewpnuts... That was fast and very informative. Tomorrow, with my fast work printer, I will print out he good stuff or pay the $19.99. Looks good to me. I've got the tools and lots of soldering experience so I should be able to handle it without burning the wife's ride up (I hope..She is a mean one..). We'll see and thanks again....