radio

[ride0012]

ok got in the car turned the car on and all was fine then out of no where the radio goes out the face turns off and opens like to insert a cd. what happened.

 

[tweakingmsp]

ok got in the car turned the car on and all was fine then out of no where the radio goes out the face turns off and opens like to insert a cd. what happened.

I'm guessing you have the stock radio?? If so, you need to replace the ribbon....or get a new head unit.

 

[greasemonkey524]

I'm guessing you have the stock radio?? If so, you need to replace the ribbon....or get a new head unit.

+1. This just happened to me and I replaced the cable. Here is a good how-to on it.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123622830&highlight=kdc-919

 

[ride0012]

thats great but best buy does not sell the part anymore.

 

[m626gt]

Ebay.

 

[greasemonkey524]

Try this one. This is where I got mine. You have to put the part number in yourself.

New Part Number for Replacement Cable

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Best buy no longer stocks the cable, as they so politely informed me today. I searched our part number and came upon
http://www.pacparts.com
the original part number
J84-0121-12
seems to be discontinued, and there is a newer, and hopefully more reliable replacement part number
J86-0021-05
From what I read on the other forum, you can also purchase a new connector plate instead of reusing your old one, I will ask pacparts about this when I call them on Tuesday.
I am going to be ordering 2 of these and seeing if it is the same part. Great how to, thanks for the time and effort.
search for the
KDCMP919
and there is a whole bunch of parts available, on back order and discontinued part numbers cross referenced to newer part numbers, excellent.