I worked for a Honda dealership from 2002-2008. I replaced several of these hvac/head units I'm the Accords. The first iteration of the service bulletin had us replacing the entire unit. Later versions had instructions that specified a component failure (think it was a capacitor) on a board. The revised bulletin required you to use a static mat and replace just the problem circuit board within the radio.
I need your help man my dashboard lights isn’t working nor my windows I have someone a jump and it knocked out the power on my car all because they put the cord on the wrong terminal now I’m Stuck I cnt see how fast I’m going or were my gas is at I changed few burnt out fuses still nothing is not thing tht works is my radio heat n car drives that’s it no windows no signals but my head light works as well I took my car to pepboys yesterday they didn’t even charge me cuz they couldn’t figure out the issue and whole time Honda dealership wants 200 dollars just to diagnose it and I’m broke rn I don’t have $200 to keep giving to mechanics and I’m still stuck
This channel is the best! Ivan explains everything in depth detail.And he makes all kind of repairs - electrical, modules, engine electrical, suspension, clutches, gearboxes.And EVEN ZAPOROZHETS repair videos. This is the BEST! Thanks Ivan
@@justinhayward5027 Because Scotty knows how to market his channel to appeal to the masses. He publishes an enormous number of videos with many titles that people find when searching for a subject.
As always nice video! And you answered your own question, car manufacturers don't want you to repair stuff, they want you to replace it, so they can make profit!
Ivan, the radio and HVAC illumination problem may be a bad surface mount resistor on one of the radio boards labeled R797 , according to a UA-cam video titled "2003 Honda Accord Radio Repair - Part 2". You may want to skip the Part 1 video because it only shows how to remove the radio from the dash, which you already know how to do. The actual repair starts about 10 minutes into Part 2.
Appreciate the effort you go through so that we can' see the light' hahaha. I'm currently working on the exact same car!!! The bulb for ABS and CK ENGINE lite were out. It turned out that the previous owner (SOB) covered them w FOIL ?!?! Now I'm chasing a p0171 . I'll fix it,so keep the videos coming, and THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
I have seen this problem a lot of times I’ve had problems with a bad dimmer Constantly . They make a radio installation kit that comes with the hvac built in to it . I also have a link where you can get all the Honda radio navigation codes from . Let me know I can hook you up with it , it’s a life saver
Great tutorial Ivan, thank you! Well at least those little light bulbs were not light emitter diodes but just regular incandescent bulbs, that makes it easier to diagnose.
Really chuckled at the bonus footage mate 😂 could tell you were really frustrated by this Diag. The burning question is this - why the blown bulbs and dimmer circuit in the head unit? What caused them to blow? Reverse jump start with lights on? Bad alternator? Great case study Ivan, thx for sharing 👍
Crazy how they complicate something so simply like a lighting circuit. Mad. Yep, stick with the old Mystique! But, tip for you Ivan, if the lighting circuit is similar on your Mystique to my 1997 Mondeo, take note if your dash lights go out - on my Mondeo that is normally down to just dirty contacts in the dimmer switch. But, my Mondeo does have another trick up it's sleeve that can catch you out. If your dash lights go out - don't assume it's just the dimmer switch playing up again - get out of the car and go and check to see if your rear tail lights are working, along with the front side lights. On the European Mondeo the dash lights and the tail lights and front side lights all get there feed from one wire going into the main light switch on the dash. Ford in the EU seem to have got their sums wrong when it came to just how much current the contacts in the connector on the back of the light switch could handle. I have come across a few Mondeo's where one of the main feed connectors on the back of the light switch get hot during use, eventually melting the plastic around that connector causing the connector to not make contact properly. Ends up with the dash lights not working, along with the rear tail lights and front side lights. Headlights still work fine. So if your dash lights go out on a Mondeo - don't assume it's just the dash lights! Like i say, don't know if the Mystique can suffer from the same - but keep it in mind just in case. Keep up the good work Ivan, always find your videos very interesting.
I put an aftermarket stereo in one of these (2003 - 2007) for a family member .. you have to get a Metra 99-7803 & 88-00-7803 set .. you replace the whole console and lower pocket .. that car was unfortunately later totaled .. Ivan, I will send it to you if you want it.
Honda is learning from Gm and Ford & Chrysler...none repairable, intergrade it all together so when it breaks after warranty, it’s payday for the dealer and the manufacturer. Stupid! But that’s the way this one is. And when they get old enough, they all have the same problem so a used radio isn’t even an option. (They all hope you trade every 3 or so years anyway) Great video as always my friend!
Tiny dancer and Heart! Great taste in music. I might have a shop repair the radio unit or get a junk yard replacement. Also using a voltage dropping resistor, you could bypass and still get pleasant light intensity.
How did you pop the center top piece of the dash up for hazard light switch? I just need to replace the light bulb inside the switch. Is there a corner or spot that’s easiest without cracking the plastic?
The end with the singing! Oh man! Priceless Ivan! That is a horrible design by Honda. I'm disappointed in them. They used to be one of my favorite makes... 😕
@@midwestfarm757 you may be lucky. Maybe the location... temps or humidity making a difference. But I will stick to my original comment. To have 1 integrated unit that joins at least 2 different systems (radio & HVAC) is a poor design, that if 1 area has a failure, the entire unit must be replaced. Also mentioned, no possibility of installing an aftermarket head unit either? I'm not 100% sure there, but that would be nonsense as well! Being a customer (or this model's owner), I would be furious if I couldn't replace JUST the radio at a later date. Just an example. Yes. Poor design.
Early 00s is when Honda build quality started going downhill. Honda like Nissan, ain't what they used to be. Still good, just nowhere near as good as they were in the 90s.
@@opl500 In the Midwest, the quality has gotten a lot better in the body not rusting out, suspension parts that last much longer than before, and with engines like the 2.4 liter they managed to make an engine with a timing chain. With proper maintenance those 2.4 motors are running around with 300-400,000 miles if not more. Believe me, I have owned many 90, 00's Hondas and the new ones aren't rusty like they used to be, and reliability for my Accords and CRV have been awesome.
Those have a service bulletin that the radio module goes bad. Also, the connector inside the radio goes out easy because of small movements on the facia and radio module that break the connection.
A jumper wire on the internal fuse for the lights will solve the problem. Pretty common issue on the 03 Accord. Not sure of the possible ramifications of doing that but plenty of people have done it.
The main reason those die is high power LEDs people stick into those thinking it is a cool mod. It fries the central unit in about a week and they are stuck with both HVAC control and the dash lights dead. The easiest fix usually is to replace the HVAC control with a used one, expect around $100+ for the part
Hey Ivan actually the integrated Radio display , controls an HVAC controls is now standard on pretty much every vehicle. Jus did 2013 Cadillac SRX radio display touchscreen not responding to touch. No codes. It was $1100 just for the integrated screen, radio controls an HVAC controls unit. Also a 2015 Tahoe the other day just the CD/DVD Player was bad. $850 just for it . That doesn't include the separate radio, radio display/controls unit, the Bluetooth module, the onstar module, the rear seat entertainment module, the amplifier an the list goes on. Yep you can easy have $2000 in one repair on a newer vehicle.
Horror Fright has them at under five bucks. They are perfectly accurate; I've tested them against known voltage sources and against good meters. I have a half dozen of them. If you fry one, drop it in the trash.
I wonder if the radio did something wonky to the illumination circuit that caused all the other bulbs to blow out. Did the customer report if the bulbs went out one at a time or all at once?
What are the chances that some kind of event took out all of the bulbs and the circuit board? Seems like such a low probability that all would fail independently. I suppose then it's a chicken and egg mystery on which cause the others to fail.
same happened to me on my friend 2004 Honda Accord. I end up buying a used salvage unit from a junk yard online and swap the radio. This is a common failure on the head units. They CD changer fail and the illumination. You can get it on eBay for around $125. swap it and good to go. Just make sure you get the anti theft code before installation.
Been there done that with the same car. I ended up jumping/ bypassing the radio and I got everything to illuminate it's been years now. And the cluster and everything else lit up but no dimmer functionality.. That was the fix for the time being and never bothered me. There's for sure one single smd part causing this. There's a forum about doing it, guy got the part from Radio shack. I don't remember what it's called. Looked like a miniature drum. Capacitor ? I'm not sure.
This is a common issue with these Honda head units. At least the radio display still works. Those normally bite the dust as well. Luckily my 04 Accord radio still works fine. But the car only has 81k
I have the same issue on my Honda Element, first only the needles would light up, now I get no light on dash or radio and the dimmer does not work. Any ideas? Help please, thanks!
Ivan --- how many litres of fluid is usually required for a brake Fluid Flush on Ford Focus sedan (doesn't say in the owners manual ) PS ...#BOOM!-It's-Krown-Time! (spring)
If I lived anywhere near I'd come over and jerry-rig that stuff for you. I'd just scratch through the traces to the ILL-A to ILL-D pins and rig up my own 7808 regulator somewhere in the radio housing (needs to be on the metal housing for cooling purposes). Wouldn't be pretty , but it'd work.
Great video.... You may as well start getting used to it.... The newer luxury cars all have this epic head unit in them, that literally everything runs through.... You need the touch screen to do your heated seats, heated steering wheel, climate control, full audio suite, nav, all of it.... So when that dies..... You're outta business.... I'm pretty sure the dealers will install and set up a new one super cheap though.... So, not to worry...
So many bulbs burned out I would check the charging voltage, when I owned an older style Honda it always charged bang on 15v a little on the high side for comfort.
i have the same car. my radio went . i have to radios in my car because the mother board for the hvac system is attached to the radio. had a pioneer unit installed for $129. the factory unit $600. 2003 hondas are famous for electrical problems. engines and trans great.
I suppose if you wanted a cowboy repair you could run a bypass from the incoming wires at the back of the head unit to the board at the front. Although i guess it would be constantly illuminated then. I guess if it was mine that's what i'd do.
At that rate I'd recommend her an aftermarket radio. It can be done. There are bezel kits that have all that HVAC stuff but with a hole for a normal DIN radio. That's a lot of money, as well.
Surprised to see that kind of integration on something built before '07. Greed knows no model year, I guess. What a joke! Stuff like that infuriates me about modern cars. Miss my '72 El Camino with 194 bulbs backlighting everything from the MANUAL HVAC controls, to the instrument cluster. Auto manufacturers need to re-learn the KISS principle! 😤 Great vid, Ivan - at least you were able to fix most of it, no parts required, either! 😎
That radio sounds quite good compared to a Toyota but at least the Toyota Corolla verso you don't have to replace the whole unit or do you for the 2005 model years
I have replaced a ton of those boards on Acura TSX's, they had a warranty extension on them a while back. Terrible design. I bet you could take the board off and fix it. They added an extra heat sink mat on the new updated boards
A customer was really pissed that in order to get his HVAC control to work he had to buy a whole new navigation radio at $2000. And he never used the navigation nor did he play any CDs.
Yep. I work at audio shop. There is a kit for aftermarket radios for this design. Whole dash minus radio while keeping the HVAC intact. www.metraonline.com/part/99-7803G That's where we get all the parts from.
I would find a radio on sale at Crutchfield and get them to throw in all the connectors needed, or maybe best buy . Some high school kid should be upgrading their music and get their old unit, the code is inside the fuse cover under the hood.
All those lights popped must had to do with a big voltage spike. Maybe somebody jumped the car and blew up the regulator on the cd passthru. VW had this problem. It was on the back of the dash.
I'm supprised at honda, silly to tie the radio up with hvac :-( My bodgy brain says a Tip41a npn transistor with it's collector to +13.8 and it's base fed from the junction of two resistors, 1k8 to ground and a 1K to the dimmer wire, emitter to bulbs. Sorry bodgy mind at play :-D
when you put 12 volts to that circuit board i cringed. a lot of those radios have 9 volt bulbs. some are actually diodes that that look like bulbs. did this have an alternator in its history? lots of times a faulty regulator will cause that many bulbs to go out due to over voltage. perhaps it damaged the radio too.
Clearly you have not diagnosed instrument illumination for a 2002 and up ford thunderbird. Radio and havac normal type system your speaking of. Instrments and shift indicator are controlled from FEM Front Electronics Module. They are not cheap and control almost everything in the vehicle.
I worked for a Honda dealership from 2002-2008. I replaced several of these hvac/head units I'm the Accords. The first iteration of the service bulletin had us replacing the entire unit. Later versions had instructions that specified a component failure (think it was a capacitor) on a board. The revised bulletin required you to use a static mat and replace just the problem circuit board within the radio.
I need your help man my dashboard lights isn’t working nor my windows I have someone a jump and it knocked out the power on my car all because they put the cord on the wrong terminal now I’m Stuck I cnt see how fast I’m going or were my gas is at I changed few burnt out fuses still nothing is not thing tht works is my radio heat n car drives that’s it no windows no signals but my head light works as well I took my car to pepboys yesterday they didn’t even charge me cuz they couldn’t figure out the issue and whole time Honda dealership wants 200 dollars just to diagnose it and I’m broke rn I don’t have $200 to keep giving to mechanics and I’m still stuck
This channel is the best! Ivan explains everything in depth detail.And he makes all kind of repairs - electrical, modules, engine electrical, suspension, clutches, gearboxes.And EVEN ZAPOROZHETS repair videos. This is the BEST! Thanks Ivan
How do you only have 54k subs? I don't get it you make the best car repair vids out there.
Cole Peterson but yet Scotty Kilmer has over a million. Doesn’t make sense
@@justinhayward5027 ya him and Eric are the best and so is kete
@@neilmurphy845 like Ivan better... to many brake jobs on SMA...
@@justinhayward5027 Because Scotty knows how to market his channel to appeal to the masses. He publishes an enormous number of videos with many titles that people find when searching for a subject.
@@thereareonly2genders504 I agree wholeheartedly, after I saw that video, I unsubscribed and never watched another of his videos.
As always nice video! And you answered your own question, car manufacturers don't want you to repair stuff, they want you to replace it, so they can make profit!
Man you and South Main Auto are some of the most talented mechanics that I know of on this platform
Ivan, the radio and HVAC illumination problem may be a bad surface mount resistor on one of the radio boards labeled R797 , according to a UA-cam video titled "2003 Honda Accord Radio Repair - Part 2". You may want to skip the Part 1 video because it only shows how to remove the radio from the dash, which you already know how to do. The actual repair starts about 10 minutes into Part 2.
Cool!
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics check this video out.... ua-cam.com/video/DPHDIJTFnic/v-deo.html
this is starting to sound familiar......
Here's the link to it
ua-cam.com/video/y-73SyShI_g/v-deo.html
Appreciate the effort you go through so that we can' see the light' hahaha. I'm currently working on the exact same car!!! The bulb for ABS and CK ENGINE lite were out. It turned out that the previous owner (SOB) covered them w FOIL ?!?! Now I'm chasing a p0171 . I'll fix it,so keep the videos coming, and THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
She brought this car to the right person. Not only interested in repair, but why things work. We get to reap the rewards of your work. :)
Welcome to the world of integrated circuits on modern cars. No getting away from it.
I have seen this problem a lot of times I’ve had problems with a bad dimmer Constantly . They make a radio installation kit that comes with the hvac built in to it . I also have a link where you can get all the Honda radio navigation codes from . Let me know I can hook you up with it , it’s a life saver
What's that link for the radio codes? That'd save me some time today for sure
My radio code is inside my glove box.
When I worked at Honda there was a Service Bulletin #04-027 that handled the issue by replacing
The PCB inside the radio..
Its cheap too. like $38 and comes with new radio code
yea i did one for a customer who supplied the part. i charged $80.00 labor. the dealership wanted crazy money
John's Mobile Auto Repair thanks for that information.
Great case study Ivan. Gotta love how modules now get combined into the audio units. Makes replacement or modification difficult and or expensive.
I really enjoy your diagnoses, Ivan!
Thx bro for taking the time to explain everything in detail you really know your stuff respect 👍👍
Great tutorial Ivan, thank you! Well at least those little light bulbs were not light emitter diodes but just regular incandescent bulbs, that makes it easier to diagnose.
I give a thumbs up as the video starts. Thank you sir.
Really chuckled at the bonus footage mate 😂 could tell you were really frustrated by this Diag. The burning question is this - why the blown bulbs and dimmer circuit in the head unit? What caused them to blow? Reverse jump start with lights on? Bad alternator? Great case study Ivan, thx for sharing 👍
Crazy how they complicate something so simply like a lighting circuit. Mad. Yep, stick with the old Mystique! But, tip for you Ivan, if the lighting circuit is similar on your Mystique to my 1997 Mondeo, take note if your dash lights go out - on my Mondeo that is normally down to just dirty contacts in the dimmer switch. But, my Mondeo does have another trick up it's sleeve that can catch you out. If your dash lights go out - don't assume it's just the dimmer switch playing up again - get out of the car and go and check to see if your rear tail lights are working, along with the front side lights. On the European Mondeo the dash lights and the tail lights and front side lights all get there feed from one wire going into the main light switch on the dash. Ford in the EU seem to have got their sums wrong when it came to just how much current the contacts in the connector on the back of the light switch could handle. I have come across a few Mondeo's where one of the main feed connectors on the back of the light switch get hot during use, eventually melting the plastic around that connector causing the connector to not make contact properly.
Ends up with the dash lights not working, along with the rear tail lights and front side lights. Headlights still work fine. So if your dash lights go out on a Mondeo - don't assume it's just the dash lights! Like i say, don't know if the Mystique can suffer from the same - but keep it in mind just in case. Keep up the good work Ivan, always find your videos very interesting.
I put an aftermarket stereo in one of these (2003 - 2007) for a family member .. you have to get a Metra 99-7803 & 88-00-7803 set .. you replace the whole console and lower pocket .. that car was unfortunately later totaled .. Ivan, I will send it to you if you want it.
Send it to me! Lol
Honda is learning from Gm and Ford & Chrysler...none repairable, intergrade it all together so when it breaks after warranty, it’s payday for the dealer and the manufacturer. Stupid! But that’s the way this one is. And when they get old enough, they all have the same problem so a used radio isn’t even an option. (They all hope you trade every 3 or so years anyway) Great video as always my friend!
Wonder if sometime in the past the generator voltage regulator was broken... Cool video, thx for sharing...
That was my first thought too. Its probably boiling the battery lol.
You and Eric need to take singing lessons from Keith. 😂
I've been watching Eric and Ivan's channels and Keith is mentioned alot. What's the name of Keith's channel?
@@bairfamilyfarm1336 New Level Auto
may as well make it a clickable link :) "New Level Auto" ua-cam.com/users/ONBOARDTECH333KMDfeatured
Tiny dancer and Heart! Great taste in music. I might have a shop repair the radio unit or get a junk yard replacement. Also using a voltage dropping resistor, you could bypass and still get pleasant light intensity.
How did you pop the center top piece of the dash up for hazard light switch? I just need to replace the light bulb inside the switch. Is there a corner or spot that’s easiest without cracking the plastic?
There is a tiny hole in the outer side of the vents, from there you can pull with a kind of hook
The end with the singing! Oh man! Priceless Ivan!
That is a horrible design by Honda. I'm disappointed in them. They used to be one of my favorite makes... 😕
We have three of them. 175,000 miles, 205,000 miles, and 280,000 miles. Don't have these problems. Maybe calling it a horrible design is premature?
@@midwestfarm757 you may be lucky. Maybe the location... temps or humidity making a difference. But I will stick to my original comment. To have 1 integrated unit that joins at least 2 different systems (radio & HVAC) is a poor design, that if 1 area has a failure, the entire unit must be replaced. Also mentioned, no possibility of installing an aftermarket head unit either? I'm not 100% sure there, but that would be nonsense as well! Being a customer (or this model's owner), I would be furious if I couldn't replace JUST the radio at a later date. Just an example. Yes. Poor design.
Early 00s is when Honda build quality started going downhill. Honda like Nissan, ain't what they used to be. Still good, just nowhere near as good as they were in the 90s.
@@opl500 In the Midwest, the quality has gotten a lot better in the body not rusting out, suspension parts that last much longer than before, and with engines like the 2.4 liter they managed to make an engine with a timing chain. With proper maintenance those 2.4 motors are running around with 300-400,000 miles if not more. Believe me, I have owned many 90, 00's Hondas and the new ones aren't rusty like they used to be, and reliability for my Accords and CRV have been awesome.
@@CubasAutomotive Yeah, but: in the factory, quick, jam in the radio/heater control, boom. Done. Saved a minute.
Did you have a close look at the solder joints on the radio pcb ? That would be my 1st quick check. Great video as always.
Your channel is going to go huge !!!! Great content 😁
Can you please do a video about replacing one of the LEDs on the instrument cluster of the 7th gen?
Those have a service bulletin that the radio module goes bad. Also, the connector inside the radio goes out easy because of small movements on the facia and radio module that break the connection.
I can easily believe that. Horrible design
A jumper wire on the internal fuse for the lights will solve the problem. Pretty common issue on the 03 Accord. Not sure of the possible ramifications of doing that but plenty of people have done it.
I have an Acura TSX with the same issue, how can I fix it.....thanks
The main reason those die is high power LEDs people stick into those thinking it is a cool mod. It fries the central unit in about a week and they are stuck with both HVAC control and the dash lights dead. The easiest fix usually is to replace the HVAC control with a used one, expect around $100+ for the part
Hey Ivan actually the integrated Radio display , controls an HVAC controls is now standard on pretty much every vehicle. Jus did 2013 Cadillac SRX radio display touchscreen not responding to touch. No codes. It was $1100 just for the integrated screen, radio controls an HVAC controls unit. Also a 2015 Tahoe the other day just the CD/DVD Player was bad. $850 just for it . That doesn't include the separate radio, radio display/controls unit, the Bluetooth module, the onstar module, the rear seat entertainment module, the amplifier an the list goes on. Yep you can easy have $2000 in one repair on a newer vehicle.
First, Big Nasty, then the Vegas Golden Knights, and now Ivan.
I don't know how much more I can take.
Now at a local bar near you performing Heart karaoke...Ivan! Nice!
Thank you for the videos and not trying to hit the high notes in that song.
iVAN, WHERE did you get the pocket volt ohm meter at ? that cool.
in the old days radio shack had them yes they are handy to have in ones pocket. but they are easily trashed. i'm on my last one
There’s a bunch of different ones. I think the eevBlog did a shootout of pocket multimeters
Horror Fright has them at under five bucks. They are perfectly accurate; I've tested them against known voltage sources and against good meters. I have a half dozen of them. If you fry one, drop it in the trash.
I wonder if the radio did something wonky to the illumination circuit that caused all the other bulbs to blow out. Did the customer report if the bulbs went out one at a time or all at once?
What are the chances that some kind of event took out all of the bulbs and the circuit board? Seems like such a low probability that all would fail independently. I suppose then it's a chicken and egg mystery on which cause the others to fail.
Above and beyond great video
Ivan you would make an awesome radio DJ!!!!!! Nice try buddy!!
same happened to me on my friend 2004 Honda Accord. I end up buying a used salvage unit from a junk yard online and swap the radio. This is a common failure on the head units. They CD changer fail and the illumination. You can get it on eBay for around $125. swap it and good to go. Just make sure you get the anti theft code before installation.
How do you get the code?
Been there done that with the same car. I ended up jumping/ bypassing the radio and I got everything to illuminate it's been years now. And the cluster and everything else lit up but no dimmer functionality.. That was the fix for the time being and never bothered me. There's for sure one single smd part causing this. There's a forum about doing it, guy got the part from Radio shack. I don't remember what it's called.
Looked like a miniature drum. Capacitor ? I'm not sure.
This is a common issue with these Honda head units. At least the radio display still works. Those normally bite the dust as well. Luckily my 04 Accord radio still works fine. But the car only has 81k
Heart!!!! Always great on your radio.
It is a relatively old vehicle.... Honda started messing things up really early uh?
u mentioned a module was there any related codes u could read with scantool ?
I have the same issue on my Honda Element, first only the needles would light up, now I get no light on dash or radio and the dimmer does not work. Any ideas? Help please, thanks!
Rather than going through the radio is it feasible to pull power for the lights off another circuit like the cigarette lighter?
Wow. This is the first time that I've seen our hero admit defeat. :(
I'm having the same problem. I think I would prefer a jumper even if it is not dimmable. I think any light is better than no light
Ivan --- how many litres of fluid is usually required for a brake Fluid Flush on Ford Focus sedan (doesn't say in the owners manual )
PS ...#BOOM!-It's-Krown-Time! (spring)
I wouldn't mind if the HVAC controls were always bright.
The radio code on my our Grandmas 2004 Honda Accord EX is on left to right side of the glovebox door.
I have a similar problem my sunroof button, hazard button, gear selector and hvac buttons don’t light up 🤦🏻♂️
If I lived anywhere near I'd come over and jerry-rig that stuff for you. I'd just scratch through the traces to the ILL-A to ILL-D pins and rig up my own 7808 regulator somewhere in the radio housing (needs to be on the metal housing for cooling purposes). Wouldn't be pretty , but it'd work.
What happened to the Mercedes air suspension pump, will there be a follow-up video?
Great video....
You may as well start getting used to it.... The newer luxury cars all have this epic head unit in them, that literally everything runs through.... You need the touch screen to do your heated seats, heated steering wheel, climate control, full audio suite, nav, all of it....
So when that dies..... You're outta business....
I'm pretty sure the dealers will install and set up a new one super cheap though.... So, not to worry...
I feel some classic Meatloaf coming through!!
So many bulbs burned out I would check the charging voltage, when I owned an older style Honda it always charged bang on 15v a little on the high side for comfort.
radio under service bulletin needs radio module . been like that for years
Sounds expensive lol
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics ebay parts 50.00
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics does this mean a part 2?
@@davidellenbaum1229 thanks for the info! I'll look into this 🙂
i have the same car. my radio went . i have to radios in my car because the mother board for the hvac system is attached to the radio. had a pioneer unit installed for $129. the factory unit $600. 2003 hondas are famous for electrical problems. engines and trans great.
I was hoping this would be a good excuse to take out the HAKKO FR-300 that Santa brought you. Man, that's a nice tool!
I suppose if you wanted a cowboy repair you could run a bypass from the incoming wires at the back of the head unit to the board at the front. Although i guess it would be constantly illuminated then. I guess if it was mine that's what i'd do.
Except that incoming is 12V and the lamps are 9V rated, with 8V coming out of the green board to the lamps.
At that rate I'd recommend her an aftermarket radio. It can be done. There are bezel kits that have all that HVAC stuff but with a hole for a normal DIN radio. That's a lot of money, as well.
Oh nevermind. I just saw the service bulletin comment.
Surprised to see that kind of integration on something built before '07. Greed knows no model year, I guess. What a joke! Stuff like that infuriates me about modern cars. Miss my '72 El Camino with 194 bulbs backlighting everything from the MANUAL HVAC controls, to the instrument cluster. Auto manufacturers need to re-learn the KISS principle! 😤
Great vid, Ivan - at least you were able to fix most of it, no parts required, either! 😎
I have to say that I really enjoy your videos. Your singing needs improvement :) Thank you for sharing your knowledge .
Call United Radio in Syracuse they may fix it fairly cheap
Let's play name that tune at 4:07. 6 notes. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
How about finding that part in a junk yard Ivan?
That radio sounds quite good compared to a Toyota but at least the Toyota Corolla verso you don't have to replace the whole unit or do you for the 2005 model years
Good job
Hey Ivan it's not like a car manufacturer to over complicate something.
Well, with the dash torn apart, it's no surprise nothing lights up. Diagnosis done. I guess she wants you to fix it?
""OOPS!"" made me bust out a lol
One of my favorite Heart songs...and """"What about it Honda"""lol
Maybe try getting a radio from the junkyard to replace it
I have replaced a ton of those boards on Acura TSX's, they had a warranty extension on them a while back. Terrible design. I bet you could take the board off and fix it. They added an extra heat sink mat on the new updated boards
Matt Payne has a video repairing the radio in the model. Check it out Ivan.
Well according to Scotty, an old Honda never breaks!
So many failed bulbs and an electronic issue, maybe the alternator or the voltage regulator are not operating properly?
These were a problem back then ... the dealer would replace the entire unit and give you a new radio code .
A customer was really pissed that in order to get his HVAC control to work he had to buy a whole new navigation radio at $2000. And he never used the navigation nor did he play any CDs.
Some days you get the bear and some days the bear gets you, nyet dobro :-(
I Tried to sing along with Ivan but I just could not remember all the words.
super video.
half my dash lights are burnt out and have been for 3 or 4 years, too lazy...... I even have brand bulbs and new twist in sockets :))
Dam good job ivan. Time for a bowl of soup.sam
You used gingerly that's Eric O's favorite word 😂😂😂
Yep. I work at audio shop. There is a kit for aftermarket radios for this design. Whole dash minus radio while keeping the HVAC intact.
www.metraonline.com/part/99-7803G
That's where we get all the parts from.
I would find a radio on sale at Crutchfield and get them to throw in all the connectors needed, or maybe best buy . Some high school kid should be upgrading their music and get their old unit, the code is inside the fuse cover under the hood.
All those lights popped must had to do with a big voltage spike. Maybe somebody jumped the car and blew up the regulator on the cd passthru. VW had this problem. It was on the back of the dash.
Just use flashlight to see the buttons.
I'm supprised at honda, silly to tie the radio up with hvac :-(
My bodgy brain says a Tip41a npn transistor with it's collector to +13.8 and it's base fed from the junction of two resistors, 1k8 to ground and a 1K to the dimmer wire, emitter to bulbs.
Sorry bodgy mind at play :-D
What about United Radio for repair? Call Eric for the number.
when you put 12 volts to that circuit board i cringed. a lot of those radios have 9 volt bulbs. some are actually diodes that that look like bulbs. did this have an alternator in its history? lots of times a faulty regulator will cause that many bulbs to go out due to over voltage. perhaps it damaged the radio too.
Recall that the illumination contacts on those connectors on the green circuit board were marked 8 volts out to the lamps.
It appears that someone who thought they were smart removed a battery cable with the engine running with the lights on.
Heart ask What About Love, Honda says No Love for you.
Clearly you have not diagnosed instrument illumination for a 2002 and up ford thunderbird. Radio and havac normal type system your speaking of. Instrments and shift indicator are controlled from FEM Front Electronics Module. They are not cheap and control almost everything in the vehicle.
You disappointed me Ivan. I expected you to trace the circuit board, find the fault, and fix it. I know. Time is money. Good job anyway
Illuminati confirmed