For some reason my stock stereo lights are like blinking and going off and on...
And after i touch the face it comes back....
any ideas what the reason could be??

thanks in advance

 

bump anyone
any IDEAS????

 

be glad....now you have a 'touchscreen'

 

Happens to my car too now. I guess the connection is going bad. Not a big deal. Now you have an excuse to get a new headunit.

 

I'll be a nice guy and post about it...even though this topic comes up EVERY DAY

there are resistors cracked on a certain PCB board inside the Bose. Look in the "How To" stickies on how to fix it. I fixed mine following the website, and it works perfectly now. Some of the resistors on the board have cracked solder, and depending on vibrations or hot/cold expansion and contraction, you will either get a display or no display.

 

Evidently they ALL do this. Mine does too. Check the stickies

 

aight thanks alot

 

This is the page with info about possible fixes. Seems like you can fix it by re soldering or replacing a resistor: http://Madchef.5u.com/Maxima/Bose/Bose.html

 

May be you know this already. The HU is Clarion, not Bose. Just because "Bose" is printer across the face, they get a lot of bad rap. Once the HU is out of the dash, the face comes off pretty easily. Just a few screws on the back holding the top and bottom covers. Then the faceplate just pulls off.

The 4 screws on the side frame are pretty tough to get out. You need to lay the HU on the side screw facing up. Then use as large of a screw driver as you have and they will come out. You have need to tap the driver with a hammer as you twist.

 

I have had this problem a while back. The flickering lights annoyed me so much i knocked the radio really hard with my knuckles. Surprisingly it stopped the flickering! Wierd... i dont recomend abusing or hitting your radio LOL i was just annoyed with mine.

When the lights flicker does the music stop or interrupt? If it does perhaps the power supply , wiring for the power, or fuse has an issue to be fixed.

Gluck!

 

no the music is still there ...no change at all

 

Might be a resistor like the above posts mentions. If you are willing to fix it yourself go ahead might be a pain or just leave it. I would just go to the scrap yard and buy an identical or higher model from a newer year at good price.