(2004 automatic)
First off, i really enjoy this mod (when it works of course), but it's finally time to sort out some little issues i'm having. I'll bullet-point them:
- After installing it, i noticed that the head unit no longer turns on automatically when the car starts. I think it does sometimes, but most of the time no. That's fine with me though
- When the head unit is on, it will default to the radio. That is usually how i know when the satellite option isn't working. when i press the button it says "No Sat"
- 5-10 minutes into driving and/or after fidgeting with the power button or wires, without much rhyme or reason it will eventually come on by itself and i will see the default satellite option. Then i'll be able to hear sound coming in from the bluetooth.

Anyone have a similar experience with that? I have an idea of where to start to address this, but i figured i'd stop and check with the community first. Let me know if there's other info that could help fill in any gaps in detail of the story. (pics coming)



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That sounds exactly like a loose wire / intermittent connection.

 

right? i guess i have to go through them one by one and see. maybe it's a better scenario that there's a loose wire rather than all wires being fine, but having to route some kind of separate power/trigger line, which would be a bigger pain in the ***. i try that and report back. And driving it today I noticed that even after it kicks on after leaving my home, if i turn the ignition off for a while and then come back to the car, we're back to square one waiting for the SAT to kick in again.

 

That actually sounds like a failing capacitor in some component.

 

Update: after some resetting via unplugging and plugging back in again a few times, it seems like this is the longest i've went without issue. I think it's safe to say it's fixed and i can go ahead and put the elbow/shifter console part back now.