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Used car, factory plug clipped, how screwed am I?
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<blockquote data-quote="Elkins45" data-source="post: 8869335" data-attributes="member: 690800"><p>I bought a 2009 Scion xB this week. It has a P.L.Z MP-901 touchscreen media player and backup camera installed. Unfortunately I hate it because:</p><p></p><p>1. The steering wheel controls don't work.</p><p>2. The AM radio doesn't work at all.</p><p>3. The Bluetooth randomly mutes itself. It stays connected and the phone still thinks it's playing but there's no sound.</p><p>4. The appears to be no balance control anywhere in any of the menus.</p><p>5. There's not a physical volume knob.</p><p></p><p>On the bright side, at least the backup camera works, not that I really care because none of my other cars ever had one.</p><p></p><p>I dropped $30 on a used factory Scion radio in the hopes I could pop it right in, but whomever installed the aftermarket unit chopped off all the plugs rather than wiring in an adapter. I discovered this when I pulled it out today. Here's what I saw:</p><p></p><p>How much of a mess is this for someone to fix? At this point I figure I might as well buy a new, working aftermarket unit rather than the factory radio because most of the cost will be in paying someone to fix the wiring and a decent head unit will only add $250 at most. Maybe a bit more if I buy one the camera can plug into. Thoughts?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]56327[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]56328[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elkins45, post: 8869335, member: 690800"] I bought a 2009 Scion xB this week. It has a P.L.Z MP-901 touchscreen media player and backup camera installed. Unfortunately I hate it because: 1. The steering wheel controls don't work. 2. The AM radio doesn't work at all. 3. The Bluetooth randomly mutes itself. It stays connected and the phone still thinks it's playing but there's no sound. 4. The appears to be no balance control anywhere in any of the menus. 5. There's not a physical volume knob. On the bright side, at least the backup camera works, not that I really care because none of my other cars ever had one. I dropped $30 on a used factory Scion radio in the hopes I could pop it right in, but whomever installed the aftermarket unit chopped off all the plugs rather than wiring in an adapter. I discovered this when I pulled it out today. Here's what I saw: How much of a mess is this for someone to fix? At this point I figure I might as well buy a new, working aftermarket unit rather than the factory radio because most of the cost will be in paying someone to fix the wiring and a decent head unit will only add $250 at most. Maybe a bit more if I buy one the camera can plug into. Thoughts? [ATTACH type="full"]56327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]56328[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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