Thread: How to Install a DIY aux Input Jack in a 97-03 Radio

Originally Posted by trey9778

I put it all back together but one of the pins on the bottom of the faceplate bent causing the front speakers to fade in and out. Fixed it only to realize when I put it back together the 2nd time a wire from the aux jack was blocking a cd from ejecting so I took it apart again fixed that then realized my screen went dark. The light bulb must have fried from all the moving around. So I tried to remove the light bulb and replace it but broke the soldering points on the circuit board.

Yeah you have to be careful with really anything electronic. Good luck on finding another one though. The JY one I have is messed up, turning the volume up or down isn't a guarantee, it will go up or down no matter which way you turn it. It decides.

Originally Posted by Explicit_Spade

I would have used heat shrink instead of duct tape, but nice write up!

It's electrical tape.

And thanks guys

Originally Posted by trey9778

but broke the soldering points on the circuit board.

I was getting ready to fix my lights and while searching the forum ran across this thread. As I am looking to see if it address two questions I have, I saw this post and even though it is old, I thought incase someone else runs into this issue, I might make a suggestion.
I wish I had a picture to look at, but usually the heat will lift a pad. It basically breaks down the glue that was holding the traces. Depending on how far back, sometimes you can fix it by carefully scraping some of the "green" off the attached etch exposing some copper. Then if you can bend the lead without shorting anything, or attach a jumper wire over to the lead.