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Veilside R33

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hey guys.

just installed a new head unit, schneider scd-8000

the previous owner had informed me that the backlight had recently stopped working, after just installing it it turns out...he's right, lol.

so is it possible to fix this problem? he cleaned the connectors but it hasnt fixed the prob, so does anyone know if/how to fix it?

also my antenna now permanently stays up when i turn on the unit, as soon as i turn it off it goes down but even when playing cd's it stays up, what have i done? not that the antenna really bothers me.

my main concern is the backlight as its already bugging me in the dark.

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They could be globes or LEDS...if they are globes then they would be 12V globes but if they are LED they would be 3V....the last schnieder radio i fixed used LEDs to backlight the display...its not a big problem and can be fixed quite easily...as for the antenna the radio doesnt have the function of ant trigger to stop 12V to the ant motor when u put a cd in...it has just a constant trigger which is used to run an amp and an ant...but this will continue to put 12V to the ant wether u play cd or radio...only the top end models has the facilty for the ant to go down when u play a cd...theres not much that can be done unless u modify the radio internally but u need experience to do that...im sure its no big deal anyway

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these lamps are a miniture type....if ur not a technician then i wouldnt recommend ya to do it....u have to pull the face apart, probably unsolder the LCD and then replace the globes... if u were in melb id be happy to help u out but i guess ur a bit to far away...any car raio shop that does repairs should be able to do it 4 ya...im guessin they should only be chargin ya round $30 to $40 .....u would have to get the globe from dicksmith or jaycar...if they are LEDs u have to be carefully not to put em in back to front but im 80% sure they just use globes

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