hey all I do have a 92 rs but i need help on anoher car!
I have a 97 lumina and just got a factory cd player out of a 97 firebird everything fits good and plugs in exactly. The cd player is the one with the eqalizer on it........but anyhow.......I plug it in the buttons light up but the display screen doesnt.....I know this unit has theftlock on it but the screen should at least say loc if its activated....I do have the info to unlock but that doesnt seem to work; hold 2&3.....am/fm call 1800 number..........If anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated.....thanks

 

its pretty much screwed

 

Alot of pontiac radios had bulb problems from 95 to 99. Take a flashlight and point it at the display to see if it is showing the "LOC" If so you can then at least enter yoru codes and get it working again. If not, the KJ is right, and it it f'ed. But if you do see the "LOC" the bulb costs around $10 and will require you to carefully remove the face of the radio, then you will see the bulb, just turn it out, and replace it with the new one. I am not 100% sure of the part # but I will look into it Monday at work for you, as alot of dealerships say it is not serviceable, as it really isn't.

 

i did the flashlight thing and it did say loc! I went ahead and got the codes and called the 1800 number and unlocked it!! Thanks for your help, but the bulb does need to be replaced.....thanks again

 

Glad to help. Yeah the bulbs were common in those years. Jsut be gentle when removing the face so that you don't break any of the tabs.

 

man I went to radio shack bout a 1$ bulb wired it in and it worked perfectly! The heck with paying 15$ for a factory one!

 

Good work!! Way to save some $$.