Friggin faceplate totally took a crap on me today. Pioneer wants 94$ for one and i definately cant swing that. Where can i get a used faceplate?

 

check ebay

 

What's the model # of the HU? What's the problem, what is it doing or not doing?

 

good luck, if its made in the last 5 years it will be hard to make it work. There should be a serial number associated with the faceplate and the unit won't turn on without the correct one.. that's what pioneer was gonna send you, and that's why it costs so much.

 

No there's not.

 

is this just with pioneer? because I know that was the case with my kenwood h/u... and I could have sworn that was the whole point of having removable faceplates.... so that when someone steals your deck, at least you know they got screwed!

if not, then why did my kenwood faceplate consist of 10 different connections? if it was simply a contact on/off for the h/u, they would only need two metal connections... There was no screen on this faceplate, as it folded inside when the unit powered off.

maybe it's just pioneer, but that sucks because I just bought a new pioneer and it makes me regret it if it can be stolen and easily made to sell... time to register my unit with pioneer...

 

Some of the high end stuff had a "code" in the faceplate, but not a lot. I idea behind removable faceplates is that they're NOT cheap to replace. Would you steal a radio if you also had to spend $100 on a new faceplate, why steal it in the first place?
You're Kenwood probably did NOT have a "faceplate code". What was the model number and I can tell you? If I remember right it was a 822/922 or something? If that's right it didn't use a "code".

There is still a lot going on in a faceplate. Most use a microprocessor in the faceplate to take the key commands and communicate them to the microprocessor in on the main PCB. So now you have a data line/clock line/+5V/ground. Add a B+ for the back light and usualy it's own ground. Some keys are a "priority" so they have there own line. It adds up quick. If you give me the model number I can again let you know, if you're curious.

Don't be to upset, like I said there are NOT a lot that do this kind of thing. You have a 8600/860 right? That faceplate goes for like $300.00 or so. If it get's stolen you still have the satisfaction of knowing they got F'ed.

 

well my kenwood was the kdc-mp922... the faceplate was about 2mm thick, so its possible that there was something inside, but not likely... if that's the case, then I bet that faceplate was DIRT cheap... a good target for theives, but since it looked like it was removed when you turned off the unit, thieves didn't even look twice...

*** bless the security code... even if they stole that deck they would have to figure out the 4-digit code stored in its flash ram....

what?? g o d is a bad word?

 

Just to add some gas to your security fire, I could (but won't) tell you how to re-set that code, takes about two min.......



Skatepunk60, any work on the model and what's wrong with it?

 

The display still dont work, and the volume button broke so i took the #6 preset and soldered it into where vol+ was. I did get sick of it though and grabbed a new headunit. A cheap one, but it works pretty good. I still got the pioneer, dunno if im gonna bother with a new faceplate though because it was awful prone to skipping.

 

I was told that my JVC deck needed a serial # matched faceplate... so it's still sitting in the basement. BTW, don't punch the radio when it skips... lol

 

yeah resetting the code is simple if you have the factory unlock code. I have it in a binder of all my other audio install stuff like DEI directfax paperwork from when i was an installer

 

How would the buttons work if they weren't connected to anything?

 

Back from the dead.
O crap srappy, you got me on this one. You’re Kenwood 922 didn’t have the detachable faceplate, they called that a detachable security plate. No buttons on that one. And only three or four of the pins went any where. And NO factory code for that one. If anyone own’s one of these things NEVER lose it and NEVER forget the code! It uses a RAM on that plate that store the code. If you lose it, you need to order all the parts individually, the plate, the small PCB, the IC, even the screws. With the IC, Kenwood sells you one that has one bit H and all the others L. Then you need to call Kenwood (With an authorised Dealer/Servicer ID). Then they walk you through how to reset the code. And if you forget the code, YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE IC. You can’t retrieve it. And you can’t order a new RAM IC from just anyone even though a generic SMT part. The unit will not write the new code unless that one right bit is set H be for it hit the unit. BIG PAIN IN MY........

But that is one of the few. Your 8600 has no code at all. Just a vary expansive faceplate.

 

expansive, or expensive?

yeah that kenwood was awesome about security... because even if you forgot to take out the 'faceplate,' it LOOKS like you did...

best technology, ever... so far...

you know what's funny? I had a code on it when I swapped it back into best buy... I asked them if they wanted it, they said they didn't need it...

I guess if they send it back to kenwood, they will replace critical parts anyways.