Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 10:21:47 +1000 From: "dcm" <dcmoylenospamvethisword.optusnet.com.au> Subject: Re: radio cutting out in my 1995 900SE turbo convertible.
> So you're saying the 10c piece went into the radio, or got stuck > coming from the top of the dash? I'm having problems figuring out how > a coin got into the radio. > His daughter "posted" the coin in via the CD slot and somehow it worked itself down behind the front panel. I was too busy laughing at him to seriously investigate the engineering behind this. The dealer was pretty nice about it however... dcm "Robert Marshall" <robertjmnospameyhockeyhockey.com> wrote in message news:428a1d97.0405182240.28181156nospaming.google.com... > On a side note, I've dropped coins into the hand break slot. I wonder > if something is shorting out by the ignition switch, and if it was, > would that cause the same problem? (I'm still mystified that Saab puts > the key in the middle of the floor, rather than on the dash like every > other car maker that I've ever looked at. :-) > > Robert > > "dcm" <dcmoylenospamvethisword.optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:<40aab702$0$8988$afc38c87nospam.optusnet.com.au>... > > This happened to a friend of mine's 9-5. The problem seemed particularly > > acute when turning corners (I didn't believe him either until he showed me). > > > > Anyway... > > > > The dealer nicely took the radio out and removed the 10c piece that his 3 > > year old daughter had posted into it. > > > > It was moving around inside (especially on corners) causing an intermittent > > short. > > > > > > > > don > > > > > > "Robert Marshall" <robertjmnospameyhockeyhockey.com> wrote in message > > news:428a1d97.0405162111.1e86e5bfnospaming.google.com... > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Something strange has started happening tonight, and has me a little > > > worried. > > > > > > I've noticed that sometimes the radio, and all its lights, goes out > > > all of a sudden, but then comes back. The station is still programmed. > > > A week ago I had to re-enter the four digist security code a couple of > > > times when I would get in the car in the morning. > > > > > > One thing I noticed was that while the radio lights go out, the DTE > > > mileage on the unit stays lit, so I have to assume its not the battery > > > over all. > > > > > > Has anyone else experienced this problem? If so, what did you do to > > > resolve it? > > > > > > Later, > > > > > > Robert
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