Recent content by Automatic Juan

I forgot to mention that I do have a remote, but it doesn't work anymore with my faceplate. The remote works perfectly with my unit with my buddy's faceplate, as well as with my sister's Pioneer in her Echo (standard Pioneer remote). My faceplate is somehow so broken that it doesn't even pass on...

Thanks, ebrunn, I see that there are now a couple of faceplate-only auctions, I'll bid and see what happens. And 2002XLT, that's not an option for me atm, what with my scarce disposable income and all. I'm still driving a Bug for pete's sake!

Hi y'all. As the title says, I've got an old-ish Pioneer DEH-P3500 head unit installed in my even older VW Bug. Well, the darn faceplate one day recently just decided to stop working, and now only the volume dial works. Display also works, but I get no response anymore when pressing any of the...

Notwithstanding some of the ridiculous responses here, I'd agree with everyone who's thinking it's the battery. Or the starter. My VW Bug exhibited similar symptoms some months ago; it turned out to be the starter bendix. You can take some steps to troubleshoot: can you start the car with a...