jvc kd s590 display too bright

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Topic: jvc kd s590 display too bright

Posted By: brcidd
Subject: jvc kd s590 display too bright
Date Posted: March 12, 2011 at 6:35 PM

So we just bought a '98 Malibu with this unit in it...But the display is really bright at night- so bad it is distracting. So, I figure, the display dim wire must not be hooked up, and I pull unit out today, and there is no such wire. The car OEM wiring for instrument lights and for parking lites are both just taped off- attache to nothing.

I googled and got the installation wiring diagram and it appears that diming the display is not an automatic feature-- WHY NOT? I thought aftermarket radios were supposed to be superior to OEM. I sure wish I had the OEM radio in it now.

Any words of wisdom? Thanks

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Brcidd - Engineer That Does Remote Starter Installs on the side.

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Posted By: itsyuk
Date Posted: March 12, 2011 at 10:44 PM

i had that problem with an old pioneer.

i cut a piece of tinted window cling for night use and removed it for daytime.

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yuk
quiet rural missouri, near KC.
If your system moves you physically and not emotionally, you have wasted your money.

Posted By: brcidd
Date Posted: March 13, 2011 at 12:49 PM

One would think a big name like JVC would recognize this issue- makes me wonder why in this day and age we have to riggggg things.

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Brcidd - Engineer That Does Remote Starter Installs on the side.

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 13, 2011 at 2:43 PM

Well, it is a lower-end unit, so often many things are left out to meet a target price point. And that model dates from 2003.

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