Pioneer faceplate swap
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Topic: Pioneer faceplate swap
Posted By: Corsicaboy
Subject: Pioneer faceplate swap
Date Posted: April 19, 2005 at 2:51 AM
I have the DEH-p47DH head unit. The LCD is cracked and the display is useless now. It will be 45 dollars for a new LCD. While in there I noticed that the PCB has an outline and traces for the IR sensor. If I were to install the IR sensor ($8 from pioneer) would that allow me to have a remote?
I guess my question is, is the remote sensing ability reliant on the faceplate alone, or is there something in the stereo unit itself also?
Thanks for the info.
Jeff
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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: April 20, 2005 at 12:05 AM
The answer to that really lies in the tech support department of Pioneer. I am reasonably familiar with some of the Pioneer stuff, and I was able to do this exact thing on an old Sony unit, but I would not be able to tell you "It will work" or "It won't work" on a Pioneer.
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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: Corsicaboy
Date Posted: April 20, 2005 at 9:45 AM
I tried their tech support through email, but they just kept trying to sell me the face plate for my stereo.
I need to replace the lcd anyway, so I will probably spend the extra $8 and get the sensor. If it doesn't work I only wasted a few dollars and about 10 minutes time.
Thanks for the reply,
Jeff
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