Well i'll be...

i order the light bulb from Kevin this week.
my car has been parked for several days cause it's raining.
this morning, i get in and start it up and notice the display
is still out. said "great, cause i'm getting a new bulb". i drive
a few blocks to get to the main road and while i'm waiting
at the stop light i look down at my radio and notice that
the DISPLAY is back ON. what could cause this, a loose
wire, short, or something else?

toms...

I'll buy a monsoon in a few weeks. Waiting on paycheck and some other money to come in

Tom - It will go back out. There is a filament in there that breaks. Ocassionally you hit just the right bump and it causes the filament to make contact for a while. It usually doesn't last long. Often times I find that as soon as power is turned off to the radio, the contact is lost. Meaning when I turn it on next time, it's not lit up anymore.

In some instances it's just a matter of dirty contacts or a bulb that is loose in the socket but, more often than not, it's the bulb that's bad. Your best bet is to replace it.

-Kevin

Still have some. Bumpola......

Kru, I would like one of these. I have another car that needs one.

What color is the display on the Monsoon?

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Steve Morehead
FOCOA 11386
87 Factory Blue GT
88 White GT
88 Red GT Convertible

PM sent

quote Originally posted by SNMFX: What color is the display on the Monsoon?

Red/Amber. Same color as on the regular UP3s.

Nick

I am interested in understanding the differences in these models. I have a 1987 SE that
I am putting a 400+HP Northstar in and want some tunes that offset that "rumble" Can
you please explain what the Monsoon vs the other players are? Additionally, does this
have a woofer out capability? ie... Watts per channel, Bridge capability? etc?

PM me or email me at djmckenney8765@yahoo.com

Thanks,
DJ

quote Originally posted by NSTARHPFiero: ...Can you please explain what the Monsoon vs the other players are? Additionally, does this have a woofer out capability? ie... Watts per channel, Bridge capability? etc?

I can answer this.
Electrically, the Monsoon is identical to the regular UP3. Just says "Monsoon" in white letters on the face, above the clock display. There *is* that "cool factor", though.
The output is around 45W per channel, X 4. Probably around 20-25W RMS X 4. (This is based upon a comparison to the Pioneer DEHP77, which sounds nearly identical.)
There is no provision for "sub out", bridging, or any kind of hi/lo pass filtering. It's four discrete full-range outputs.
It does work with the factory Fiero subwoofer system, with a few wiring tweaks mentioned earlier in this thread.
If you want to run external subs/amps (other than the stock Fiero one), you will likely need speaker-level to line-level converters, and the amp and or crossover of your choice.

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88 3.4 coupe...........

Coming soon...
88 Formula, presently under the knife.
Read Nealz Nuze!

Check your E-mail I would like one for my 86 Fiero convertable but could you let me know about one for my 88 Bonnyville.

Sorry I haven't checked in on this thread in a couple weeks. I've been rather busy with a major home improvement project. (Major for me anyway...)

Everything that Raydar said about the Monsoon is true. Thanks Raydar.

I do have more of these kits available. Please email me at radios@replacementradios.com if you have specific questions. Otherwise Paypal payments can go to the same email address. It's $159 for the regular CD player with EQ. $179 for the Monsoon. That includes shipping in the continental US. Please email if you're somewhere else.

Oh yeah. One last thing. I WILL be at the Dells Run again this year. I'll be set up as a vendor and I'll have plenty of these packages. I'll see you there...

-Kevin

bumpola

Ya, I was just going to ask if you were going to the Dells again!

Kru, you have a pm.

Just keepin' it fresh...

Finally have some money, I'll be in contact soon regarding a monsoon if at all possible

looks like i need another light bulb. the last one only lasted 4 months.

toms...

Got the Monsoon today and installed it in minutes. Sounds great. Looks stock.
Quick and profesional service from Kevin!
Thanks Coy

Do any of these Pontiac CD players have MP3 compatibility yet?

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quote Originally posted by kru: Just keepin' it fresh...

Kru I am interested in one of these Stereo with the CD player. I do have a couple of questions. First about 15 years ago I had a Kenwood stereo installed and I know they cut the plug off of the plug off the wiring harness. Do sell sell that plug? Next question my car is an 84 with the speakers in the sets and the two in the dash will the radio work AOK with this year of car?

Bump to see if Kru see's my post.

Kevin,

Can you PM your phone number and addy to me? I have a friend who wants one of these (after he saw the one I bought) but doesn't have internet access. I think he talked with you before, but lost your contact info.

Thanks!

Steve

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Raydar
88 3.4 coupe...........

Coming soon...
88 Formula, presently under the knife.
Read Nealz Nuze!

numan - I can supply the plug with pigtails for the new radio. I have no male plugs for the older style. If you wired the new plug in, you wouldn't need the adapter kit. I can knock $20 off the kit price without the adapter. It will work fine with your factory speakers, yes.

riley - There are no factory CD players this size that play MP3s.

Tom Slick - I am completely out of bulbs right now. I've been hounding my supplier and they keep giving me the run-around. Time for me to find a new supplier I guess...

Tom Slick - I've got some more bulbs.

Everyone else - I've got plenty of CD kits still...

Where are you getting all of these kits.

my sister in law was out of town for the weekend and left her car at my house and it got broken into....it is a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am

I will give you one guess one what factory part they took....and it pertains to this thread....

lol just kidding the story it true but by no means saying you are sending people out to steal these units. at least i hope not.....

i know know how to break into a Pontiac Grand Am very well without doing much damage or breaking the window the crooks left some good hints/evidence as far as what to do to get in fast and quietly....maybe i will use these techniques and start selling some radios too

take this as a free bump and venting my frustration for the scumbag that came into my nice, quiet, nearly all retired old people, community and stole from my family.

Adam

Kru, I have bought one of your radios and i want to clear my codes but when i disconnect the battery the radio is going to turn that theftlock on. So how do you recommend me getting the code for the radio?

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quote Originally posted by daniel87fierogt: Kru, I have bought one of your radios and i want to clear my codes but when i disconnect the battery the radio is going to turn that theftlock on. So how do you recommend me getting the code for the radio?

If you didn't enable the theftlock when you installed the radio, it won't get enabled just by disconnecting the battery.
You have to tell it to enable.

How do i enable it or disable it? I bought the radio from Kru, off of ebay. So i guess what i was asking was if Kru has permently disabled the theftlock. That would be cool if he disabled it because then i wouldnt ever have to worry about that damn theftlock. I did read in the ebay auction that kru said the theftlock has been disabled, but i was under the impression that once i installed the radio the first time it would be unlocked but when i disconnected the battery to clear the codes that the radio would be locked again and need the code to unlock it. Now i could be very well wrong cause i dont know but i just want someone to correct me and tell me whats the deal here

I believe on 2000 and older radios, it doesn't matter. I installed my own but the radio plugs right in and works. Mine is a Monsoon system from an 00 trans am.

I know that when I bought my Sonoma, there was a long sequence of kwrap that you had to go through in order to enable the theftlock on the radio. At that time, you were supposed to program your own private unlock code.
Since the Pontiac radios are different, I would expect the programming steps to be a bit different. I don't know what they are, but I'm sure that you have to key in something to enable the theftlock.

Also, if the theftlock was enabled on your new radio, then it couldn't have been powered down and shipped to you. It would have come up "locked" when you installed it.

Don't worry about it.

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quote Originally posted by daniel87fierogt: i was under the impression that once i installed the radio the first time it would be unlocked but when i disconnected the battery to clear the codes that the radio would be locked again and need the code to unlock it. Now i could be very well wrong cause i dont know but i just want someone to correct me and tell me whats the deal here

i didn't even think about that when i had to disconnect my battery to clear my codes. everything seem to be working fine.

kru: i replied back to you pm about the bulbs.

thanks,
toms...

Allright i guess you are all right. I should just stop being a worry wart and dont worry about the damn theftlock

quote Originally posted by daniel87fierogt: Allright i guess you are all right. I should just stop being a worry wart and dont worry about the damn theftlock

Don't feel too "rained on". I thought about the same thing when I first installed mine.

Puck - You caught me. All this time I've been stealing the Pontiac radios and the hundreds of other radios that I sell through eBay and on my website. I'm surprised no one has noticed it down here in our area. It's not like we're a huge metropolis... Actually, I have several legitimate sources and can provide the VIN number for the car the radio came from 90% of the time...

Daniel87FieroGT - Sounds like you all have it figured out but I'll weigh in to 'make it official'. My radios all have Theftlock disabled. (The ones for the Fiero anyway.) It is disabled until such time that you go through the "kwrap" that was mentioned a few posts ago.

I have been doing this for 2 years now and I have only had two reports of Theftlock engaging spontaneously (and I have to wonder if those were legitimate reports or just someone trying to get a freebie unlock on another radio.)

As Raydar said, you were able to install and use it without any problems after it was shipped to you. It will be no different when you cut power to it. Unless you've programmed your own code into it...

Allright thank you Kru for the official information. No theres no worries and my codes are cleared and the radios still working

bumpety bumpety

I regret to inform the Fiero community that I will no longer be able to offer the forum discount on these Fiero CD packages. Unfortunately, after 2 years of selling them, I have found that the supply of these radios is starting to dry up. (At the prices I normally pay, anyway.) They are no longer putting these radios in any vehicles either, so it will only get worse. Consequently, I can no longer afford to offer the discount.

I certainly hope the price 'increase' doesn't affect your decision to purchase one of these packages. I still feel like they are an excellent value, if you compare what you would have to pay for all the components separately. Plus, you get installation instructions, a warranty, support and a wealth of knowledge.

I have not forgotten my Fiero roots. I know I owe the success of my radio business to the Fiero community and to this forum in particular. I want to thank the 200+ Fiero owners who have purchased one of these packages from me. I do plan to continue attending Fiero shows with these packages. Possibly even at special 'show prices.' I'll just have to see what supply looks like at that time.

Thanks again for helping to make replacementradios.com a success.

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Thats great... Time to order finally, and

Good luck w/ whatever your do!

Steve

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