Post by lowincash » Thu Sep 30, pm I was going to have mine fixed by the dealer along with a couple other stuffs but been lagging it. They said they need my car overnight to fix the things so I need to find a dealer that gives free loaners lol.
Re: DuluthVibe Post by Gadabout » Sat Jul 02, pm I used 5 minute epoxy to fasten the broken knob back onto the post very carefully. I followed the steps and got the radio out, and the broken knob out of there. Then I filled the bottom half of the knob with quick setting epoxy and held the knob straight on the post until the glue set. I had to hold the entire assembly upside down until the glue set, so the glue didn't drain down onto the radio.
It sounds a little dangerous, but it worked. Just be careful with the epoxy. The hardest part was getting those 12 little screws out of that circuit board. I had no socket small enough, so I used a good pair of thin, flat blade pliers. If or when my knob breaks I think I will opt for a different aftermarket radio. Don't drive that much, and often don't even listen to the radio so maybe I will not face this issue.
In the meantime I will try to take it easy on the knobs. Rich people stay rich by living like they're broke. Post by papacueball » Sun Jul 03, pm Mine broke sitting on a shelf. I only used it for about a month and it was perfectly fine when i took the factory radio out. The radio was barely ever used and treated very carefully. I think the hot weather caused mine to break, since all was fine until the hottest weather started.
Either way, these radio knobs are defective, regardless of what GM claims is a very isolated problem, and no record of complaints about it,. Just got it from where I bought car. Cost 6. Have not replaced yet; just found this site.
Dealership want Post by file » Fri Sep 16, pm I was thinkin Then it would be easier to change if it breaks again. If there was a replacement, it probably wouldnt break Post by musicmanmu » Tue Oct 04, pm This just happened to my 09 Vibe, and of course I'm out of warranty.
Good to hear that you can purchase a replacement knob. I'm just not sure I want to risk screwing up my radio trying to make the fix when the steering wheel controls are working just fine Will order a few.
Cool with 3 2bbls though. Will be black! It's a Garden Tractor. I guess I should paint it black. Post by journeyforce » Sun Oct 09, pm I bought several. DuluthVibe Post by crazyray2 » Sat Oct 15, pm I just fixed my wife's Vibe following these instructions. I bought knob GM from my Pontiac dealer. Instructions are good. I would add a couple of hints. I thank it takes a 3mm socket most sets only go to 4mm I used pliers to remove when I couldn't find the right socket in my town small a mini wrench set similar to the mini screwdriver set would work.
When I put back the 12 screws I had computer screws and replaced the 12 screws with philliphead screws, much quicker. It did not come off easy; and when I pulled with enough force, it bent the prongs the plug slipped on. When I straighten them, they broke off!! Doomed I thought! Soldered them back on; it worked. If you don't, you have to take the radio out again to get to the wires. Should be a 30 min job if nothing goes wrong. Once those were out and back in the rest of the job is easy.
I did the 6. If this ever happens to you and ya can't find a knob then e-mail me or pm me. The Vibe I just bought has a broken knob, and if my dealer can't fix it under warranty, I'll do it myself. I called to check on the part, and the former Pontiac dealer did not have one, but they told me the Chevy dealer down the street had 13 of them in stock!
Must be a pretty common item to break, and obviously Chevys use the same part. Thomas the "Mustang Guy" 5. I had a tuff time getting the wire off the face plate and was careful but the prongs still broke off, so you may have a soldering job included in the repair. I found the other good working button was also getting ready to fail, so glad I got two knobs. I think I am going to upgrade and dump this unit, this knob thing really sucks. Mine also mysteriously went from working fine to spinning without effect after I left it parked for a week while on a trip.
Vilnis Post by trb » Sat Feb 18, pm I finally got around to fixing my radio knob, and only spent like 15 min on it! Tools I used: I took journeyforce's idea on here and cut off the flat retaining tab on the back of the new knob with some wire cutters and used a piece of sandpaper to smooth down the edge so it is pretty flush with the rest of the knob.
Then I took to removing the broken knob. First I tried my wire cutters again, but was not getting far, so I used my coping saw to cut the face of the knob across in a couple of places as you can see in the pic below. It made a bit of a mess on the console, but that will be cleaned up later.
I then used the wire cutters to cut and remove the top part of the knob in the pic above. I had to cut and pull and break it a bit, but it came free. Then I cut away at the bottom part that was left in the radio, chipping away pieces of the plastic, being careful not to damage the face of the radio.
Once I got much of the bottom of the knob removed on one side, I was able to grab it with the wire cutters again, and break the plastic on the cut down side, through the remainder of the knob. Then I was able to pull it out of the opening. Next I had to remove the metal ring that holds the knob to the radio shaft.
That took the wire cutters again on the metal ring and I was able to pull it off the shaft. It took a bit of force, but it finally came off. Then the new knob was able to slide right in place. Now if it breaks again, the knob will just fall off the shaft.
And I can easily cut down a new knob and install it after removing the metal band from the shaft again. Seeing your fix though I wonder if a Dremel tool with a cutting blade would have helped. Kenwood KDC-X TRB:Did you say that you cut out and removed the old knob without removing the radio or disassemble the face?
Do you have a good picture of a new knob as viewed from the backside? Also where were the breaking points of the plastic as was when it broke? I like your idea of removing the knob's flange. Does the backlighting bleed through around the knob with the flange removed? Post by xenictime » Mon May 07, pm I finally got around to fixing my radio knob. I basically cut the curved lip so it is flush and the side of the knob is flat.
Someone else on here suggested that idea. And yes, the backlighting does show through around the knob a bit, but it does not bother me. If I replace it again, I will use my belt sander to sand away the curved lip until it will just barely clear the radio opening. That will reduce the backlighting a bit.
And as for removing the old knob, I just had to keep cutting away at it with my cutters until I got it down far enough that I could use the needle nose pliers to break it.
Main thing is to be careful and not pry against the radio face. After I finished it up I noticed that I did put a couple of nicks in the radio face, but nothing major. Sorry, don't have time to read all the posts to see if anyone has posted the info before. Plan to replace it today as I promised the dealership for the trade-in on Saturday. Thank you everyone for all the info and help. But Buick Regal here I come! Take care all! Traded it in today. Hopefully it will find a good home.
And thank you. The Regal is sweet. You should take one for a test ride for the heck of it. Post by vibenvy » Sun Jul 22, pm XSarge wrote: Yep, got it fixed like new thanks to this thread. It works great! Re: DuluthVibe Post by finebead » Sun Oct 21, pm Gadabout wrote: I used 5 minute epoxy to fasten the broken knob back onto the post very carefully.
That is the most awesome and useful post!! Thank you SO much! I followed these instructions and the fix was super easy. Those 12 screws on the printed circuit board came off pretty easily with a hex driver I had so it was not too bad. I did mess up in that the replacement knobs came with the metal band around the knob shaft, and when replacing them, I accidentally left the metal band on from the previous knob on.
So when I put it all back together, the knobs did not slide down low enough onto the shaft. Easily fixed though. Cheers, Dave. Fans 12 volt. Fuse Blocks. Fuse Holders. Ground Blocks. Installation kit. Noise Filters. PAC Accessories. Power Accessories. Power Blocks. Pwr Window kit. RCA Cords. Speaker Grills. Steering Controls. Wiring Diagrams. Wiring Harnesses. Radio Harnesses.
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