Luralei

Its summer in South Texas. Put the car, a 2006 c230, in my garage to wait three weeks while I recovered from surgery. Doc cleared me to drive so I drove it last night and noticed that the radio faceplate is de-laminating. It's very obvious. Big huge air bubbles under the top layer of plastic. I have no idea what to do except to replace the radio. Any ideas how this might happen or how to cure it? Thanks.

edgarinho10

Could you post a picture?

mikroehl

^+1

sammydragon3

one time i was driving and it was like 100 out and my radio said "too hot"

phister

You could probably crack the windows open so the air doesn't stay trapped. I keep my sunroof tilted in my garage just to let the air escape.

capt_paul

If you have the stock AM/FM/CD head unit, I have one that I can sell you, if interested at a reasonable price. PM me if interested.

LILBENZ230

Mine sits in the GA heat all the time and this has not happened. Sounds like a bad apple.

jogger

do you think it has the original clear plastic protection?

wynn711

No clear plastic protection, I have had two (2) in my 2007 C230 to do this. Most recent just noticed last week here in FL, garage kept but to much heat in the garage. There is a serios flaw in the material used in the plastics.


Seems to me that ther is just as much heat sitting in direct sunlight during the day, I do not understand?