Ive been searching this forum but cant seem to find anything. 06 range rover sport. (i believe the buttons are the same for the LR3 as well) Rather then purchasing the entire Radio face with buttons like this one: Range Rover Sport Radio CD Fascia Panel replacement phone unit buttons genuine | eBay I just need the buttons #, 0, fast fwd, fwd, and back (by the eject button) Any ideas on a fix, (pin broke behind button) or where to grab them?

{Tried calling TransWest but they would only sale me the entire radio. But then realized the car had an interior fire}

 

Can you take that face plate off and fix it?
I dont have a answer for you but I will throw you non useful idea's. lol

 

I think they might be available separately. Not sure we had an issue with them years ago. but the face plates are apart of the unit. if you have to buy used then just buy the whole thing and stick it in. its easier that way.

 

Hey guys new to this site, I have searched all the forums and could not find an answer to this as well. Today being stubborn I removed my radio and was determined to fix it. with the radio in hand I brought it inside the house and put it on the counter. here are the steps. total time 45 minutes


1. I removed the face plate with two posi drive screws, and unclipped the plastic retaining the face plate

2.pulling the face plate gently away from the unit I found two snap in ribbon cables. I left them on the face plate and removed the metal cover ontop of the radio and the face plate cables were easily unlocked from the connectors and removed.

3. I placed the face plate on a cloth and removed a few posi drive screws and the board came away.

4 I found the broken tiny piece of plastic that activates the eject button (and all buttons) and i then unclipped the eject button that was attached to the face plate

5. i then grabbed a disposable pen and took it apart. I cut off 3/8 of the ink tube inside the pen ( dry end obv.) and slid it over the broken part of the eject button fit tight and sturdy.

6. I then used a drill bit the size of the pen tube and reinserted the button.

7. Reassemble using previous steps and done.

you could never tell i used a drill bit because the button hides it and it took little material away from the face plate

my radio works like brand new and I couldnt be happier I hope this helps someone.

Sorry no pics Didnt know it was going to work

Charlie

 

Thank you man, eight years later.

 

you are welcome! 8 years later it still works flawlessly

 

Hi there i have the same issue
im stuck on there the tube should go
is it the small hole in the face plate where the button should push down on?
is that the hole i drill so the tube can move freely

 

From my recollection the bit was needed to open up the hole so the pen tube could pass through smoothly and not bind. I found a bit fairly close in size to the pen tube.

 

Thank you very much

 

this fix worked fantastic! Only advice I have is to keep the broken button in the mounting plate when drilling from the back, just be careful to not drill too far. If you try to remove the buttons to drill, you might end up breaking the pivot point mountings of the buttons themselves as they are very delicate.

I've added some photos during the process. Once done, I had all the buttons working again. Just take your time and don't force anything, and don't over-tighten any screws while reassembling.