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Old May 9, 2012 | 05:01 PM
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Guys,

I have a problem, I just installed a new aftermarket radio and I was playing with the transmission lock. and now the key won't eject unless i disconnect the battery.

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I was installing the car radio with the car on. ( i know bad idea) trying to make the ground noise go away
theres a screw i was fooling around with making the instrument panel flicker (in the console)
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Old May 9, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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The ground is for all instrument cluster, A/C, radio etc...

For aftermarket stereo, you need to by pass grounds because our SC's wiring were all built with 1 central ground point for each car electronic, here's a really good DIY to follow;
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lex...ead-units.html
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Old May 10, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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ok so I figured out the problem so on the gear shifter theres a cap that slides down to expose the 2 screws. That cap was buried somewhere in the shifter. After digging it out it worked! Hopefully one day someone will find this as a solution
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