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Notice how close the volume knob is to the power button. When I'm driving and I turn the volume up, I some how always bump the power button and turn off the stereo. Maybe I'm just clumsy. What are your thoughts?
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Ditched the stock headunit for a fancy double DIN years ago. :mrgreen:
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It's worse when on a bumpy/ undulatimg road.
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Are you hitting the power button or PAUSING it with the volume button?
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abscate wrote: 09 Mar 2019, 16:11 Are you hitting the power button or PAUSING it with the volume button?
The power button of course. :lol:
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SC-901... :)
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^+1

I think the worn knob would do my head in more :mrgreen:
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Post by raivis_rsn »

You need this.
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I'm still trying to find one of these but no luck.

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Post by matthew1 »

I used to always do this in my 850. Agreed, poor placement..
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Post by wizechatmgr »

Explains why I haven't fixed my power button yet =)
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