I've been having an odd problem with my radio that finally culminated in it not working at all the other day. It started probably a year or more ago with the radio cutting out whenever I would open or close the ashtray. You could find almost the exact position while opening it that would turn the radio off. So I simply avoided ovening the ashtray when the radio was on. I pulled the screws and removed it once to see if there was anything obvious but there was nothing to be seen out of the ordinary. Then, while that problem was still happening, it would cut out when my passenger rested their leg against the plastic upright part of the console. It was again sensitive enough that you could apply just enough pressure with your fingertips in the right area to make it cut out. Relieve the pressure and it would come back on. This went on for awhile and then eventually both of those problems stopped on their own but then the radio no longer turned off when the ignition was turned off. I could, until the other day, turn the radio on at any time, whether or not the key was in the ignition switch. I figured I could live with that so no problem, right? Well, that lasted about 6 months and then the other day I parked the car at work, turned off the ignition, turned off the radio and went in to my job. When I came out the radio was simply dead. No amount of coaxing or sweet talking would get it to work. I pulled the horizontal wood center panel and the ashtray and checked for any abvious loose wires. Nothing. Next, I pulled the radio and checked the fuse on the back. Again, nothing. The next step seems to be to pull the entire plastic part of the center console off and check the wiring underneath. Is there a procedure on the Service CD for this, or can anyone give me a step-by-step if it's relatively simple? I'm guessing there's a loose or broken wire somewhere under the right side about where the passenger's knee would rest. Anyone have any other ideas?

Also, while it's out, does anyone know if there's an OE radio that I could drop in using the existing plugs that has a CD player? I'm hoping I might be able to pick up one that someone's replaced for a reasonable sum. Any idea what I should expect to spend?

Thanks for any help

Gary