Sirius Sportster Backlight will no longer stay on. It will occasionally blink on, but doesn't stay on long.

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Unfortunately this is a fairly common problem in the Sportster, caused by worn contacts in the tuner. Sometimes you can temporarily resolve the problem by wedging a thin piece of cardboard behind the tuner in the cradle, to create a better contact; but eventually it will just wear out again.

Posted on Jun 08, 2007

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