heyy! i gotta problem with my 04 monte that i really really wanna take care of asap! okay so you know how the montes have the radio controls on the front of the steering wheel??? well i've had mine for over a year and ever since i got it the paint on those controls have been worn off. i'm guessing the person who had it before cleaned them with some f'ed up chemical that caused the paint to wear off. sooo my question is,,,does anyone know where i could get replacement buttons for it? i dont have a pic at this moment of them but i'm hoping you guys know what i'm talking about. If anyone has any info i would really appreciate it thanks!

 

thats a common problem and I have been keeping my eye on the junk yards for 6th gens. one day one will be wrecked and I will get its radio controls

 

you know what? someone REALLY needs to make overlays for those buttons, like the ones everyone puts on their emblems..... just a thought...

 

well some people paint them, what about like melting tinting onto them or something?

 

http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/catalog/frameset.cfm


Radio/cruise Right - 00-05 38.38
Radio/cruise Left 00-05 $42.97


or morad... that's your best bet... (i would throw a coat of clear on them this time though)

 

so expensive for stupid buttons...

 

i guess 7th gen lucked out, ours seem etched into the button

 

marks from our thumbs seem etched into our buttons haha

 

With as many people that have this same problem I'm amazed that no body has come out with aftermarket buttons or as Ryan suggested, overlays. I have just about come to the conclusion that I need to paint mine and learn what they without reading them... not like there is much left to read on them.

 

I still don't understand how everyone ruins their buttons... :P