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43 minutes ago, CS71 said:

 I got a nice 4400 I’m gonna turn into a paper weight…

They fetch a pretty penny on eBay since most ppl know about the bootloop fix.

Thank you for the amazing posts @slackwaredragon. Some really good info inthere

7 hours ago, Datsun said:

 Live and learn I guess. $65 lesson. 

If you got it via eBay+PayPal, file a complaint and you'll get your money back. eBay/PayPal almost always side with the buyer with their Buyer Protection program.

21 hours ago, Evanovan said:

is there a way to keep the slide down without remove the negative battery side ?

you could pull the fuse?

Thank you for the help!

I was able to resurect my AVH-W4400NEX as well! I bough a SanDisk Industrial micro SDHC 16GB card and I used the IMG linked in the first post (credit to Jamesl75). It appears that the image is only 8GB but using a bigger card does not seem to hurt.

I had already removed the radio and I had forced the display mechanism open but if I was doing it all over again I would keep the radio installed in the car, put the display in the SD Card eject position, disconnect the battery and cut the slot in situ. No need to remove the radio. My slot did not end up looking pretty but it is functional. In hindsight, a carving dremel bit and shop-vac would be the way I would go. @C4pt4inMatt did it the right way.

Also, do not worry about damaging the SD card. As long as you can eject it at the end, it is fine.

Be careful not to cut too far down as to not damage the FFC Cable below the lower SD Card slot.