I, amazingly found the play button w/chrome top, inside the unit wedged against the pcb!
It needed some repair in order to stay in place.
Couldn't find the other missing top chrome button inside the unit so I had to locate one elsewhere. I didn't think it was gonna happen as these tops seem to pop off whenever I press stop and the buttons fly up to off position and suddenly stop. I wasn't expecting to find any spares
, but I was able to procure one from an ebay unit that I persuaded the seller to remove and sell to me for a hefty sum.
. I guess I shoulda bid on the entire unit, just for the parts but I have a tendency to take a parts unit and try to return it to a whole unit and I need to show some restraint!
I also installed the white woofers from another unit and this one is starting to look good, again!