stereo repairs

[sv_rory]

hi guys

does anybody know anywhere that repairs car stereos? mines playing up and needs sorting but i dont know where to get it done,

preferably around milton keynes

cheers

[Mr Speirs]

Unless it is a super duper all singing all dancing stereo it will cost you just as much to fix it than to buy a new one.
Whats wrong with it anyways?

[sv_rory]

theres no power going to the front face, this stereo is still selling for around the 1k mark

[Mr Speirs]

I'd be tempted to open it up myself and just check everything is as it should be i.e. no obvious signs of damage or broken components then if there are any ribbon cables re-seat them.
Is it a removable fascia?

[Viney]

theres no power going to the front face, this stereo is still selling for around the 1k markCrikey, i take its a screen that comes out with all the bells and whistles?

Personaly, id take it to an authoirised repairer for that brand. I have had good and not so good expeiences with getting stuff repiared by independent local repair shops. Whats probably gone is the ribbon cable that connects the screen to the unit. Its waht went wrong on my step dads Kenwood unit, that and the main plug that connected it to the remote box thingy. I repaired it myself in the end. Got the parts from kenwood, job done but it was a stab in the dark.

[sv_rory]

yeah its a kenwood kvt 920 quite an oldish model but still in my opinion kicks the **** of a lot of these types of headunits out at the mo,

ive got all sat nav and freeview tv on it aswell. Its all touch screen.

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Kenwood_KVT920__5733522

[sv_rory]

where would i order a new ribbon cable from? the main unit powers up but not the front so it makes sense. do you have contact details for kenwood where i could order the part from

Crikey, i take its a screen that comes out with all the bells and whistles?

Personaly, id take it to an authoirised repairer for that brand. I have had good and not so good expeiences with getting stuff repiared by independent local repair shops. Whats probably gone is the ribbon cable that connects the screen to the unit. Its waht went wrong on my step dads Kenwood unit, that and the main plug that connected it to the remote box thingy. I repaired it myself in the end. Got the parts from kenwood, job done but it was a stab in the dark.

[Viney]

where would i order a new ribbon cable from? the main unit powers up but not the front so it makes sense. do you have contact details for kenwood where i could order the part fromI dont. IIRC, i just found a company though the kenwood electronics website.

Edit

http://www.kenwood-electronics.co.uk/support/spare_parts/

Fullers ltd is the company i used.

[Mr Speirs]

Have you tried re-seating the ribbon cable first? i.e. take it off and put it back on. Have a few things that I work with where the common problem is a ribbon cable and re-seating it is the fix.

[sv_rory]

sorry mate what does IIRC mean ? lol

I dont. IIRC, i just found a company though the kenwood electronics website.

Edit

http://www.kenwood-electronics.co.uk/support/spare_parts/

Fullers ltd is the company i used.

[keithd]

if i recall correctly

hth

[sv_rory]

cheers mate, i have just rung them up and im waiting to see if they can get the part, she said give her 40 mins or so.

do you know how to do a continuity test? this way i could check that everything inside the head unit is working correctly

[hovis]

this stereo is still selling for around the 1k mark :drunken: a grand for a car stereo? i bet you my mate fat bob could get you one for a tenner;)

if i recall correctly

hthwhats hth mean

[keithd]

hope that helps

amq..

[sv_rory]

ok then if your mate can get me one for a tenner il have 5...........

lol

ive opened the head unit up and its all circuit boards, theres a couple of ribbon wire things inside one wide brown one and a slim white one, do you reckon its these thats gone then?

[SoulKiss]

yeah its a kenwood kvt 920 quite an oldish model but still in my opinion kicks the **** of a lot of these types of headunits out at the mo,

ive got all sat nav and freeview tv on it aswell. Its all touch screen.

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Kenwood_KVT920__5733522

Why would you need TV in a car?

All sounds a bit Chavvy to me.....

[sv_rory]

its ok i think i have figured it out, the small white wire going to the front panel is damadged so must be that.

cheers

[Viney]

Why would you need TV in a car?

All sounds a bit Chavvy to me.....This comeing from a man who has LEDs mounted on his bike and a camera and recorder etc etc on his bike. I'd shut up if i where you ;)

I have never seen the point of a TV in the car, but they are no different than having an MP4 palyer or such like. My step dads was handy when you were in the channel tunnel or what he used it for, watching TV during his lunch break.

[SoulKiss]

This comeing from a man who has LEDs mounted on his bike and a camera and recorder etc etc on his bike. I'd shut up if i where you ;)

Oh dear I forgot to add a few smilies...........

There are no extraneous LED's on the Zed, yes the sidelight and indicator bulbs HAVE been replaced with LED versions (and all in the correct colour).

SO THERE Viney :p hehe :smt068

[Daimo]

Why would you need TV in a car?

All sounds a bit Chavvy to me.....

Chavvy or boyracer


Both are different. Like comparing a pointy to a curvey

Missis Turbo Corsa has a TV, shes neither a boy/girlracer, or a chav...


Sooooooooooooo :smt068

[Viney]

Oh dear I forgot to add a few smilies...........

There are no extraneous LED's on the Zed, yes the sidelight and indicator bulbs HAVE been replaced with LED versions (and all in the correct colour).

SO THERE Viney :p hehe :smt068Ah, it must have been the SV that lit up like a christmas tree!! :lol: