stereo repairs

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?

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]

Originally Posted by sv_rory

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

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.

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

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

Originally Posted by Viney

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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

Edit

http://www.kenwood-electronics.co.uk...t/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.

sorry mate what does IIRC mean ? lol

Originally Posted by Viney

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

Edit

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

Fullers ltd is the company i used.