Factory Stereo Repair?

ben · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:45 pm

Does anyone where I can get the stereo/cassette deck of the ol' Cressy wagon repaired? I've gone through about 3-4 junkyard ones and they always break after a few months.

The culprit is usually the switch that changes from stereo to tape mode when it detects the insertion of a cassette. That and the backlighting of the LCD screen.

I know I could have bought a bangin' head unit by now but I want the int to look all stock and I'm in love with the array of glowing buttons on the equalizer.

Cycletech · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:50 pm

This place is local to me. I can't say I've ever used them for anything other than speedometer calibration.
Southern Electronics

Are parts available from Toyota?

arsonist63086 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:15 pm

even if the tape deck gets repeard they usaly dont stay good for a long time, they might also start eating your tapes. best bet would be to use a 3.5 mp3 tape adapter (if it still recives the tape) and a haigh line input to rca low line adapter to hook up some amps and keep your eq..

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_142SLC4/Sc ... ml?tp=2001

they sell the same one at walmart..

AJ · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:49 pm

Try http://unitedradio.com/automotive/

bob78cvcc · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:57 pm

I'm looking for a radio dial bulb for my old panasonic car radio. The bulb has a code that looks like E049? ?= V1, M, or N. Anyone know the modern equivalent of this sub miniature wedge base type of light bulb?

AJ · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:26 pm

I really like Sylvania's site in general...

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProduct ... mentGuide/

ben · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:20 pm

AJ wrote:

Try http://unitedradio.com/automotive/

This looks promising. I'll give them a call, unless someone knows of a place in SoCal... Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

robakun · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:05 am

IS IT MADE BY FUJITSU TEN? IF SO MAYBE I CAN HELP

ben · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:24 pm

robakun wrote:

IS IT MADE BY FUJITSU TEN? IF SO MAYBE I CAN HELP

I believe it's a Technics/Panasonic system, but thanks

robakun · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:19 pm

Sometimes, if you call them up and tell them that you really want to use the OEM unit, their Japanese repair guys will have some knowlege and can get the unit fixed. Try it. You will get turned down but keep pushing.

ben · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:12 am

robakun wrote:

Sometimes, if you call them up and tell them that you really want to use the OEM unit, their Japanese repair guys will have some knowlege and can get the unit fixed. Try it. You will get turned down but keep pushing.

Sweet. I'm gonna tell the operator to put me thru to the oldest Japanese guy in the shop!

boyee · **Joined:** Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:58 pm **Posts:** 22

a guy from the rx7club forum who lives in gardena said he took his broken cassette radio to a repair shop maybe in socal and had it repaired. not sure about the shop but try looking at your local yellowpages

http://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php?p=9 ... ostcount=4

ben · **Posted:** Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:59 pm

cool, thanks!

azfast1 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:00 pm

http://raysautostereo.com/ repaired the radio in my Cosmo Sport.

boyee · **Joined:** Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:58 pm **Posts:** 22

in case you have not visited rx7club, here is the guy's response "Sure. 310-412-2896 Ask for Eddie and explain what you have. " good luck ben!

did a search and this seems to be the business:

Radio Service One
(310) 412-2896
4435 Lennox Blvd Ste 1
Inglewood, CA 90304

ben · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:15 pm

I saw that, but thanks for lookin' out :tu:

12345 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:05 pm

Any chance you have a non functioning stock Cressy radio around for sale?

I am missing mine.

ben · **Posted:** Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:14 pm

12345 wrote:

Any chance you have a non functioning stock Cressy radio around for sale?

I am missing mine.

I'm bringing all 3 of mine to Eddie's next week. I hope he can make one functioning one out of the three. If there's any left over I'll let you know. But the 85-86 have a different stereo from the 87-88. I have the former.

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:00 pm

Just install a broken one, and put a nice deck in the glove box

. Then you get the best of both worlds!! I know you're too anal though, lol. Ew Gross!!

MikeRL411 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:31 pm

bob78cvcc wrote:

I'm looking for a radio dial bulb for my old panasonic car radio. The bulb has a code that looks like E049? ?= V1, M, or N. Anyone know the modern equivalent of this sub miniature wedge base type of light bulb?

Old fashioned hardware stores like True Value have a cabinet of weird bulbs. Occasionally Home Depots also have bulb displays. When my local True Value was priced out of their location I went in and bought a fistfull of these wedge and bayonet bulbs for a closeout 2 cents each. My dashboard is fully lighted with the survivors. By the way, on Ratsun.net there are several "how to"s on replacing this type of bulb with LEDs. Might be worth a look, they sure last longer and come in many colors.

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