Hello Folks !!... I'm new to this forum, having just picked up a 95 Z28. This is my first Camaro...and so far I'm very happy with it. However...it has the "Radio from Hell". Sometimes it plays...sometime it doesn't. It can be playing along and "Bam !!", it's playing full blast. The first couple of times were unexpected suprises. Anyhoo...does anyone know a good site to have it replaced or repaired?...I prefer to keep her original.
Thank you in advance for the help...

Fast Freddie
Columbia City, Oregon

 

Well first you own a CAMARO, not a Camero Second, your best bet on the radio is checking the wiring harness behind it and seeing it its loose or theres a noticeable break in a wire. If it looks alright just search around here for a used one, you can have a stock radio pretty cheap.

 

Thank you Katalysm and Taintedz28 for the replies. Sorry for the mispelling ...without spellcheck I am lost. I am only a Locomotive Engineer...I don't have to spell correctly...just toot my horn and ring the damned bell . I haven't torn her out yet to check the harness...but that's next. Tainted...she is a stock radio. Bose can be tempermental, but I've had them in other Vette's n' Caddies...I like 'em. SPL Electronic's has them (refurbished) for $275. If the harness is OK...I'll give them a call. Thanks Fellas for the reply's
Fred

 

Which radio do you have? I replaced my factory radio and have my old cassette model sitting here. works perfect. I'll sell it off cheap if you want it

-Dave

 

Mine did the same thing. It had a burnt out resistor inside. I found one on here for $30.00 that had a bad CD unit. I put my CD unit on it and it works fine. I have seen a few on EBAY that had bad CD units for pretty cheap. It is easy to change out the CD unit.

 

Very true, it is very easy to change out the CD module from the head unit. Mine was broken and wouldnt play CDs anymore. I removed the CD unit from the head and sent it to a place in Florida for rebuild. They only charged $65, and it works perfectly now.

 

where did you send it?? that sounds like the same thing mine is doing now... While playing CDs it skips all the time in different places on the same CD and if I play that CD in another car it works just fine.

 

I sent it to:

Sound Repair/ESS Inc.
3475 N. US Hwy 1 unit 3
Cocoa, Fl. 32926
1-888-615-9700

In 2003 they charged me $65 to completly overhaul my delco CD unit. It didnt work at all. No problems sinse. They also gave me a new set of lamps for my radio at an additional $12 fee. I soldered in the new lamps and plugged in the overhauled CD unit.

[edit] I just called the guy to verify they are still in business. I updated their address because they moved down the road a little ways. He says they do all sorts of Delco and Delco/Bose repairs. They fix amps, re-cone speakers, fix headunits, etc. You can send in an entire headunit for repair to the radio, *****, display, or you can send in just the CD component for overhaul... They are flexable.