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BlackWidow#2 · 10-12-2012

My radio quit, looking for a replacement. Anybody have anything?
Thanks, George

Kevin · 10-12-2012

could you send it to dr. don or marc and have it repaired?

BlackWidow#2 · 10-12-2012

Hi Kevin,
Of course I could do that, but our radios are not exactly state of the art by todays standard. I can't see spending what it would take to repair what I have. I'll either put a used one in or go with a state of the art aftermarket unit if nothing turns up. Make sense?

WVZR-1 · 10-12-2012

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Originally Posted by BlackWidow#2

Hi Kevin,
Of course I could do that, but our radios are not exactly state of the art by todays standard. I can't see spending what it would take to repair what I have. I'll either put a used one in or go with a state of the art aftermarket unit if nothing turns up. Make sense?

What doesn't your radio do?

You've got the "control head" (in dash) and you have the CDM that on a '91MY is under the right side hush panel up near the back-side of the fuse block. Here's what I recall is a pretty good video for removal.

http://www.carstereohelp.com/stereor...vettevideo.htm

BlackWidow#2 · 10-12-2012

The clock stopped updating the time and the radio has no sound, the stations will not seek or scan etc, but it does light up. Per the service manual I unhooked the battery but that didn't help. No blown fuses. I think the head unit is bad. Since the battery was unhooked, the time stays at 1:00, it is illuminated, just stays at 1:00. When you turn the radio on, it is at 87.3 (or somewhere near there) and you cannot get the frequency to change. No sound from speakers.

WVZR-1 · 10-12-2012

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Originally Posted by BlackWidow#2

The clock stopped updating the time and the radio has no sound, the stations will not seek or scan etc, but it does light up. Per the service manual I unhooked the battery but that didn't help. No blown fuses. I think the head unit is bad. Since the battery was unhooked, the time stays at 1:00, it is illuminated, just stays at 1:00. When you turn the radio on, it is at 87.3 (or somewhere near there) and you cannot get the frequency to change. No sound from speakers.

Does cassette or CD work?

gbrtng · 10-12-2012

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Originally Posted by BlackWidow#2

The clock stopped updating the time and the radio has no sound, the stations will not seek or scan etc, but it does light up. Per the service manual I unhooked the battery but that didn't help. No blown fuses. I think the head unit is bad. Since the battery was unhooked, the time stays at 1:00, it is illuminated, just stays at 1:00. When you turn the radio on, it is at 87.3 (or somewhere near there) and you cannot get the frequency to change. No sound from speakers.

Call Dr Don - that sounds like the receiver has pooped the bed, not the head unit. He repaired one for me last year for $150.00. Worth the hassle of repairing, I think.

Kevin · 10-12-2012

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Originally Posted by BlackWidow#2

Hi Kevin,
Of course I could do that, but our radios are not exactly state of the art by todays standard. I can't see spending what it would take to repair what I have. I'll either put a used one in or go with a state of the art aftermarket unit if nothing turns up. Make sense?

sure does. I know how ya feel

mike100 · 10-12-2012

Shawn at Corvettenutz has a pile of them I'm sure. He had a dozen CDM's to pick thru when mine went out. Probably a good chance a working radio has a bad CD player though.

scottfab · 10-13-2012

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Originally Posted by mike100

Shawn at Corvettenutz has a pile of them I'm sure. He had a dozen CDM's to pick thru when mine went out. Probably a good chance a working radio has a bad CD player though.

This sounds like the best option. The thing with the CD player is usually the ribbon on the head. It rubs on a metal edge and wears through.
Maybe if you find a replacement with a failed CD you can swap out the
ribbon/head part in you broken one. Then tie it off so it does not rub.

It really depends on how stock you want to keep it.
The other option some use is to just rip out things that don't work
rather than fix them.

10-12-2012	#1
BlackWidow#2 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 148	WTB 90-91 Radio My radio quit, looking for a replacement. Anybody have anything? Thanks, George

10-12-2012	#3
BlackWidow#2 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 148	Re: WTB 90-91 Radio Hi Kevin, Of course I could do that, but our radios are not exactly state of the art by todays standard. I can't see spending what it would take to repair what I have. I'll either put a used one in or go with a state of the art aftermarket unit if nothing turns up. Make sense?

10-12-2012	#5
BlackWidow#2 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 148	Re: WTB 90-91 Radio The clock stopped updating the time and the radio has no sound, the stations will not seek or scan etc, but it does light up. Per the service manual I unhooked the battery but that didn't help. No blown fuses. I think the head unit is bad. Since the battery was unhooked, the time stays at 1:00, it is illuminated, just stays at 1:00. When you turn the radio on, it is at 87.3 (or somewhere near there) and you cannot get the frequency to change. No sound from speakers.

10-12-2012	#9
mike100 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Marcos CA Posts: 1,786	Re: WTB 90-91 Radio Shawn at Corvettenutz has a pile of them I'm sure. He had a dozen CDM's to pick thru when mine went out. Probably a good chance a working radio has a bad CD player though.

10-12-2012	#2
Kevin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 4,624	Re: WTB 90-91 Radio could you send it to dr. don or marc and have it repaired? __________________ It's not the car, it's the people - Doug Johnson 90 r/r "KEYS ON" nick named "T.L.B"