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Pontiac Bose Amplifier/Speaker and Stereo Repair
Single Channel BOSE amplifier repairs have a Lifetime warranty, car stereo one year.
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If your car audio or stereo problem is not listed, please email us fcsr@msn.com. All problems are not listed.

NEED Pontiac Stereo Code? Must have "Hr" and "Min" buttons on face of car stereo.
 

Delco
BOSE
Silver series
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Pontiac Bose Silver series - Bose repair
 

Gold series
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Pontiac Bose Gold series - Bose repair

Speakers snap, crackle, pop, sizzle, have high pitch squeal, sound distorted, low or no output.

Silver series,(1-4 channel amplifier), located in trunk $275. one year warranty.

Gold Series, amps at speakers $80 each.
Lifetime warranty on Bose amplifier repair.

Car Stereo Removal Instructions
Supplied by Car Stereo Removal, LLC.

 
Pontiac
6 CD changer


 
CD changer jammed, will not eject, will not accept, clicking or grinding sound on CD, $295.

Before repair, try disconnecting one of the battery terminals for several minutes then reconnect. This may act as a "Reset" and bring the changer back to working condition. Otherwise, repair is needed.

Pontiac
Dock and Lock Audio System
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Buick Delco stereo AM - FM - CD - CASSETTE - Bose repair
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Bonneville
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CD does not play, display shows Err or E20, $185-195. One year warranty.

No or dim display, $85. Warranty on display repair, one year.

Many radio codes are available by email if you have an "HR" and "Min" button on the face of the stereo and NO RDS. All RDS radios require seeing the dealership. This radio needs to be placed on the car computer to program the stereo to work in the specific vehicle it is mounted in.
 

Pontiac / Delco

Bass and Treble Controls

 

CD Err or E20, no CD $190. One year warranty.

No Display, $85. Warranty on display repair, one year.
Do It Yourself Repair for No Display
 
Pontiac Monsoon / Delco

Seven Band Equalizer

 

CD Err or E20, no CD $190. One year warranty.

No Display, $85. Warranty on display repair, one year.

Do It Yourself Repair for No Display
Pontaic

 
Broken or missing knobs.
Pontiac / Delco Transport
CD does not work, or will not accept CD the first five+ times then it will, or CD works according to the weather or temperature, or will not eject CD, $190.

 

89-96+/- Pontiac / BOSE / CDM box
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Some common problems, stereo unit powers up, no or distorted audio, no FM, all/some speakers work intermittently, or the system is dead. If you have snapping and popping from some of the speakers you will have to trouble shoot. Is it a defective CDM box or Bose amplifier? Swap working speakers/amplifiers with nonworking speaker/amplifiers to determine if it is the CDM box or Bose amplifiers. CDM box repair $125.  Replacement in rare cases $195

Bose amplifier repair $100 with three year warranty.
 
90-95 Delco
Single CD Player
CD does not work, or will not accept CD the first five+ times then it will, or CD works according to the weather/temperature, or will not eject CD, $190. Please circle "D-CD" when shipping, located above your return address on shipping page.
 

Delco BOSE
Car Audio
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Buick Delco stereo AM - FM - CD - CASSETTE - Bose repair

Delco Buick Symphony Sound
Delco Stereo Repair

No tape, tape ejects, or tape auto reverses on it's own. This tape mechanism is made by Blaupunkt. There is a possibility of a broken drive belt, but most cases this a cassette mechanism has sensor problems and badly glazed pinch rollers.

Display remains on with ignition OFF. This may drain the battery. Repair rate for this stereo, $150.

Display remains on with ignition off, drains car battery. Stereo has time display, will not turn on. Tape auto reverses then ejects. Weak channel/s, speakers snap, (usually right front first), crackle, sound blown, distorted or do not work, $150.
How to set clock - ignition on, stereo off, push "Set". Use "Scan" for hours and "Seek" for minutes.

 

Delco
Car Audio with Cassette
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Buick Delco stereo AM - FM - CASSETTE - Bose repair

Factory Car Stereo Repair - Buick Delco stereo AM - FM - CASSETTE - Bose repair

Factory Car Stereo Repair - Buick Delco stereo AM - FM - CASSETTE with EQ - Bose repair
 

Dead or no power. Before repair, check dome light, cigarette lighter and door chime. If one of these are not working properly there is a blown fuse in fuse panel. (We usually find a coin or metal object in the cigarette lighter.)

Weak channel, speakers snap, (usually right front first), crackle, sound blown, distorted or does not work.

Does not eject tape, repair rate for these stereos, $150.

Display remains on with ignition OFF. This may drain the battery. Repair rate for this stereo $150.

This $150 repair rate is for a rebuild of stereo for all problems with a one year warranty.

The following car stereos are only a list of common problems and possible Do It Yourself repairs.

We no longer repair the following listed car stereos.
 
  Pontiac
12 CD Changer / Pioneer
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette  - Bose stereo, amplifier and speaker repair
Cd changer locks up, will not eject cartridge or play CD's. We no longer repair this CD changer.
Pontiac AM/FM/CD

21021216 / Delco
CD error, we no longer repair this stereo.

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Longwood, Fl. 32750

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Dim or no display see Defective Lamp