Head unit / stereo repair?

Flatulentoldgoat

Got a head unit with a fault. It's pulling excess current when in standby mode killing the main vehicle battery. It's not the wiring as I have isolated it and connected it up to a spare battery and it still drawing nearly an amp in an off state.

Local electrical repair shop doesn't want to know.

Any idea where/what sort of business could possibly open it up and try and repair it? Or is it basically an uneconomic loss. £200 bye bye...?

AdrianC

Is it an OE one, or aftermarket?
If aftermarket, I presume it's outside warranty?

You'd have to be getting something pretty damn specialist to be spending close to £200 on an aftermarket head unit these days.

Flatulentoldgoat

AdrianC said:

Is it an OE one, or aftermarket?
If aftermarket, I presume it's outside warranty?

You'd have to be getting something pretty damn specialist to be spending close to £200 on an aftermarket head unit these days.

Head units going up and above £400! Well, the JVC, Pioneer Sony etc.

It's a Android head unit (think of a tablet but configured for in car use)

Took a punt with a great spec but from a China company (direct)

AdrianC

This sort of thing...?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Inch-Android-8-1-2-Din-Head-Unit-Car-Stereo-GPS-Sat-Nav-Radio-Touch-Screen-USB/193182113673
£92.

Flatulentoldgoat

Bit better, it's a proper Chinese brand rather than a no name and decent spec

Elmer_BeFuddled

Flatulentoldgoat said:

Bit better, it's a proper Chinese brand rather than a no name and decent spec

Is it just me and my age but I cannot compute "proper" and "Chinese brand" in the same sentence. But then I remember when "Made in Hong Kong" was scorned. Times change, I probably haven't really.

cymruchris

The trouble is - you might find a repair will cost you as much as you paid for the unit - not sure if you've found an independent repairer yet - but a long time ago I dealt with Advanced Electronics and Logistics - they repaired hundreds, if not thousands of car audio units for Halfords. I'm not sure they'll take on a Chinesium product though - but if all else fails you could drop them an email and see what they say. 

http://www.a-e-l.com/radio-repair-services.html