# Car Amp Repair
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [May 16, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891 "2009-05-16T13:53:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@Topless5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Topless5.0)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/1 "2009-05-16T13:53:52Z")
Does anybody know of anyone local that repairs car amps? If you do please let me know. Thanks Bill
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### Author:  [@manhagen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/manhagen)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/2 "2009-05-16T14:39:43Z")
what kind of amp is it? whats wrong with it?
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### Author:  [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/3 "2009-05-16T16:47:00Z")
is the amp worth it. Man, its really hard to find a good repair place. I do not reccommend Hi Fi Hospital either. DB-R online has great reviews but I have never used them.
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### Author:  [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/4 "2009-05-16T19:28:37Z")
depends on the make and model of the amp. If its a cheap amp (ie pyramid/rockwood/pyle) toss it, but if its somthing decent (phoenix gold, soundstream, JL audio) then get it fixed, or at least look into it.
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### Author:  [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/5 "2009-05-16T19:31:18Z")
yunvme666 fixed mine and did an awesome job. depending what it is it may be better off buying a new one.
Shouldn’t this be in the car electrical section?
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### Author:  [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/6 "2009-05-16T19:44:32Z")
hi-fi hospital is no more… store’s all boarded up. drove by the other day and noticed…
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### Author:  [@Topless5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Topless5.0)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/7 "2009-05-16T19:58:27Z")
The amp is definitely worth fixing, it is a HiFonics Aphrodite Gen VII 6 channel. I dont think it is a major problem. When its in 6 channel mode which I want to use, 5 out of 6 channels work fine but one has very little sound coming from it. I am not sure if it is an internal crossover problem or a problem with the channel itself. When i switch to 4 channel the speaker that i had hooked up worked. I think its probably a minor problem but i am not sure where to look or what to check. This is a Big Old cheater amp and they dont make them like this anymore. If it was an average run of the mill amp i would just buy a new one.
If the thread is in the wrong section i apologize the mods can move it.
Thanks again.
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### Author:  [@yunvme666](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yunvme666)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/8 "2009-05-16T20:23:10Z")
i can probably look at it and tell you what it needs, but im kinda out of playing with car audio for a while so i dont know when i could even touch it…where are you located?
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### Author:  [@Topless5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Topless5.0)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/9 "2009-05-16T20:33:13Z")
I am right by the Galleria Mall. I am not in a big hurry for it I still have a radio in there that works for now. I installed all the wiring for it and i can just leave it for now. I could show you exactly what it is doing if you need me to bring it out to you at your convenience I would gladly do that and appreciate if you could take a look at it whenever you get time. Thanks a million Bill
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### Author:  [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/10 "2009-05-17T06:47:23Z")
> [@yunvme666](#):
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> i can probably look at it and tell you what it needs, but im kinda out of playing with car audio for a while so i dont know when i could even touch it…where are you located?
ohhh shutupp, youll be doing car audio till you die
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### Author:  [@upstateclipse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/upstateclipse)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/11 "2009-05-17T15:59:52Z")
I know it isn’t local, but United Radio in Syracuse is a great shop to use. They are not cheap, but the amp is probably worth it.
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### Author:  [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/12 "2009-05-18T04:28:08Z")
> [@dreid](#):
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> I do not reccommend Hi Fi Hospital either.
Really…? This is who I would have suggested. I took my Alpine HU in to them when the RCA jacks where acting up. The guys where really cool. They are old school electronic guys. I would go back. If you had a bad experience I would give them another shot.
They charge me $80 to fix my HU. I figured it was worth it. You can take the AMP there and just talk to them.
My $.02
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### Author:  [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/13 "2009-05-18T06:16:45Z")
bill was cool in the beginning. then he would charge high prices for little shit. not to mention he wouldn’t trying to stop sell that excel garbage
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### Author:  [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/14 "2009-05-18T09:52:57Z")
we sent a amp in there to get fixed, a few days later it blew up again. They wouldnt even look at the amp let alone repair it for free. and if I remember correctly, the work was shitty. terrible solder joints and what not.
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### Author:  [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2009, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/15 "2009-05-18T10:16:28Z")
Hmm. Thanks for the input.
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### Author:  [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/16 "2009-05-18T10:24:33Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#):
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> Hmm. Thanks for the input.
no prob, not like it matters now since they are out of business.
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### Author:  [@Topless5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Topless5.0)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-amp-repair/67891/17 "2009-05-18T13:10:39Z")
Thanks for the input guys but I fixed it today myself. I kind of knew it was nothing major so i pulled it apart, cleaned all the switches, buttons and connections with DeoxIt. I thought it may have just needed a good cleaning and had a lot of success with older stereo equipment and DeoxIt. Put it back in and all channels came in loud and clear, the switches and buttons must have had a lot of Oxidation on them. I appreciate the offer yunvme666 but the 15 dollar DeoxIt did the trick.